The Bicycle
- 作者
- 出版社 Random House Inc
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9782080135513
- 定价 514.00
内容简介
TheBicycleexplorestherichandvariedhistoryofcyclesandcyclistsbeginningintheearly19thcentury，when"runningmachines"caughtthefancyofthefashionableworldinEurope，andgoesontoexplorethebicycle's"GoldenAge"inthe1890s.Bytheearly20thcentury，bicycletechnologywasalsobeingusedintheautomobileandaviationindustries，whileironically，thepopularityofthebicycleitselfdeclined.Today，however，theovercrowdingandpollutionofourcitieshasshowntheautomobiletobeadangerousandunviablesolutiontothefutureoftransportation，andbicycleclubsandpressuregroupshaveonceagainpresidedoveraboominleisurecycling.
Inthisbeautifullydesignedvolume，anextraordinarycompilationofvisualmaterialdrawnfromtheauthor'scollectionofantiquebicycles，posters，printsandmemorabilia-oneofthelargestprivatecollectionsintheworld-issupplementedbyawealthofpreviouslyunpublisheddocumentsontechnology，bicycleclubs，andcycleracing.Aninternationallistofcyclingorganizationsandcollections，aswellasabibliographyincludingmagazinesandotherpublicationswillmakethisbookindispensableforcyclingenthusiastsofallkinds.
Inthisbeautifullydesignedvolume，anextraordinarycompilationofvisualmaterialdrawnfromtheauthor'scollectionofantiquebicycles，posters，printsandmemorabilia-oneofthelargestprivatecollectionsintheworld-issupplementedbyawealthofpreviouslyunpublisheddocumentsontechnology，bicycleclubs，andcycleracing.Aninternationallistofcyclingorganizationsandcollections，aswellasabibliographyincludingmagazinesandotherpublicationswillmakethisbookindispensableforcyclingenthusiastsofallkinds.
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