The City of Light , the Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo

D'Ancona, Jacob

ISBN 10: 1559725230 / ISBN 13: 9781559725231

Published by Kensington, New York, 2000

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The City of Light , the Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo
• Publisher: Kensington, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559725230
• ISBN 13: 9781559725231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Vg+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Vg+

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Synopsis

Challenging Marco Polo's status as "first" to enter China, this journal of a scholarly Jewish merchant who sailed into Zaitun four years before the arrival of Polo describes the adventures of a medieval trader and adds another fascinating chapter to the classic encounter between East and West.

About the Author

David Selbourne is a distinguished academic who held a British Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Chicago and has taught at Ruskin College, Oxford. He is the author of a distinguished work of political philosophy, The Principle of Duty. He lives in Urbino in the Marche region of Italy.