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The Pope's Rhinoceros: A Novel
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harmony Books
Publication date
September 1, 1996
Pages
574
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780517595329
ISBN-10
051759532X
Dimensions
2 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
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Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$25.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author of the acclaimed Lempriere's Dictionary presents an antic, picaresque novel, full of colorful historical characters from the sixteenth century, involving Portugal's attempt to bribe the pope with a rhinoceros. 25,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The highly acclaimed author of Lempriere's Dictionary, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 1992, returns with a vivid, antic, and picaresque fictional tapestry--reminiscent of The Name of ther Rose--which spins around one of history's most bizarre chapters: the 16th-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros for the amusement of Pope Leo X.
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Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Harmony Books (September 1, 1996)
9780517595329 | details & prices | 574 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 1.95 lbs | List price $25.00
About: A fictional retelling of Portugal's efforts to bribe Pope Leo X into favoring their country over rival Spain--with the gift of a living rhinoceros brought from India
About: A fictional retelling of Portugal's efforts to bribe Pope Leo X into favoring their country over rival Spain--with the gift of a living rhinoceros brought from India
Paperback
Reprint edition from Grove Pr (May 1, 2003)
9780802139887 | details & prices | 574 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $16.00
About: The Pope's Rhinoceros is a vivid, antic, and picaresque novel spun around one of history's most bizarre chapters: the sixteenth-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros as a bribe for Pope Leo X.
About: The Pope's Rhinoceros is a vivid, antic, and picaresque novel spun around one of history's most bizarre chapters: the sixteenth-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros as a bribe for Pope Leo X.
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