First Edition of Chesterfield's Letters

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.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1774.

Price: $2,500.00


About the item

First Edition, with half-titles. Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the Originals now in her Possession. 2 vols. 8vo. First Edition of Chesterfield's Letters. Later Nineteenth century 3/4 tan calf over marbled boards, with red and green title labels; half-title repaired, else a fine copy, in cloth slipcase. Rothschild Catalogue 596.

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