The Great Travelers. A Collection of Firsthand Narratives of Wayfarers, Wanderers and Explorers in All Parts of the World from 450 B.C. To the Present

by Rugoff, Milton, Editor

$40 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · In dust jacket

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960 First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Two volumes. A anthology of writing on exploration and travel by explorers and authors from ancient times to present day. Includes excerpts from the writings of Marco Polo, Sir Richard Burton, Freya Stark, Stanley and Livingstone, Mary Kingsley, William Blight, Thor Heyerdahl, Columbus, Pizarro, Henry James, Mark Twain, Rebecca West, and dozens of others. Library markings include neat bookplates and several stamps. Otherwise clean with minor fading to spines. Near fine.

• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Year: 1960
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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