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The Winged Wheel Patch: A History of the Canadian Military Motorcycle and Rider
by Ken C. Messenger; Max A. Burns
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0920277853
- ISBN 13
- 9780920277850
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: Vanwell Publishing Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920277853 . 159 pp. Index. Glossary. Footnotes. Specifications. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white reproductions of archival photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "From interviews with despatch riders from both World Wars and with those who participated in the Motorcycle Display Teams of the 1950s and 1960s, to a detailed appendix of military motorcycle specifications, this book provides readers with a firsthand view of a fascinating yet often overlooked part of Canada's military history." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this engaging history. Cooke [3] p.161.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Military Motorcycles - Canada .
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 814H4730
- Title
- The Winged Wheel Patch: A History of the Canadian Military Motorcycle and Rider
- Author
- Ken C. Messenger; Max A. Burns
- Illustrator
- Davies, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0920277853
- ISBN 13
- 9780920277850
- Publisher
- Vanwell Publishing Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0920277853, Military, Motorcycles, Canada
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