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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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  • The Royal Aeronautical Society. Handbook of Aeronautics. London: Gale & Polden Ltd. 8vo, 703pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine, foxing to pastedown, endpaper and back papers. First Edition 1931. Signed B.N. Wallis Oct.1931

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The Royal Aeronautical Society. Handbook of Aeronautics. London: Gale & Polden Ltd. 8vo, 703pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine, foxing to pastedown, endpaper and back papers. First Edition 1931. Signed B.N. Wallis Oct.1931

sold for £340
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  • A Lockheed hydraulic braking system bleeder drain tube in a circular metal tin 7.5cm

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A Lockheed hydraulic braking system bleeder drain tube in a circular metal tin 7.5cm

sold for £40
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  • SALMON, E. H. Materials and Structures. London: Longmans, Green and Co 1931. 8vo, 638pp. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to covers and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

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SALMON, E. H. Materials and Structures. London: Longmans, Green and Co 1931. 8vo, 638pp. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to covers and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

sold for £200
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  • LAMB, Sir Horace. Hydrodynamics. Cambridge At The University Press. 8vo, 738pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust cover. Sixth Edition 1932.

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LAMB, Sir Horace. Hydrodynamics. Cambridge At The University Press. 8vo, 738pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust cover. Sixth Edition 1932.

sold for £40
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  • Proceedings of The Royal Society, Series A. Vol. 139. No. A 838, February 1, 1933. 4to, 474pp. A booklet with written calculation to reverse titled "Notations for Paper" by G I Taylor relating to a chapter titled "Air Pressure on a Cone Moving at High Speeds". Loose covers

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Proceedings of The Royal Society, Series A. Vol. 139. No. A 838, February 1, 1933. 4to, 474pp. A booklet with written calculation to reverse titled "Notations for Paper" by G I Taylor relating to a chapter titled "Air Pressure on a Cone Moving at High Speeds". Loose covers

sold for £360
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  • USHERWOOD T.S. and TRIMBLE C. J. A. Intermediate Mathematics (Analysis). London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1933. 12mo, 457pp. Original red cloth with black lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

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USHERWOOD T.S. and TRIMBLE C. J. A. Intermediate Mathematics (Analysis). London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1933. 12mo, 457pp. Original red cloth with black lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

sold for £120
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  • JAHNKE Dr Eugen and EMDE Fritz. Funktionentafeln - Tables of Functions. Leipzig: Verlag Und Druck Von B.G. Teubner in Leipzig Und Berlin 1933. 8vo, 328pp. Original brown cloth with black lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

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JAHNKE Dr Eugen and EMDE Fritz. Funktionentafeln - Tables of Functions. Leipzig: Verlag Und Druck Von B.G. Teubner in Leipzig Und Berlin 1933. 8vo, 328pp. Original brown cloth with black lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

sold for £100
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  • PYE, D. R. The Internal Combustion Engine Vol. II The Aero-Engine. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1934. Lg. 8vo, 398pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, brown dust cover

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PYE, D. R. The Internal Combustion Engine Vol. II The Aero-Engine. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1934. Lg. 8vo, 398pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, brown dust cover

sold for £55
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  • PYE, D. R. The Internal Combustion Engine Vol. II The Aero-Engine. Oxford University Press 1934. Lg. 8vo, 398pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine with pencil note J.C Engines Cat 10/x/46 and Vickers-Armstrongs Limited stamp to title page

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PYE, D. R. The Internal Combustion Engine Vol. II The Aero-Engine. Oxford University Press 1934. Lg. 8vo, 398pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine with pencil note J.C Engines Cat 10/x/46 and Vickers-Armstrongs Limited stamp to title page

sold for £65
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  • RAMSEY, A. S. A Treatise on Hydromechanics, Part II Hydrodynamics. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1935. 8vo, 412pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fourth Edition. Initialled B.N.W. Dec 1940

