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1st US Ed. Philip Stanhope The Elements of a Polite Education Bumstead 1801 Philip Dormer Stanhope. George Gregory and Jedidiah Morse, editors. The Elements of a Polite Education. Carefully Selected from the Letters of the Late Right Honorable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son . Boston: Printed for Joseph Bumstead, 1801. First American edition. Twelvemo. 456pp. Contemporary leather, tooled in gilt to spine. Extremities rubbed and edgeworn; light scattered foxing, binding is straight and sound. Very good. RJL-00424A
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This first US edition is a true gem for collectors! The 1801 printing by Bumstead remains in remarkable condition, with its original gilt-tooled leather spine still elegant despite slight wear. The 456-page content offers fascinating insights into 18th-century manners through Chesterfield's famous letters. The crisp text shows only minor foxing, and the binding remains solid after 200+ years—a wonderful piece of historical literature that feels alive with personality. Holding this feels like touching the past!