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providing the closest possible link to the traveller who set the stage for hundreds of years of European exploration in Asia. 2 folio vellum leaves (approx. 340 × 240 mm), lettered recto and verso in a Franco-Italic script in neat Gothic hand, text in two columns of 52 lines each, decorative initials of more than 3 lines in height commencing each chapter. Housed in custom red morocco solander box. Glue residue on both leaves recto where previously used as pastedowns in another volume, resulting abrasions in a few places, marginal closed tears, old stab
holes along left edges, about 75 words of text affected by burn holes and worming. Very good examples. ¶ Howgego I P124–P126. John Larner, Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World , 2001; Gabriella Ronchi, ed., Milione, Le Divisament dou Mondem , 1982; Henry Yule, ed., The Book of Ser Marco Polo , 1921. £200,000 [159156]
All items are fully described and photographed at peterharrington.co.uk
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