1995ref. x-0792330307Kluwer Academic Pub 1995. Hardcover. New. partly reprinted from plant and soil 168/169 1995 edition. 696 pages. 10.75x8.25x1.25 inches. Kluwer Academic Pub hardcover
1960ref. 7475London: Stanley Paul and Co 1960. 235 pages. B/w frontispiece and many b/w photo plates. Original red boards with rules titling and publisher's device on the spine. The book itself is bright crisp and flawless. The price-clipped dustwrapper which is lightly worn and chipped at extremities is without the usual sunning of the red spine. Rare. NOTE: The entire lower panel rear cover of the dustwrapper is an advertisement for Percy Cerutty's book Athletics: How To Become a Champion. The words "2nd impression" which appear at the bottom of that advertisement refer to Cerutty's book not to My World on Wheels!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Stanley Paul and Co Hardcover
ref. EXE0000dParis, Collection des Grands Ouvrages de l'Illustration, 1936. 2 volumes reliés in-4°, demi-reliure de l'éditeur en percaline noire, titre doré au dos, plats marbrés.
1906ref. 6718Detroit: Press of Raynor & Taylor 1906. First edition. 8vo 362pp. Frontis maps photographs illustrations. Original navy cloth upper board and spine stamped in gilt. Skillfully rebacked with original spine laid down. Few stray marks to cloth some marginal staining internally else clean and very good. Wonderfully illustrated privately printed account of a 44-state bicycle trip taken as a wager the purse of which was $5000. Published the year after the trip concluded the book recounts their journey starting in Jackson Michigan on May 2 1904 covering some 13000 miles through numerous cities lasting roughly 18 months and the funds for which raised by the sale of an aluminum ashtray which they sold along the way. OCLC cites 11 holdings for this title and it is also quite scarce in the trade. Press of Raynor & Taylor unknown books
1906ref. 6718Detroit: Press of Raynor & Taylor 1906. First edition. 8vo 362pp. Frontis maps photographs illustrations. Original navy cloth upper board and spine stamped in gilt. Skillfully rebacked with original spine laid down. Few stray marks to cloth some marginal staining internally else clean and very good. Wonderfully illustrated privately printed account of a 44-state bicycle trip taken as a wager the purse of which was $5000. Published the year after the trip concluded the book recounts their journey starting in Jackson Michigan on May 2 1904 covering some 13000 miles through numerous cities lasting roughly 18 months and the funds for which raised by the sale of an aluminum ashtray which they sold along the way. OCLC cites 11 holdings for this title and it is also quite scarce in the trade. Press of Raynor & Taylor unknown
ref. SONG1928049036Used: Good unknown
1960ref. 8039London: Stanley Paul and Co 1960. 235 pages. B/w frontispiece and many b/w photo plates. Slight tanning on endpapers. Original red boards with rules titling and publisher's device on the spine. The dustwrapper is worn chipped and marked; the dustwrapper spine is sunned as usual. Rare. Signed and inscribed by Mockridge's widow Irene Mockridge and dated August 2 1961. NOTE: The entire lower panel rear cover of the dustwrapper is an advertisement for Percy Cerutty's book Athletics: How To Become a Champion. The words "2nd impression" which appear at the bottom of that advertisement refer to Cerutty's book not to My World on Wheels!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Stanley Paul and Co Hardcover
1890ref. 9339ca. 1890. Großes Albuminphoto (mit Passepartout und hinter Glas im Rahmen) 48,5 x 35 cm / Rahmen 68,5 x 56 cm (Breite x Höhe)
1905Bellissimo manifesto caricaturale: “Pas d’obstacles!!!”, di cm. 148 x 66, montato su tela, in litografia a colori, realizzato da Léon Dardenne (1865-1912) per pubblicizzare le biciclette della Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Monrocher-Marechal di Lille. Con lievi abrasioni ai margini e pesante alone lungo tutta la parte inferiore, ma certamente buon esemplare.
ref. 26904Le Coq sportif 2013. 1 maillot cycliste homme taille XL marque Le Coq sportif floqué des logos de l'équipe et des partenaires. . Maillot jaune replica officiel du Tour de France signé par son vainqueur Christopher Froome. C'était cette année là la centième édition de la plus célèbre des courses cyclistes au monde. . Cette 100e édition 29 juin – 21 juillet 2013 présente comme particularité d’être le premier à intégrer un passage en Corse les trois premières étapes et deux fois l’ascension de L’Alpe d’Huez dans la même étape ainsi qu’une arrivée de nuit lors de la dernière étape sur les Champs-Élysées à Paris. Grâce notamment à ses trois victoires d’étapes le britannique Christopher Froome de l’équipe Sky remporte cette 100e édition du Tour de France pour la première fois. Il en remportera trois autres en 2015 2016 et 2017 en réalisant le doublé avec le Tour d’Espagne à cette occasion : c’est le premier doublé Tour-Vuelta depuis Bernard Hinault en 1978. [Le Coq sportif, 2013]. 1 maillot cycliste homme (taille XL) marque Le Coq sportif, floqué des logos de l'équipe et des parten unknown
2013ref. 26904Maillot jaune signé par son vainqueur, Christopher Froome. [Le Coq sportif, 2013]. 1 maillot cycliste homme (taille XL) marque Le Coq sportif, floqué des logos de l'équipe et des partenaires. Maillot jaune replica officiel du Tour de France, signé par son vainqueur, Christopher Froome. C'était cette année là la centième édition de la plus célèbre des courses cyclistes au monde.
