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Aeronautics Technical Reports of the Advisory Committee For Aeronautics for the Year 1910-11. London Darling And Son 1911, 8vo, 134pp., bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering, fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, photographs, fold out plated throughout
SOLD FOR £150
Aeronautics Technical Reports of the Advisory Committee For Aeronautics for the Year 1910-11. London Darling And Son 1911, 8vo, 134pp., bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering, fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, photographs, fold out plated throughout
A STEWART, Wallace R. The Higher Text-Book of Heat, The Tutorial Physics Volume II. London: W.B. Clive University Tutorial Press Ltd. 1911. 12mo, 399pp. Original brown cloth with gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis
SOLD FOR £160
A STEWART, Wallace R. The Higher Text-Book of Heat, The Tutorial Physics Volume II. London: W.B. Clive University Tutorial Press Ltd. 1911. 12mo, 399pp. Original brown cloth with gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis
RAUSENBERGER Professor F. The Theory of The Recoil of Guns with Recoil Cylinders. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son 1909. 8vo, 114pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine . Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. With fold out map. Initialled B.N.W
SOLD FOR £120
RAUSENBERGER Professor F. The Theory of The Recoil of Guns with Recoil Cylinders. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son 1909. 8vo, 114pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine . Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. With fold out map. Initialled B.N.W
ROUTH, Edward John. Advanced Rigid Dynamics - The Advanced Part of a Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1905. 8vo, 484pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Together with 2 loose pages of pencil notes and equations. Sixth Edition 1905.
SOLD FOR £160
ROUTH, Edward John. Advanced Rigid Dynamics - The Advanced Part of a Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1905. 8vo, 484pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Together with 2 loose pages of pencil notes and equations. Sixth Edition 1905.
Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, Dublin 1907, VOL. XXXIII 8vo, 263pp., (a booklet containing a chapter "Buttressed Masonry Dams"), together with Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society VOL VI PART IV. 1888, 8vo, both in poor condition with loose and torn covers, some pages not separated to the 2nd book
SOLD FOR £90
Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, Dublin 1907, VOL. XXXIII 8vo, 263pp., (a booklet containing a chapter "Buttressed Masonry Dams"), together with Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society VOL VI PART IV. 1888, 8vo, both in poor condition with loose and torn covers, some pages not separated to the 2nd book
SAXELBY, F. M. A Course in Practical Mathematics. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905. 8vo, 438pp. Original green cloth with detached gilt lettered spine, fading to cover, rubbing to corners and edges. signed B.N. Wallis and A.L. Bowley
SOLD FOR £160
SAXELBY, F. M. A Course in Practical Mathematics. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905. 8vo, 438pp. Original green cloth with detached gilt lettered spine, fading to cover, rubbing to corners and edges. signed B.N. Wallis and A.L. Bowley
3 vols. The University Tutorial Series. Clive's Mathematical Tables. London: W. B. Clive, University Tutorial Press Ltd. 8vo, 49pp. Original green cloth with black lettered spine. Fading and damage to spine, rubbing to edges and spine, staining to pastedown, endpaper and backboard. Signed B.N. Wallis and initialled to the title page B.N.W. Cowes 1910. EVERETT, J. D. Deschane's Natural Philosophy Part 4 Sound and Light. London: Black & Son, Limited. 8vo, 318pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Sixteenth edition. Initialled B.N.W Cowes 1911. WHITEHEAD, A.N. An Introduction to Mathematics. London Williams & Norgate 1911, 12mo, 256pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Spine in very poor condition, with later added "homemade" dust cover, possibly from a paper bag, handwritten to the front by Sir Barnes Wallis - An Introduction to Mathematics, A.N. Whitehead and signed B.N. Wallis
SOLD FOR £220
