Dancona Jacob Selbourne David (27 results)

Condition: Good. New Ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Edges lightly foxed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2000 Hard Cover. xv, [5], 538 pp. Translated from the Italian by David Selbourne, with 'Remarks on The City of Light' by Wang Lianmao. "In 1270 a scholarly Jewish merchant called Jacob d'Ancona set out on a voyage from Italy. A year later, he arrived in China at the coastal metropolis of Zaitun, the "City of Light" (now known as Quanzhou), four years before Marco Polo arrived at Xanadu in 1275. Nothing was known of this epochal journey until 1990, when David Selbourne was shown d'Ancona's account of his travels, a remarkable manuscript that had been hidden from public view for more than seven centuries. Eventually translated and edited by Selbourne and published in Great Britain in October 1997 as The City of Light, the account was praised as providing an unparalleled insight into life in the medieval world. Controversy followed. Selbourne had pledged to the manuscript's owner that he would not reveal its whereabouts, and that raised doubts about its authenticity. As a result of U.S. sinologists' criticism of plans for American publication, the first edition was canceled. Now, a year later, Birch Lane Press happily publishes the controversial work. Criticisms of the textual evidence of d'Ancona's account have been answered by Selbourne. Most notably, other academics--particularly and significantly, in China--have come to the support of d'Ancona's account. The work is to be published in a Chinese translation. Vivid and insightful, this account has great historical significance. It not only describes the adventures of a medieval trader, but also comments on Chinese society and manners through the eyes of a European man of learning. The City of Light brings spectacularly to life d'Ancona's encounter with one of the world's great civilizations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st ptg. 538 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. Brown boards with qtr black cloth, stamped in gold on spine. Glossy brown dj. Black remainder mark on bottom page edges. No interior damage or markings noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Printing. (xv) 538 pages, b/w plates, notes and references, index, 8vo; brown/black boards. Near fine condition, remainder mark bottom edge,in a near fine dust jacket, light edgewear.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. Spine reinforced with clear tape, otherwise standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

brown & dark brown hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo).dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first american edition (with a new preface). first printing so stated ( & # 1 in # line). xvii+538p. b&w double page map. 16 pages of illustrations. glossary. jewish calendar of months. names. jacob's language. notes 7 references. index. medieval history. history of china. travel & exploration. maritime history. history of india. history of arabia. history of southeast asia. ~ Before Marco Polo, A Jewish~Italian Merchant Embarked On A Perilous Voyage To The East. His Destination A Chinese Metropolis Called The City Of Light. ~ THIS VIVID AND RACY account of life and behavior, public and private, high and very low, in a teeming Chinese mercantile city of the thirteenth century is one of the world's great tales of travel and adventure. In 1270 a scholarly Jewish merchant called Jacob d'Ancona set out on a voyage from Italy. A year later, he arrived in China at the coastal metropolis of Zaitun, the "City of Light" (now known as Quanzhou), four years before Marco Polo arrived at Xanadu in 1275. Nothing was known of this epochal journey until 1990, when David Selbourne was shown Jacob's account of his travels, a remarkable manuscript that had been hidden from public view for more than seven centuries. When Selbourne's translation was published in Great Britain in 1997, it was greeted with furious controversy. Bitterly attacked by a handful of U.S. and British scholars as a "fake" and a "hoax," it was acclaimed by the Times of London as a "grand book" and by the Sunday Telegraph as an "unparalleled account of medieval Chinese society and manners seen through the eyes of a Western intellectual." As a result of the attacks, the planned simultaneous United States publication was canceled. Leading Sung dynasty experts in China now believe the journal to be authentic, with numerous scholars verifying its content. Wang Lianmao, a much~respected Chinese academic, contributes authenticating commentary to this edition. Valuable new information has recently surfaced from Quanzhou, confirming both the presence of Jews in the medieval Chinese city and many of the details of Jacob's text. An authoritative Chinese edition was published in late 1999. David Selbourne was the first to discover and translate The City of Light into English, at the request of the manuscript's Italian owner, who has so far refused to disclose his possession of it to others or permit it to be examined.

