Manuel Komroff (Editor)
The Travels of Marco Polo.
The Modern Library, circa 1947. Modern Library, 196. Revised from Marsden's translation and edited with an introduction by M. Komroff. xxxi/351 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 5" x 7.5", is bound in rust red cloth, with gilt-lettered black compartment to spine and front cover. Top edge of text block is tinted black. Book is in fine condition. Binding is firm. Pages are clean and bright. Dust jacket displays modest wear, with fraying at top/bottom of spine. Label has been affixed over price on front flap reads "As of April 15, 1947, the price of The Modern Library in U.S.A. is $1.25 a copy."
"After centuries, the derisive phrase "It's a Marco Polo," to indicate a gross exaggeration, has been revised to convey the highest tribute for accuracy and veracity. The merchant-traveler from Venice was the first to cross the entire continent of Asia and to open one of the main routes to China. The record of his adventures and explorations is as fabulous as the truth. His is a travel book that time has substantiated. Readers have enjoyed it with a zest worthy of the Venetian nomad himself."