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Presents a definitive translation of the thirteenth-century journals of Jacob D'Ancona, the rabbi of Florence, who, before Marco Polo's grand voyage to China, set out on his own journey to many parts of the world, in a manuscript that, due to some of his possibly heretical words, has been previously suppressed.
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Puts Marco's prose in the shade ... far too grand a book to do justice to in a short review ( Robyn Davidson, THE TIMES )
A lost masterpiece of early travel writing, a gutsy fascinating account ( Charles Nicholl, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
One of the most important manuscripts ever discovered ... the extraordinary adventure of a merchant-scholar which will lead us into the past once again blazing with light ( SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
This book is a many-splendoured achievement.. Moreover it is a feat of scholarship. ( OBSERVER )
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A lost masterpiece of early travel writing, a gutsy fascinating account ( Charles Nicholl, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
One of the most important manuscripts ever discovered ... the extraordinary adventure of a merchant-scholar which will lead us into the past once again blazing with light ( SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
This book is a many-splendoured achievement.. Moreover it is a feat of scholarship. ( OBSERVER )
*A formidable recreation of the romance and adventure of the age of exploration. *A work of wide sholarly, philosophical and ethical interest.
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- PublisherLittle Brown & Co
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0316173533
- ISBN 13 9780316173537
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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The City of Light (Scarce Uncorrected Advance Proof of the Hoax that was never publsihed in the US))
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Little, Brown and Company, Boston
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0316173533
ISBN 13: 9780316173537
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Illus (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo., Wraps 359pp. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Advance Proof of this purported travel diary of one Jacob d'Ancona that turned out to be hoax by British writer.Devid Selbourne who claimed that he translated the original manuscript though could never produce the document. Experts have since debunked the hoax though it had been already printed in the UK. Little, Brown in Boston was set to publish it in October of 1997 but pulled it at the last minute so this Proof was never published. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of a crease but barely. Fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or toning. Promotional newsletter laid in. A sharp collectable copy of a quite scarce item. Seller Inventory # 013437
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