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Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world / by the late Lord Chesterfield. ; Methodised and digested under distinct heads, with additions, by the Reverend Dr. John Trusler: ; containing every instruction necessary to complete the gentleman and man of fashion, to teach him a knowledge of life, and make him well received in all companies.

Early American Imprints, Series I, Evans Available online

Early American Imprints, Series I, Evans
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, author.
Contributor:
Trusler, John, 1735-1820, editor.
Series:
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16077.
Standardized Title:
Letters to his son. Selections
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.
Conduct of life.
Etiquette.
Genre:
Booksellers' catalogs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (88 pages)
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, next door to St. Paul's Church, in Third-Street., M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]
System Details:
text file
Notes:
Also issued as part of: Miscellanies for sentimentalists ... Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evans 15914).
With a half-title.
Printed in two columns.
Bookseller's catalogue, pages [7-8], containing entries through the letter G. "This alphabetical catalogue will be completed and given gratis, when the select letters of Lord Chesterfield to his son are published, for which see the last page of this pamphlet." Bookseller's advertisement, pages 88.
"Some account of the life of the late Earl of Chesterfield."--p. 49-60.
Letters and miscellaneous pieces, pages 60-88.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 16077).
Cited in:
Evans 16077
Gulick, Place of publication not identified Chesterfield (2nd edition), 72
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3812
Access Restriction:
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