Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son (Chesterfield's Letters)

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This is a handsome, early collection of two volumes from the "Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq." - Together with Several Other Pieces on Various Subjects. 1774 3rd edition (stated); J. Dodsley; London. "Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the Originals Now in Her Possession." This collection constitutes two volumes (volumes II & III) of the complete four-volume set. Nicely bound in full leather with gilt decorations on the spine, gilt borders along the perimeter of the covers, marbled end papers, gilt accents at the outer edges of the boards, ribbon page markers, five raised bands on the spine, and gilt accents along the border of the inside covers. Condition: Nice leather covers with only a couple scuff lines to the front cover of vol II. The title labels on the spines are missing; a bit of the volume label of vol II has chipped away at the bottom-left corner. The top and bottom edges of the spines are worn. The spines have splits along the left and right edges. Both volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. All covers are firmly attached and not at all shaky. Nice interiors - the pages are clean with only some occasion mild foxing. The ribbon page marker within vol III is present but has detached. Overall the collection is in Good condition. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1677792652030

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