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.. Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the originals now in her possession. In two volumes. ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, MP (1694-1773)
Category
Books
Date
1774
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
NT 3103568.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
The fourth edition, revised and corrected.. v.1:. ill., plate, port.;. 4to. Accession no. 3761.1 Catalogued from Barber catalogue. Provenance: Bequest of James de Rothschild, 1957. Provenance: William Beckford (1823 sale, lot 266); bookplate of J.F. Winfield. Binding: bound by C. Kalthoeber in English russia gilt after 1798; spine lettered directly with date of edition at foot, edges gilt over marble, red, white and green headbands, red silk marker with long gold tassels, green endleaves tooled on pastedown, leather hinge.
Makers and roles
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, MP (1694-1773), author