The gentleman's pocket companion, for travelling into foreign parts
Subtitle: being a most easy, plain and particular description of the roads from London to all the capital cities in Europe : with an account of the distances of leagues or miles from place to place, all reduced to the English standard : illustrated with maps curiously engraven on copper plates : with Three dialogues in six European languages : the first being to ask the way, with other familiar communications, the second is common talke in an inn, the third other necessary conversation
Publisher: Printed and sold by Tho. Taylor at the Golden Lyon, overagainst Serjeants Inn in Fleetstreet, London ...
Published: 1722
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; fre; ita; ger; spa; dut
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Travel; Guidebooks; Modern Languages; Conversation and phrase books
Notes: Signatures: 20 leaves unsigned, A-C⁴, D².

Title and text of first part engraved, with text on one side of leaf only; title within ornamental border.

"Three dialogues in six European languages, viz. English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Flemish" has special title-page dated 1723, is letterpress and is signed A-C⁴ D².

Purchase; Burmester; 17 April 2000; 99-719; $791.05 (Books for Houghton Fund, funds presented by David A. Goldberg, '54)

Bookplate of R.P.L. Booker.

Bound in contemporary calf.