THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO [The Venetian Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East. Translated by Colonel Sir Henry Yule, R.E., CB., K.C.S.I. Corr. Inst, France] Revised and Edited with an Introduction by Manuel Komroff

2 volumes. First Edition for Members of the Club, Limited and Signed by the Artist. Revised Throughout by the Light of Recent Discoveries by Henri Cordier (Of Paris) and further corrected by a careful comparison with Yule's edition and adjusted with archaic words and expressions altered to make the text more readable. Profusely illustrated throughout in colour by the Russian artist Nikolai Fyodorovitch Lapshin. 8vo, publisher's original black buckram, the covers and spines with red cloth labels decorated and lettered in gilt, in the original slipcase. xl, 226; [4], 227-477, [2] pp. A very handsome set, the books are pristine and near as mint, the slipcase with wear and with repairs made with black taping to match the original black paper covering the case.

Edizione: a handsome edition of sir henry yule's great study of ser marco polo and the journeys that would occupy the world's attention for ages. "[t]he classic translation, with the best commentary on the book in any language" (cox i, p. 321). the set was reissued three times. marco polo's travels--the saga of his journey to, and service in, the court of kublai khan and his travels to various chinese provinces in official capacity--remains the chief authority for parts of central asia and the vast chinese empire, six centuries after it was written. "some of his wanderings are hard to follow; some of the places which he visited are hard to identify; but the labour of colonel yule has cleared up most of the difficulties, and confirmed most of the strange statements. to the geographer, to the historian, and to the student of asiatic life, the book of marco polo will always be most valuable. to the general reader, the great charm of the book is its romance."