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RAMSEY, A. S. A Treatise on Hydromechanics, Part II Hydrodynamics. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1935. 8vo, 412pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fourth Edition. Initialled B.N.W. Dec 1940

sold for £100
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  • WOOD Karl D. Technical Aerodynamics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1935. 8vo, 320pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. First Edition. Initialled B.N.W. 1936

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WOOD Karl D. Technical Aerodynamics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1935. 8vo, 320pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. First Edition. Initialled B.N.W. 1936

sold for £90
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  • ATTWOOLL A. W. and BROOME D. C. Trinidad Lake Asphalt. London: The Baynard Press, 1935. Lg. 8vo, 56pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettered spine.

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ATTWOOLL A. W. and BROOME D. C. Trinidad Lake Asphalt. London: The Baynard Press, 1935. Lg. 8vo, 56pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettered spine.

sold for £35
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  • EWALT, POESCHL AND PRANDTL. The Physics of Solids and Fluids Chapters IV to VII. Blackie & Son 1936, 8vo, pages numbered 153 to 396. Half bound in red morocco with burgundy boards, gilt lettering and decoration to banded spine

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EWALT, POESCHL AND PRANDTL. The Physics of Solids and Fluids Chapters IV to VII. Blackie & Son 1936, 8vo, pages numbered 153 to 396. Half bound in red morocco with burgundy boards, gilt lettering and decoration to banded spine

sold for £40
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  • A 1930's pamphlet - Visiting Methods for the Admissions and the Ordinary and Extra Control of Flyers in Italy. 16pp. (B.N. Wallis written to loose cover), containing a loose plan of the Benito Mussolini Medical Institute and photographs of equipment used to test Civil and Military pilots of suitability for flight

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A 1930's pamphlet - Visiting Methods for the Admissions and the Ordinary and Extra Control of Flyers in Italy. 16pp. (B.N. Wallis written to loose cover), containing a loose plan of the Benito Mussolini Medical Institute and photographs of equipment used to test Civil and Military pilots of suitability for flight

sold for £55
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  • VON ZEERLEDER, Alfred. The Technology of Aluminium and its Light Alloys. Amsterdam: Nordemann Publishing Company 1936. Lg. 8vo, 301pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettered spine with Vickers-Armstrongs Limited stamp dated 14 Feb 1939 to end pages and title page. Minor rubbing to covers and edges of spine.

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VON ZEERLEDER, Alfred. The Technology of Aluminium and its Light Alloys. Amsterdam: Nordemann Publishing Company 1936. Lg. 8vo, 301pp. Original black cloth with gilt lettered spine with Vickers-Armstrongs Limited stamp dated 14 Feb 1939 to end pages and title page. Minor rubbing to covers and edges of spine.

sold for £70
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  • LANCHESTER, F. W. The Theory of Dimensions and Its Application for Engineers. London: Crosby, Lockwood & Son Ltd 1936. 12mo, 314pp. Original cream cloth, with gilt lettered spine. Cover in poor condition with sellotape over the spine. Initialled B.N.W.

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LANCHESTER, F. W. The Theory of Dimensions and Its Application for Engineers. London: Crosby, Lockwood & Son Ltd 1936. 12mo, 314pp. Original cream cloth, with gilt lettered spine. Cover in poor condition with sellotape over the spine. Initialled B.N.W.

sold for £55
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  • A silver engine turned table top cigarette box with gold plaque monogrammed B.N.W. Birmingham 1935 by A Wilcox 5cm h x 16.5cm w x 14.5cm d. The interior containing a broken cigarette and a scrap drawing marked "and parts broken mower bits -/10/74"

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A silver engine turned table top cigarette box with gold plaque monogrammed B.N.W. Birmingham 1935 by A Wilcox 5cm h x 16.5cm w x 14.5cm d. The interior containing a broken cigarette and a scrap drawing marked "and parts broken mower bits -/10/74"

    withdrawn from auction
  • GLAUERT, H. The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory. Cambridge: At The University Press 1937. 8vo, 228pp. Original red cloth, silver lettered spine. Fading to spine, minor rubbing to corners. Reprinted edition 1937. Initialled B.N.W. Dec 1940

