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Chapter XLVI. Of six successive Emperors of the Tartars, and of the Ceremonies that take place when they are carried for Interment to theM ountain of Altai 12 Chapter XLVII. Of theW andering Life of the Tartars Of their Domestic Manners, their Food, and the Virtue and useful Qualities of their Women 12J Chapter XLVIII. Of the Celestial and Terrestrial Deities of the Tartars, and of their Modes of Worship Of their Dress, A rms, Courage in Battle, Patience under Privations, anO bedience to their Leaders 132 Chapter XLIX. Of the Tartar A rmies, and the manner in which they are constituted Of their Order of Marching Of their Provisions And of their Mode of attacking theE nemy IS tC hapter L. Of the Rules of Justice observed by these People And of an imaginary Kind of Marriage contracted between the deceased Children of different Families. .. .137 Chapi ER LI. Of the Plain of Bargu near Kara-K oran Of the Customs of its Inhabitants Of theO cean, at theD istance of forty Days Journey from thence Of the Falcons produced in the Country on its Borders And of theB earings of theN orthern Constellation to anO bserver in those Parts .. 139 Chapter LII. Of the Kingdom of Erginul, adjoining to that of Kampion, and of the City of Singui Of aS pecies ofO xt-n covered with extremely fine Hair Of the Form of the Animal that yields theM usk, and theM ode of taking it And of the Customs of the Inhabitants of that Country, and theB eauty of theW omen 141 Chapter LIII. Of the Province of Egrigaia, and of the City of Kalacha Of theM anners of its Inhabitants And of the Camelots manufactured there 145 Chapter LIV. Of the Province ofT enduk, governed by Princes of the Race of Prester John, and chiefly inhabited by Christians Of theO rdination of their Priests And of aT ribe of People called A rgon, the most personable and the best-informed of any in these Countries 146 Chapter LV. O(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

Chosen as one of the ten best adventure books of all time by National Geographic Adventure. Liveright is proud to reissue a facsimile of its classic 1926 edition of The Travels of Marco Polo. Beginning from the traditional lyrical Marsden translation, editor Manuel Komroff corrected it against Henry Yule's magisterial two-volume work, including a chapter missing from the Marsden. The artist Witold Gordon created thirty-two two-color woodcut illustrations for the original edition, published again here for the first time in over fifty years. The Travels of Marco Polo remains a wondrous adventure narrative. Chronicling the thirteenth-century world from Venice, his birthplace, to the far reaches of Asia, Marco Polo tells of the foreign peoples he meets as he travels by foot, horse, and boat through places including Persia, the land of the Tartars, Tibet, India, and, most important, China. There he stays at the court of Kublai Khan, venturing to the capital of Beijing and to Shangtu, made immortal in Coleridge's poem "Xanadu." This is a gripping look at a legendary place and time. Two-color illustrations.

1948 copyright, translated and edited by William Marsden, re-edited by Thomas Write and illustrated by Jon Corbino; published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., in Garden City, New York. This is the Literary Guild Edition which was the Doubleday Book Club at the time. Jon Corbino's art in itself is sought after, and using the inserted illustrations could be quite inspirational for wall art, collage work and paper ephemera. Fascinating eyewitness look into the world of the late 1200's. Admittedly it is told with some Western bias and some Christian bias (He lumps Buddhists, Hindus, Confucians, etc., together, simply declaring them 'idol-worshipers'). His strongest bias was toward his host and employer in China, 'The Grand Khan', who ruled China by the sword and employed foreigners to keep order because he could not trust the natives. Marco describes the marvels of the Chinese civilization, but is not always appreciative of the richness of its culture. In some way's that is part of the book's charm. The majority of the book is a description of places he visited, but occasionally he gets into depth regarding people stories and in a few cases he touches on local folklore. That is where the book gets most fascinating. Polo kept himself largely out of his narrative, preferring to play the role of observer and objective reporter. William Marsden translation, which was completed in 1818. It captures a sense of antiquity.