The foreigner's guide: or, A necessary and instructive companion both for the foreigner and native, in their tour through the cities of London and Westminster. Giving I. A general description of these two cities, with an account of their respective governments. II. A description of the royal palaces, noblements houses, publick buildings, churches, streets, squares, and the most remarkable places in and near this famous metropolis: with an account of the Inns of Court, Royal Society, publick walks, diversions, remarkable days, court days, post days, &c. III. A description of the several villages in the neighbourhood; as Chelsea, Kensington, Richmond, Greenwich, Woolwich, Hampstead, &c. As also others more remote, viz. Hampton-Court, Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Blenheim, Newmarket horse-races, Tunbridge, Bath, &c. IV. An account of the rates of coaches, watermen, &c. Also the rates of post-horses, &c. with the roads to Dover and Harwich

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  • The foreigner's guide: or, A necessary and instructive companion both for the foreigner and native, in their tour through the cities of London and Westminster. Giving I. A general description of these two cities, with an account of their respective governments. II. A description of the royal palaces, noblements houses, publick buildings, churches, streets, squares, and the most remarkable places in and near this famous metropolis: with an account of the Inns of Court, Royal Society, publick walks, diversions, remarkable days, court days, post days, &c. III. A description of the several villages in the neighbourhood; as Chelsea, Kensington, Richmond, Greenwich, Woolwich, Hampstead, &c. As also others more remote, viz. Hampton-Court, Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Blenheim, Newmarket horse-races, Tunbridge, Bath, &c. IV. An account of the rates of coaches, watermen, &c. Also the rates of post-horses, &c. with the roads to Dover and Harwich
  • Necessary and instructive companion both for the foreigner and native, in their tour through the cities of London and Westminster; Guide des etrangers: ou Le compagnon necessaire & instructif à l'etranger & au naturel du pays, en faisant le tour des villes des Londres et de Westminstre
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London : printed and sold by H. Kent, in Finch-lane; T. Hope, at the Royal Exchange; J. Joliffe, in St. James's-street; and T. Pote at Eton, M DCC LXIII. [1763] The fourth edition. Revised and improved, with many necessary additions to the present year.; ..
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Kent, Henry, active 1732-1771, printer, bookseller.; Hope, Thomas, bookseller.; [Jolliffe, John, active 1731-1781], bookseller.; Pote, Thomas, bookseller.
Publication year
1763
ESTC No.
T56045
Grub Street ID
282593
Description
vii, [9], 227, [1] p. ; 8°.
Note
The dedication to the 1740 edition is signed: J.P. [i.e. Joseph Pote]; Parallel English and French texts; the advertisements and the part-title on p. [1] are only in English

Additional title page in French: Le guide des etrangers: ou Le compagnon necessaire & instructif à l'etranger & au naturel du pays, en faisant le tour des villes des Londres et de Westminstre. ... Edition quartrieme [sic], revue & augmenteee [sic] jusqu'a l'année presente. A Londres: chez l'imprimerie de H. Kent, dans Finch-Lane; T. Hope, sous la Bourse Royale; J. Jolliffe, rue St. Jaques, & T. Pote chez Eton. M DCC LXIII

"Books printed for Thomas Hope, 1763": [A]8r; "Books sold by John Jolliffe in St. James's-Street": [A]8v; "Books printed and sold by H. Kent, at the printing-office in Finch-Lane, near the Royal Exchange": Q2v

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