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Bohné edition

4 Jan 2011

There is a notorious quasi-Baedeker on eBay at the moment (here), which is an unauthorised translation of Paris 3 (1860) to French, by A. Bohné. It is considered to be the first Baedeker imitation - and it certainly looks the part. The first real Baedeker for Paris in French did not appear until 1865.

Oh, the competition? I'll provide more details tomorrow...

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