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Barnes Wallis' facsimile copy of the 617 Squadron Grant of Arms granted in March 1944. The badge symbolises the successful attack on the dams in May 1943 with the lightning flashes symbolising the three dams attacked. The French motto "Apres Moi Le Deluge" translating as "After me the flood". The paper is creased and stained and framed in a contemporary 1940's perspex frame with green border 18cm h x 15cm w
SOLD FOR £1300
Barnes Wallis' facsimile copy of the 617 Squadron Grant of Arms granted in March 1944. The badge symbolises the successful attack on the dams in May 1943 with the lightning flashes symbolising the three dams attacked. The French motto "Apres Moi Le Deluge" translating as "After me the flood". The paper is creased and stained and framed in a contemporary 1940's perspex frame with green border 18cm h x 15cm w
Composed by the Fluid Motion Panel of the Aeronautical Research Committee and Others, edited by S Goldstein, Modern Developments in Fluid Dynamics Volume I. Oxford: At The Clarenden Press. 8vo, 330pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. First Edition 1943. Some underlined text and written notes in pencil on page 327 and notes to page 329 together with a note with hand written equations.
SOLD FOR £160
Composed by the Fluid Motion Panel of the Aeronautical Research Committee and Others, edited by S Goldstein, Modern Developments in Fluid Dynamics Volume I. Oxford: At The Clarenden Press. 8vo, 330pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. First Edition 1943. Some underlined text and written notes in pencil on page 327 and notes to page 329 together with a note with hand written equations.
Modern Developments in Fluid Dynamics Volume II. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1943. Lg. 8vo, 702pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. On page 601 is a taped folded handwritten page detailing notes and formulae titled "Heat Transfer, Laminar Motion". Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine.
SOLD FOR £500
Modern Developments in Fluid Dynamics Volume II. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1943. Lg. 8vo, 702pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. On page 601 is a taped folded handwritten page detailing notes and formulae titled "Heat Transfer, Laminar Motion". Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine.
PIAGGIO, H. T. H. Differential Equations - An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations and Their Applications. London: Bell 1942 8vo 259pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Notepaper with pencilled triangles to page 47. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis
SOLD FOR £140
PIAGGIO, H. T. H. Differential Equations - An Elementary Treatise on Differential Equations and Their Applications. London: Bell 1942 8vo 259pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Notepaper with pencilled triangles to page 47. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis
A 1942 A5 calendar notepad by Napier bound in marbled green calf initialled in gilt B.N.W, half empty with top sheet having pencilled diagrams of what appears to be a tunnel (or support structure of Italian dams) with dimensions having a round object following a dotted curve. One other loose sheet having technical drawing of and circular diagrams
SOLD FOR £360
A 1942 A5 calendar notepad by Napier bound in marbled green calf initialled in gilt B.N.W, half empty with top sheet having pencilled diagrams of what appears to be a tunnel (or support structure of Italian dams) with dimensions having a round object following a dotted curve. One other loose sheet having technical drawing of and circular diagrams
ALLEN, Edgar C. Machinery's Screw Thread Book. London: Machinery Publishing Co, Ltd 1940, 8vo, 147pp. Orange card cover with black lettered spine. Fading to spine, some minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Pastedown and endpaper with stuck labels "MR. WALLIS' PRIVATE COPY". Initialled to front cover B.N.W.
SOLD FOR £190
ALLEN, Edgar C. Machinery's Screw Thread Book. London: Machinery Publishing Co, Ltd 1940, 8vo, 147pp. Orange card cover with black lettered spine. Fading to spine, some minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Pastedown and endpaper with stuck labels "MR. WALLIS' PRIVATE COPY". Initialled to front cover B.N.W.
A Confidential handbook - 53.3 c/m Weymouth Torpedo for Turkish Destroyers. Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. 1940. 4to, 9pp. with 16 pull out cross section plates of torpedos. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine.
SOLD FOR £220
A Confidential handbook - 53.3 c/m Weymouth Torpedo for Turkish Destroyers. Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. 1940. 4to, 9pp. with 16 pull out cross section plates of torpedos. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine.
