{"product_id":"a-five-weeks-tour-to-paris-versailles-marli-c-william-lucas-first-edition","title":"A Five Weeks Tour to Paris, Versailles, Marli, \u0026c., William Lucas. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Five Weeks Tour to Paris, Versailles, Marli, \u0026amp;c., William Lucas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFirst edition of this practical English guide to visiting Paris and the neighboring royal palaces in 1750. Published anonymously and attributed to William Lucas, it combines descriptions of sights, gardens, and paintings with advice on inns, currency, travel precautions, and the cost of each stage from Calais to Paris. Its opening calculation puts a five-week trip at £45 for a traveler alone, £25 each for two, or about £20 each for four, excluding clothing. A revealing guide to the expenses and everyday arrangements of eighteenth-century travel, down to the commissions paid to drivers who steered visitors toward particular hotels.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLondon: Printed for T. Waller, 1750. First edition. Plain drab paper wrappers. [2], 38 pp. Wrappers rubbed and soiled, with creasing, edge chipping, and small losses; wrappers and leaves remain securely attached. Text complete. Age toning, scattered spotting and soiling, and dampstaining chiefly along the upper margins. Small marginal nicks and tears; pencil notes to the title and an old ink mark on the final text page. Scarce. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562231074991,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_1239.jpg?v=1790871019","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksleuth.com\/products\/a-five-weeks-tour-to-paris-versailles-marli-c-william-lucas-first-edition","provider":"The Rare Book Sleuth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}