THE ANTIQUE BICYCLE

& CYCLING MAGAZINE

COLLECTION

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A truly unique and simply stunning collection of 1,000’s of rare antique bicycle and cycling magazines compiled together for the first time 3 DVD’s!!

 

This is without doubt the largest collection of its kind available anywhere on ebay and probably online. Comprising of literally 1,000s of magazines from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, these 3 packed DVD data discs are an absolute must for anyone with an interest in the history of cycling, bicycles of all types and even early motorcycles. There are over 120 volumes which in turn contain well over 80,000 pages of fascinating content, including 100’s of vintage advertisements for bicycles, penny farthings, tricycles, early motorcycles, vintage cycle clothing and bicycle components. Some of the magazines contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, this is an absolute treasure trove of rare vintage cycling information. The full list of magazines and publications included speaks for itself….

 

This superb compilation on 3 DVD data discs provides literally 10,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the magazines have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

 

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

 


The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:


Vintage Cycling Magazines - Disc 1:

The Bicycling World & Archery Field (Vol. 1 Nov. 1879 - Oct. 1880)

The Bicycling World & Archery Field (Vol. 2 Nov. 1880 – April 1881)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 3 May 1881 - Nov. 1881)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 4 Nov. 1881 - May 1882)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 5 May 1882 - Nov. 1882)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 6 Nov. 1882 - May 1883)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 7 May 1883 - Nov. 1883)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 8 Nov. 1883 - May 1884)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 9 May 1884 - Oct. 1884)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 10 Nov. 1884 - May 1885)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 11 May 1885 - Oct. 1885)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 12 Nov. 1885 - April 1886)

The bicycling world (Volume v. 13 May 1886 - Oct. 1886)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 14 Nov. 1886 - April 1887)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 15 May 1887 - Oct. 1887)

The Bicycling World (Volume v. 16 Nov. 1887 - April 1888)

The Bicycling World & L.A.W. bulletin (Vol. 17 May 1888 - Oct.1888)

The Bicycling World & L.A.W. bulletin (Vol. 18 Nov. 1888 - April 1889)

The Bicycling World & L.A.W. Bulletin (Vol. 19 May 1889 - Oct. 1889)

The Bicycling World & L.A.W. bulletin (Vol. 20 Nov. 1889 - April 1890)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 41 no. 24-v. 42 Sept. 13 1900-Mar. 28 1901)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 43 Apr.-Sept. 1901)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 44 Oct. 1901-Mar. 1902)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 45 Apr.-Sept. 1902)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 46 Oct. 1902-Mar. 1903)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 47 Apr.-Sept. 1903)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 48 Oct. 1903-Mar. 1904)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 49 Apr.-Sept. 1904)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 50 Oct. 1904-Mar. 1905)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 51 Apr.-Sept. 1905)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 52 Sept. 30 1905-Mar. 24 1906)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 53 Mar. 31-Sept. 22 1906)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 54 Sept. 29 1906-Mar. 23 1907)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 55 Mar. 30-Sept. 21 1907)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 56 Sept. 28 1907-Mar. 21 1908)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 57 Mar. 28-Sept. 19 1908)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 58 Sept. 26 1908-Mar. 20 1909)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 59 Mar. 27-Sept. 18 1909)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 60 Sept. 25 1909-Mar. 19 1910)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 61 Mar. 26-Sept. 17 1910)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 62 Sept. 24 1910-Mar. 8 1911)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 63 Mar. 25-Sept. 16 1911)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Volume v. 64 Sept. 23 1911-Mar. 16 1912)

The Bicycling world and motorcycle review (Sept. 1914-Apr. 1915)

 

Vintage Cycling Magazines - Disc 2:

Canadian wheelman (Volume v. 1 no. 1-12 Sept. 1883-Aug. 1884)

Canadian wheelman (Volume v. 2 no. 1-14 Oct. 1884-Aug. 1885)

Canadian wheelman (Volume v. 3 no. 1-12 Nov. 1885-Oct. 1886)

Canadian wheelman (Volume v. 4 no. 1-11 Nov. 1886-Sept. 1887)

The Bearings (Volume v. 7 Feb.-July 1893)

The Bearings (Volume v. 8 Aug. 1893-Jan. 1894)

The Bearings (Volume v. 9 Feb.-July 1894)

The Bearings (Volume v. 11 Feb.-July 1895)

The Bearings (Volume v. 12 Aug. 1895-Jan. 1896)

The Bearings (Volume v. 16 Aug. 5-Nov. 18 1897)

The Cycle (Volume v. 1 Apr. 2-Sept. 24 1886)

The Cycle (Volume v. 2 no. 1-17 Oct. 1 1886-Jan. 21 1887)

The Cycle age and trade review (Volume v. 20 Nov. 25 1897- Apr. 1898)

The Cycle age and trade review (Volume v. 21 May-Oct. 1898)

