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Fancy Cycling, 1901: An Edwardian Guide (Old House Projects)
Isabel Marks
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Description for Fancy Cycling, 1901: An Edwardian Guide (Old House Projects)
Hardcover. Shows straight-faced paragons of Edwardian society in a variety of impressive and unlikely vehicular arrangements. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBTB; WGC; WSQ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
By 1901, when this book first free-wheeled spectacularly into sight, cycling was well established both as leisure pastime and method of getting about. Yet as a forum for the display of acrobatic prowess its potential had been left largely unmined – a lack that this book swiftly and with some style swooped in to supply. It shows straight-faced paragons of Edwardian society in a variety of impressive and unlikely vehicular arrangements. Fearlessly, they demonstrate the possibility of picking up a handkerchief without dismounting, of riding backwards while seated on the handlebar, and of 'standing on saddle, hands off!' They even ... Read more
By 1901, when this book first free-wheeled spectacularly into sight, cycling was well established both as leisure pastime and method of getting about. Yet as a forum for the display of acrobatic prowess its potential had been left largely unmined – a lack that this book swiftly and with some style swooped in to supply. It shows straight-faced paragons of Edwardian society in a variety of impressive and unlikely vehicular arrangements. Fearlessly, they demonstrate the possibility of picking up a handkerchief without dismounting, of riding backwards while seated on the handlebar, and of 'standing on saddle, hands off!' They even ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
116
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908402714
SKU
9781908402714
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