Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq., Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with Several Other Pieces on Various Subjects, London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774, Third edition, four volumes, half-title in each volume, this set belonged to William Hooper, signer of the Declaration of Independence, one of three from North Carolina, member of the Continental Congress, with his ownership signature on the front free endpaper of the first, second, and fourth volumes, Chesterfield's letters is one of the most popular English works of the late 18th century, bound in contemporary calf ruled in gilt, expertly rebacked, with gilt decorated spines, five raised bands, morocco spine labels; with email receipt from William Reese Company