THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO, POLO, MARCO (AS RECOUNTED TO IN SOUTH AFRICA

First Edition, Andre Deutsch Ltd, UK., 1959. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. clean blue bds with gilt decoration to spine and vignette to front, some spotting and staining to front board and heads and tails (Unavoidable with pale blue boards, they have been protected to some degree by the dust jacket which is worn on head and tail, with tear along spine. colour illus. interior very good and clean. Unclipped d.j. Some foxing on front and end paper and inside of front and end boards, otherwise a very clean copy. With 25 illustrations in Full Colour from 15th Century Manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, from the original biography as recounted by Marco Polo to Rustichello da Pisa while they were both imprisoned.