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POLO, MARCO. The Travels of Marco Polo . . . translated from the Italian, with Notes, by William Marsden, F.R.S. &c. Frontispiece folding engraved map. [2] (of [4]), lxxx, 781, [3] pages, including errata leaf at end; lacks half-title. 4to, 263x210 mm, later 1/2 calf, front joint starting; infrequent light marginal foxing, light offsetting from map onto title, portion of blank upper margin excised and restored on title. London: Printed for the Author and sold by Longman et al., 1818
first marsden edition, the second version in English after John Frampton's 1579 translation. The account of Marco Polo's 13th-century travels across Asia was first published in 1477 in German after having circulated widely in manuscript in different versions and languages. Sarton II, 1057-61.
