Illustrations Witold Gordon (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Gift note to fep. Spine is lightly discolored. ; Limited edition of 1000 copies, this copy numbered 454. Orange cloth with black lettering to spine. Marco Polo As a Venetian merchant traveler from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned, and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married and had 3 children. He died in 1324, and was buried in San Lorenzo. ; The Kublai Khan Edition; 370 pages.