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CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800
Gulick, Sidney L.
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Second edition. Began as a supplement to the orginal edition published in 1935, Gulick decided to complete the work as a completely revised edition. The reputation of this English 18th-century author, who wrote such works as LETTERS TO HIS SON 1774, was openly abused after the publication of LETTERS. However, after the initial response, the outspoken appreciation of his readers and critics and the wide private commendation that resulted in the continued sales of his works helped keep Lord Chesterfield's reputation afloat as well as leading to many editions of LETTERS and its adaptations. These factors maintained Lord Chesterfield's position as a model of politeness and the pattern of good manners. The public seized upon him in this light so firmly that his fame even today retains its double aspect: although scorned for teaching immorality by those who rely mainly on tradition, he is remembered as the most polite man of his time. Before 1800, in thousands of homes, there were copies of one of the numerous editions of the LETTERS; in tens of thousands were abridgements and adaptations based upon Chesterfield's fatherly advice to his son. It is the sheer number of these that makes them significant. Reprinted from the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. Full collations given.
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PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS. ABRIDGMENTS OF SPECIFICATIONS REL...
First edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 146). Contains abridgments of patents granted between 1867 to 1876, a short preface by H. Reader Lack about the change in technology, an index of names and descriptions of the patents. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
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