In good condition. Blue cloth boards are scuffed at edges and worn at corners. Head and tail of spine collapsed. Gilt lettering, ruling, and illustration bright and clean. Front gutter split - binding mesh exposed. Off-setting to front end-page from a previous paper insert. Text-block clean, no known previous ownership or marginalia. All plates present and in good condition. Binding is intact, but fragile in some places. Please see photos. 

The Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC) was founded in 1878 by Stanley Cotterell at Harrogate, in Yorkshire, as The Bicycle Touring Club. However, in 1883, the name was changed from "Bicycle" to "Cyclists" to emphasize the fact the club was open to tricyclists as well. The group claims to be the oldest transport organization in the world. Members rode in uniform, with CTC appointing an official tailor. The uniform was a dark green Devonshire serge jacket, knickerbockers, and a "Stanley helmet with a small peak." The color of the jacket changed to grey when green proved impractical because it showed the dirt of the road. Interesting book, full of illustrations and diagrams of different bicycles, tricycles and unicycles. 

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