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Principles of Politeness, and of Knowing the World/ A Father's Legacy to his Daughters/ Thoughts on Female Education
by Lord Chesterfield [Philip Dormer Stanhope] w/ John Trusler/ Dr. [John] Gregory/ Benjamin Rush
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Good HC, no DJ. Full leather over boards, no external titles; three works bound together, each with a title page. Clean, square covers and spine; some rubbing wear along cover edges but not worn through to boards; some chipping at spine tail with rear board exposed at lower inner corner; 2 inch split at front cover/spine tail joint; tightly bound; upper half of front free end paper missing; clean interior with slight general age darkening; leaves remain supple; few interior leaves slightly dog-eared at fore corners. 24mo, 188 pp (paged 102, [2], iv, [1], 6-62, [2], 24 pages) This edition, cf, Early American Imprints, 1st series (Evans) #23790; OCLC #55822171. Gregory and Rush separately cataloged by Evans #23422 and #23747. Founding Father Benjamin Rush signed Declaration of Independence, was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian.
Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17556
- Title
- Principles of Politeness, and of Knowing the World/ A Father's Legacy to his Daughters/ Thoughts on Female Education
- Author
- Lord Chesterfield [Philip Dormer Stanhope] w/ John Trusler/ Dr. [John] Gregory/ Benjamin Rush
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston: John W. Folsom
- Date Published
- 1791
- Keywords
- WOMEN, EDUCATION, PARENTING, AMERICANA, BRITAIN, BRITISH, YOUTH, COLLECTIBLE, COLLECTABLE
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Title Page
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Leaves
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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