The Bicycle: Boneshakers, Highwheelers and Other Celebrated Cycles

The Bicycle: Boneshakers, Highwheelers and Other Celebrated Cycles by King, Gilbert. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780762412624.

This photographic survey is richly illustrated with images of one of the worlds largest private collections of bicycles from the 1850s to the 1950s and includes some never-before-published photographs. From antique high wheelers and "boneshakers" to tandems, tricycles, and circus clown bikes, it proves a fascinating historical retrospective of the bicycles development and evolution. Gil King is a writer, editor, and photographer whose work has appeared in many national publications.