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
Subtitle: 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.
Contributors: Stanhope, Philip, 1732-1768.
Publisher: Printed for John Boyle and John Douglass M'Dougall
Published: 1779
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng; fre
Subjects: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773 -- Correspondence.; Stanhope, Philip, 1732-1768 -- Correspondence.; Young men -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.; Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.; Authors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence.
Notes: Evans 16534, 16535
A few of the letters are in French; in this ed. they are accompanied by English translations.
Vol. 2 has imprint: Newbury-Port : Printed by John Mycall for John Boyle and J.D. M'Dougall of Boston, 1779.
Vol. 1: [10], xxiii, [1], 460 p.; v. 2: 620 p.
Format undetermined; paper is unwatermarked with horizontal chain lines, quired in 4's, but with a distinctly 8vo shape.
Source: Gift of Blair House, Mar. 31, 1989.