Collection of British Cycling and Touring Books and Maps. 1: J.G. Bartholomew, The Handy Touring Atlas of the British Isles / 2: Alexander Gross and F. Waite-Browne, The Premier Road Book of Great Britain / 3: 'Cycles and Mopeds, Cycling Books of Maintenance / 4: Cycling Touring Club's 'Cycling' [Know the Game Series] / 5: Cyclists' Touring Club, 'C.T.C. Handbook and Guide' / 6: The Kuklos Annual and Handbook for Cyclists and other Roadfarers, 1925 / 7: Harold Briercliffe, Northern England / 8: Harold Briercliffe, Southern England, / 9: Philips New Series of County Maps - Surrey / 10: Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of Dorset / 11: Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of South Devon / 12: Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of York and Scarboroug

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Published by London, East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Cheltenham, George Newnes / Educational Productions Limited / Temple Press Limited / Daily News Ltd 1923 - 1952, 1952

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14 volumes - 8 books, 4 Leporellos and 2 large fold-out maps. 10.5 cm x 15.2 cm - 12.7 cm x 18.5 cm - 20 cm x 13.7 cm - 10.3 cm x 19.5 cm. Circa. 1,100 pages. Numerous colour fold-out maps and in-text maps and tables. Hardcover and softcover. All items in very good condition with a mixture of minor and some stronger signs of wear. Includes, for example, the following: Bartholomew's "Half-Inch to Mile" Survey Maps [folded: 10.3 cm x 19.5 cm - unfolded: 74.5 cm x 62.7 cm], on 32 fold-out panels, coloured and illustrated with topographical information from the Ordinance Survey. scale 1:126,720. Philip's County Map [folded: 10 cm x 15.4 cm - unfolded: 46 cm x 37.5 cm], on 15 fold-out panels, coloured and illustrated with parliamentary electoral boundary information. 'Cycling Map of the Midlands' [folded: 58.8 cm x 44.6 cm - unfolded: ] 18 fold-out panels, coloured and illustrated. Scale 1 inch to 5 miles. Map divided into 10 miles square. Linen-backed. 16 sections of Wincarnis Motor & Cyclist Map of England [folded:12 cm x 17.8 cm - unfolded: 24 cm x 17.8 cm], on 2 fold-out maps, coloured and illustrated. Scale to 10 miles to an Inch. Each individual section represents a geographic regions London, Surrey, Sussex & Kent / Hampshire, Mid Southern Counties / Devonshire, West Somerset, & c / Cornwall & West Devonshire / London, Herts., Essex, S. Suffolk, & c / London & East Midland Counties / Gloucester & West Mid. Counties / South Wales / Norfolk, N. Suffolk, Cambridge, & c / Manchester & N.W. Midland Counties / Mid Wales, Shropshire, & c / Lincolnshire, E. Notts., S.E. Yorkshire / North Wales, Cheshire, & c / Lancashire & West Yorkshire / N.E. Yorkshire & Northumberland / Cumberland, Westmoreland & c etc. Briercliffe's Cycling Touring Guides - Northern England includes, for example: The Lake District / The Yorkshire Dales / The North-East Coast / Shorter Tours and Connecting Routes / Day and Weekedn Tours / Appendix etc. Also included 8 plates and 12 line illustrations taken from drawings by Frank Patterson. Briercliffe's Cycling Touring Guides - Southern England includes, for example: The Thames Valley and the Cotswolds / The Isle of Wight / The New Forest / Between London and the South Coast / The South Coast / Appendix etc. Also included 8 plates and 12 line illustrations taken from drawings by Frank Patterson. Premier Road Book of Great Britain contains route descriptions with gradiated diagrams. Routes include, for example the following routes: LOndon to Croydon and Brighton / Chelmsford to Great Dunmow and Saffron Walden / Wolverhampton to Kidderminster / Machester to Southport / Carnarvon to Barmouth / Oban to Ardrishaig / Index to Routes etc. Also included is map at rear pastedown of "Great Britain by Alexander Gross". 4 discreet St Dunstan's label stamps on reverse. [Know the Game Series] Cycling volume has, for example, information on the following: cycling efficiency / frame design / gear table / general maintenance / road safety etc. Kuklos Annual contains, for example, the following: The Reformed Bicycle / The Woman Cycylist / Tadems / Luggage / Medical Matters / Potted Tours in Great Britain, Ireland, France, Holland / Resthouse Directory, with 4,000 addresses in Britain, Ireland and Northern France etc. The Handy Touring Atlas of the British Isles volume contains, for example, the following: Diagram of Road Altitudes / General Maps / Contoured District Maps - Scale 10 Miles to an Inch / Index to Principal Cycling Centres etc. Cyclists' Touring Club Handbook & Guide 1923, contains, for example, the following: List of Officers / Honorary Life Members / Touring in the British Isles / Moon's Phases / Legal Defence for Members / Railway and Cloak Room Charges for Cycles / Hotel and Farmhouse List Arrangements / Index to Places / Camp Sites / Continental Section etc. Cycling Book of Maintenance includes, for example, the following: frame and steering / the bottom bracket / transmission / hubs / wheels /general maintenace an. …

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Collection of British Cycling and Touring Books and Maps. 1: J.G. Bartholomew, The Handy Touring Atlas of the British Isles / 2: Alexander Gross and F. Waite-Browne, The Premier Road Book of Great Britain / 3: 'Cycles and Mopeds, Cycling Books of Maintenance / 4: Cycling Touring Club's 'Cycling' [Know the Game Series] / 5: Cyclists' Touring Club, 'C.T.C. Handbook and Guide' / 6: The Kuklos Annual and Handbook for Cyclists and other Roadfarers, 1925 / 7: Harold Briercliffe, Northern England / 8: Harold Briercliffe, Southern England, / 9: Philips New Series of County Maps - Surrey / 10: Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of Dorset / 11: Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of South Devon / 12: Bartholomew's Reduced Survey Map of York and Scarboroug
Author
[Cycling in Great Britain]
Publisher
London, East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Cheltenham, George Newnes / Educational Productions Limited / Temple Press Limited / Daily News Ltd 1923 - 1952
Publication year
1952
Condition
Wie neu
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
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Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

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