{"product_id":"baedekers-conversation-dictionary-in-four-languages-karl-baedeker-1st-ed","title":"Baedeker's Conversation Dictionary in Four Languages, Karl Baedeker — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaedeker's Conversation Dictionary in Four Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Karl Baedeker — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Leipsic \u0026amp; London, Karl Baedeker \u0026amp; Dulau \u0026amp; Co., 1889\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Small 8vo, pp. [vi], 230.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The volume remains tightly bound and structurally sound, an uncommon feat for late-nineteenth-century pocket dictionaries intended for heavy travel use. The original publisher’s cloth shows some general soiling, minor staining to the front board, and slight rubbing and sun-fading to the extremities of the spine. Despite this light shelf wear, the gilt titling remains strikingly bright and unoxidised. Internally, the text block is remarkably clean, devoid of the heavy spotting or foxing often found in similar travel companions, and the text pages remain crisp. A notable highlight is the exceptional preservation of the text block’s marbled edges, which retain their vibrant, unfaded swirling patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the scarce first, and only, edition of Baedeker’s multi-language conversation dictionary, a deliberate and highly useful departure from the publisher's standard regional topography handbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe volume is bound in a publisher's variant light orange\/salmon-pink cloth, distinguishing it from the iconic, standard 'Baedeker red' usually employed for their guides, and features elegant blind-stamped borders alongside beautifully executed marbled page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eIt features a contemporary ink ownership signature to the upper corner of the front free endpaper. Solid, unsplit copies of this dictionary are increasingly difficult to source on the open market, as its pocket-sized nature and practical utility meant most copies suffered heavy wear, tearing, and deterioration during cross-continental travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eFirst published in 1889, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003eBaedeker's Conversation Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e served as an indispensable pocket companion for the ambitious Victorian tourist navigating the borders of Europe. Moving away from his famous topographical guidebooks, Karl Baedeker compiled this robust linguistic tool, offering side-by-side translations and essential phrases in English, French, German, and Italian. Arranged practically for the varied daily needs of a traveller—from securing lodgings and navigating railways to dining and polite conversation—this dictionary captures a fascinating linguistic snapshot of nineteenth-century European travel. It offers modern readers and collectors a uniquely practical glimpse into the realities of historical tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54303174918483,"sku":"4477","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_134105.jpg?v=1784024699","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/baedekers-conversation-dictionary-in-four-languages-karl-baedeker-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}