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Letters written by the late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq. : late envoy extraordinary at the court of Dresden : together with several other pieces on various subjects /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773
Other Authors: Stanhope, Philip, 1732-1768, Stanhope, Eugenia, -1783
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Latin
Published: London : Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]
Subjects:
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, > Earl of, > 1694-1773 > Correspondence.
Stanhope, Philip, > 1732-1768 > Correspondence.
Conduct of life > Early works to 1800.
Etiquette > Early works to 1800.
Young men > Conduct of life > Early works to 1800.
Fathers and sons > Early works to 1800.
Life skills > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Early works to 1800.
Morale pratique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Conduct of life.
Etiquette.
Early works.
Personal correspondence.
Letters > England > 18th century.
Etiquette books > England > 18th century.
Description
Item Description:Some letters in French or Latin followed by an English translation.
Tail-pieces.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books/Morrison Collection copy lacks the portrait and the half-titles. Annotation in pencil on fly-leaf notes that this is the first edition.
Physical Description:2 volumes : portrait ; 30 cm
Place of Publication:England -- London.