{"product_id":"chesterfield-letters-to-his-son","title":"1820 Earl of Chesterfield Letters to His Son","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThere is something quietly instructive about holding a book like this. Chesterfield wrote these letters in private, never intending them for public eyes, and yet the moment they were released after his death in 1773, the world could not get enough of them. Reprinted in every size imaginable, passed between fathers and sons and ambitious young men who wanted to understand how Georgian society actually worked, they became one of the defining conduct texts of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis 1820 London pocket edition is a lovely example of that tradition. The full red leather binding carries a gilt border with corner ornaments on each board and a gilt tooled spine, and the mellowed gilt edges and engraved frontispiece portrait of Chesterfield give it an intimacy that suits the letters perfectly. It was made to be carried and read, not merely displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe letters themselves remain worth the attention. Chesterfield was direct, sometimes startlingly so, on how to move through the world with ease: how to listen, how to flatter without appearing to, how to enter a room. Samuel Johnson hated them for it. That tension between polish and principle is exactly what has kept them in print for two and a half centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Author | Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield [d]Title | Letters of the Late Lord Chesterfield to His Son [d]Publisher | Vernor and Hood [d]Date | 1820 [d]Origin | London, England [d]Language | English [d]Binding | Full red leather with gilt border, corner ornaments, and gilt tooled spine [d]Features | Engraved frontispiece portrait; mellowed gilt edges [d]Dimensions | 4.75 in H x 3 in W x 0.5 in D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] The red leather binding is sound, with light rubbing to the extremities and corners consistent with age. The gilt border decoration remains intact on both boards and the spine lettering is fully legible. Gilt edges are mellowed and show no losses. The frontispiece is present and clean. Text block appears tight. No bookplate or inscription noted in the images; please confirm the pastedown and flyleaf before finalizing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51208267825430,"sku":"AMD-02873","price":290.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/April_2026-5321.jpg?v=1776278872","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/chesterfield-letters-to-his-son","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}