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A Social History of the Bicycle: Its Early Life and Times in America
by Robert A. Smith
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0070584575
- ISBN 13
- 9780070584570
- Seller
-
Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
American Heritage Press, 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red cloth covered boards with mild edgewear and soil, lightly bumped spine ends and corners, and a couple dents to lower edges. Text block lightly foxed. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has uneven sunfading, trace soil, light toning and edgewear, and several tears and small chips (up to 1 1/2"); flaps not clipped. Binding sound, text with scattered light marking and margin notes in pen. Interior lightly toned. B/w illustrations. Brief gift inscription to ffep. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 269 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000238
- Title
- A Social History of the Bicycle: Its Early Life and Times in America
- Author
- Robert A. Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0070584575
- ISBN 13
- 9780070584570
- Publisher
- American Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- X weight
- 2 lb
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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