Sir John Mandeville : the man and his book

London : Batchworth Press, 1949. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with minimal loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 192 pages, plates : map (on lining paper) ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-187). Contents: Book I. The Man And His Times -- Ch. 1. The Man -- Ch. 2. The Times -- Ch. 3. Mandeville's Predecessors -- Ch. 4. Truth or Fiction -- Book II. The Journey -- Ch. 5. The Near East -- Ch. 6. The Route to Cathay -- Ch. 7. Cathay and the Great Chan -- Ch. 8. Prester John -- Ch. 9. The Valley Perilous -- Ch. 10. Giants. Brahmans. Gold-digging Ants. The Earthly Paradise. Tibet and other Matters -- Ch. 11. The Hereford Map -- Ch. 12. Outremeuse and the Ogier Interpolations -- Book III. The Book And What Became Of It -- Ch. 13. Manuscripts and Printed Editions (General Survey) -- Ch. 14. The Cotton and Egerton Versions -- Ch. 15. The German Translations -- Ch. 16. The Transformation of Place-names and Errors in Translation -- Ch. 17. The Alphabets -- Ch. 18. Farewell. Subjects: Mandeville, John Sir Itinerarium; Travelers' writings, English; History and criticism; Geography, Medieval, in literature; Manuscripts; Physicians history; 14th century; Travelers' writings, English; Biography. Mandeville; Travel Biography Fictitious.