Stringer's Books and Ephemera

Transportation - Motorcycles (2 items)

  • Jackman, W.J. ABC OF THE MOTORCYCLE Chicago Charles C. Thompson Co. c. 1916
    175.00
    First published in 1910, this is the 1916 edition (3rd edition?). Hardcover book is in good only condition with edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, oil(?) stains smudges and some wear to covers, minor stains to some of the pages (not blocking text).
    222 pages with illustrations
    Hardcover book, size is 6 1/4" x 9 1/4".
    "Text and illustrations that make the mechanism and operation of the machine clear to those directly or indirectly interested. A book for the use of people who want the 'Show How' features."
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  • Wilde, Sam (edited by) BARBARIANS ON WHEELS Secausus, NJ Chartwell Books 1977
    465.00
    Condition for this hardcover book is near fine with dustjacket which has slight wear top of spine, otherwise is in near fine condition.
    160 pages with numerous photos (colour and b/w).
    4to. (13 1/2" x 9 3/4"), large hardcover with dustjacket.
    "Barbarians on Wheels is an exhaustive documentation of the curious underworld of the motorcycle cult and of the savage gangs which have established themselves firmly as an element of violence in society on both sides of the Atlantic."

    A fascinating look at the biker culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
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