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Petite(s) trace(s) de pliure sur la couverture. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Slightly creased cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

20.0 x 12.5cms 516pp b/w illusts very good paperback (tanning paper) & cover (unread) D'Ancona was a Jewish scholar-merchant who wrote about his travels to Syria the persian Gulf India and China before returning to Italy in 1273. It offers an unparalleled account of medieval Chinese society.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First UK Edition. 392 pages, monochrome illustrations, maps to endpapers. Glossary, notes and reference.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. A large, heavy book of 392pp. Complete dustjacket. Endpaper maps and b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. David Selbourne has edited and translated the manuscript description of his travels written by the Jewish Italian merchant Jacob D' Ancona to the Chinese city of Zaitun, the City of Light, in 1271, and his description of life in the city in Sung Dynasty China.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition, First Impression. 1997 first edition, first impression. Size quarto, 392 pages. Green hard cover with gilt titles to the spine, maps on end-papers, no dust jacket. Condition near fine, a very clean copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Alec Herzer (map) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Translation of a manuscript by a 13th century Jewish merchant who travelled from Italy to China, arriving at the coastal city of Zaitun four years before the arrival of Marco Polo in Xanadu in 1275. 392pp with index, illustrated throughout in black and white, with maps to endpapers. Gilt lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to top corners, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edgewear, otherwise very good. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good +/++. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Published in This Form in Britain. 392 + vi pages, just under A4 size, many B&W illustrations. This book describes the voyage to the Chinese coastal metrolpolis of Zaitun (the "City of Light" of the title) between 1270-73 by a Jewish-Italian merchant called Jacob d'Ancona, a few years before Marco Polo famous arrival at Xanadu. The book is Jacob s'Ancona's account of his own voyage - the original manuscript had been hidden from public view for over 700 years. Very clean dustjacket, hardback binding and pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). "Before Marco Polo, a Jewish-Italian merchant embarked on a perilous voyage to the East, his destination a Chinese metropolis called The City of Light.".

Condition: Muy Bueno. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Little, Brown, 1997, 392pp, tapa dura con sobrecubierta, muy buen estado//// Nota de la librería: Si no se especifica en la descripción anterior, los libros no tienen subrayados, anotaciones, firmas o defectos reseñables. ATENCIÓN: EL ENVÍO GRATUITO ES ORDINARIO SIN NÚMERO DE SEGUIMIENTO, y puede sufrir retrasos de varios días. Le dejarán un aviso en el buzón PARA LA RECOGIDA EN OFICINA. PRIORITARIO/CERTIFICADO CON ENTREGA A DOMICILIO POR SOLO 2,90 euros. AS1279.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. vi, 392pp, illustrated. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. vi, 392pp, illustrated. Book.

1ª edición. 464 p. Ilustrado con láminas a plena página. 23*15 cm.Rústica editorial con solapas.(84-08-03858-3).Traducido del Italiano por Adsuar Ortega, Joaquín, tr.Buen estado.IMPORTANTE. Lea Nuestras Condiciones de Venta y Gastos de Envío.

1st UK Edition. Very good plus in very good plus, slightly edge worn, d/w. Spine cocked and bumped. Heavy book, will require extra postage.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback Octavo. wraps, 516 pp covers lightly worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 4to. With jacket. The 1270-73 travel journals of Jacob d'Ancona translated into english. 392 pp. B/w illustrated throughout. As-new. Book and jacket. FINE / FINE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Cloth/dust jacket Quarto. green papered boards, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 392 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

vii + 392pp.with ills., 26cm., cart.cover, dustwrapper, VG, A69081.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Well-illustrated (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

1st edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 10ins x 7.75ins, endpapers as maps [viii], 392pp. Many illustrations within text. Book is an account of the journey by a Jewish merchant from Italy to Zaitun (City of Light) in China in 1271 - 4 years before Marco Polo came to Xanadu. VG / VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. "Before Marco Polo, a Jewish-Italian merchant embarked on a perilous voyage to the east, his destination a Chinese metropolis called The City of Light". An excellent, clean and tightly bound book. Size: 8" x 10".

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Excelente. 1ª Edición. PRIMERA EDICIÓN. PRIMERA EDICIÓ. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. EXCELENTE ejemplar editado en tapa blanda, con solapas, en muy buen estado de conservación. Título original "The City of Light". Edición y notas de David Selbourne. Traducción al catalán de Clara Pastor. Colección "Narrativa" nº 115. Leve marca de doblez en la contracubierta. Interior en muy buen estado. 361 pp.