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The American Wheelman -- Jan. 23, 1896
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Wheelman, 1896. Paperback. Very Good -. 274 p., 1 leaf of a color plate: many illustrations; 33 cm. Stapled; lacking wrapper. Issued weekly -- states "Published every Thursday." Includes a wealth of information about bicycles, racing, and clubs; as well as: an interview with Helen Baldwin and information about other women bicylists; a long illustrated report on the Second National Bicycle Show, which includes photographs; and many illustrated advertisements. A scarce issue of a magazine from the birth of cycling as a popular activity. In Very Good- Condition: lacking wrapper; p. 1 and p. 274 are soiled; closed 7-cm. tear from gutter edge of first leaf; edges of first leaf and last chipped; corners of last few leaves creased, with minor loss at upper corners of last 2 leaves; the majority of this very large issue is clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008393
- Title
- The American Wheelman -- Jan. 23, 1896
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- American Wheelman
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
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Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
We have a large stock, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on 16th- to mid-19th-century books in English, French, and German in the fields of history, travel, and the arts, and children's books; late 19th- and early 20th-century military prints and postcards; and manuscripts, deeds, maps, and printed ephemera of all periods and disciplines.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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