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Stanhope, Philip Dormer ; Earl of Chesterfield LETTERS Written by the Late Right Honourable PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, EARL OF CHESTERFIELD, TO HIS SON - Complete in Three Volumes
New York C. A. Hinkley 1824 First Edition Thus Full Leather Very Good
12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Half-title reads Earl of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son. Paginations: Vol. 1: xix, [1], 405, [1] p.; v. 2: [4], 406 p.; v. 3: [4], 392 p. Error in page numbering: Vol. 1, p. 350 misnumbered 150. Three volumes bound in full mottled calf with black leather spine labels, gilt lettering and extensive gilt decorative stamping at spines, blue marbled paper endpapers. Very attractive early American binding. A bit of rubbing and wear to the spine ends of Volumes 1 and 3 with some minor loss. Corners rubbed, hinges secure. Former owners' names: oldest is "Stephen Strong / 3 vol $2.40" ; later is "Henry K. Flowers / 597 5th Ave / New York, NY" Stephen Strong (October 11, 1791 - April 15, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Stephen Strong was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Twenty-ninth Congress). After serving his term in Congress, he returned to private practice in Oswego and later served as a judge for Tioga County.
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124.94 USD
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