Cycling / Militaria - Lot 58

Cycling / Militaria Set of 3 books on the early history of military cycling from 1892 to 1927, including: - DROUOT (Captain), Manual for the Military Cyclist, Paris, Ed. S. Pattey, Lee & Co., 1892: on the use and organization of the cycling corps in the army. By Captain Drouot, a member of the official cycling commission. Advertisements and order forms for Securitas bicycles, 146 pages (significant wear and tear, tears). This book served as the basis for Fanor’s work - FANOR (L.B.), Practical Treatise on Military Velocipede Use, Paris and Limoges, Henri Charles-Lavauzelle Military Press and Publishing, 1892, 168 pages. Publisher’s cloth-bound cover. Advertisements and color page 102 bis featuring pennants and armbands - Booklet “Instructions on the Use and Conduct of the Cycling Unit, Approved by the Minister of War in 1913,” Imp.-Lib. Militaire L. Fournier, 1927, 16 pages, 19.5 x 11 cm