KARMAN. Theodore V and BIOT, Maurice A. Mathematical Methods in Engineering. New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1940. 8vo, 505pp. Original black cloth, gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. First Edition, Second Impression. Initialled B.N.W. 1940. Handwritten pencil notes with diagram to the back page
SOLD FOR £120
KARMAN. Theodore V and BIOT, Maurice A. Mathematical Methods in Engineering. New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1940. 8vo, 505pp. Original black cloth, gilt lettered spine. Minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. First Edition, Second Impression. Initialled B.N.W. 1940. Handwritten pencil notes with diagram to the back page
A collection of research pamphlets (14) from 1927-1940 mainly by The Aeronautical Research Committee to include : The Strength of Tubular Struts 1927, 44pp. (initialled B.N.W to front cover), A Non Dimensional Form of The Stability Equations of an Aeroplane March 1927, Light Alloys For Aeronautical Purposes 1934, 32pp., Summary of The Present State of Knowledge Regarding Sheet Metal Construction 1933, 20pp. (back cover missing), Buckling of Thin Plates in Compression 1933, 21pp. (back cover missing), Technical Report Into The Accident To The Aeroplane G-AAZK at Meopham Kent on 21st July 1930, published January 1931, 92pp., The Size-Grading of Sand by Wind 1937, The Optimum Size of Models for Studying Flow Through Nest of Tubes 1939, 9pp., Resistance To Flow Through Nest of Tubes 1939, 20pp. The Manufacture of High Strength Light Alloy Extrusions 1938-1939, 39pp., The Use of Model Data in Aeroplane Design 1939, 16pp., The Stresses in a Circular Ring Supported by Frictionless Radial Pins 1940 marked With the author's compliments (x2) and Sound Control in Buildings 1940
SOLD FOR £120
A collection of research pamphlets (14) from 1927-1940 mainly by The Aeronautical Research Committee to include : The Strength of Tubular Struts 1927, 44pp. (initialled B.N.W to front cover), A Non Dimensional Form of The Stability Equations of an Aeroplane March 1927, Light Alloys For Aeronautical Purposes 1934, 32pp., Summary of The Present State of Knowledge Regarding Sheet Metal Construction 1933, 20pp. (back cover missing), Buckling of Thin Plates in Compression 1933, 21pp. (back cover missing), Technical Report Into The Accident To The Aeroplane G-AAZK at Meopham Kent on 21st July 1930, published January 1931, 92pp., The Size-Grading of Sand by Wind 1937, The Optimum Size of Models for Studying Flow Through Nest of Tubes 1939, 9pp., Resistance To Flow Through Nest of Tubes 1939, 20pp. The Manufacture of High Strength Light Alloy Extrusions 1938-1939, 39pp., The Use of Model Data in Aeroplane Design 1939, 16pp., The Stresses in a Circular Ring Supported by Frictionless Radial Pins 1940 marked With the author's compliments (x2) and Sound Control in Buildings 1940
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
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
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
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.
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
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."
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
LOW, Bevis Brunel. Mathematics, A Text-Book for Technical Students. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1931. 8vo, 448pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, tear to edge of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis.
SOLD FOR £120
LOW, Bevis Brunel. Mathematics, A Text-Book for Technical Students. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1931. 8vo, 448pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, tear to edge of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis.
MILNE-THOMSON, L.M. and COMRIE, L.J. Standard Four-Figure Mathematical Tables. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1931. 4to, 245pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, Rubbing to corners and edges of spine, scratch marks to covers. Additional loose double sided, un-numbered copy of pages 244 and 245. Initialled B.N.W. Feb 1941
SOLD FOR £80
MILNE-THOMSON, L.M. and COMRIE, L.J. Standard Four-Figure Mathematical Tables. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1931. 4to, 245pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, Rubbing to corners and edges of spine, scratch marks to covers. Additional loose double sided, un-numbered copy of pages 244 and 245. Initialled B.N.W. Feb 1941
ROUTH, Edward John. Elementary Rigid Dynamics - The Elementary Part of a Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies. London: Macmillan and Co, Limited 1930. 8vo, 443pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Initialled B.N.W. 1943
SOLD FOR £90
ROUTH, Edward John. Elementary Rigid Dynamics - The Elementary Part of a Treatise on the Dynamics of a System of Rigid Bodies. London: Macmillan and Co, Limited 1930. 8vo, 443pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Initialled B.N.W. 1943