Modern Cycles. A Practical Handbook on their Construction and Repair -
A. J. Wallis-Tayler
1897 - Crosby Lockwood and Son, London - First Edition
A fine and rare first edition of one of the earliest works on cycling to feature such technical details, including the machinery required to produce various bicycle designs.
Including a history of the cycle, and chapters on ‘Modern Safety Bycicles or Dicycles’ and ‘Modern Tricycles or Three-Wheeled Cycles’.
Profusely illustrated throughout with 304 in-text drawings and lithographs, and one folding plate to the rear.
The author, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, was an engineer, who ran an inspection and technical drawing company with two offices in London, he was also a prolific author of engineering and design related works. Thick octavo (book size 19.2x13.9cm), pp. xvi 340 viii (advertisements) 48 (’A Catalogue of Books’ dated September, 1896) 16 (’Weale’s Series of Scientific and Technical Works’ dated 1897). In publisher’s burgundy cloth, spine with gilt lettering and publishers logo, upper cover with gilt vignette of a bicycle, black coated endpapers. Condition: Fine but for some minor sunning to spine and rubbing to corners of cloth. Ref: 112220 Price: HK$ 5,000
Including a history of the cycle, and chapters on ‘Modern Safety Bycicles or Dicycles’ and ‘Modern Tricycles or Three-Wheeled Cycles’.
Profusely illustrated throughout with 304 in-text drawings and lithographs, and one folding plate to the rear.
The author, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, was an engineer, who ran an inspection and technical drawing company with two offices in London, he was also a prolific author of engineering and design related works. Thick octavo (book size 19.2x13.9cm), pp. xvi 340 viii (advertisements) 48 (’A Catalogue of Books’ dated September, 1896) 16 (’Weale’s Series of Scientific and Technical Works’ dated 1897). In publisher’s burgundy cloth, spine with gilt lettering and publishers logo, upper cover with gilt vignette of a bicycle, black coated endpapers. Condition: Fine but for some minor sunning to spine and rubbing to corners of cloth. Ref: 112220 Price: HK$ 5,000