1936 The Quest for Cathay

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, sixteen plates, and nine maps, four of which are folding. Collated complete. A fascinating academic work discussing the discovery of Cathay in the Middle Ages - Cathay is a historical name that Europe used for China, before it was discovered that Cathay and China were the same place. With details of early European explorers, including Marco Polo, John de Plano Carpini, and William de Rubruquis. Written by Brigadier-General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, a British soldier, diplomat, and scholar with a considerable literary output. He was best known for his historical, geographical, and biographical works.