The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo; Editor-Manuel Komroff - 2002-08

Liveright, 2003-10. Paperback. Used: Good.

Modern Library, 2001-12-04. Paperback. New.

New York: Modern Library, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Modern Library No. 196 in clean original dust jacket. Toledano binding no. 13. Clean maroon cloth boards with blind-stamped "ml" logo on cover, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean Fujita style endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Revisedfrom Marsden's translation and edited with an introduction by Manuel Komroff. 351 pages. Illustrated dust jacket is price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap, has very light soiling to rear panel, several short closed edge tears; blank on reverse side of jacket; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Liveright, 2003-10-01. Paperback. Like New.

Modern Library, 2001-12-04. Paperback. Like New.

Liveright, 2003-10-01. Paperback. New.

New York: Armed Services Editions, 1944. Oblong. 6.5" wide by 4.5" tall. no date (but 1944). No printing or edition statement. Pages browning a bit, as usual. Clean, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. Original pictorial yellow wraps, printed in black and red. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Revised from Marsden's translation. Introduction by the editor, Manuel Komroff. Issued by the Council on Books in Wartime. Sized to fit in the pocket of the American GI during World War II. From the front cover: "This is the complete book - Not a digest." No. H-236 in series. In his book, BOOKS IN ACTION, THE ARMED SERVICES EDITIONS, John Cole says that direct shipment by mail was instituted in the late spring of 1944 with the "H" series. Cole reports the average cost for printing and distribution was 5.9 cents per book. First Armed Services Edition? . Softcover. Near Very Good condition. 319pp.

Princeton Review, 2001. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 322 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches.

New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corp., 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Witold Gordon. NF/NF/first printing this edition.. The Travels of Marco Polo (The Venetian) is the oldest travelogue going. Columbus and Magellan both owned copies of this book. However not from this publisher. This is the 4th time Liveright has published this book, three times in the 20th century. Edited with a introduction by Manuel Komroff, and illustations by Witold Gordon, this particular copy is clean and very attractive. Red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine. Tight, square and sharp cornered; the only flaw is the former owner's blind stamp on the front free endpaper. The jacket has excellent even color, no tears or nicks, price is intact. The jacket has been covered with a mylar sleeve for protection. 32 two color wood cut illustrations from Liveright's original publication have been reproduced for this edition. Considered by National Geographic to be one of the ten best travel… Read More

Liveright, 2003-10-01. Paperback. Used:Good.