Letters written by the late Right Honorable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; late envoy extraordinary to the Court of Dresden; together with His Lordship's life, and an account of his son; the art of pleasing, an additional series of letters; some poems; and several other pieces on various subjects. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].

All titles

• Letters written by the late Right Honorable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; late envoy extraordinary to the Court of Dresden; together with His Lordship's life, and an account of his son; the art of pleasing, an additional series of letters; some poems; and several other pieces on various subjects. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
• Letters to his son

People / Organizations

• Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (Author)

Imprint

Boston: Printed for John Boyle, and John Douglass M'Dougall, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]

Publication year

1779-1779

ESTC No.

W30636

Grub Street ID

340987

Description

2 v. ; 12⁰

Note

Imprint of v. 2 varies: Newbury-Port: Printed by John Mycall, for John Boyle, and J.D. M'Dougall of Boston. MDCCLXXIX.

Pagination: v. 1, 7, [3], xxiii, [1], 460, [2] p.; v. 2, 620 p.

Error in paging: in some copies, p. 270 of v. 2 is misnumbered 702.

Evans' entry for a Providence edition printed by Bennett Wheeler (Evans 16536) is based on Wheeler's advertisement in his American journal of May 7, 1779 and subsequent issues, probably for copies of the present edition. See Alden 765.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: v. 1, pi? [A]? B-3N? (3N4 blank); v. 2, [A]? B-4E? 4F? (W included in register of both volumes)