The Book of Ser Marco Polo the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East
by Marco Polo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+/no dj
- Seller
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Port Washington, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Book League of America, 1930. Special Edition published by arrangement with the Macmillan Company, reprint of 1927 ed.. Hardcover. G+/no dj. 7 3/8 x 4 7/8. George B. Parks (ed.). Green cloth w/ gilt lettering on spine & upper cover, illus eps, 4-color fold-out map tipped-in. A few water spots on top edges upper & lower covers unaffecting the text, gilt on spine gone black, gilt on upper cover bright, some foxing to ffep, slight foxing to rped, corners v. lightly bumped. Clean, solid, tight, unmarked. This ed based on the Henry Yule trans of 1903.
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- Bookseller
- North Shore Theory Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G100324
- Title
- The Book of Ser Marco Polo the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East
- Author
- Marco Polo
- Illustrator
- George B. Parks (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Edition published by arrangement with the Macmillan Comp
- Publisher
- The Book League of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 7 3/8 x 4 7/8
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About the Seller
North Shore Theory Co.
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Port Washington, New York
About North Shore Theory Co.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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