Published by Kensington Publishing Corp., 2003
ISBN 10: 0806524634 ISBN 13: 9780806524634
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Published by Little, Brown & Company, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682
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Published by Citadel, 2000
ISBN 10: 1559725230 ISBN 13: 9781559725231
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Published by Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 0349108951 ISBN 13: 9780349108957
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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. Translated and edited by David Selbourne from a manuscript hidden from the outside world for centuries, it is a brilliant work of historical significance, a fascinating 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 unique light on, for example, the contemporary relationship of Jews and Christians, and the role for the individual in society - arguments of enduring relevance. It includes an end-piece by David Selbourne discussing the reaction to the 1997 hardback publication. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Citadel Press, New York, 2000
ISBN 10: 1559725230 ISBN 13: 9781559725231
Seller: Martin Nevers- used & rare books, Oxford, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg+. First Printing. 538 pages. Brown binding with gold lettering on black spine. A few illustrations scattered through the book. Dust Jacket wrinkled a little at top and bottom of spine. Photos on request.
Published by Kensington, New York, 2000
ISBN 10: 1559725230 ISBN 13: 9781559725231
Seller: Martin Nevers- used & rare books, Oxford, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Vg+. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg+. First Edition. 538 pages. Brown binding with gold letterin on black spine. Couple of small nips along top edge of front cover. Jacket has minimal wear along edges. Photos on request.
Published by Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp., 2000
ISBN 10: 1559725230 ISBN 13: 9781559725231
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Remainder mark, a few minor spots on top page ridge. 2000 Hard Cover. xv, [5], 538 pp. Black-and-white plates. Translated from the Italian by David Selbourne, with 'Remarks on The City of Light' by Wang Lianmao. "In 1270 a scholarly Jewish merchant called Jacob d'Ancona set out on a voyage from Italy. A year later, he arrived in China at the coastal metropolis of Zaitun, the "City of Light" (now known as Quanzhou), four years before Marco Polo arrived at Xanadu in 1275. Nothing was known of this epochal journey until 1990, when David Selbourne was shown d'Ancona's account of his travels, a remarkable manuscript that had been hidden from public view for more than seven centuries. Eventually translated and edited by Selbourne and published in Great Britain in October 1997 as The City of Light, the account was praised as providing an unparalleled insight into life in the medieval world. Controversy followed. Selbourne had pledged to the manuscript's owner that he would not reveal its whereabouts, and that raised doubts about its authenticity. As a result of U.S. sinologists' criticism of plans for American publication, the first edition was canceled. Now, a year later, Birch Lane Press happily publishes the controversial work. Criticisms of the textual evidence of d'Ancona's account have been answered by Selbourne. Most notably, other academics--particularly and significantly, in China--have come to the support of d'Ancona's account. The work is to be published in a Chinese translation. Vivid and insightful, this account has great historical significance. It not only describes the adventures of a medieval trader, but also comments on Chinese society and manners through the eyes of a European man of learning. The City of Light brings spectacularly to life d'Ancona's encounter with one of the world's great civilizations.
Published by Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp., 2000
ISBN 10: 1559725230 ISBN 13: 9781559725231
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Edges lightly foxed. 2000 Hard Cover. xv, [5], 538 pp. Translated from the Italian by David Selbourne, with 'Remarks on The City of Light' by Wang Lianmao. "In 1270 a scholarly Jewish merchant called Jacob d'Ancona set out on a voyage from Italy. A year later, he arrived in China at the coastal metropolis of Zaitun, the "City of Light" (now known as Quanzhou), four years before Marco Polo arrived at Xanadu in 1275. Nothing was known of this epochal journey until 1990, when David Selbourne was shown d'Ancona's account of his travels, a remarkable manuscript that had been hidden from public view for more than seven centuries. Eventually translated and edited by Selbourne and published in Great Britain in October 1997 as The City of Light, the account was praised as providing an unparalleled insight into life in the medieval world. Controversy followed. Selbourne had pledged to the manuscript's owner that he would not reveal its whereabouts, and that raised doubts about its authenticity. As a result of U.S. sinologists' criticism of plans for American publication, the first edition was canceled. Now, a year later, Birch Lane Press happily publishes the controversial work. Criticisms of the textual evidence of d'Ancona's account have been answered by Selbourne. Most notably, other academics--particularly and significantly, in China--have come to the support of d'Ancona's account. The work is to be published in a Chinese translation. Vivid and insightful, this account has great historical significance. It not only describes the adventures of a medieval trader, but also comments on Chinese society and manners through the eyes of a European man of learning. The City of Light brings spectacularly to life d'Ancona's encounter with one of the world's great civilizations.
Published by Little, Brown, London, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First edition. The manuscript of a Jewish merchant who in 1270 traveled by sea from Italy to China, 4 years before Marco Polo's land journey, and described the city of Zaitun and society in Sung dynasty China just before the Mongol invasion. Map, index, illustrations.
Published by London (Little, Brown and Company), 1997
Seller: Ars Libri, Ltd. (ABAA), Charlestown, MA, U.S.A.
vi, (2), 392pp. Prof. illus. 4to. Cloth. D.j.
Published by Citadel, New York, 2000
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Translated by David Selbourne. Illustrated, 538pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Citadel Press, (2000). Near fine.
