Charles E. Taylor : 1868-1956 The Wright Brothers Mechanician
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Yesterday's Muse Books.
Dayton: Prime Printing, 1997. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x0. Signed by author. Limited first edition, #158 of an unspecified number of copies. Inscribed, signed, and dated by author on title page ('To Al Mancini, my new frind [sic]. Howard DuFour, Mar 1999'). Publisher mockup of jacket art tipped in with some transfer on front endpaper, limitation sticker on title page, minimal wear to corners. 1997 Large Hardcover. ix, 195, [1] pp. 85 picture and 12 drawings. A biography of 'the man who provided the power for the first powered flight,' by an engineer who worked on the Manhattan Project and was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb. He also built a replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer for Wright State University, and developed other military technology during the Cold War. Co-author Peter Unitt was a longtime servant with the USAF at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as well as a volunteer at the National Museum of the US Air Force. From the jacket: "On September 20th, 1894, a young man, his wife, and new son, left Kearney, Nebraska, to start a new life in the Gem City: Dayton, Ohio. Little did he, or anyone else for that matter, realize the part he was about to play in creating the first of these so-called "four-bangers", for a pair of contemporary geniouses, surnamed Wright. After working in several area manufacturing concerns, including his own machine shop for a short time, Charlie Taylor was hired in 1901 by the Wright brothers to work in their latest bicycle shop on West Third Street. Around Christmas 1902, "the boys", as Charlie affectionately referred to them, asked him if he could build an engine, a gasoline-powered four-banger to sustain them in flight with their 1903 airplane. When interviewed several times later in life, he testified simply that he replied to their request, "I can and I did it." There is a good deal more to the story than the building of the first "four-banger". Charlie Taylor was approaching 40 when he "did it" in 1903 and lived long enough to witness the advent of such things as 2,800 horsepower radials, rocket and jet engines, two world wars, worldwide airways, and supersonic flight. He left this life just before man ventured into space. His story spans almost 90 years, from the American Civil War to the Korean War. Told out of the context of Charlie's life, the building of the 1903 engine would simply be an interesting historical fact. Within the context of his life it becomes a human and, to some extent, everyman's story.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, LomaxDirect.
Author, 1997-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Book is in very good condition with minor wear to cover, tight binding. Text is clean of any markings, writing, or highlighting. Note inscribed to previous owner on first page signed by author Howard DuFour. A small tear exists on top edge of dust jacket.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lomax Fine Books [52821191], Holly Springs, NC, U.S.A.
Book is in very good condition with minor wear to cover, tight binding. Text is clean of any markings, writing, or highlighting. Note inscribed to previous owner on first page signed by author Howard DuFour. A small tear exists on top edge of dust jacket.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Jerry Merkel [56022], XENIA, OH, U.S.A.
Very good to fine with very good dust jacket. Inscribed by DuFour on title page. Dust jacket is worn at top of spine and top corners and is lightly bumped along top edges. 195 pages with index, bibliography and many illustrations. 4to size.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lakeshore Used Books [1314210], Kenosha, WI, U.S.A.
096699650X Clean DJ with moderate edgewear and nicking. Signed by author on first page. Otherwise unmarked interior. Label on first page states Limited First Edition, but this copy not numbered. Customary first blank page may have been removed.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ergodebooks.
Author, 1997-01-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Ships Fast. Expedite Shipping Available.