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    Books For The Road.

    As we have made special mention of the

    mission of the cyclist , we must refer to some of the publications which have been prepared

    for his guidance . In the first place , should he want a new ' roadster / or ' racer / he cannot

    do ^ B better * fl ^ than _ ^ H to . consult ^^ h . the - ^ H handbook ^ b ^ h ^ b ^ K entitled * Bicycles and Tricycles of the Year

    1885 ' ( L . Upcott Gill ) , "written from personal examination , by H . H . Griffin , and containing

    a clear and practical account of all the new inventions and improvements which have lately

    been made in the construction of machines . Mr . Upcott Gill also publishes his ' The

    Tourist ' s Route Map of England and Wales , ' which is intended , for cyclists and roadmen

    generally , and lias the routes of thirty tours , specially indicated and marked in red . The

    map is clear in printing , convenient in form , and remarkably cheap .

    Messrs . Mason & Payne , of Cornhill , having purchased the map copyrights of Messrs .

    Letts' geographical publications , now issue these popular and useful aids . We have before us c Cyclist's Maps of England and

    Wales , ' on the scale of t ~ wo miles to an inch , with the roads clearly shown . These are

    published in divisions , so that the map of any particular X district may 1 / be obtained . A very «/

    excellent map for residents in the metropolis is c Letts' Cycling Map of 50 Miles Hound

    London , ' in which the features are very clearly defined . The same firm also is 3 ue ' Letts '

    Cycling Map of England and Wales , ' designed to show the main and cross roads . ' The

    Roads of England and Wales , ' by Charles Howardis the most comprehensive and

    valuable book , that a cyclist could possess . As an itinerary it contains an original description of

    the contour and surface , with mileage of the main ( direct and principal cross ) roads in

    England a-nd Wales and part of Scotland . The book is something more than a simple road

    book , for a good deal of appropriate information is added for the behoof of travellers . A

    smaller work of the same nature , and by the same compileris * The Handy Route Book of

    England and Wales , . ' This work possesses a affhUBvP list k of hotels wnh and ~ ar * mt -w inns v in each v > - -vr v town v « m h and « Ba is r % ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ m * . * w ^^^ ^^ ^ p ^ ^ r ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^• ^— ^^ ^ *« ^^ ^^ ^^ *^^ ' ^^—— ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^« , ^ pmi ¦> *« «^ " ^^ bpi ^

    published in three parts , ' Southern Englancj . / ' Northern England' and 'Middle England . '

    The parts are easil , y carried in the pocket . A new book is just to be added to Messrs .

    Mason & Payne ' s guides , and we very safely predic f t for it a good welcome : it is an

    Itinerary and Route Book for Scotland / having a capital map of the country .

    Convenient in size , the new itinerary is well arranged' and is printed in good clear type .

    1 Rustic , Walking Routes within the Twelve-Mile Radius from Charing Cross , ' is the name

    of a new series of books , published by Messrs . George Phili & Son . The little volume now

    before us deal p a with the west- to-north quadrant ; BPh in ^ Vb > «*¦ it flPJfe V ^ will BT V fBi ^ BapPh j be I ~ ^ p * found PBJ ^«^ ^ k ^ -a * p ^ fl ^ « # P ^ a ^ H' ^ field B ^^^ ^ BV B ^— « tf « pat V ^ ^ k'W ^ B * ^ h ^ ^^ map IBPh P % Pfc Bh IT W- ^ of ' ** the ^ " ' ^ P" ^ B *^

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    guide-book , which pedestrians will be glad to ^ possess From . Messrs . ° Philip we have also received ,

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    to the comfort of the traveller . One map ^—that useful nsftfn of l hoq scale the ' of nf Country hal "h n . l f f an an Ro men inr und » h to t London o a mile mile , * is ana and on the in

    in-cludes all the chief places of interest , to the tourist Railway . The travellers map is very are distinct under . an especial debt of gratitude -b to MessrsCassell ----- - & - Co . for

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1886, page 545, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061886/page/7/