An edition of Letters to his son (1774)

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.

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An edition of Letters to his son (1774)

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.

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Printed by Jacob Johnson & Co. Market-Street, no. 147.
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184

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Subjects

Conduct of life, Correspondence, Courtesy, Early works to 1800, Education, English Authors, Etiquette, Happiness, Social life and customs, Statesmen, Women, Young men, Young women, Morale pratique

People

Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield Earl of (1694-1773), Philip Stanhope (1732-1768)

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Great Britain

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18th century

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Cover of: Letters to his son
Letters to his son
1901, M. W. Dunne
Cover of: Letters to his son
Letters to his son
1901, M. W. Dunne
Cover of: Letters to his son
Letters to his son
1901, M. W. Dunne
Cover of: Letters to his son
Letters to his son: edited with occasional elucidatory notes, translations of all the Latin, French, and Italian quotations, and a biographical notice of the author
1872, W. Tegg
Cover of: Lord Chesterfield's Advice to his son, on men and manners: or, A new system of education.
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, with every instruction necessary to form a man of honour, virtue, taste, and fashion, are laid down in a plain, easy, familiar manner ...
1815, J. Gamba
Cover of: Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
1798, By Isaiah Thomas, jun. sold at his bookstore, sign of Johnson's Head
- Second Worcester edition.
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Cover of: Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
1796, Printed by Thomas Dickman, and sold at his bookstore in Greenfield
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Cover of: Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son, on men and manners, or, A new system of education.
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.
1795, Printed by Jacob Johnson & Co. Market-Street, no. 147.
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Cover of: Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
1793, Printed by Samuel Green, for Thomas C. Green
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Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world.
1786, Melcher and Osborne.
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Principles of politeness, and of knowing the world
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Signatures: A-E¹⁸ F².

"The polite philosopher; or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others."--iv, [3], 132-177 p., with separate title page, with imprint date 1795. Attributed to James Forrester by Halkett & Laing.

Evans 29560.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29560).

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Early American imprints -- no. 29560.

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124, iv, [3], 132-184 p.
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