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Plain buff card catalog cover, foxed and stained, with two wire staples visible along the left edge. Letterpress in warm brown reads The BROOKS BOOK at the upper left and for 1919 at the lower right, with no illustration or ornament.8 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1919The Brooks Book, the Thirty-third Annual CataloguePlain russet-brown card cover with no printed ink, the word BROOKS and the words the best for riding blind-embossed into the surface and legible only as raised relief.16 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1937The Brooks Book of Saddles and Kit (List No. 247)Green printed card catalog cover, foxed along the left edge, printed in dark green and black. A leather cycle saddle on a sprung frame is shown in silhouette at the upper left and a large padded motor cycle saddle on coil springs at the lower right, each balanced by a short rule bar. At the centre, within a bordered panel, the words THE BROOKS BOOK FOR 1920, the word BROOKS set in the house wedge-shaped logotype.7 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1920The Brooks Book, the 34th AnnualFolded leaflet spread, the left panel headed PROOFIDE Leather Dressing with an orange and white tin graphic, the right panel carrying the BROOKS wordmark over a line drawing of club cyclists passing a half-timbered inn, a sprung saddle photograph and a purple dealer's rubber stamp.3 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1950The Finest Saddle in the World, with Proofide and the Lightweight ChampionsCatalog cover printed in dark green on a mottled green ground. A ruled panel holds the word BROOKS in outline capitals above the line REGISTERED TRADE MARK, then a band of stylised foliate ornament, then the word Cycle in a script face. A raised rectangular cartouche across the middle carries the word Saddles in large bold letters. Below it the words AND, Accoutrements and For 1904 are set in three lines, followed by a second band of ornament and the word BROOKS repeated in outline capitals above REGISTERED TRADE MARK. The word COPYRIGHT is printed at the lower left of the panel and ENT. STA. HALL. at the lower right.12 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1904Cycle Saddles and AccoutrementsPrinted cover in reddish-brown letterpress on cream stock, headed BROOKS' PATENT INTERNATIONAL AND IMPERIAL SADDLES AND SPRINGS, with three engraved sprung bicycle saddles across the head and the Criterion bee trade mark in each upper corner.12 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1890Illustrated Book of Cycle SaddleryCatalog cover showing a black leather sprung Brooks saddle lit from behind against a dark ground, with a broad orange band across the foot carrying the words SADDLE-Comfort.10 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1938Saddle-Comfort (List No. 265, 2nd Edition)Black printed card catalog cover lettered in cream within a ruled Art Nouveau border, reading BROOKS, REGISTERED TRADE MARK, SADDLES SEATS and c, FOR CYCLES and MOTORS, 1907, SPECIALITIES, with COPYRIGHT and ENT. STA. HALL. at the foot. The card is rubbed and chipped along the spine edge.8 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1907Cycle Saddles and other Cycle and Motor SpecialitiesBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks · PhotographBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoGreen printed card catalog cover, the design reversed out and lettered in dark green. A large circular roundel fills the upper half carrying the words The BROOKS BOOK in ornamental Art Nouveau capitals, with a small round medallion at its centre showing a bee with outspread wings encircled by the word INDUSTRIA. The year 1910 stands in outlined figures below. COPYRIGHT is at the lower left and ENT. STA. HALL. at the lower right. A faint pencil mark crosses the upper right corner.10 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1910The Brooks BookThe cover side of the Brooks "Cycle Saddles" leaflet in three panels.2 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1959Cycle Saddles, The Finest Saddle in the WorldCatalog cover reproducing a photograph of a moulded plaque with a coarse pebbled ground. The word BROOKS stands in large relief capitals across the top with the words REG. TRADE MARK. beneath it. Below that a bicycle saddle is shown in side elevation, its cantle plate lettered B 10. The words Cycle SADDLES and Accoutrements run across the lower half in relief lettering, with an interlaced J B monogram flanked by the words and Co. and Ld. at the foot beside the year 1903. COPYRIGHT is printed at the lower left and ENT. STA. HALL. at the lower right.11 