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The Travels of Marco Polo.
by Polo, Marco
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt vignette; red and gilt on the spine; a Very Good+ book, with a Good+ dust jacket.
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Orion Press, 1958.. Book of the Month Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt vignette; red and gilt on the spine; a Very Good+ book, with a Good+ dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Map endpapers. Description: There is no printed date; circa 1958. This appears to be a more recent printing of that edition (perhaps 1970s or 1980s). This edition is beautifully illustrated in color with 25 reproductions taken from a 14th century manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. ''With Marco Polo, the reader traverses wild and beautiful regions, lives at the fabulous court of the Great Khan, learns of many strange faiths and exotic ways of life and listen to tales of the Three Wise Men of the East, the Genghis Khan, the Wrestling Princess and the Old Man of the Mountain. All of this remains as fresh as when first written.''
Synopsis
Books of the Marvels of the World or Description of the World (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed Il Milione ("The Million") or Oriente Poliano and commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue by Rustichello da Pisa and Marco Polo, describing the supposed travels of the latter through Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia between 1271 and 1298. It was a very famous and popular book in the 13th century.
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- Seller
- The Bookworm
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 066532
- Title
- The Travels of Marco Polo.
- Author
- Polo, Marco
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt vignette; red and gilt on the spine; a Very Good+ book, with a Good+ dust jacket.
- Edition
- Book of the Month Club Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Orion Press
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1958.
- Pages
- 356 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (8.5 inches tall)
Terms of Sale
The Bookworm
Books over two pounds being sent by Priority Mail will be shipped at cost. International shipments are at cost. We use flat rate envelopes when possible. Return for refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
The Bookworm
Biblio member since 2003
Oroville, California
About The Bookworm
We are a small town bookstore, in the same location for over fifteen years. We strive to maintain a wide selection of books in lower price ranges.
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