The soldier's friend, and traveller's vade mecum; or, A new pocket vocabulary, in six languages, viz. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese [electronic resource] : Containing all the terms that belong to the military art; words of command; duty signals; evolutions; fortification; gunnery; military implements and utensiles; provisions, and forage. Also, the cardinal, and ordinal numbers; days, months, and seasons; weights, measures; metals; wearing apparel; furniture; diversions, and games; with accurate tables of the coins of most of the european nations, and states; and many words, phrases, and terms that are most frequently made use of in common intercourse: to which are annexed interrogatories, and answers, that might occur in some of the most pressing situations, so arranged, that persons of different countries may communicate their ideas to each other, without having any other knowledge of more than their respective languages. By Capt. James Willson, of the Marines. Dedicated (by permission) to His Royal Highness the Duke of York.
1799
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The soldier's friend, and traveller's vade mecum; or, A new pocket vocabulary, in six languages, viz. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese [electronic resource] : Containing all the terms that belong to the military art; words of command; duty signals; evolutions; fortification; gunnery; military implements and utensiles; provisions, and forage. Also, the cardinal, and ordinal numbers; days, months, and seasons; weights, measures; metals; wearing apparel; furniture; diversions, and games; with accurate tables of the coins of most of the european nations, and states; and many words, phrases, and terms that are most frequently made use of in common intercourse: to which are annexed interrogatories, and answers, that might occur in some of the most pressing situations, so arranged, that persons of different countries may communicate their ideas to each other, without having any other knowledge of more than their respective languages. By Capt. James Willson, of the Marines. Dedicated (by permission) to His Royal Highness the Duke of York.
Uniform Title
Soldier's pocket dictionary, or friend in need
Publication Details
London : [s.n.], M,DCC,XCIX. [1799]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
[2],iv,[2],76,76,[1],77-100p. ; obl.12⁰.
Note
The main part of the book has duplicate pagination.
First published in 1794 as 'The soldier's pocket dictionary, or friend in need'.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
First published in 1794 as 'The soldier's pocket dictionary, or friend in need'.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T160192.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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