Grey hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine, with just a hint of shelfwear to dustjacket. Not price-clipped. 314pp. Many b/w plates. A really bright fresh copy. This was William Dalrymple's first book and tells the story of his journey from Jerusalem to "Xanadu" or Shangdu, the capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China.