Charles Taylor, Signed (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by 2 authors: Judy Barrett Litoff and David C. Smith. Clean, unmarked pages. Name written inside cover. Faint edge wear to cover. Good binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Ships daily. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. SIGNED by the other. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. SIgned by Taylors grandson and great grandson. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed and inscribed by the author to a named individual at the title page. Crisp, bright, and clean; except for very light shelf rubbing at the spine heel of the hard cover and spine ends of the dust jacket, excellent, nearly as new. 480pp. w/ index.; Large 4to; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. VG hardcover edition, this was Jimmy Stahlman's copy. Lots of signed photos of prominent Nashvillians.; Signed by Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 3rd Printing. Flatsigned by Howard DuFour on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. PRITCHETT, Robert Taylor (1828-1907). Illustrator and painter. (famed for illustrating Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle). Autograph letter signed to B. S. C. Hall (The Art Journal). Clanfield, Horndean, Hampshire: Parchment House, 25 October 1876. 3pp., bifolium. Neatly written in black ink. Minor browning to folds and two small areas of adhesive residue to the final page; otherwise well preserved. Very good.  An excellent letter from artist and illustrator Robert Taylor Pritchett concerning an article for The Art Journal, written while the magazine was under the editorship of John Dafforne. Pritchett notes that he had not realised the article was to be returned, before turning to a detailed account of a local parish celebration in Clanfield, marking the arrival of a new clergyman. He describes decorations of evergreen arches, dahlias and flowers lining the road, and the participation of villagers and parish youth. Pritchett was a prolific illustrator and marine painter, and is best known for his illustrations to Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle (1890 edition), as well as for his long association with The Graphic and The Art Journal. Letters relating to his editorial and professional correspondence are uncommon. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Lorrie Lynn DuFour (Artwork) (illustrator). Second printing [stated]. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. [3], ix, 195, [1] pages. Illustrations. Appendices: A.-Chronology of Charlie Taylor; B.-The Taylor Family; C.-How Charlie Machined the 1903 Engine; and D.-Propellers are Really Wings. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ flap text also printed on the inside of front and back boards. Inscribed by DuFour on the title page. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Howard R. DuFour worked in the defense industry in Dayton during WWII and also worked on the Manhattan Project. He became a master model maker and joined Wright State University in 1976. He held several patents. Peter Unitt was a USAF flight test project manager and engineer. The book is a biography of his life before, during and following the years with the Wright brothers. This biography details the life of an innovator who built the engine powering the Wright brothers' successful 1903 Flyer. His lifetime spanned the advent of 2,800 horsepower radials, jet engines, two World Wars, and supersonic flight. 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 realize the part he was about to play in creating the first of these so-called "four-bangers", for a pair of contemporary geniuses, surnamed Wright. Charlie Taylor was hired in 1901 by the Wright brothers to work in their latest bicycle shop. Around Christmas 1902, "the boys" asked him if he could build an engine, a gasoline-powered four-banger to sustain them in flight with their 1903 airplane. When interviewed later in life, he testified that he replied to their request, "I can and I did it." Charlie Taylor was approaching 40 when he "did it". 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.

Blatt. Condition: Gut. festes Albumblatt mit Klebstreifenrückstand und Eckknicken / Eckfehlstellen, mit aufmontiertem Cutouts /Brieffragmenten mit zum Teil eigenhändigen Zusätzen / Zitaten: von Vesta Tilley, Yorke K. (unleserlich), Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen, Spurgeon, John Taylor Coleridge, G.A. Mealand (?) und George Curzon /// Autogramm Autograph signiert signed signee /// George Nathaniel Curzon, 1. Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC (* 11. Januar 1859 in Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire; ? 