Jacob Dancona (128 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

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.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Translated and Edited by David Selbourne. Some creasing to covers. B/W photographs. Interior very good and clean.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with title in gilt to spine. No visible marks or annotations. Dj not clipped, with very slight bumping wear particularly at spine ends and corners.

Condition: Gut. 518 S. : Ill. ; 23 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. illustr. OUmschl. Gutes Ex. - Über 700 Jahre verschollen und erst kürzlich wiederentdeckt: der sensationelle Reisebericht des Jacob von Ancona - erstmalig auf deutsch. Älter, detailreicher und erzählfreudiger, übertrifft Jacobs Bericht seines Aufenthaltes von 1270-1273 in China den Rang von Marco Polos Klassiker. . (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Einleitung ---- Es war im Jahre 1270 . ---- Unsere Errettung aus der See ---- Zaitun - eine Stadt unermeßlichen Handels ---- In Finsternis und Licht ---- Bei den Gelehrten ---- Das Gesetz der Freiheit ---- Im Auge Gottes ---- Der Widersacher ---- Wolken der Sterblichkeit ---- Das Ende war gut ---- Epilog ---- Jacobs Sprache ---- Original oder Fälschung? ---- Anmerkungen ---- Register. ISBN 9783785709429 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.

Hardback. First Edition. Before Marco Polo A Jewish Merchant Embarked On A Perilous Voyage To the East the Destination A Chinese Metropolis Called the city Of Light Translated and Edited by David Selbourne Dustjacket not price clipped Contents clean and bright pp 392. book.

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.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Slightly shelf-cocked, a decent copy otherwise.; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over turquoise boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 10" x 7½" (1.3 kg); pp 392; Index; Translated by David Selbourne; Includes: Black & white photographs, within the text; Black & white drawings; References; Maps to the lining papers; Glossary; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #197624 ||.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Translated and edited by David Selbourne. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.27.

Condition: Used - Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover. Some wear. Very Good.

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.

Okarton mit OU. 4°. 392 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. u. Karte auf Vorsatz. 1298 gr.

1st Ed., translated and edited by David Selbourne. VIII, 392 PP with 69 b/w illust. Eps: Map showing the travels of Jacob d'Ancona 1270-73, between Ancona, Italy and Zaitun, China. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.4 x 19.2. Before Marco Polo, a Jewish-Italian merchant embarked on a perilous voyage to the East and the Chinese metropolis of Zaitun or the City of Light.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg+. First Printing. 538 pages. Brown binding with gold lettering on black spine. A few illustrations scattered through the book. Dust Jacket wrinkled a little at top and bottom of spine. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg+. First Edition. 538 pages. Brown binding with gold letterin on black spine. Couple of small nips along top edge of front cover. Jacket has minimal wear along edges. Photos on request.

kart. Condition: Gut. Vollst. Taschenbuchausg. 519 S. : Ill. ; 19 cm in gutem Zustand 3819 ISBN 9783404641710 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 594.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Remainder mark, a few minor spots on top page ridge. 2000 Hard Cover. xv, [5], 538 pp. Black-and-white plates. 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.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Edges lightly foxed. 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: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.19.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION HARDBACK. New and unread looking book with a slight machine fault, hence the price. Page 183 has machine crease, so it is very slightly skewed within the text block. Apart from that this copy has no names of former owners and in the hand it looks and feels new and unread.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Novel.la (illustrator). 1ª Edición. Col. Narrativa, 115.

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

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 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.

vi, (2), 392pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Cloth. D.j.