The Travels of Marco Polo, a Venetian in the Thirteenth [13th] Century:  
  being a Description, by that Early Traveller, of Remarkable Places and Things in the Eastern Parts of the World. Translated from the Italian, with Notes, by William Marsden, F.R.S. &c. With a Map.  

 
Author Marco Polo / Marsden, William [Tr.&Ed.]
Place of Publication London
Publication Name Printed for the Author, by Cox and Baylis
Year 1818
Language(s) English
Description
RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of the celebrated travelogue of Marco Polo (1254-1324), a Venetian merchant traveler, whose recorded travels did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. 215x280mm. LXXX+781 pages. Brown rebound Hardcover. Cover and spine slightly worn. Cover corners slightly bumped, front cover bottom corner worn. Spine edges bumped. Cover bottom edge slightly water-stained. Gilt title sticker on spine. Few small wormholes on spine hinges. Grease stain on front inner cover bottom edge. Stamp on title page. Fixed inner spine of first and last few pages. First five pages worn and partly fixed with tape. Fold-out map age-stained with two small tears (nothing missing). Pages yellowing, mildly age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in fine reading condition.
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Catalog Index Number MA 05 11

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