Century Hutchinson Ltd, London - reprint edition ISBN:0712625607, 1989. hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket. Four maps of route. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. Marco Polo surmounted many obstacles on the Silk Road, and wrote about them. Through the ages, many others followed him, right up until 1948 when the western borders were sealed by China. But in the 1980s it once more became possible to follow the routes taken by the early traders, and John Pilkington was among the first to do so. Throughout his 8,000-mile journey he was helped by local people, and this book records how their lifestyles have changed little since Marco Polo's time. 22 b&w photos.