1896In-16 gr. (mm. 182x,118), tela edit., pp. XVIII,536,32 (di catalogo editoriale), con un ricco apparato iconografico di 565 figure inc. su legno nel t. Questo trattato è considerato il primo serio e scientifico studio della bicicletta. “It begins with a general exposition of mechanical principles: dynamic, static, and straining forces. It then covers successive experiments at bicycle and tricycle design, including several ‘mechanical monstrosities’. With the aid of elegant, sometimes humorous drawings, the book examines various designs for their relative stability, steering advantages, gearing and resistance properties. The final selection discusses the design of individual components in detail . This fascinating treatise will attract a wide audience of readers interested in technology and invention as well as serious and competitive cyclists, bicycle designers, and collectors”. "Prima edizione", molto rara. Esemplare ben conservato.
ref. 87Paris : L'Illustration, 1935-1936 ; 2 volumes in-4, reliure de l'éditeur.
1935188 pages. "To Torchy Peden with Best Wishes, Ray Smythe, July 1 1935" written boldly upon front free endpaper. A newspaperman's close-up of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - subtitle. "Offers the first constructive close-up of the people who are administering the National Housing Act, and the banking, industrial and employment problems with which this group is dealing so effectively." - from dust jacket. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
1920Bellissimo manifesto, in litografia a colori, dedicato alle biciclette “Aiglon”, di cm. 59 x 40. L’immagine rappresenta una donna bendata che monta una bicicletta trainata da un’aquila, stile Art Deco. Sapientemente restaurato per strappo lungo tutto il manifesto.
1928Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Bill Carlisle, Train Robber - An account of the amazing exploits of a man described as "the last of the train-robbers", who would notify officials when he was about to rob a train!; In Quest of the Dragon Lizards - Part I - A thrilling account of adventures on a remote Dutch East Indies island in pursuit of prehistoric flesh-eating lizards (the Komodo dragon) - with photos; The City of Golden Geese - A lively photo-illustrated account of the foie gras industry in the old city of Strasburg in Alsace; Mungoro Meets His Match - A Rhodesian tale; The End of the Chase - A hunt for a monstrous elephant near Lake Nyasa; Photo of a Kentish stilt-walker in field of hops; The Man in No. 35 - How a British officer discovered, in a Russian prison, Julius Weinberg, a Jewish banker who had actually handed Lenin and his accomplices ten million marks from the German Government in order to finance the Bolshevik revolution that destroyed Russia as a fighting force - the little man knew too much, and paid with his life for his refusal to surrender the incriminating receipts; Cycling Round the World - Part II - Kai Thorenfeldt spent over two years riding over 20,00 miles! - with photos; The bachelor Homesteaders of British Columbia - A breezy photo-illustrated account of the adventures and hardships of this cheery, happy-go-lucky class of men; The Girl Stowaway of the Cecilie - Part II - Jeanne Day snuck aboard the Herzogin Cecilie before it departed Australia for Falmouth - with photos; A Ride in the Night - An officer of the King's African Rifles falls ill on the Abyssinian frontier of Kenya Colony; The Chief's Gift - A tale from a New Zealand sheep farmer; Teddy Murphy's Close Call - A child disappears into a well in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
1896In-4 (mm. 317x230), tela edit., pp. 364 (incluso l’Indice), con numerose figure inc. su legno nel t. Di questo importante periodico mensile offriamo quasi "tutto il pubblicato" dal luglio 1896 (Anno I, n. 1) al giugno 1897 (n. 12). Manca solo l’ultimo numero: il n. 1 - luglio 1897 - Anno II. “La rivista intende tenere i suoi lettori continuamente al corrente di tutte le novità che in fatto di ciclismo la scienza e la meccanica moderna sapranno escogitare”. E’ strutturata in sezioni: “Parte tecnica” (suddivisa in rubriche: Tecnologia meccanica. Le novità. Tribuna del pubblico. Varietà tecniche. Ciclismo militare. L’igiene e la medicina del ciclismo. Diritto ciclistico) - “Parte commerciale” (Corriere d’Inghilterra. Il commercio ciclistico internazionale. Piccola cronaca del commercio) - “Parte sportiva” e “Automobilismo” (articoli scientifici, tecnici, di varietà, di sport, elenco di brevetti di privative rilasciati in Italia, relazioni delle principali esposizioni automobilistiche, descrizione di vetture, motocicli e motori). Cfr. Catalogo Periodici Biblioteche Lombarde,V, p. 115. Esemplare molto ben conservato. Rarissimo trovarlo completo. .
1910Magnifico manifesto in litografia a colori, di cm. 159,5 x 119,5, dedicato ai pneumatici “A Soly” : circondate da bandiere di parecchi stati del mondo, un gruppo di donne di varie etnie volge le braccia verso l’alto dove, a mo’ di corona, è sospeso un pneumatico “Condor. A. Soly” con la scritta “C’est toujours le meilleur du monde”. Il manifesto (stampato su carta sottile) è stato sapientemente restaurato per due piccole mancanze al centro e al margine bianco, altrimenti ben conservato.
1900ref. 243181900 Affiche lithographiée entoilée, signée en bas à gauche dans la toile, Paris, Imprimerie Van Gindertaele, (1900), 140.5 x 110 cm.
ref. ORD-16916Lyon. Société Lyonnaise de Photochromogravures. 1905. Affiche en couleurs de 75 x 108,5 cm entoilée, en parfait état. Elle montre 1 femme et 2 hommes en premier plan contemplant la bicyclette de la dame sur fond de paysage champêtre avec d'autres personnages dont un petit groupe d'enfants dont l'un chevauche un cheval de bois. Photo su demande.
