1421 - the Year China Discovered the World

Great Britain: Transworld Publishers/Bantam Press, 2002 «On 8 February 1421 the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, 500 foot long junks made from the finest teak and mahogany, were led by Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the earth… Read more about this item

London: Bantam Press, 2002 Book. Very Good. Red Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Remarkable demonstration of the evidence for journeys made by a huge fleet of Chinese junks with the goal to reach the ends of the earth and unite the world in Confucian harmony. 520pp with index, illustrated with 32 pages of colour… Read more about this item

Transworld/Bantam Press, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Transworld/Bantam Press, 2002-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x2. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to rear end pages. Clean, unmarked pages.

Transworld/Bantam Press, 2002. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Transworld Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: William Morrow. NF. 2003. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Stated first U.S. edition with the full number line present bound in b rown and tan boards. A near fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. The jacket has rubs to its corners. Small tear at its upper rear spine tip. .

Bantam Books London England 2003 good condition, thick paperback, telling the story of how the large Chinese fleet set out in March 1421but when it returned 2 years later China was beginning its isolation from the world so the ships were left to rot

Bantam Books, London, 2003. 650 pp including index, coloured photographic plates, line drawings, maps, fine copy in pictorial, limp wrappers.

Bantam Press. Used - Acceptable.

Transworld/Bantam Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Transworld/Bantam Press, 2002-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

LED BY EIGHT FOOT MONGOLIAN EUNUCH ADMIRAL,YOU KNOW THE TYPE