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1334386684.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0483535737.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1017883505.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0331865122.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0994448570.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1899013878Boston Mass: Bigelow & Dowse Co 1899. Fine/No Dust Jacket Issued. <br /> A turn-of-the-century trade presentation showcasing the height of the American bicycle craze and the rapid commercialization of the safety bicycle. <br /> Issued at a critical juncture in leisure transport history this catalog outlines detailed specifications for three premium regional lines: the B & D Special the Park Flyer and the ultra-scarce Copley line which operated exclusively during the year 1899. <br /> It documents the late-Victorian transition toward standardized consumer athletics featuring specialized mechanics for adult road racers and children's models sourced from the Fay Bicycle Company.<br /> <br /> KEY FEATURES<br /> Visuals: Elaborately illustrated throughout with detailed technical wood engravings demonstrating frame configurations gear layouts and drop-handlebar profiles for specific models.<br /> Binding: Original stiff illustrated stapled wraps; retaining bright clean corporate lithographic cover design.<br /> Content: Exhaustive parts pricing mechanical dimensions and optional upgrades for the B & D Special Park Flyer and Copley lines including technical agent data for Ohio-manufactured Dayton Bicycles.<br /> Imprint: Bigelow & Dowse Co. Boston Massachusetts 1899.<br /> Specs: 8.5 x 8 inches; 12 pages complete.<br /> Unmarked domestic copy completely free of library stamps or industrial workshop notation.<br /> <br /> CONDITION: Fine. A remarkably bright and well-preserved specimen. The stiff paper wraps remain clean flat and structurally sound with no fading to the lithographic ink. The staples are secure and completely free of oxidation or rust transfer. Internally the pages are crisp bright and untouched completely without flaw marks or the heavy thumb-soiling typical of late 19th-century hardware and trade literature. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE --<br /> By the late 1890s the American landscape had been utterly transformed by the bicycle boom. The introduction of the safety bicycle-featuring two equal-sized wheels and a chain-driven rear axle-replaced the dangerous high-perch ordinary bicycle democratizing cycling for women children and the broader urban public.<br /> <br /> This 1899 catalog from Boston hardware powerhouse Bigelow & Dowse documents the peak of this cultural frenzy. Rather than acting as a simple order sheet the volume showcases how traditional industrial jobbers adjusted their entire distribution frameworks to accommodate the mass-market demands of seasonal sports and athletic leisure.<br /> <br /> The inclusion of specialized youth models from the Fay Bicycle Company emphasizes the expanding nature of the late-nineteenth-century consumer market demonstrating that bicycle ownership had transitioned from an elite hobby into a standardized family fixture.<br /> <br /> SCHOLARLY FEATURES<br /> Design: Captures late-Victorian athletic marketing layouts pairing bold typography with isolated mechanical profiles to emphasize structural lightweight speed.<br /> Scholarship: Serves as a vital primary document for the history of American transportation tracking the rapid shift away from the high-wheel ordinary bicycle to the equal-wheeled safety design.<br /> Influence: Preserves the fleeting industrial footprint of the Copley Company whose single-year operational window 1899 makes their surviving trade literature extraordinarily scarce.<br /> <br /> SUBJECTS: Bicycles 19th-Century Transportation American Leisure Culture Boston Commerce Industrial Design Trade Catalogues Ephemera Fay Bicycle Company Huffman Bicycles Dayton Ohio Manufacturing Ephemera Trade Catalogue.<br /> <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: OCLC/WorldCat 49198294 locating only 1 copy globally at the University of Maine. Bigelow & Dowse Co unknown
1164599100.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1436800226.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1312341726.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
20031-1556434197North Atlantic Books 2003. Paperback. New. 544 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches. North Atlantic Books paperback
2003Q-1556434197North Atlantic Books 2003-08-29. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! North Atlantic Books paperback
19394120616Boston Mass. Bigelow & Dowse Co. ca. August 1939. Pictorial card covers green cloth back. Near Fine. Meager cover wear/soil. Interior & binding clean/tight/bright no foxing. Small 4to. 166 pages. Multiple vendors. 134 pages of Angling/Fishing equipment 32pp of Draper-Maynard baseball/sports. Featured Gloves/Mitts by Johnny Vander Meer Chuck Klein Micky Heath.etc. Salesman's catalog for National Hardware Stores Inc. Profusely illustrated in b&w occasionally in color lures flies etc. Printed on coated stock. Rods Reels Line Hooks etc. Bigelow & Dowse Co. paperback
028298089X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0265608309.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1015495311.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1015489494.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
193911068<p>Green cloth covered boards. Damage to top and bottom of front board see image and slight damage to the cloth on the spine. Previous owner's name stamped to the endpapers. Tears and loses to circa page 243-256 and page 343/344 otherwise this remains a clean copy.</p> Bigelow & Dowse hardcover
117299322X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
20132-1483251292Butterworth-Heinemann 2013. Paperback. New. 404 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.91 inches. Butterworth-Heinemann paperback
196991003UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. The book has been subjected to damp and has some mildew markings on pages and jacket. <br/> <br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
1032962321.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2026x-103296233XTaylor & Francis Ltd 2026. Paperback. New. 122 pages. 8.50x5.43x8.50 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
103296233X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
A9781032962320Hardback. New. <p>First published in 1969 <i>Modernization in Ghana and the U.S.S.R.</i> examines the aspects of politics of modernisation in two states—the U.S.S.R. and Ghana. One of the major contentions of the volume is that they faced a variety of similar problems and their responses to these had a great deal in common.</p> hardcover
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