Published by Little, Brown, London, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682
Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First edition. Translated and edited by David Selbourne. 4to (252 x 186mm). Pp 392 with b&w illustrations throughout. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and bright, unclipped dust-jacket.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Translated and Edited by David Selbourne. Some creasing to covers. B/W photographs. Interior very good and clean.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Used - Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover. Some wear. Very Good.
Published by Empúries, Barcelona, 2000
ISBN 10: 847596690X ISBN 13: 9788475966908
Seller: Campbell Llibres, Barcelona, CAT, Spain
Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Muy bien. Edició de David Selbourne. En molt bon estat, sense cap marca d'ús.
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Published by Little, Brown & Co., London, 1997
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Well-illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. Small 4to, 392 pp., Translated & edited by David Selbourne.
Published by Little, Brown, Boston, 1997
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (Lopezbooks), Hadley, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.
Published by Little, Brown, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682
Seller: Hessay Books, York, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. A large, heavy book of 392pp. Complete dustjacket. Endpaper maps and b + w illustrations. A very clean copy. David Selbourne has edited and translated the manuscript description of his travels written by the Jewish Italian merchant Jacob D' Ancona to the Chinese city of Zaitun, the City of Light, in 1271, and his description of life in the city in Sung Dynasty China.
Published by Bergisch Gladbach : Lübbe, 1998
ISBN 10: 3785709420 ISBN 13: 9783785709429
Seller: Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß, Berlin, Germany
Condition: Gut. 518 S. : Ill. ; 23 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. illustr. OUmschl. Gutes Ex. - Über 700 Jahre verschollen und erst kürzlich wiederentdeckt: der sensationelle Reisebericht des Jacob von Ancona - erstmalig auf deutsch. Älter, detailreicher und erzählfreudiger, übertrifft Jacobs Bericht seines Aufenthaltes von 1270-1273 in China den Rang von Marco Polos Klassiker. . (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Einleitung ---- Es war im Jahre 1270 . ---- Unsere Errettung aus der See ---- Zaitun - eine Stadt unermeßlichen Handels ---- In Finsternis und Licht ---- Bei den Gelehrten ---- Das Gesetz der Freiheit ---- Im Auge Gottes ---- Der Widersacher ---- Wolken der Sterblichkeit ---- Das Ende war gut ---- Epilog ---- Jacobs Sprache ---- Original oder Fälschung? ---- Anmerkungen ---- Register. ISBN 9783785709429 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.
Published by Little, Brown & Company, 1997
Seller: Dr Martin Hemingway (Books), Leeds, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with title in gilt to spine. No visible marks or annotations. Dj not clipped, with very slight bumping wear particularly at spine ends and corners.
Published by Liittle, Brown and Company, London, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316639680 ISBN 13: 9780316639682
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Before Marco Polo, A Jewish Merchant Embarked On A Perilous Voyage To the East, the Destination A Chinese Metropolis Called the city Of Light. Translated and Edited by David Selbourne. Dustjacket not price clipped. Contents clean and bright. pp. 392. book.
Published by New York, Kensington, ,, 2000
Seller: Antiquariat Gothow & Motzke, Berlin, Germany
XV/538 S./pp., 1 Karte /map, Originalhalbleinenband (publisher's halfcloth binding), Originalumschlag (publisher's dust jacket), gutes Exemplar (fine), Sprache: englisch.
Published by Little Brown, London, 1997
Seller: Caledonia Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Translated and edited by David Selbourne. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Published by Empúries, Barcelona, 2000
Seller: Llibrenet, Sant Feliu del Raco, BARC, Spain
First Edition
Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Novel.la (illustrator). 1ª Edición. Col. Narrativa, 115.
Published by London: Little, Brown, 1997
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback in Dust Wrapper. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (turquoise boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 10" x 7½" (1.3 kg); 392pp; Index; Translated by David Selbourne; Includes: Black & white photographs, within the text; Black & white drawings; References; Maps to the lining papers; Glossary; ISBN: 0-316-63968-0 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #197624|| Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Slightly shelf-cocked, a decent copy otherwise.
Published by Ldn Little Brown and Com, 1997
Seller: Ottmar Müller, Offenburg, Germany
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Okarton mit OU. 4°. 392 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. u. Karte auf Vorsatz. 1298 gr.
Published by Bergisch Gladbach : Bastei Lübbe, 2000
ISBN 10: 340464171X ISBN 13: 9783404641710
Seller: Antiquariat Buchhandel Daniel Viertel, Diez, Germany
kart. Condition: Gut. Vollst. Taschenbuchausg. 519 S. : Ill. ; 19 cm in gutem Zustand 3819 ISBN 9783404641710 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 594.
Published by Little, Brown and Company,, 1997
Seller: Chapter House Books (Member of the PBFA), Sherborne, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
1st UK Edition. Very good plus in very good plus, slightly edge worn, d/w. Spine cocked and bumped. Heavy book, will require extra postage.
Published by Little, Brown & Company, London, 1997
Seller: Wheeler's Bookshop, Midhurst, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. With jacket. The 1270-73 travel journals of Jacob d'Ancona translated into english. 392 pp. B/w illustrated throughout. As-new. Book and jacket. FINE / FINE.
Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1997. vi, 392 pp. Hard cover with d/w. 25,5x20 cm. Illustrated. Good condition. Before Marco Polo, a Jewish-Italian Merchant Embarked on a Perilous Voyage to the East, His Destination a Chinese Metropolis Called the City of Light.