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.
| Author/creator | Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope |
| Other author | Trusler, John, 1735-1820, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, next door to St. Paul's Church, in Third-Street, M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778] |
| Description | 88 pages ; 20 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Letters to his son. Selections |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16077. ^A478749 |
| General note | Also issued as part of: Miscellanies for sentimentalists ... Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evans 15914). |
| General note | With a half-title. |
| General note | Printed in two columns. |
| General note | Bookseller's catalogue, p. [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, p. 88. |
| General note | "Some account of the life of the late Earl of Chesterfield."--p. 49-60. |
| General note | Letters and miscellaneous pieces, p. 60-88. |
| References | Evans 16077 |
| References | Gulick, S.L. Chesterfield (2nd ed.), 72 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3812 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 16077). |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' catalogues Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
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