SHIMMERING SPOKES : One Australian's 16,000 Km Odyssey. (Signed Copy)
by Allen, Richard Sanders
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 1864365218
- ISBN 13
- 9781864365214
- Seller
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Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
New South Wales, Australia: New Holland Books, 1999. 346pp., plus 2 x 8 page, colour, photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author signature to title page, otherwise leaves clean, albeit with a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. "Inspired by the death of his mother to breast cancer, Richard Allen made an extraordinary decision - to cycle around Australia to raise funds for cancer research . . . this is Richard's personal chronicle of his experiences, the people he encountered and the obstacles he overcame during his colourful and arduous journey. Cycling up to 230km a day, Richard not only came to terms with the death of his mother but battled headwinds, road-trains, snakes, scorpions and locusts through outback Queensland, the rugged Top End, the spectacular Kimberleys, the West Australian Coast and the searing heat of the Nullabor . . . " Book weight approx. 440g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008512
- Title
- SHIMMERING SPOKES : One Australian's 16,000 Km Odyssey. (Signed Copy)
- Author
- Allen, Richard Sanders
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1864365218
- ISBN 13
- 9781864365214
- Publisher
- New Holland Books
- Place of Publication
- New South Wales, Australia
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- JOURNEYS, BICYCLE TOURING, FUNDRAISING, DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL, SIGNED BOOKS, CYCLING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Travel and Exploration; Signed Books;
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Diversity Books, IOBA
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Diversity Books, IOBA
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Korumburra, Victoria
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