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PHILIP STANHOPE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD "LETTERS TO HIS SON" LEATHERBOUND 2 VOLUMES

$575.00

A beautifully bound 2 volume set of "Letters to his Son by the Earl of Chesterfield on the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman", by Philip Dormer Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco with gilt-tooled five band raised spine, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, limited to 1999 copies. This classic work was first published in the 18th century as a guide to the author's illegitimate son on how to live morally and successfully in the period. This example, The Beau Brummel Limited Edition, was published in 1925 by Dingwall-Rock, Ltd. New York.

H. 9.25" W. 6.25" D. 1.25
B926-1F

Style: Traditional
Origin: English
Period: 20th Century

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