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GLAUERT, H. The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory. Cambridge: At The University Press 1937. 8vo, 228pp. Original red cloth, silver lettered spine. Fading to spine, minor rubbing to corners. Reprinted edition 1937. Initialled B.N.W. Dec 1940

sold for £140
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  • TIMISHENKO. S. Vibration Problems in Engineering, London: Constable & Company Ltd, Second Edition 1937, 8vo, 469pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine

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TIMISHENKO. S. Vibration Problems in Engineering, London: Constable & Company Ltd, Second Edition 1937, 8vo, 469pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine

sold for £20
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  • GOODWIN, Sir George and others, a collective work. The Mechanical Properties of Fluids. London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited 1937. 8vo, 376pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Edition.

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GOODWIN, Sir George and others, a collective work. The Mechanical Properties of Fluids. London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited 1937. 8vo, 376pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Edition.

sold for £40
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  • TEED, Litherland P. Duralumin And Its Heat-Treatment. London: Charles Griffin & Company, Limited 1937. 8vo, 117pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Dedicated and dated by the author to the front endpaper and possibly by mistake to the back inside cover "To B.N.W. With all good wishes from the author 8/12/36."

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TEED, Litherland P. Duralumin And Its Heat-Treatment. London: Charles Griffin & Company, Limited 1937. 8vo, 117pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Dedicated and dated by the author to the front endpaper and possibly by mistake to the back inside cover "To B.N.W. With all good wishes from the author 8/12/36."

sold for £100
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  • THOMPSON, Silvanus P. Calculus Made Easy. London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1936. 8vo, 301pp. Original green cloth with black lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Edition Enlarged. Signed B.N. Wallis and written in pencil to the back page Capt. Cecil Chichester RN, Elmsleigh, Lyme Regis.

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THOMPSON, Silvanus P. Calculus Made Easy. London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1936. 8vo, 301pp. Original green cloth with black lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Edition Enlarged. Signed B.N. Wallis and written in pencil to the back page Capt. Cecil Chichester RN, Elmsleigh, Lyme Regis.

sold for £150
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  • SOUTHWELL. R.V.. An Introduction To The Theory of Elasticity For Engineers and Physicists. Oxford: At The Clarenden Press 1936. 8vo, 509pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Some fading to spine, minor rubbing to corners and edges of the spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

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SOUTHWELL. R.V.. An Introduction To The Theory of Elasticity For Engineers and Physicists. Oxford: At The Clarenden Press 1936. 8vo, 509pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Some fading to spine, minor rubbing to corners and edges of the spine. Signed B.N. Wallis

sold for £120
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  • A polished chrome model of a Vickers Wellington Bomber in flight with rotating propellers, on a shaped black acrylic base, visible on Sir Barnes Wallis' desk in public photos 16cm h x 20cm w x 26cm d

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A polished chrome model of a Vickers Wellington Bomber in flight with rotating propellers, on a shaped black acrylic base, visible on Sir Barnes Wallis' desk in public photos 16cm h x 20cm w x 26cm d

sold for £2400
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  • PIERCY, N.A.V. Aerodynamics, London: The English Universities Press Ltd. 1937, 8vo, 423pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Some minor rubbing to corners and edge of spine. Book plate From The Library of Barnes Neville Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. Handwritten notes and equations on pages 80, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387 and a created page 424

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PIERCY, N.A.V. Aerodynamics, London: The English Universities Press Ltd. 1937, 8vo, 423pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Some minor rubbing to corners and edge of spine. Book plate From The Library of Barnes Neville Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. Handwritten notes and equations on pages 80, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387 and a created page 424

sold for £280
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