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1903Cycle Saddles and AccoutrementsColour lithographed cover. A country road curves between hedges towards a thatched cottage and trees under a pale sky; a motor cyclist with a sidecar rides towards the viewer on the left and a cyclist in green rides away on the right. Below the scene a blue and gold shield-shaped panel reads The BROOKS BOOK of Saddles and Equipment, with two saddles drawn at its foot.8 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1923A Catalogue of Brooks Saddles and EquipmentBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks · PhotographBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks · PhotographBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks Finesse Titanium BrownBrooks · PhotographBrooks Finesse Titanium BrownDark green card cover printed in white, the words BROOKS SADDLES set inside a white rectangular panel drawn as a hanging sign with a fine line running down and to the left like a pole, and the script line Best for Riding below.7 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1935The Brooks Book of Saddles and Riding Kit (List No. 208)Color lithograph of a young man in shirtsleeves beside his bicycle outside a thatched cottage in autumn, sliding a map into a large black saddlebag with a rolled cape strapped above it, two more riders freewheeling away down the lane behind him; across the foot a black band reads BROOKS SADDLES in red and yellow with Best for Riding at the right.9 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1934The Brooks Book (List No. 190)Dark green card catalog cover blocked in a darker tone and low in contrast, reading THE BROOKS BOOK FOR CYCLISTS with the date 1912.6 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1912The Brooks Book for CyclistsDark green card catalog cover blocked in gold, reading The BROOKS BOOK with the date 1911 in a panel beneath, and CYCLIST'S EDITION at the foot. Three cord stitches show at the spine edge and the gold has rubbed.6 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1911The Brooks Book, Cyclist’s EditionImpaginato 1925 CmBrooks · Photograph · 1925IMPAGINATO 1925 CMBrown card catalog cover printed and blind-embossed within a ruled Art Nouveau border, reading THE BROOKS BOOK of Saddles, Bags, and c. for Cycles and Motor Cycles, with the date 1916 at the foot.7 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1916The Brooks Book of Cycle and Motor Cycle Saddles and Bags1911 Triumph Brooks Saddle Coil SpringBrooks · Photograph · 19111911 Triumph Brooks Saddle Coil SpringBrooks Promo ImageBrooks · PhotographBrooks Promo ImageBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks · PhotographBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoThe cover side of the Brooks "CYCLE BAGS" leaflet.2 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1959Cycle Bags by Brooks1911 Triumph Brooks Saddle Rear SideBrooks · Photograph · 19111911 Triumph Brooks Saddle Rear SideCatalog cover printed in dark brown on a tan card, worn at the edges and with a hole punched at the upper left. A ruled border encloses a panel with the word BROOKS in heavy shaded capitals above REGISTERED TRADE MARK, then the words Cycle and Motor in a flowing script, then SADDLES and SEATS in bold capitals within an arched cartouche, then AND OTHER above the word Specialities in a large italic script with a long flourish. Below sits a roundel of a bee with outspread wings encircled by the word INDUSTRIA and flanked by scrolls lettered TRADE and MARK, and beneath that a scrolled banner reading FOR above the year 1906. COPYRIGHT is printed at the lower left of the panel and ENT. STA. HALL. at the lower right.11 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1906Cycle and Motor Saddles, Seats and other SpecialitiesGreen card cover inside a double red rule. The year 1900 is printed twice, either side of a circular trade mark showing a bee above the word INDUSTRIA. Below, BROOKS in large red letters over the script words Cycle Saddles and Accoutrements, then J. B. Brooks and Co Ltd, Birmingham, Established 1866, and Registered Offices and Works, Gt. Charles Street.9 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1900Cycle Saddles and AccoutrementsLimp card catalog cover, rubbed and stained, printed in a darker tone. A rectangular double-rule border encloses an ornamental cartouche of scrollwork, within which the year 1902 is set in large figures.9 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1902Cycle Saddles and Accoutrements for 1902Brooks Branded SaddlesBrooks · PhotographBrooks Branded Saddles1911 Triumph Brooks Saddle RearBrooks · Photograph · 19111911 Triumph Brooks