ISBN: 9781333883720 - catalog of the cycle collection of the division of engineering, united states national museum (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is an engaging historical overview of the bicycle and its role in society and culture, focusing on its evolution from the mid-1800s to around 1900. The author uses the bicycle to present a broader societal narrative, ranging across sport, fashion, technology, and leisure, and the role of the machine in revolutionizing transportation. Through exploration of patents, advertisements, and vintage photographs, the book shows the bicycle's impact on the lives and imaginations of the time, detailing the bicycle's humble origins as a mechanical curiosity to its rise as a popular, affordable, and revolutionary mode of transport. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …