The City of Light

Name: The City of Light
Rating: 3.66 (91 reviews)
Author: d'Ancona, Jacob (Translated & Edited By Selbourne, David
ISBN: 9780316639682

d'Ancona, Jacob (Translated & Edited By Selbourne, David

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Language: English

Published by Little, Brown and Company (UK), London UK, 1997

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392 + vi pages, just under A4 size, many B&W illustrations. This book describes the voyage to the Chinese coastal metrolpolis of Zaitun (the "City of Light" of the title) between 1270-73 by a Jewish-Italian merchant called Jacob d'Ancona, a few years before Marco Polo famous arrival at Xanadu. The book is Jacob s'Ancona's account of his own voyage - the original manuscript had been hidden from public view for over 700 years. Very clean dustjacket, hardback binding and pages.

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Title: The City of Light
Author: d'Ancona, Jacob (Translated & Edited By Selbourne, David
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (UK), London UK
Publication year: 1997
Condition: Very Good ++
Dust jacket: Dustjacket Very Good +/++
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0316639680
ISBN 13: 9780316639682
Illustrator: Well-illustrated
Edition: First Published in This Form in Britain
Dimensions: 10" Tall By 7 3/4" Wide

Sarah Zaluckyj

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