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Letters, sentences and maxims / Lord Chesterfield.
LIBRA - Rare BJ1671 .C53 1899
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, author.
- Series:
- [Beauxarts series] ; [29]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life.
- Maxims.
- Genre:
- Sayings.
- Publisher's advertisements.
- Physical Description:
- 307 pages, 21 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : portrait ; 17 cm
- Other Title:
- Chesterfield's letters
- Letters
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Henry Altemus, [between 1899 and 1901]
- Notes:
- Binding is format 1 for Altemus's Beauxarts series, specifically that used 1899-1901. See www.henryaltemus.com/series/series48.htm (viewed 27 August 2026).
- Series statement and volume number from www.henryaltemus.com/series/series48.htm (viewed 27 August 2026).
- Frontispiece plate (portrait of Lord Chesterfield) has copyright statement: Copyright, 1899, by Henry Altemus.
- Title (plate) in printed red within green floriate border; added title leaf (plate) printed in red on illustrated architectural background. Endpapers illustrated in green with publisher's monogram.
- "Publications of Henry Altemus Company Philadelphia": Pages [6]-[21] at end.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare BJ1671 .C53 1899 purchased for the Penn Libraries from Patrick Richardson Graham in 2011.
- OCLC:
- 1613417406
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