Author: Isabel Marks
Publisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781908402714
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a special cloth hardcover gift edition reproduction of the original 1901 book which was one of the first to promote daring tricks for weird and wonderful acrobatics on two wheels, such as handle bar riding, riding backward and standing on the seat riding, hands off! Illustrated with period photographs showing outlandish daredevil "fancy cycling" stunts that have to be seen to be believed, it wonderfully captures a bygone age when popular fads and crazes were met with wild enthusiasm and is a delightful keepsake for cycling or sports enthusiasts.
Fancy Cycling, 1901
Author: Isabel Marks
Publisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781908402714
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a special cloth hardcover gift edition reproduction of the original 1901 book which was one of the first to promote daring tricks for weird and wonderful acrobatics on two wheels, such as handle bar riding, riding backward and standing on the seat riding, hands off! Illustrated with period photographs showing outlandish daredevil "fancy cycling" stunts that have to be seen to be believed, it wonderfully captures a bygone age when popular fads and crazes were met with wild enthusiasm and is a delightful keepsake for cycling or sports enthusiasts.
Publisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781908402714
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a special cloth hardcover gift edition reproduction of the original 1901 book which was one of the first to promote daring tricks for weird and wonderful acrobatics on two wheels, such as handle bar riding, riding backward and standing on the seat riding, hands off! Illustrated with period photographs showing outlandish daredevil "fancy cycling" stunts that have to be seen to be believed, it wonderfully captures a bygone age when popular fads and crazes were met with wild enthusiasm and is a delightful keepsake for cycling or sports enthusiasts.
A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of the New York Athletic Club
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Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Pages : 544
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Electric Edwardians
Author: Vanessa Toulmin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838715525
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Electric Edwardians presents a stunning visual record of the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, combined with an illuminating discussion of the films and the social context of their production by Vanessa Toulmin, a leading authority on the collection. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the films of Mitchell and Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors in the early twentieth century for screening in town halls, village fetes and local fairs. Audiences paid to see their neighbours, families and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at work and at play. This attractive volume includes over 200 illustrations drawn from the Mitchell and Kenyon collection, as well as contemporary posters and handbills from the National Fairground Archive. Vanessa Toulmin's lucid accompanying text provides an introduction to the work of the M&K company, the showmen who commissioned their films, and their place in early British cinema. Focusing on major themes, such as Leisure and Recreation, Sport, Industry, the Boer War and the City, Toulmin explores how the M&K collection deepens our understanding of these key aspects of Edwardian life.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1838715525
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Electric Edwardians presents a stunning visual record of the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, combined with an illuminating discussion of the films and the social context of their production by Vanessa Toulmin, a leading authority on the collection. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the films of Mitchell and Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors in the early twentieth century for screening in town halls, village fetes and local fairs. Audiences paid to see their neighbours, families and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at work and at play. This attractive volume includes over 200 illustrations drawn from the Mitchell and Kenyon collection, as well as contemporary posters and handbills from the National Fairground Archive. Vanessa Toulmin's lucid accompanying text provides an introduction to the work of the M&K company, the showmen who commissioned their films, and their place in early British cinema. Focusing on major themes, such as Leisure and Recreation, Sport, Industry, the Boer War and the City, Toulmin explores how the M&K collection deepens our understanding of these key aspects of Edwardian life.
The Public Library Journal
Author: Cardiff (Wales). Free Libraries
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Public Library Journal
Author: Cardiff Free Libraries
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
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Languages : en
Pages : 1178
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Pages : 1178
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Tillie the Terrible Swede
Author: Sue Stauffacher
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307982483
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
When Tillie Anderson came to America, all she had was a needle. So she got herself a job in a tailor shop and waited for a dream to find her. One day, a man sped by on a bicycle. She was told "bicycles aren't for ladies," but from then on, Tillie dreamed of riding—not graceful figure eights, but speedy, scorching, racy riding! And she knew that couldn't be done in a fancy lady's dress. . . . With arduous training and her (shocking!) new clothes, Tillie became the women's bicycle-riding champion of the world. Sue Stauffacher's lively text and Sarah McMenemy's charming illustrations capture the energy of America's bicycle craze and tell the story of one woman who wouldn't let society's expectations stop her from achieving her dream.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307982483
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
When Tillie Anderson came to America, all she had was a needle. So she got herself a job in a tailor shop and waited for a dream to find her. One day, a man sped by on a bicycle. She was told "bicycles aren't for ladies," but from then on, Tillie dreamed of riding—not graceful figure eights, but speedy, scorching, racy riding! And she knew that couldn't be done in a fancy lady's dress. . . . With arduous training and her (shocking!) new clothes, Tillie became the women's bicycle-riding champion of the world. Sue Stauffacher's lively text and Sarah McMenemy's charming illustrations capture the energy of America's bicycle craze and tell the story of one woman who wouldn't let society's expectations stop her from achieving her dream.
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 1176
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Pages : 1176
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Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Books for Wales
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Category : Welsh literature
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Category : Welsh literature
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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