The Cycle age and trade review (Volume v. 22 Nov. 1898 - Apr. 1899)

The Cycle age and trade review (Volume v. 23 May-Oct 1899)

The Cycle age and trade review (Volume v. 24 Nov. 1899-Apr. 1900)

The Cycle age and trade review (Volume v. 25 May-Oct. 1900)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 14 Nov. 1894-Apr. 1895)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 9-10 Aug. 1892-Apr. 1893)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 11 May-Oct. 1893)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 12 Nov. 1893-Apr. 1894)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 13 May-Oct. 1894)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 15 May-Oct. 1895)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 16 Nov. 1895-Apr. 1896)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 17 May-Oct. 1896)

The Referee & cycle trade journal (Volume v. 18 Nov. 1896-Apr. 1897)

 

Vintage Cycling Magazines - Disc 3:

The Springfield wheelmen's gazette (Volume v. 2 May 1884-Apr. 1885)

The Springfield wheelmen's gazette (Volume v. 3 May 1885-Mar. 1886)

The velocipedist (1869)

The wheel (Volume v. 1 no. 1-26 Sept. 25 1880-Sept. 14 1881)

The wheel (Volume v. 2 no. 1-26 Sept. 28 1881-Sept. 13 1882)

The wheel (Volume v. 3 no. 1-26 Oct. 4 1882-Mar. 28 1883)

The wheel (Volume v. 4 no. 1-26 Apr. 6-Sept. 28 1883)

The wheel (Volume v. 5 no. 1-26 Oct. 5 1883-Mar. 28 1884)

The wheel (Volume v. 6 no. 1-26 Apr. 4-Sept. 26 1884)

The wheel (Volume v. 7 no. 1-26 Oct. 3 1884-Mar. 27 1885)

The wheel (Volume v. 8 no. 1-26 Apr. 3-Sept. 25 1885)

The wheel (Volume v. 9 no. 1-26 Oct. 2 1885-Mar. 26 1886)

The wheel (Volume v. 10 no. 1-26 Apr. 2-Sept. 24 1886)

The wheel (Volume v. 11 no. 1-26 Oct. 1 1886-Mar. 25 1887)

The wheel (Volume v. 12 no. 1-26 Apr. 1-Sept. 23 1887)

The wheel (Volume v. 13 no. 1-24 Sept. 30 1887-Feb. 24 1888)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 1 Mar. 2-Aug. 17 1888)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 2 Aug. 31 1888-Feb. 22 1889)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 3 Mar. 1-Aug. 22 1889)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 4 Aug. 30 1889-Feb. 21 1890)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 5 Feb. 28-Aug. 22 1890)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 6 Aug. 29 1890-Feb. 20 1891)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 7 Feb. 27-Aug. 21 1891)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 8 Aug. 28 1891-Feb. 19 1892)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 9 Feb. 26-Aug. 19 1892)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 10 Aug. 26 1892-Feb. 17 1893)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 11 Feb. 24-Aug. 18 1893)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 12 Aug. 25 1893-Feb. 16 1894)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 13 Feb. 23-Aug. 17 1884)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 14 Aug. 24 1894-Feb. 15 1895)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 15 Feb. 22-Aug. 16 1895)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 16 Aug. 23 1895-Feb. 14 1896)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 17 Feb. 21-Aug. 14 1896)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 18 Aug. 21 1896-Feb. 12 1897)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 19 Feb. 19-Aug. 13 1897)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 20 Aug. 20 1897-Feb. 11 1898)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 21 Feb. 18-Aug. 11 1898)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 22 Aug. 18 1898-Feb. 9 1899)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 23 Feb. 16-Aug. 10 1899)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 24 Aug. 17 1899-Feb. 8 1900)

The Wheel and cycling trade review (Volume v. 25-v. 26 no. 4 Feb. 15-Sept. 6 1900)

The Wheel world (Volume 1 May-Oct. 1881)

The Wheel world (Volume 2 Nov. 1881-Apr. 1882)

The Wheel world (Volume 3 May-Oct. 1882)

The Wheel world (Volume 4 Nov. 1882-Apr. 1883)

The Wheel world (Volume 5 June 1883-June 1884)

The Wheel world (Volume 6 July 1884-June 1885)

The Wheel world (Volume 7 July-Dec. 1885)

The Wheel world (Volume 8 1886)

The Wheel world (Volume Suppl.)

The Wheelmen's gazette (Volume v. 1 Apr. 1886-Mar. 1887)

The Wheelmen's gazette (Volume v. 2 Apr.-Dec. 1887)

The Wheelmen's gazette (Volume v. 3 1888)

The Wheelmen's gazette (Volume v. 4 1889)

 

 

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in cycling and the history of transport on two wheels – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

 

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All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

 

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included upon request.

 

Please note that these are data DVD discs that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. They will work in a laptop or computer (including MAC) but will NOT work on a normal DVD player, X-Box or audio CD player.

 

 

** Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the discs **

 

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