20. März 1925 in London) war ein konservativer britischer Staatsmann und von 1899 bis 1905 Vizekönig von Indien. Curzon, ältester Sohn von Alfred Curzon, 4. Baron Scarsdale, saß seit 1886 als Konservativer im britischen Parlament. Der führende Vertreter des Imperialismus bereitete sich durch langjährige Tätigkeit in Indien auf Höheres vor. Er wurde zuerst Unterstaatssekretär im India Office und im Außenministerium, dann wurde er 1899 zum Generalgouverneur und Vizekönig von Indien ernannt, was er bis 1905 mit einer kurzen Unterbrechung blieb. In den Jahren 1904 und 1905 war er zudem Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Mary Victoria Leiter, erste Frau von George Curzon; Porträt von Franz von Lenbach, 1902 Lord Curzon mit Ehefrau auf Tigerjagd (1903) Er leitete umfangreiche Reformen ein, zu denen auch die Gründung der North-West Frontier Province gehörte.[1] Die von ihm durchgeführte Teilung Bengalens 1905 provozierte eine national-indische Massenbewegung gegen die Kolonialmacht.[2] Es gelang ihm, den britischen Einfluss auf Tibet, Persien und Afghanistan auszudehnen. Er schuf ein Generaldirektorat für Archäologie und verachtfachte das Budget für Restaurierungen; speziell an jener des Taj Mahal lag ihm viel.[1] In seine Regierungszeit als Vizekönig fielen zwei große Hungersnöte (1896-1897 und 1899-1900), bei denen 6,1 bis 19 Millionen Menschen starben. Curzon ergriff wenig Gegenmaßnahmen. Curzon drängte erfolgreich auf eine Verlängerung seiner Amtszeit über die fünf üblichen Jahre hinaus, da er den Erfolg seiner Reformen sehen wollte - Premierminister Arthur Balfour bezeichnete seine Zustimmung später als seinen größten Fehler als britischer Premierminister.[1][3] Curzon meinte, dass der Oberbefehlshaber dem Militärberater des Vizekönigs unterstellt sein solle. Lord Kitchener, Oberbefehlshaber der britischen Streitkräfte in Indien, lehnte dies ab. Curzon bat Balfour, sich zwischen ihm und Kitchener zu entscheiden. Kitchener konnte sich durchsetzen; Curzon trat 1906 vom Amt des Vizekönigs zurück und wurde Kanzler der Universität Oxford. Lord Curzon (rechts) mit Premierminister Stanley Baldwin (Januar 1924) 1908 wurde er Ehrenmitglied der British Academy.[4] Während des Ersten Weltkrieges war Curzon Lordsiegelbewahrer im Allparteienkabinett von Premierminister Herbert Asquith. Er war der weitestgereiste Mann, der je in einem britischen Kabinett saß - dies obwohl ihn seit 1878 eine Rückgratverkrümmung zum Tragen eines stählernen Korsetts zwang.[1] 1916 wurde der inzwischen im Oberhaus sitzende Curzon, er war bereits seit 1908 Peer, unter Lloyd George als Lord President of the Council Mitglied des Kriegskabinetts. 1919 erhielt Curzon die lang erstrebte Ernennung zum Außenminister; er hatte dieses Amt bis 1924 inne. Lloyd George war während der Versailler Friedenskonferenz der dominante Politiker der britischen Delegation; auch Curzon hatte eine hohe Reputation. Anschließend war er nochmals für rund ein Jahr Lord President of the Council. 1919 schlug eine Kommission der Pariser Friedenskonferenz, der Curzon angehörte, die berühmt gewordene ?Curzon-Linie? als Grenze zwischen Polen und dem jungen Sowjetrussland vor. In der türkischen Frage war es Curzons Leistung, eine Lösung herbeizuführen und den Vertrag von Lausanne vorzubereiten. Nach dem Sturz Lloyd Georges 1922 avancierte Curzon im Kabinett von Andrew Bonar Law zum zweiten Mann hinter dem Premierminister. Als Bonar Law wegen seiner Erkrankung zurücktrat, galt Curzon (obwohl er im House of Lords saß) als aussichtsreichster Nachfolger. Er wurde jedoch zu Gunsten von Stanley Baldwin übergangen.[5] Curzon blieb Außenminister unter Baldwin, bis er von diesem im November 1924 zum Lord President of the Council und Leader of the House of Lords ernannt wurde. Im März 1925 erkrankte Curzon schwer; nach einer erfolglosen Operation starb er am 20. März 1925 in London. Curzon war ein erklärter Gegner des Frauenwahlrechts, Mitglied und ab 1912 Co-Präsident der National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage (Nationale Liga in Gegnerschaft weiblichen Wahlrechts).[6] Privatleben Curzon war in erster Ehe ab 1895 mit der deutschstämmigen Mary Victoria Leiter verheiratet, die 1906 starb. Aus dieser Ehe stammen drei Töchter. Alle drei (Mary Irene, Cynthia und Alexandra) waren bekannte Persönlichkeiten im Vereinigten Königreich der Zwischenkriegszeit. Nach längerer außerehelicher Beziehung mit der Schriftstellerin und Society-Dame Elinor Glyn heiratete er 1917 Grace Elvina Duggan, geborene Hinds. Die Eheleute trennten sich, nachdem der von Curzon ersehnte männliche Titelerbe nach mehreren Fehlgeburten ausgeblieben war und Grace genauso wie ihre beiden anderen Töchter eine Affäre mit dem britischen Faschistenführer Sir Oswald Mosley, dem Ehemann ihrer Stieftochter Cynthia, hatte. Adelstitel Curzon wurde 1898 als Baron Curzon of Kedleston in der Peerage of Ireland in den erblichen Adelsstand erhoben. Da es sich um einen irischen Titel handelte, war damit nicht automatisch ein Sitz im House of Lords verbunden. Ab 1908 war er jedoch als gewählter Representative Peer Mitglied des Oberhauses. Der Titel erlosch 1925, als Curzon ohne männlichen Abkömmling starb. 1911 wurde Curzon zum Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Viscount Scarsdale und Baron Ravensdale, alle in der Peerage of the United Kingdom erhoben. Die Earlswürde konnte, wie üblich, nur an männliche Abkömmlinge übergehen und erlosch daher mit Curzons Tod. Die Viscountswürde erhielt einen speziellen Vermerk, dass sie in Ermangelung eines Sohnes a.