Saddle RearBrooks B 17 Special BlackBrooks · PhotographBrooks B 17 Special BlackOne sheet carrying two irregularly trimmed newspaper advertisements mounted one above the other against white, with the host's catalogue block printed at the top right. The upper advertisement shows a sprung leather saddle above a diagonal banner reading DON'T BE CONTENT WITH JUST A SADDLE, with SPECIFY & INSIST in red beside a paragraph of text. The lower advertisement is headed Quality Cycle Saddles and stacks three saddles in halftone down its left side, each labelled with a model number and a brand name, with a paragraph beside each and the Brooks name plate at the lower right. A red-lettered band across the foot of each reads MILLIONS IN USE THE WORLD OVER.Brooks · Advertisement · 1935Specify and Insist, and Quality Cycle Saddles with Challenge and KaydexA brown Brooks leather saddle, its side panel stamped "BROOKS" and "B17", pictured against a wheel drawn in white on a red ground, with the BROOKS logo panel and the company address on the white band below.9 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1957Cycle Saddles, The Finest Saddle in the WorldFull-page advertisement whose upper two-thirds is a deep orange ground carrying a large photograph of a fully sprung tan leather saddle within a white ellipse, the Brooks name below it in outlined capitals. The lower third is white and carries three paragraphs of text, with a small photograph of two rectangular cycle bags at the foot beside the Brooks name plate.2 pagesBrooks · Advertisement · 1955It’s the Saddle that Sells the Cycle (Motor Cycle and Cycle Trader)Blue-green printed card catalog cover within a double keyline border, lettered in a paler blue-green, with BROOKS and REGISTERED TRADE MARK reversed out of a dark scrolled cartouche above the words Saddles, Tool Bags, ETC., and the year 1908 in a dark oval below, flanked by hanging swag ornaments. COPYRIGHT stands at the lower left and ENT. STA. HALL. at the lower right. The card is rubbed along the spine edge.10 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1908Saddles, Tool Bags, etc.Brooks B 17 Select World TravelerBrooks · PhotographBrooks B 17 Select World TravelerBrooks advertisement from L'Officiel du cycle, 6 October 1951, page 88: a wide typographic advertisement across the foot of the page, with no frame rule.Brooks · Advertisement · 1951Brooks Saddles from AFCO, the Importer1911 Triumph Brooks Saddle SideBrooks · Photograph · 19111911 Triumph Brooks Saddle SideBrooks Saddle Color RainbowBrooks · PhotographBrooks Saddle Color RainbowOlive cloth-grain card catalog cover printed in darker green. A rectangular tint panel fills the centre, lettered BROOKS, Saddles Bags etc., for CYCLISTS, 1914 in a light Arts and Crafts face, with an interlaced ornamental band beneath the date. The word COPYRIGHT is printed small at the lower left outside the panel. The cover is rubbed at the fore-edge and worn through at the spine in two places.6 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1914Cycle Saddles and Bags for 1914Brooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoBrooks · PhotographBrooks Saddles Bags Promo PhotoCream cloth-grain card catalog cover printed in gold-brown. A shaped centre panel reads THE BROOKS, REGISTERED TRADE MARK, BOOK for CYCLISTS in outline capitals, with 1913 in a scrolled cartouche beneath and a roundel below that showing a bee with wings spread above a banner lettered INDUSTRIA. The cover is lightly soiled at the fore-edge with a small stain at the spine.7 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1913The Brooks Book for CyclistsA large black grained Brooks cycle bag with an end pocket, buckled straps and a rod with two saddle clips across its top, shown in a photograph on a gray ground under the red BROOKS logo panel, with the company name and address in a red band at the foot.5 pagesBrooks · CatalogCycle Bags: Millbrook to Kingsbrook, the P.V.C. Shield and the Quick Release RodRed card catalog cover printed in black and gold, headed BROOKS above the words SADDLES & RIDING KIT FOR CYCLISTS & MOTOR CYCLISTS, with a gold-blocked sprung leather saddle carrying an oval BROOKS badge beneath the lettering.14 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1933Saddles and Riding Kit for Cyclists and Motor Cyclists (List No. 168)Buff card cover inside a green scalloped border, two saddles shown one above the other against a dark brown panel, with the Brooks wordmark and the word SADDLES beneath, and the year 1925 written by hand in ink at the top right.8 pagesBrooks · Catalog · 1925The Brooks Book1957 CsBrooks · Photograph · 19571957 CS

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