Cycling / Prehistory / Maquaire / 1887. Extremely... - Lot 160 - Vermot et Associés

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Cycling / Prehistory / Maquaire / 1887. Extremely... - Lot 160 - Vermot et Associés
Cycling / Prehistory / Maquaire / 1887. Extremely rare 50-page booklet by Amédée Maquaire (the first one): "Traité pratique de vélocipédie, avec historique, promenades, voyages, etc", "suivi de la description technique des nouveaux bicycles et tricycles Sécuritas" (22x13). Attached is the blue flyer advertising "L'Indispensable", the rubber strap with two hooks, which is used for everything. A find. The historical part of pages 3 to 16 is really great, as well as the advice to beginners, and the questions about hygiene and routes and travel. Finally, the last three pages on the regulations and police orders in Paris in 1886 are really interesting, with the list of roads forbidden to velocipedes (Bd de la Madeleine, rue de Rivoli, av des Champs-Elysées, etc.). Note the particular regulation for the Bois de Boulogne, de Vincennes and the parc Monceau !!! The second part is an edifying parade superbly illustrated with big-bis (11 full pages), tricycles (11 full pages) and accessories (3 p of lanterns, saddles, panniers) with models for the post office or the colonies. Surprise, the two central pages offer us and the new "Securitas bicycle" at 375f, and the new Securitas safety bicycle, a variant of the bicycle at 500f, that is to say the price of a large bi, top of the range. As for the tricycles, their price varies between 240 and 900f. Piece for Parisian museum. This original edition is not in the 1984 edition of K. Kobayashi's formidable bibliography, but the 1889 edition is. Used condition. One of the very first mentions of the term bicycle in a French catalog. Traces of moisture.
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