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 InfoPhiladelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, next door to St. Paul's Church, in Third-Street, M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]
Description88 pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Subjects

Uniform titleLetters to his son. Selections
SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 16077. ^A478749
General noteAlso issued as part of: Miscellanies for sentimentalists ... Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evans 15914).
General noteWith a half-title.
General notePrinted in two columns.
General noteBookseller'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 noteLetters and miscellaneous pieces, p. 60-88.
References Evans 16077
References Gulick, S.L. Chesterfield (2nd ed.), 72
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3812
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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/formBooksellers' catalogues Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

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