POLO, Marco.

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The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East. First edition of this well-received and still authoritative translation, which earned Yule the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. "This two-volume work, long in gestation, represented the fruit not only of his own extensive researches in Palermo, Venice, Florence, Paris, and London, but also of extensive correspondence with scholars throughout the world" (ODNB).Following his retirement from the Indian civil service in 1862, Yule (1820-1889) turned his attention to scholarship and served as president of the Hakluyt Society from 1887 to 1889. The popularity of this translation was such that, following its publication, Yule almost immediately began preparing a second edition (1875).

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