MOTORCYCLES

Chicago: American School of Correspondence, 1918. Very good plus.. First printing of this distance-learning instructional manual for the self-taught motorcycle enthusiast, from the early days when the two-wheeled motor vehicle first became widely popular for pleasure cruising, deliveries, and machine-gun-fitted wartime reconnaissance missions. MOTORCYCLES covers the early history of motorcycles from the early models of Daimler and Karl Benz through the modern innovations of the Harley-Davidson, Indian, Thor, Excelsior, and Dayton companies, with illustrated technical discussions of their mechanisms and operations. 8'' x 5.25''. Original red and black cloth. Black and white illustrations. 74, [4] pages. Light edgewear, spine faintly sunned. Small 1'' closed tear to front hinge. Interior clean.