About this title: In the twenty-first century we have all experienced new technologies that promise to change our lives. During the nineteenth century, the bicycle evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will. But was the "mechanical horse" truly destined to usher in a new era of road travel or would it remain merely a plaything for dandies and schoolboys? In this, the definitive history of the bicycle, David Herlihy recounts the saga of this far-reaching invention and the passions it aroused. The pioneer racer James Moore insisted the bicycle would become "as common ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
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Description: Very Good + Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall; Paperback, clean, tight copy, light shelfwear on covers, fine interior, 470 clean, crisp and tight pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0300104189. Price-clipped dust jacket.; A beautifully designed book with illustrations in color and black/white.; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 470 pp. read more
Edition: Book Still in Original Shrink Wrap
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
Description: Near Fine. Near Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 480 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300120479ISBN:0300120478
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VG+, tiny bit of sticker damage to the wraps. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 470 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hard Bound
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Size: Quarto; F/F. 1st edition. Unmarked. Unclipped. 470 pages. Index. Chapter notes. WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. Strong on the early years of bicycle manufacture, development, and history. Generous quarto size. book. read more
Description: Herlihy, David V., Yale Universitry Press, nd (2004), c2004, 2nd printing, boards & cloth, fine w/dj, 470 pp w/index & notes, B & W/color photographic & other illus., Sm 4to, "Bicycle is a fascinating book..." read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 2006-08-16
ISBN-13:9780300120479ISBN:0300120478
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780300120479ISBN:0300120478
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press 2004
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
Description: ISBN 0300104189. Hardback. Near Fine condition book in a Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. $40.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. Later Printing. As new condition. Copy 1. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press 2004
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
Description: ISBN 0300104189. Hardback. Near Fine condition book in a Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. $40.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. Later Printing. As new condition. Copy 2. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780300104189ISBN:0300104189
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Book is GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Description: Good. Used copy-Because of our high volume, we can not accurately describe each book, so we list the MINIMUM condition you can expect; most are better than the condition listed. read more
"Not that well written but a complete history about the beginnings of the bike. Interesting how anyone on a bike was compared to loose people who gambled or caroused. Bicyclers were not allowed into dance halls. (Maybe how we view "bikers" today.) :-)
"An interesting look at the history of bicycles, especially the early efforts to create man powered vehicles. The pictures are amazing. This is a big book, best read a chapter or two at a time."
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