3 vols. The University Tutorial Series. Clive's Mathematical Tables. London: W. B. Clive, University Tutorial Press Ltd. 8vo, 49pp. Original green cloth with black lettered spine. Fading and damage to spine, rubbing to edges and spine, staining to pastedown, endpaper and backboard. Signed B.N. Wallis and initialled to the title page B.N.W. Cowes 1910. EVERETT, J. D. Deschane's Natural Philosophy Part 4 Sound and Light. London: Black & Son, Limited. 8vo, 318pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Sixteenth edition. Initialled B.N.W Cowes 1911. WHITEHEAD, A.N. An Introduction to Mathematics. London Williams & Norgate 1911, 12mo, 256pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Spine in very poor condition, with later added "homemade" dust cover, possibly from a paper bag, handwritten to the front by Sir Barnes Wallis - An Introduction to Mathematics, A.N. Whitehead and signed B.N. Wallis
WATSON, W. A Text-Book of Physics. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 8vo, 896pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges, spine in poor condition, loose front page. dedicated "B.N.Wallis 8/6/21 from J M Bond 1900 With all good wishes"
SOLD FOR £150
WATSON, W. A Text-Book of Physics. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 8vo, 896pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges, spine in poor condition, loose front page. dedicated "B.N.Wallis 8/6/21 from J M Bond 1900 With all good wishes"
LOCK, Rev. J. B. A Treatise on Higher Trigonometry. London: Macmillan and Co. and New York 1889. 12mo, 199pp. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Torn stuck library plate to paste down. Third Edition revised. Signed B. N. Wallis
SOLD FOR £140
LOCK, Rev. J. B. A Treatise on Higher Trigonometry. London: Macmillan and Co. and New York 1889. 12mo, 199pp. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Torn stuck library plate to paste down. Third Edition revised. Signed B. N. Wallis
MINCHIN, G. M. and DALE J. B. Mathematical Drawing, London: Edward Arnold 1906. 8vo, 145pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Staining and foxing to pastedown, endpaper and other pages. Signed B.N. Wallis and also signed Alfred Jennings Kings College W.C.
SOLD FOR £200
MINCHIN, G. M. and DALE J. B. Mathematical Drawing, London: Edward Arnold 1906. 8vo, 145pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Staining and foxing to pastedown, endpaper and other pages. Signed B.N. Wallis and also signed Alfred Jennings Kings College W.C.
KELVIN Lord and TAIT Peter Guthrie. Elements of Natural Philosophy. Cambridge: At The University Press 1894. 8vo, 295pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettered spine. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine, tear to spine on both sides at the top, foxing and stains to pastedown and endpaper. Pencil written notes to back of contents page. Signed B. N. Wallis. From E.E.W. Sept 26. '09.
SOLD FOR £260
KELVIN Lord and TAIT Peter Guthrie. Elements of Natural Philosophy. Cambridge: At The University Press 1894. 8vo, 295pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettered spine. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine, tear to spine on both sides at the top, foxing and stains to pastedown and endpaper. Pencil written notes to back of contents page. Signed B. N. Wallis. From E.E.W. Sept 26. '09.
A collection of Sir Barnes Wallis' school books (6vols.) to include LACHLAN, R and FLETCHER, W. C. Elements of Trigonometry, London: Edward Arnold, 1904, 12mo, 164pp. Original brown cloth with black lettered spine. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second impression. The first blank page with pencil written equations. Signed B.N. Wallis. COCKSHOTT, Arthur and WALTERS, F. B. Rev. A Treatise on Geometrical Conics. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1902. 12mo, 208pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Edition 1902. Signed B.N. Wallis and also signed J.C. Murray The University Birmingham 1903. HALL, H.S. and KNIGHT, S. R. Higher Algebra A Sequel to Elementary Algebra for Schools. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1903. 12mo, 557pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Fourth Edition. BUDDEN E. Elementary Pure Geometry With Mensuration. A Complete Course of Geometry for Schools. London: W. & R. Chambers, Limited 1904. 12mo, 284pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, severe staining to pastedown and endpaper and back pages, some foxing. Signed B.N. Wallis. HALL, H. S. and KNIGHT, S. R. Elementary Algebra for Schools. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1902. 12mo, 392 pp. Original maroon cloth, faded gilt lettered spine, fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Seventh Edition. Signed B.N. Wallis. SALMON, George, A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1882. 8vo, 612pp. Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Fourth edition.
