The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundeveille, Kt., Which Treateth ofgthe Way to Hierusalem; and of Marvayles of Inde, with Other Hands and Countryes. Reprinted from the Edition of A.D. 1725
Hardcover, London: Edward Lumley, 1839. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.
Exlibrary marks. Rebound. Sound binding and hinges. Tanned pages with occasional minor notes in pencil. Cloth over boards has light shelf wear, label at lower spine. 14th-century book of supposed travels, written in Anglo-Norman French (this edition in old English), that became a medieval bestseller despite being a fantastical blend of fact, myth, and plagiarism, claiming to detail the adventures of an English knight in the Holy Land, Egypt, India, and China, and influencing explorers like Columbus. Ex-Library; 8.75" tall; 326 pages.
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