CATHAY AND THE WAY THITHER Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China Translated and Edited By Colonel Henry Yule, C.B., With a Preliminary Eassay, Vol II

Yule, Colonel Henry

Published by The Kyoyekishosha, Tokyo, 1899

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(JPN) May 17 Meiji 32 Tokyo (1899). No markings, tiny faint spot to spine, Very Good; no dust jacket. Dark red cloth with blind embossed borders, page 253 to 596, then appendix I i-xlii, then Appendix II xliii-lxiii, then Appendix III lxiv-lxvi, then Index lxvii -xcviii, then a fold-out map in excellent order. one small drawing on page 325. Volume II only: Cathay Under the Mongols; Pegolotti's Notices of the Land Route to Cathay; John de Marignolli's Recollections of Eastern Travel; Ibn Batula's Travels in Bengal and China; The Journey of Benedict Goes from Agra to China; (Sir Henry Yule (d 1889) was a Scottish Orientalist and geographer. He published many travel books, including translations of the work of Marco Polo and Mirabilia by the 14th-century Dominican Friar Jordanus. He published Cathay and the Way Thither (1866) when he lived in Palermo and made extensive use of the libraries there. (2.5 JM HOQ 103/b5 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CATHAY AND THE WAY THITHER Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China Translated and Edited By Colonel Henry Yule, C.B., With a Preliminary Eassay, Vol II
• Publisher: The Kyoyekishosha, Tokyo
• Publication Date: 1899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Lacking the Dustjacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel and Exploration