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Gold gilt page ends and gold gilt decoration to boards and spine with five raised spine bands, patterned endpapers and sewn-in satin bookmark. The Travels of Marco Polo 1271-1295 Authors: Marco Polo (Edited by Manuel Komroff) Publication: Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut Edition: First Edition Thus, First Printing Binding: Hardcover Condition: A Fine copy Description: SPECIAL COLLECTOR S EDITION BOUND IN GENUINE LEATHER AND STAMPED IN GOLD GILT! First Edition Thus in Fine condition (see photos). The Travels recounts Polo's journey to the eastern court of Kublai Khan, the chieftain of the Mongol empire which covered the Asian continent, but which was almost unknown to Polo's contemporaries. achieved an almost archetypal status as a traveller, and his Travels is one of the first great travel books of Western literature, outside the ancient world. In this way he gained first-hand knowledge of a great civilization and described it in his travels with astounding accuracy and detail.'. Marco Polo rose rapidly in favour and became governor of an important district. 349 PGS, NO ADS IN BACK, Kublai Khan was at the height of this glory. APPROX ,hardcover-very thin boards, spine faded BUT GILT BRIGHT, good tight binding, pages toned with age. HB NODUSTJACKET, STATED FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION 1931 on copyright pg, VG+, Green cloth with running streamer man on front in Gold Gilt & titled on Spine Cvr in Gilt, 4 1/2 X 6 3/4 in.

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