Oswego, Oregon: Carnot Press, (1976). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4." Full grey cloth over boards. Gilt titles to spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Unclipped ($18.95). INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to first endpaper: "23 July 1979 / To Don Cummins - / from his "cuz" and one-time / co-worker in fuel oil & blow / down air.- / Now at last the U.S. diesel / car is here, and from what / I've heard due to a great / extent because of your own / efforts! / With warm regards, / Lyle / C. Lyle Cummins Jr." Jacket lightly edgweord with the short horizontal crease along lower front panel edge. Apart from inscription text clean, unmarked. An attractive, sound copy. Lengthy errata slip tipped onto a second endpaper in front.

A family association copy of this exhaustive treatise on the history of the internal combustion engine authored by C. Lyle Cummins, Jr., son of the founder of the Cummins Engine Co. and inscribed to cousin and longtime firm engineer (son of the company's co-founder, as well as head of their Indy racing development projects in the 1950's) Don Cummins.

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Bookseller: Martin Hartzold (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2636
Title: INTERNAL FIRE [Association Copy - Inscribed to Don Cummins]
Author: CUMMINS, Lyle
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Carnot Press
Place of Publication: Oswego, Oregon
Date Published: (1976)
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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