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Additional authors

1. Maty, Matthew, 1718-1776
2. Justamond, J. O. (John Obadiah), -1786
3. Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790
4. Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815
5. Lely, Peter, 1618-1680
6. Caldwall, James, 1739-1819
7. Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785

Description

1. 4 v. : ports.; 22 cm. (8vo)

Alternative title

1. Characters by Lord Chesterfield, contrasted with characters of the same great personages by other respectable writers.

Subject

1. Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773. Correspondence
2. Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773 -- Biography
3. Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
4. Authors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence
5. Character sketches
6. Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Biography

Call number

1. NCF (Chesterfield, P.D.S. Miscellaneous works)

Note

1. Edited by John Obadiah Justamond.
2. Portions in French.
3. Vol. 1: vii, [8]-375, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 411, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 3: [2], 401, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 4: [4], 401, [5], 106, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates.
4. Signatures: v. 1: A-Z⁸ 2A⁴; v. 2: [A]² B-2C⁸ 2D⁶; v. 3: [A]² B-2C⁸ 2D1; v. 4: [A]² B-2C⁸ 2D1(+2D2·2D3) ²B-G⁸ H⁴ I1, chi1.
5. "Characters by Lord Chesterfield, contrasted with characters of the same great personages by other respectable writers, &c. Intended as an appendix to his lordship's miscellaneous works": v. [4], p. [403-406], 1-106 (4th group).
6. Publisher's advertisements: v. 4, p. [107] (last group).
7. Illustrations: 8 prints : engraving ; full-page. Chiefly medallion ports. of Chesterfield, his relations and correspondents. Comprise frontispiece (v. 1) port. of Chesterfield by J.K. Sherwin; port. of Lady Stanhope (Chesterfield's grandmother) by F. Bartolozzi after Sir P. Lilli (Lely); allegorical frontispiece (v. 2) by J. Caldwall after G.B. Cipriani; 5 ports. by J. Caldwall.
8. Includes indexes.

Indexed in (note)

1. Gulick, S.L. Chesterfield (2nd ed.)
2. Grässe

Local note

1. Rare Books copy lacks port. of Lady Stanhope (v. 1) and frontispiece to v. 2; lacks half-title leaves, v. 2-3; lacks final leaf, v. 3. Binding: Contemporary tree sheep.

Author

1. Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.

Title

1. Miscellaneous works of the late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield : consisting of letters to his friends, never before printed, and various other articles : to which are prefixed, memoirs of his life, tending to illustrate the civil, literary, and political history of his time / by M. Maty ...

Imprint

1. London : Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1779.

Edition

1. The second edition, in four volumes / with an appendix, containing sixteen characters of great personages and letters written by the same noble Earl.

Indexed in:

1. Gulick, S.L. Chesterfield (2nd ed.), 152.1
2. Grässe, II, p. 131

Connect to:

1. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 1
2. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 2
3. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 3
4. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 4

Added author

1. Maty, Matthew, 1718-1776.
2. Justamond, J. O. (John Obadiah), -1786.
3. Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790. Engraver
4. Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815. Engraver
5. Lely, Peter, 1618-1680. Artist
6. Caldwall, James, 1739-1819. Engraver
7. Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. Illustrator

Added title

1. Characters by Lord Chesterfield, contrasted with characters of the same great personages by other respectable writers.

Research call number

1. NCF (Chesterfield, P.D.S. Miscellaneous works)
2. *KF 1779 98-134 Library has: Vols. 1-3