Clara's Grand Tour: Travels with a Rhinoceros in Eighteenth-Century Europe Tapa dura - 2005

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005-02-02. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0984 8.2008 5.5984. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 2005. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005-02-02. Hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First American Edition. 2005. First published in Great Britain in 2004. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Except for very minimal library marks, in Near Fine Condition. Twelve illustration plates on glossy paper. An enchanting story, witty and affectionate, while also serious, this is the story of a rhinocerose taken on a tour of 18th century Europe. It follows the progress of the Dutch sea captain Douwemont Van der Meer as he toured Europe entertaining royalty and ruffians with his unusual traveling companion a fully grown rhinoceros named Clara. In its seriousness, it also sheds light on a number of cultural and historical ideas. 222 pages. 8.6 x 5.75 inches. 2005, Atlantic Month;y ress, New York.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvii,222 pp., illus. Gift inscription on half-title, otherwise as issued..

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 222 pp. .

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.