London: B T Batsford, 1961. 208 pages, illustrated with 139 drawings and photographs, index. Prev owner's details on the front flyleaf. Prelims, endpages and edges foxed. Upper page edges tinted. Or blue cloth boards with traces of damp on the front board, gilt spine titles, in dust-jacket which has a wrap-around illustration. The jacket has wear and tear at corners and at spine head and foot with some loss. The book covers the development of the motor cycle from 1939 to 1930.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 022857
Title: Veteran and Vintage Motor Cycles
Author: Sheldon, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: B T Batsford
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1961
Keywords: Power-Assisted Pedal Cycle Motor Cycle engine Design frames Suspension Controls Thomas Humber Dan Rudge Alfred Scott James Norton Motor Cycle Racing
Bookseller catalogs: Transport - Planes, Trains, Cars, Boats, Carriages;

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I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.

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Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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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....