The Travels of Ibn Battutah (Macmillan Collector's Library, 84)

Excellent book... Gives a full and vivid account of the lives of people who lived in islamic Asia and Europe, a peep into their daily life,biases and beliefs. A must read if you like to read travelogue and is interested in medieval history. This book is an abridged version of ibn battuta'original work, the author had done an excellent work, especially the notes portion of the book which elaborates on the historical context and some peculiar words or incidents narrated in book

This is better than described by the seller. Golden gilded pages give a classy look. The paper is bright white so reading is enjoyable with dark text. I added a similar colored globe to make it a beautiful artefact

It provides a bird's eye view of the former times, though it does not have details on many subjects.

Got the paperback edition, and the quality and font is just enough to not return it. Besides, its a reading book so nothing to write on it hence doesn't matter much.

Page and print quality is not that good. Apart from this the contents of the book absolutely riveting. A must read for history bluffs

Sky blue hardbound, with a Cover over it, Got golden edges and a bookmark binded with it inside. White pages and tiny texts only good for asthetics from outside. Good luck reading from it haha This & the penguin paperback is the best translation available for this book in this price range. There wouldn't be much problem to read with this translation. Tim Mackintosh Smith also did a great job.

Must read for every history lovers.

A brilliant travelogue from one of the greatest 'wanderers' of the period.What a beautiful capsulation of the life and times in different countries of his visit.Truly mesmerising account...