"Anybody's Bike Book," 1979

Summary

Many considered bicycling an alternative, counterculture form of transportation in the 1970s, as reflected in this book published by the Ten Speed Press in Berkeley, California.

Many considered bicycling an alternative, counterculture form of transportation in the 1970s, as reflected in this book published by the Ten Speed Press in Berkeley, California.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1979

Subject Date

1979

Creators

Cuthbertson, Tom 

Morrall, Rick 

Ten Speed Press 

Place of Creation

United States, California, Berkeley 

Creator Notes

Written by Tom Cuthbertson, illustrated by Rick Morrall, and published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California

Collection Title

Book Collection 

Driving America
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

2011.4.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Bookbinding (Process)
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 9 in

Width: 6 in

Inscriptions

On front cover: anybody's / bike book / an original manual of bicycle repairs

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