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The Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars
by Allan Girdler
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0760302081
- ISBN 13
- 9780760302088
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International , 1997 Motorbooks International, Osceola, WI. 1997. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($29.95); light rubbing to panels; slight edge bumping to top edge. Reddish boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 180 pp 4to. In 1903, Indian was the king of motorcycle manufacturers and Harley-Davidson was an upstart working out of a shed, but they were rivals even then. This book covers the next 50 years of that feud in the dealer showrooms, at the race track, and on the street. The best models of both companies are shown in more than 200 color and B&W photographs. A story of triumph and tragedy told for the first time. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011504
- Title
- The Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars
- Author
- Allan Girdler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0760302081
- ISBN 13
- 9780760302088
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Place of Publication
- Osceola, WI
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- motorcycles, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Indian motorcycles, Sport Scouts, Knuckleheads, Chiefs, Sport Twins, Servi-cars, eight valve racers, hill climbing specials, Bill Harley, Oscar Hedstrom, The Davidson brothers, motorcycle racing,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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