[CR] Books for Sale 31/1/05

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:49:48 +0000
Subject: [CR] Books for Sale 31/1/05
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Latest list of Books for sale to CR members before they go to Ebay. Please ask for photos if you're interested. I will also be listing a few rare rare books on Ebay tomorrow - take a look under my Ebay identity hilarystone

All items are priced in $. Shipping will be extra charged at cost. Payment can be made in cash with dollars or by money order in Pounds sterling ($1.70 to 1 GBP). American Express Travellers cheques in $ are also fine. I can take PayPal but I have to charge 5% extra to cover what my bank charges me.

Regards Hilary Stone, Bristol, England

FREEWHEELING THE STORY OF BICYCLING IN CANADA by William Humber paperback, 160pp, published 1986. Well illustrated large format book with especially strong sections - at least for me - on 6-day racing. $30

TOM SIMPSON CYCLING MAGAZINE SPECIAL published after his death in 1967. 80 pages. Tom Simpson was one of Britain¹s greatest ever professional cyclists whose palmares included the World Championship road race, Bordeaux-Paris and the first Britain to hold the Tour de France yellow jersey. $30

FIRST CENTURY OF BICYCLE AND ACCESSORIES by Lionel Joseph Lovely illustrated book on 20th C Cycle parts. This is is a great resource book despite a flawed text - the illustrations are wonderful. 166 pages. $35

CLASSIC CYCLE RACES OF EUROPE Rudolf Geser 143pp, published 1992 23 race routes incl Paris-Roubaix, Amstel Gold, Tour of Flanders, Milan-San Remo. Excellent well illustrated book $20

THE STURMEY ARCHER STORY by Tony Hadland The book on Sturmey Archer gears - incredibly well researched all the details rare Hardback edition large format 192pp. $20

RIDE AND BE DAMMED by Chas Messenger The Story of the British League of Racing Cyclists 150pp. Published 1998 The BLRC was the racing body in that in the 1940s restarted road racing on the road in the UK. Great extremely nicle presented and illustrated book $25

WOLVERHAMPTON CYCLES AND CYCLING by Jim Boulton. 70pp large format paperback. Signed copy. Published 1988. Covers all the Wolverhampton makers from the earky days right up to Viking, Stallard etc and has a good section on Percy Stallard the figurehead of road racing in the UK. $20

THE DATA BOOK Vand der Plas reprint of the Japanese book of Rebour illustrations. Hardback 209pp. Fascinating collection of illustrations of mostly French cycle components from the 40s through to the 60s $20

ALPACA TO SKINSUIT by Bernard Thompson The story of time trialling in Britain 47pp with many photos. This was published in 1988 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the RTTC, the governing body for time trialling in the UK. This is an excellent A4 format book that gives great insight into British time trialling. $20

CENTENARY 78 The story of British cycle racing by Noel Henderson. This well illustrated book details cycle racing in almost all its versions right from the earliest days up until the 70s. An excellent and underated book. 128 pages. $20

KINGS OF THE ROAD A PORTRAIT OF RACERS AND RACING by Robin Magowan and Graham Watson 208pp hardback published 1987 Many top riders Merckx, Hinault, Kelly are featured together outlines of all the Clasics and major stage races, illustrated with Graham Watson¹s excellent photography Unusual book Torn but repaired dustjacket hence only $20