Together with the Travels of Nicolò De' Conti
Edited from the Elizabethan Translation of John Frampton
With introduction, notes and appendixes by N.M. Penzer
lix, 381 pages, colour frontispiece, numerous maps and diagrams – some folded, many pages unopened, uncut fore edge and bottom edge, yellow cloth boards with armorial crest on the upper cover, titled gilt on the vellum spine, a very good copy.
The colophon reads; This edition of Marco Polo is the sixth publication of the Argonaut Press, and is limited to 1050 copies on Japon Vellum. The origianl woodcut appearing on the title page is by William Monk. This copy is number 145.
- Overall Condition: A very good copy
- Size: 4to (260 x200mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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