Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners: or, A new system of education; : in which the principles of politeness, the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, are laid down in a plain, easy, and familiar manner. : To which are annexed, The polite philosopher: or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others. : Also, Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his second son, Robert Cecil, afterwards the Earl of Salisbury.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22158.

Standardized Title:

Letters to his son

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life.

Etiquette.

Happiness.

Physical Description:

viii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 10-227 pages ; 14 cm (12mo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed for T. Dobson, in Second Street., M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]

Notes:

"The polite philosopher ..."--p. [157]-217. Attributed to James Forrester by Halkett & Laing.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22158).

Cited in:

Evans 22158

Gulick, S.L. Chesterfield (2nd ed.), 102

Contains:

Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. Ten precepts.

Forrester, James, -1765. Polite philosopher.

OCLC:

62803257