The Travels of Marco Polo: Translated Into English from the Text of L.F. Benedetto |
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Page iii - The travels of Marco Polo, translated into English from the text of LF BENEDETTO by Prof. ALDO RICCI, with an introduction and index by Sir E. DENISON Ross. London : G. ROUTLEDGE & Sons, 1931. (4) The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo, together with the travels of Nicolo de...