Signed album page, one page, 5,5 x 4,25 inch, New York, 4.07.1949, to Arthur, signed and inscribed in blue ink, attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a photograph, shows Myron Charles Taylor in a half length portrait (altogether 8,25 x 11,75 inch), with mild signs of wear to the edges - in fine to very fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Very good with good dust jacket. Inscribed on the title page by Howard R. DuFour. Initialed on title page by Peter J. Unitt. Dust jacket is mildly faded on spine, is bumped at spine tips with two short tears, and has a 1/2 inch tear bottom front corner. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. #588 in a limited 1,200 copy run. Signed by Charles Bragg, signed lithograph ("The Collector") included. Burgundy slipcase in good shape, albeit with minor discoloration from sunlight. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. A Signed paper by Sir Isidor George Henschel, Albert Anthony Visetti, Sir Walter Parratt, Ernst Pauer, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Franklin Taylor and three others. Undated but C1890. I suspect these were all signed at an event that they appeared in or part of a Royal Academy of Music which they all had links to. Provenance: From the family of autograph collector Emily Mary Rose Lee (1869-1949), wife of Colonel William Crawford Walton (1864-1937). Emily was the daughter of William Lee, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow from 1874 to 1886, and granddaughter of John Lee (1779-1859), Principal of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859. Size is 110m x 105mm. Condition is good.Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17164. Signed by Author(s).

includes Typed Letter Signed from W. Findley, secretary, thanking Sir Wilson Taylor (Chairman of the Bath Club) for his letter, saying that he heard that his son was up for election to the club and, "We have heard from Lord Desborough supporting him", a Typed Letter Signed from Lord Desborough congratulating him on his election, and that he is pleased to hear he may have contributed to it, carbon copies of letters to Lord Desborough from Sir Wilson-Taylor, telling him more about the education, military service and current employment of his son and "Perhaps I may be excused as his father for saying that his qualities and his record are such that you may with confidence recommend him", as well as a copies of Desborough's seconding letter to the M.C.C, an application letter on behalf of his son for election from Wilson-Taylor, TL to Findley from Wilson-Taylor, saying how glad he is to hear of his sons election and he encloses the necessary subscription, 4 sides 4to, and 2 sides 8vo, collection also includes acceptance letter to the club, M.C.C. rule book, and the a fixture list signed by both the Wilson-Taylor's and W.Findlay.

Condition: Very Good+. Contents Summary: Regarding the Voyageurs National Park project, Lindbergh states that he can testify in Washington on behalf of the creation of this park. But, he can not make it because of an engagement in the Philippines 15th of July, 1970. Typed Letter Signed ?Charles A. Lindbergh? in black ink. One Page 8 7/32? x 11? cut from watermarked paper ?Parchment 1471 Switzerland? With envelope, airmail 4 5/8? x 5 3/4? with stamp/mail mark from Switzerland. Dated: Switzerland June 25, 1970. Slightly toned. Back stained from glue application, barely visible from front. Light ink or graphite ghosting. Heavy glue residue to back of envelope. Letter in full: "Switzerland June 25, 1970 Dear Congressman Taylor: I spent some days in Minnesota before leaving on this trip to Europe. My friends there told me that the Voyageurs National Park project will come up for hearings next month, and suggested that I go to Washington to testify in favor of the park. I would be glad to do this if it were not for the fact that I have engagements [sic] in the Philippines starting the 15th of July, and must depart from the United States several days in advance. Since I cannot be in Washington at the time of the Committee meetings, I write this letter to say what an attractive and exceptional National Park I think the area under consideration would make. Certainly, if present plans are carried out, it would be one of the greatest National Parks of the world. I have no hesitation in saying this because I cruised along the shores and flew back and forth over the area under consideration last year, and I have now, in connection with aviation and conservation activities, seen many national parks and prospective national parks for comparison. We will need more and more national parks in the United States as years pass. With the opportunity of obtaining an area as fine and as beautiful as the Voyageurs Park would make, it seems to me it would be a tragedy not to take advantage of it. Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh Hon. Roy Taylor Chairman Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation House of Representatives Washington, D.C.".