The City of Light
by D'Ancona, Jacob; Selbourne, David (Translated by)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1559725230
- ISBN 13
- 9781559725231
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About This Item
New York: Citadel Press; Kensington Publishing Corp., 2000. xv, 538 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Subtitle on DJ: The Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo. "In 1270, Jewish scholar-merchant Jacob d'Ancona embarked on a remarkable voyage from his native Italy to Zaitun, the city of light, a vast coastal metropolis in southern China. His manuscript, hidden from the world for centuries, provides a first-person insight into life in the 13th century. It describes a thriving mercantile economy, whose vigorous manufacture and lavish consumption in the shadow of the impending Mongol invasion represent the swansong of a wealthy, decadent and surprisingly "modern" society. Jacob d'Ancona's participation as a foreign trader in the grand civic debates shed light on the relationship of Jews and Christians and the role of the individual in society." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019557
- Title
- The City of Light
- Author
- D'Ancona, Jacob; Selbourne, David (Translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 1559725230
- ISBN 13
- 9781559725231
- Publisher
- Citadel Press; Kensington Publishing Corp.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Asian / Chinese;
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