Bicycle History & Collecting Books
3/2/10
These books cover the history of cycling, and many are aimed at
collectors of classic bicycles.
Ed likes Major Taylor, which tells the story of one of the first
Black Americans to become a World Champion.
Item #: B2684
TITLE: Bicycle Collectibles [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Author(s): Dan Gindling
Pages: 152 6" x 9" pages, many color photos
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
Covers all types of collectible bicycling related items including:
Bicycles, parts & accessories, art, beer & wine labels, books, bottles,
Christmas tree ornaments, cigar box labels & cigar bands, cigarette
packs & insert cards, comic books, fast food toys, games, headbadges,
jigsaw puzzles, metal lunch boxes, magazines & advertisements,
matchcovers, medals, phonecards, phonographs, playing cards, postcards,
posters, souvenir spoons, stamps, steins, toy soldiers, valentines, and
more.
This guide includes many color photos and approximate prices.
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Item #: B1364
TITLE: Introductory Guide to Collecting the Classics: American Balloon Tire Bicycles From the 1930's-1960 [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Author(s): James L. Hurd & Don A. Hennings
Pages: 98 8.5" x 11" pages. illustrations
Price: $ 15.95
Covers numerous types of classic bicycles:
* Schwinn
* Columbia
* Elgin
* Bowden
* Monarch
* Silver King
* Rollfast
* Shelby
* Roadmaster
* Dayton
* Whizzer, & more
Also includes:
* 10 ways to find antique & classic bicycles
* Restoration tips
* Directory of helpful references
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Item #: B1343
TITLE: It's In the Bag [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Author(s): Tony Hadland & John Pinkerton
Pages: Hardcover, 154 6" x 8.5" pages, photos
Price: $ 36.95
Traces 120 years of portable (folders, separables & compressibles)
bicycle history, focusing on UK products & significant imports.
Tony Hadland has concentrated on the period from when the
mould-breaking Moulton was launched in the 1960s up to early 1996,
while John Pinkerton has covered the time from the Victorian era
through to the 1960s. Their research has been based wherever possible
on primary sources, with reference to designers and manufacturers in
many cases. This has resulted in a wide range of unusual and sometimes
even bizarre portables being covered. Little has been missed.
"The idea of putting a bicycle in a bag is, indeed, a queer one, but of
considerable value for all that, in these days of high railway
charges." - Henry Sturmey, 1881
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Item #: B0075
TITLE: Major Taylor: The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle Racer [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Author(s): Andrew Ritchie
Pages: 304 pages, 32 pages of photos
Price: $ 15.95
Major Taylor was born in Indianapolis in 1878. He went on to become
American sprint champion 1898-1900, the first black world champion in
any sport, and 1-mile record holder. A deeply religious man, Taylor
once turned down $10,000 for a tour of Europe because he would not race
on Sunday.
"A fresh insight into the life of Major Taylor. It provides a fuller
appreciation of the importance of cycling at the turn of the century
when Major Taylor was literally the fastest man on earth."
- Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
"Revealing story of an intriguing and undeservedly forgotten American
sports star."
- Greg Lemond
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Item #: B3198
TITLE: The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles [Add to Cart] [View Cart]
Author(s): Jan Heine & Jean-Pierre Praderes
Pages: 165 9.25" x 11.75" pages, photos, illustrations
Price: $ 60.00
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