Round the World on a Wheel. Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of 19,237 Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents By John Foster Fraser, S. Edward Lunn, and F.H. Lowe
by Fraser, John Foster
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1899. xii, 532 pages plus 38-page publisher's catalogue. B/w frontispiece and about 99 other b/w photos, some of which are full page. Previous owner's signature on upper board, front pastedown, first page of text and page 173. Original pictorial cloth (lightly worn and marked) with titling in black on upper board and the spine (rubbed). Corners bumped and a little worn. A touch of pale foxing on a few pages. Short tears to the cloth at head and tail of spine. A beautiful old book. *A lively and humorous account of a very long and adventure-packed cycling journey which began in mid-1896. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Tapsell's Books and Music (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6950
- Title
- Round the World on a Wheel. Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of 19,237 Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents By John Foster Fraser, S. Edward Lunn, and F.H. Lowe
- Author
- Fraser, John Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Bicycle Journeys. Cycling.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; 18th and 19th Century Books; Cycling;
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About the Seller
Tapsell's Books and Music
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Rutherglen, Victoria
About Tapsell's Books and Music
Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.
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