Clara's Grand Tour: : Travels with a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-Century Europe
by Ridley, Glynis
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book VG+: touch of shelf wear to boards and spine, else clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: clean, unclipped
- ISBN 10
- 0871138832
- ISBN 13
- 9780871138835
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004. first American edition. hardcover. Book VG+: touch of shelf wear to boards and spine, else clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: clean, unclipped. 8vo 222pp. from front flap: "In 1741, an enterprising Dutch sea captain transported a young female Indian rhinoceros from Assam to Europe, where she was displayed before everyone from peasants to princes. In an age before railways and modern roads, the three-ton Clara, as she became known, had to travel in an enormous coach drawn by eight horses. For seventeen years she journeyed across mainland Europe and Britain: she became a favorite of heads of state, including Frederick the Great and Louis XV; she modeled for scientific portraits and etchings; she inspired poems, songs, and fashions; and she was immortalized in everything from tin coins to the finest porcelain. She was a star." #02423.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2358
- Title
- Clara's Grand Tour
- Author
- Ridley, Glynis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG+: touch of shelf wear to boards and spine, else clean, square, tight, unmarked
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG+: clean, unclipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0871138832
- ISBN 13
- 9780871138835
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- history, animals, nonfiction, first edition
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