THE ELEMENTS OF A POLITE EDUCATION, Carefully Selected from the Letters of the Late Earl of Chesterfield to his Son. by Gregory, George D.D. [A New Edition Half Leather Binding]

Earl of Chesterfield, (Philip Dormer Stanhope)

Published by London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme etc etc., 1819

About this Item

London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme etc etc., 1819, A New Edition. Contemporary half leather binding, gilt titles to a red label, gilt decoration, worn and rubbed with loss, worn marbled paper covered boards, bumped and worn, pages gently tanned with some foxing throughout. Pagination: xii, 452pp; 4pp of adverts. Provenance: no bookplate or inscription. Approximately 7 inches tall (18cm). Condition Report Externally Spine fair condition gilt titles to a red label, gilt decorated compartments, gilt bands, worn and rubbed with minor loss. Joints fair condition sound, worn. Corners fair condition bumped and worn. Boards fair condition half leather and marbled boards, marked and worn. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, others tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned paper. End papers good condition tanned paper. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned. Binding fair condition structurally sound, worn and rubbed with minor loss. See photos.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1737359552037

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ELEMENTS OF A POLITE EDUCATION, Carefully Selected from the Letters of the Late Earl of Chesterfield to his Son. by Gregory, George D.D. [A New Edition Half Leather Binding]
• Publisher: London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme etc etc.
• Publication Date: 1819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Leather Bindings