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Velocipedes, Bicycles and Tricycles -
Tom Burgess
May 1869 - George Routledge and Sons, London - First Edition
First edition of one of the first books in English to be dedicated to the bicycle, with thirty six charming woodcut illustrations.
‘Whether velocipedes are only the 'toy of the hour,' or are destined to become a permanent adjunct to our civilization and every-day life or not, no one can doubt their extending popularity’.
‘A treasure trove of information with illustrations from the early inventions in 1819, right through to the so-called French, Parisian and American models available at the time. A summary of the scene in 1869 includes a report that the 52 miles from London to Brighton had been covered in 7½ hours on a bicycle, shaving two hours of the previous fastest time.’ – Pelotome.
Chapters include ‘Advantages of Velocipedes’, ‘Velocipedes of the Past’, ‘Velocipedes of the Day’, ‘Art of Velocipede Management’, ‘How to Manage a Bicycle’, ‘How to Construct a Bicycle’, ‘Velocipedum Variorium’ and ‘Progress of the Velocipede’.
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Price HK$ 2,500
May 1869 - George Routledge and Sons, London - First Edition
First edition of one of the first books in English to be dedicated to the bicycle, with thirty six charming woodcut illustrations.‘Whether velocipedes are only the 'toy of the hour,' or are destined to become a permanent adjunct to our civilization and every-day life or not, no one can doubt their extending popularity’.
‘A treasure trove of information with illustrations from the early inventions in 1819, right through to the so-called French, Parisian and American models available at the time. A summary of the scene in 1869 includes a report that the 52 miles from London to Brighton had been covered in 7½ hours on a bicycle, shaving two hours of the previous fastest time.’ – Pelotome.
Chapters include ‘Advantages of Velocipedes’, ‘Velocipedes of the Past’, ‘Velocipedes of the Day’, ‘Art of Velocipede Management’, ‘How to Manage a Bicycle’, ‘How to Construct a Bicycle’, ‘Velocipedum Variorium’ and ‘Progress of the Velocipede’.
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Price HK$ 2,500
Modern Cycles. A Practical Handbook on their Construction and Repair -
A. J. Wallis-Tayler
1897 - Crosby Lockwood and Son, London - First Edition
A fine and rare first edition of one of the earliest works on cycling to feature such technical details, including the machinery required to produce various bicycle designs.
Including a history of the cycle, and chapters on ‘Modern Safety Bycicles or Dicycles’ and ‘Modern Tricycles or Three-Wheeled Cycles’.
Profusely illustrated throughout with 304 in-text drawings and lithographs, and one folding plate to the rear.
The author, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, was an engineer, who ran an inspection and technical drawing company with two offices in London, he was also a prolific author of engineering and design related works.
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Price HK$ 5,000
1897 - Crosby Lockwood and Son, London - First Edition
A fine and rare first edition of one of the earliest works on cycling to feature such technical details, including the machinery required to produce various bicycle designs. Including a history of the cycle, and chapters on ‘Modern Safety Bycicles or Dicycles’ and ‘Modern Tricycles or Three-Wheeled Cycles’.
Profusely illustrated throughout with 304 in-text drawings and lithographs, and one folding plate to the rear.
The author, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, was an engineer, who ran an inspection and technical drawing company with two offices in London, he was also a prolific author of engineering and design related works.
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Price HK$ 5,000