Bicycles and non Books

""Practical Sailing Directions And Coasting Guide: From The Sand Heads To Rangoon, Maulmain, Akyab, And Vice Versa (1871)"" is a nautical guidebook written by Nathaniel Heckford. The book is a comprehensive guide for sailors and navigators, providing...

On The Establishment Of Navigation Institutions At The Outports: A Letter To Viscount Sandon (1845) is a book written by James A. Sharp. The book is a letter addressed to Viscount Sandon, discussing the establishment of navigation institutions at the...

Railway Curves for Practical Trackmen is a comprehensive guidebook written by Frederick Augustus Smith in 1906. The book is specifically designed to assist trackmen, engineers, and other railway workers in understanding the principles of railway curves...

The Seaman's New Daily Assistant, written by John William Norie in 1878, is a comprehensive guide for sailors on how to keep track of a ship's location and progress while at sea. The book provides an easy and efficient method for calculating a ship's...

Stability, The Seaman�������s Safeguard: Being A Contribution Towards Eradicating The Ignorance That Occasions Annually The Loss Of Very Many Valuable Lives (1878) is a book written by Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne. The book is focused on the importance of...

This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A detailed look at the early days of cycling, it will prove of great interest to the present day cyclist and historian of the sport. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Many...

This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A concise look at the early days of racing, it will prove of great interest to the present day cyclist and historian of the sport. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Many...

""Della Strada Ferrata Da Genova Alla Svizzera: Ed In Ispecie Del Tronco Di Essa Da Novara Al Lago Maggiore"" ����� un libro scritto da Carlo Cadorna nel 1853. Il libro descrive la costruzione della ferrovia che collega Genova alla Svizzera, con...

The Official Good Roads Year Book of the United States is a comprehensive guide to the state of American highways in the year 1913. Published by the American Highway Association, the book provides detailed information on the construction, maintenance,...

Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis is a historical account of the Greek army's expedition to Persia in 401 BC. The book, originally written in Greek by Xenophon, is a vivid portrayal of the events that occurred during the expedition. The story follows the...

""Etude Des Chemins De Fer Funiculaires"" est un livre �����crit par Alphonse Vautier en 1887. Il s'agit d'une �����tude d�����taill�����e sur les chemins de fer funiculaires, qui sont des syst�����mes de transport en commun qui utilisent des c�����bles...

Le livre ""Notice Sommaire Sur L'Organisation Du Service Postal En France, En 1893 (1893)"" publi����� par l'Imprimerie Nationale est un guide d�����taill����� sur l'organisation du service postal en France en 1893. Il fournit une description...

""Memoria Sobre El Material De Ferro-Carriles"" es un libro escrito en 1864 por Juan B. Jim�����nez. En �����l, el autor presenta una memoria detallada sobre los materiales utilizados en la construcci������n de ferrocarriles, incluyendo los diferentes...

Le livre intitul����� ""Le Chemin De Fer Du Havre A Rouen Et A Paris (1847)"" a �����t����� �����crit par Joseph Morlent. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui relate l'histoire du chemin de fer reliant les villes du Havre, de Rouen et de Paris, en France. L'auteur...

Covering the applied science, manufacturing methods and mathematics related to cycles and cycling in an easy-to-understand way which will be accessible to both experienced cyclists and laypeople. This book will be a particularly useful resource for...

Build your own aluminum casting foundry.Cast bicycle shift levers or whatever else you have in mind.Learn to melt and cast scrap aluminum for profit or just for fun.While much of this book discusses the Bike Shift Lever project (read more at OneStreet...

After Laura Everett's car died on the highway one rainy night, she made the utterly practical decision to start riding her bicycle to work through the streets of Boston. Seven years later, she's never looked back. Holy Spokes tells the story of Everett's...

In 1963, British inventor Alex Moulton (1920-2012) introduced an innovative compact bicycle. Architectural Review editor Reyner Banham (1922-1988) predicted it would give rise to "a new class of cyclists," young urbanites riding by choice, not...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This book is a fascinating exploration of the history, design, and social impact of bicycles, tricycles, and early motorized vehicles. Drawing on personal experience as well as historical research, it offers insights into the technical innovations and...

In 2015, 36-year-old Chicago resident David King finds himself at a personal and professional crossroads. Feeling bored and restless, he longs to strike out on a crazy journey in a quest for beauty, kindness, and inspiration as to where his life should...

Since 2003 the International Association for the History of Traffic, Transport and Mobility (T2M) has served as a trade-free zone, fostering a new interdisciplinary vitality in the now-flourishing study of the History of Mobility. In its Yearbook,...

First published 1900, this is a classic guide to making and maintaining bicycles and tricycles. The information was originally published in "Work", a publication of which the author was an editor, and has been condensed into this easy-to-digest handbook...

In "Two Wheels and Two Feet: Cities Embracing Change," Robert Ornig takes us on a transformative journey through the world's cities as they evolve and adapt to the pressing needs of our time. From bustling metropolises to quiet towns, discover how...

A Treatise On Navigation is a comprehensive guidebook written by John Merrifield in 1883. This book is designed to provide sailors and navigators with a detailed understanding of the principles and practices of navigation. It covers a wide range of...

A New And Accurate Description Of All The Direct And Principal Cross Roads In England And Wales (1781) is a comprehensive guidebook written by Daniel Paterson. The book provides detailed descriptions of all the direct and principal crossroads in England...