SOLD FOR £340
A collection of Sir Barnes Wallis' school books (6vols.) to include LACHLAN, R and FLETCHER, W. C. Elements of Trigonometry, London: Edward Arnold, 1904, 12mo, 164pp. Original brown cloth with black lettered spine. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second impression. The first blank page with pencil written equations. Signed B.N. Wallis. COCKSHOTT, Arthur and WALTERS, F. B. Rev. A Treatise on Geometrical Conics. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1902. 12mo, 208pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second Edition 1902. Signed B.N. Wallis and also signed J.C. Murray The University Birmingham 1903. HALL, H.S. and KNIGHT, S. R. Higher Algebra A Sequel to Elementary Algebra for Schools. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1903. 12mo, 557pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Fourth Edition. BUDDEN E. Elementary Pure Geometry With Mensuration. A Complete Course of Geometry for Schools. London: W. & R. Chambers, Limited 1904. 12mo, 284pp. Original burgundy cloth bound with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, severe staining to pastedown and endpaper and back pages, some foxing. Signed B.N. Wallis. HALL, H. S. and KNIGHT, S. R. Elementary Algebra for Schools. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1902. 12mo, 392 pp. Original maroon cloth, faded gilt lettered spine, fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Seventh Edition. Signed B.N. Wallis. SALMON, George, A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1882. 8vo, 612pp. Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Fourth edition.
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Half Length Portrait of Barnes Wallis in Army Uniform smoking a Pipe, oil on canvas, signed with initials, 32cm h x 23cm w. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work was most likely painted in 1915, while Cooper and Wallis were serving in the Artist Rifles. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot
SOLD FOR £5200
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Half Length Portrait of Barnes Wallis in Army Uniform smoking a Pipe, oil on canvas, signed with initials, 32cm h x 23cm w. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work was most likely painted in 1915, while Cooper and Wallis were serving in the Artist Rifles. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot
PRATT H. B., Commercial Airships. London: Nelson 1920, 8vo, 235pp, Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Endpaper with dedication "With the author's compliment H B Pratt 11/11/20", endpaper also signed B.N. Wallis. Sir Barnes Wallis and H B Pratt worked together as young engineers on the R9 airship in 1914
SOLD FOR £280
PRATT H. B., Commercial Airships. London: Nelson 1920, 8vo, 235pp, Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Endpaper with dedication "With the author's compliment H B Pratt 11/11/20", endpaper also signed B.N. Wallis. Sir Barnes Wallis and H B Pratt worked together as young engineers on the R9 airship in 1914
A black tail coat size 44 together with a light grey waistcoat size 42 and a pair of striped trousers marked 42, 30 inside leg
SOLD FOR £80
A black tail coat size 44 together with a light grey waistcoat size 42 and a pair of striped trousers marked 42, 30 inside leg
Continental School, Miniature Profile Portrait of a Young Child, early 20th century watercolour, indistinctly signed, 9.5cm x 7cm, within a metal frame.
SOLD FOR £60
Continental School, Miniature Profile Portrait of a Young Child, early 20th century watercolour, indistinctly signed, 9.5cm x 7cm, within a metal frame.
Circle of John Miers (British, 1756-1821), Miniature Portraits of Mr M. Hodgson and Mrs B.W. Hodgson, a pair of late 18th/early 19th century reverse painted on glass silhouettes, both titled verso, each 9cm x 7cm, both within gilt composition frames.
SOLD FOR £380
Circle of John Miers (British, 1756-1821), Miniature Portraits of Mr M. Hodgson and Mrs B.W. Hodgson, a pair of late 18th/early 19th century reverse painted on glass silhouettes, both titled verso, each 9cm x 7cm, both within gilt composition frames.
Robert Havell, after James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) "A View of the Botanic Garden House and Reach" (Kolkata, India), engraving with aquatint and hand-colouring, published for "Views of Calcutta and its environs, from drawings Executed by James B. Fraser, Esq. From Sketches made on the Spot" by Rodwell and Martin 1824-1826, 32cm x 46cm, within a stained wood frame.
SOLD FOR £180
Robert Havell, after James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) "A View of the Botanic Garden House and Reach" (Kolkata, India), engraving with aquatint and hand-colouring, published for "Views of Calcutta and its environs, from drawings Executed by James B. Fraser, Esq. From Sketches made on the Spot" by Rodwell and Martin 1824-1826, 32cm x 46cm, within a stained wood frame.
John Hall Thorpe (1874-1947), Bluebell Wood, woodcut in colours, signed in pencil, 19cm x 17cm, within an ebonized frame.
SOLD FOR £100
John Hall Thorpe (1874-1947), Bluebell Wood, woodcut in colours, signed in pencil, 19cm x 17cm, within an ebonized frame.
