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Oxford, Oxford University Press; 1980.. First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 256; map endpapers, illustrated title page, numerous b/w illustrations, sources and select bibliography, index, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copy.
THE BICYCLE AND THE BUSH: Man and Machine in Rural Australia by Fitzpatrick, Jim - 1980
by Fitzpatrick, Jim
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THE BICYCLE AND THE BUSH: Man and Machine in Rural Australia
by Fitzpatrick, Jim
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press, 1980. 250pp., plus (vi), chronology map printed endpapers. Intext, b/white halftone plates (archival and private sources), line-drawings and facsimiles. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Khaki-coloured boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Sepia, photographically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, else several blind indentations on rear panel. In this most interesting book, the author looks at the nature and widespread use of the bicycle in outback Australia including the first crossing of the continent in 1893 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Introduction, Part 1/ The Elements. Part 2/ The Uses. Sources. Index. Book weight approx. 850g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- ISBN 10 0195542312
- ISBN 13 9780195542318
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Date Published 1980
- Keywords Transport History, Australia, Cycling, Bicycles (Australia) History, Rural Life (Australia), Fitzpatrick, Jim, 1943-
- Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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THE BICYCLE AND THE BUSH - MAN AND MACHINE IN RURAL AUSTRALIA
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Oxford University Press, Melbourne.1980. 256 pp including index, small quarto, map on end-papers, b&w photographic and line illustrations, small stain to top edge, d/j faded, else very good copy in like, pictorial d/j.
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The Bicycle and the Bush: Man and Machine in Rural Australia
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Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia
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Carlisle, WA; Hesperian Press; 2002 reprint. hardcover in good condition, some shelf wear, dustwrapper faded on spine. 250 pages + index, b/w photos
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The Bicycle and the Bush: Man and Machine in Rural Australia
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Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1980. 250 pp + vi pp (index), b/w ills throughout, maps, biographical sketches, bibliography, end-paper maps: principal routes of overland cycle journeys of the 1890s. Papered boards in jacket. Some fading to jacket as usual, minor foxing to top edge. The author looks at the nature and widespread use of the bicycle in the outback by shearers, clergymen, boundary riders, cycle express messengers, Kalgoorlie pipeline and Western Australian rabbit fence patrols, swagmen, kangaroo shooters, drovers, commercial travellers, and dentists. He recounts the major events and developments in Australian cycling history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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