The Story of the Bicycle
by Woodforde John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good++
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Great Britain: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1970. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 175 pages. This is an excellent, fascinating account of the bicycle from the beginnings in the 1870s. Comprehensive text + endless illustrations, drawings, black and white photographic plates and reproductions of old adverts. In original brick coloured buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Very Good++ attractive pictorial price-clipped dust wrapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Delph Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012362
- Title
- The Story of the Bicycle
- Author
- Woodforde John
- Format/Binding
- Buckram
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- London, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- BICYCLES CYCLING BICYCLE SPORT
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...