Some Chapters in the Life of George Augustine Taylor A Biography
Victoria: The Australasian Engineer, 1957. Tall octavo, printed front wrapper, 68 pp., frontispiece, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and drawings, inside back cover features a coloured photograph of Taylor's wife, Florence M. Taylor. A tear on top spine end without loss of text, corners worn, covers thumbed, light foxing throughout, small red date stamp on inside of front cover, otherwise a very good copy. A supplement from the 7/12/57 Issue of The Australasian Engineer journal (1950 to 1985). A concise biography of George Taylor, the first person in Australia to fly an aircraft and a pioneer in Australian gliding. Taylor was also the first to recognise the usefulness of the wireless for defence purposes and defeated Germany's attempt to control wireless in Australian during World War One. Item #4436
Price (AUD): $110.00