A postcard album containing approx. 276 black and white and coloured photographs including beauties
SOLD FOR £85
A postcard album containing approx. 276 black and white and coloured photographs including beauties
John Deschamps, "The Galle-face Esplenade, from Middleburg Counterguard", "Colpitty, from the Cinnamon Gardens", "The Lake of Kandy", three stone lithographs with hand-colouring, published for "Scenery and Reminiscences of Ceylon" by Ackermann & Co 1845, each 22cm x 32cm, all within matching painted wood and gilt frames. Note: "Scenery and Reminiscences of Ceylon" was an important and ambitious survey of mid-19th century Sri Lanka, where Deschamps spent nine years as an officer in the Royal Artillery
SOLD FOR £280
John Deschamps, "The Galle-face Esplenade, from Middleburg Counterguard", "Colpitty, from the Cinnamon Gardens", "The Lake of Kandy", three stone lithographs with hand-colouring, published for "Scenery and Reminiscences of Ceylon" by Ackermann & Co 1845, each 22cm x 32cm, all within matching painted wood and gilt frames. Note: "Scenery and Reminiscences of Ceylon" was an important and ambitious survey of mid-19th century Sri Lanka, where Deschamps spent nine years as an officer in the Royal Artillery
Ethel Luella Curry (Canadian, 1902-2000), "Eastlake North Haliburton County", oil on board, signed recto, titled and dated July 1932 verso, 20cm x 25cm, within a painted wood frame. Note: Ethel Curry was a Canadian painter, printmaker, potter, and educator. Born in Irondale, Haliburton County, Ontario, in 1902, she studied at the Ontario College of Art beginning in 1924, where she learned from and worked alongside members of the Group of Seven, including Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald. While in Toronto, Curry formed a lifelong friendship with fellow artist Doris McCarthy; the two met as students in the 1920s and later both taught in Toronto high schools. Curry spent much of her professional life as an instructor at Northern Vocational School before retiring in 1965 and returning to Haliburton, where she remained active in the local art community until her death in 2000. References: Robert Popple, "Northern Belle: The Life Story of Haliburton's Ethel Curry, Including Her Connections to the Group of Seven" (RTP Publications, Haliburton, Ontario, 2003).
SOLD FOR £540
Ethel Luella Curry (Canadian, 1902-2000), "Eastlake North Haliburton County", oil on board, signed recto, titled and dated July 1932 verso, 20cm x 25cm, within a painted wood frame. Note: Ethel Curry was a Canadian painter, printmaker, potter, and educator. Born in Irondale, Haliburton County, Ontario, in 1902, she studied at the Ontario College of Art beginning in 1924, where she learned from and worked alongside members of the Group of Seven, including Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald. While in Toronto, Curry formed a lifelong friendship with fellow artist Doris McCarthy; the two met as students in the 1920s and later both taught in Toronto high schools. Curry spent much of her professional life as an instructor at Northern Vocational School before retiring in 1965 and returning to Haliburton, where she remained active in the local art community until her death in 2000. References: Robert Popple, "Northern Belle: The Life Story of Haliburton's Ethel Curry, Including Her Connections to the Group of Seven" (RTP Publications, Haliburton, Ontario, 2003).
After Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait of Sarah Garay Copley (nee Brunsden), Lady Lyndhurst, 19th century oil on board, 20cm x 17cm, within a gilt composition frame.
SOLD FOR £75
After Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait of Sarah Garay Copley (nee Brunsden), Lady Lyndhurst, 19th century oil on board, 20cm x 17cm, within a gilt composition frame.
Geoffrey Sparrow (British, 1887-1969), "The Eton College Beagles", etching with hand-colouring, signed and titled in pencil, 22cm x 29cm, within a Hogarth style frame.
SOLD FOR £130
Geoffrey Sparrow (British, 1887-1969), "The Eton College Beagles", etching with hand-colouring, signed and titled in pencil, 22cm x 29cm, within a Hogarth style frame.
Circle of William Collins (British, 1788-1847), Fishing Boats and Figures in a Cove, 19th century oil on board, 28cm x 38cm, within a stained wood and gilt Dutch ripple frame
SOLD FOR £80
Circle of William Collins (British, 1788-1847), Fishing Boats and Figures in a Cove, 19th century oil on board, 28cm x 38cm, within a stained wood and gilt Dutch ripple frame