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Catalogue for our Sir Barnes Wallis 'Dam Busters' Collection auction held on Wednesday 25th of March 2026

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  • COKER E.G. and FILON, L.N.G. A Treatise on Photo-Elasticity. Cambridge: At The University Press 1931. 4to, 720pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. The book with 16 coloured plates with protective pages.

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COKER E.G. and FILON, L.N.G. A Treatise on Photo-Elasticity. Cambridge: At The University Press 1931. 4to, 720pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. The book with 16 coloured plates with protective pages.

sold for £30
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  • A chrome desk model/paperweight of an R.100 airship 20cm l x 4cm w, together with 2 volumes of Aircraft Engineering, February 1930 and June 1930, both with Department of Aeronautical Research & Development British Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Weybridge Division stamp to the front.

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A chrome desk model/paperweight of an R.100 airship 20cm l x 4cm w, together with 2 volumes of Aircraft Engineering, February 1930 and June 1930, both with Department of Aeronautical Research & Development British Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Weybridge Division stamp to the front.

sold for £920
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  • Report of the R.101 Inquiry booklet, London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1931, paper bound booklet, 122pp, the cover signed B.N. Wallis. With Wallis' multiple critical marginal notes throughout.

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Report of the R.101 Inquiry booklet, London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1931, paper bound booklet, 122pp, the cover signed B.N. Wallis. With Wallis' multiple critical marginal notes throughout.

sold for £580
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  • Report of the R.101 Inquiry booklet, London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1931, paper bound booklet, 127pp, the cover signed "FROM P.L. TEED TO B.N WALLIS" (in different hands), similar to Lot 53, though a scarcity of marginal notes.

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Report of the R.101 Inquiry booklet, London His Majesty's Stationery Office 1931, paper bound booklet, 127pp, the cover signed "FROM P.L. TEED TO B.N WALLIS" (in different hands), similar to Lot 53, though a scarcity of marginal notes.

sold for £170
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  • WHALE, George. British Airships, Past, Present & Future. London: John Lane 1919. 8vo, 244pp. Original grey cloth, maroon lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, third inner page coming loose from book, foxing in places. The book with pull out diagrams. Signed B.N. Wallis

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WHALE, George. British Airships, Past, Present & Future. London: John Lane 1919. 8vo, 244pp. Original grey cloth, maroon lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, third inner page coming loose from book, foxing in places. The book with pull out diagrams. Signed B.N. Wallis

sold for £220
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  • FRY, Thornton C. Probability and Its Engineering Uses. New York: D Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1929, 8vo, 470pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Printing. Pencil written notes to the bottom of page 148.

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FRY, Thornton C. Probability and Its Engineering Uses. New York: D Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1929, 8vo, 470pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Printing. Pencil written notes to the bottom of page 148.

sold for £90
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