Miscellaneous works of the late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield : consisting of letters to his friends, never before printed, and various other articles. To which are prefixed, memoirs of his life, tending to illustrate the civil, literary, and political history of his time. Vol 3
1777, First Edition. Dublin : printed for Messrs. W. Watson, Whitestone, Sleater, Chamberlaine, Potts, Fitzsimons, Corcoran, J. Hoey, Williams, W. Colles, W. Wilson, Flin, E. Lynch, Moncrieffe, Porter, Walker, Jenkin, Burnet, Exshaw, R. Jackson, Gilbert, Spotswood, Hallhead, Armitage, Mills, Faulkner, Wogan, E. Cross, Beatty and Jackson, J. Colles, White, Grueber, Hillary, Magee, and M'kenly. Good copy in the original full leather boards, now lightly scuffed and edgeworn; top rear corner bumped. Spine with raised bands, somewhat rubbed and lacking labels. The interior shows minor dust-dulling only to the preliminary and final leaves, remaining remarkably tight, bright and clean for its age. A well-preserved example overall. Item #464507
Physical description; 439 pages : portraits ; 22 cm. Notes; Vol. 3 of 3. Memoirs of his life by M. Maty (Matthew Maty, 1718-1776), late Principal Librarian of the British Museum and Secretary to the Royal Society. Subjects; Statesmen Great Britain Correspondence. Authors, English 18th century Correspondence. Great Britain Politics and government 18th century. Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century. English letters 18th century.
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