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Book Description Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 936753-6
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. Red ink line on top page edges. Dust-jacket in protective cover, glued down to endpapers. ; First US edition. 230 pages + 8 plates + 1 double page map. Purple cloth boards with gilt lettering in black panel on spine. Page dimensions: 200 x 131mm. Contents: Preface; Introduction; I In Seach of Prester John: Europe's Early Vision of Asia; II The Mongols and Europe; III Ad Tartaros! ; IV Friar John, The Diplomat; V The Dominican Envoys; VI Friar William, The Missionary; VII The Mongol Crusade; VIII The Archbishop of Khanbaliq; IX Odoric, The Roving Friar; X The Last Mission to Cathay; Epilogue; Bibliography; Appendix: The Letter of the Great Khan Guyug to Pope Innocent IV (1246) ; Index. [Series Title: "Great Travellers", General Editor: George Woodcock]. ; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 24170