Author: POLO, MARCO. Pauthier, Guillaume.
Title: Le livre de Marco Polo, citoyen de Venise, conseiller privé et commissaire impérial de Khoubilaï-Khaân; rédigé en français sous sa dictée en 1298 par Rusticien de Pise. Premiére partie & Seconde partie. [Set of two volumes].
Description: Paris, Firmin Didot frères, fils et cie, 1865. 2 vols. CLVI, 831,[1] pp. Engr. frontispiece. Orig. unif. wrappers. 8vo. Spine-ends sl. rubbed. - Pages still unopened (as issued).Rather rare set. - Lacks the large folding map of Asia ! - - Published for the first time from three unpublished manuscripts of the Bibliothèque impériale de Paris, presenting the original drafting of the book, revised by Marc Pol himself and given by him, in 1307, to Thiébault de Cépoy, accompanied by variants, the explanation of the words out of use and geographical and historical commentaries, taken from oriental writers. - Guillaume Pauthier (1801 - 1873) was a famous French orientalist. He compiled many translations, including this one Marco Polo. He was s renowned scholar who published numerous publications on the Orient (India, China) and the Ionian Islands.

Keywords: Ethnography Travel Asia Voyage-of-discovery Etnografie Reizen Azië Ontdekkingsreizen