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20 000 Meilen mit dem Hochrad um die Welt: 1884-1886; Herausgegeben von Hans-Erhard Lessing; Mit einem Vorwort von Hans Blickensdörfer; Mit 67 Illustrationen und 4 Karten
de Stevens, Thomas
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine/good +
- ISBN 10
- 3522606701
- ISBN 13
- 9783522606707
- Librería
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Stuttgart: Edition Erdmann in K. Thienemanns Verlag, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/good +. 421, [3] p.: illustrations, maps; 21 cm. White cloth with red and black spine title; blind-stamped illustration of a bicycle on the front cover with "1884-1886" in black below. Maps of the route taken on the endpapers. Dust jacket in mylar cover. Thomas Stevens (1854-1935) was born in England and came to the United States with his family in 1871. He became the first person to ride a bicycle entirely around the world, leaving San Francisco on a large-wheeled ordinary, or penny-farthing, in April 1884 and arriving in Boston in August of that year. After spending the winter in New York City, he took a steamer to Liverpool, beginning the next leg of his journey from there in May 1885. After many adventures, he reached Yokohama in Dec. 1886 and returned to San Francisco by steamer in Jan. 1887. His account of the trip first appeared in English as Around the World on a Bicycle, which was translated into German and published in 1889. Book is in Near Fine Condition: page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: spine is sunned; minor loss at upper edge of front section; several closed tear from edges of 2 cm. or less; lightly soiled.
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- Librería
- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008731
- Título
- 20 000 Meilen mit dem Hochrad um die Welt: 1884-1886; Herausgegeben von Hans-Erhard Lessing; Mit einem Vorwort von Hans Blickensdörfer; Mit 67 Illustrationen und 4 Karten
- Autor
- Stevens, Thomas
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 3522606701
- ISBN 13
- 9783522606707
- Editorial
- Edition Erdmann in K. Thienemanns Verlag
- Lugar de publicación
- Stuttgart
- Fecha de publicación
- 1984
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Transportation;
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
