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SMITH, Charles. An Elementary Treatise on Solid Geometry. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1920. 12mo, 242pp. Original brown cloth. Spine missing, fading to covers, rubbing to corners and edges, stains to some of the inner pages. Multiple pages with pencil marks, written notes and some equations. Signed B. N. Wallis to pastedown
SOLD FOR £140
SMITH, Charles. An Elementary Treatise on Solid Geometry. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1920. 12mo, 242pp. Original brown cloth. Spine missing, fading to covers, rubbing to corners and edges, stains to some of the inner pages. Multiple pages with pencil marks, written notes and some equations. Signed B. N. Wallis to pastedown
MORRIS, Captain Joseph. The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918. London: Sampson Low, Mason & Co., Ltd. 8vo, 306pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine. Some fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of the spine. With fold out maps and illustrations. Signed B.N. Wallis
SOLD FOR £320
MORRIS, Captain Joseph. The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918. London: Sampson Low, Mason & Co., Ltd. 8vo, 306pp. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine. Some fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of the spine. With fold out maps and illustrations. Signed B.N. Wallis
Handbook on H.M. Airship, Rigid No. 9. Admiralty Department 1918, 8vo., 75pp. Bound in blue cloth with debossed white text. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed B.N.Wallis to endpaper and stamped 135, pastedown with glued confidential Government statement
SOLD FOR £220
Handbook on H.M. Airship, Rigid No. 9. Admiralty Department 1918, 8vo., 75pp. Bound in blue cloth with debossed white text. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed B.N.Wallis to endpaper and stamped 135, pastedown with glued confidential Government statement
Handbook on Rigid 23 Class Airships 1918, Airship Department May 1918, 8vo, 86pp bound in blue cloth with debossed white text. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed B.N.Wallis to endpaper and stamped 26. Pastedown with glued confidential Government statement
SOLD FOR £220
Handbook on Rigid 23 Class Airships 1918, Airship Department May 1918, 8vo, 86pp bound in blue cloth with debossed white text. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed B.N.Wallis to endpaper and stamped 26. Pastedown with glued confidential Government statement
ANDREWS, Ewart S. The Theory and Design of Structures. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd 1916. 8vo, 618pp. Original green cloth, green lettered spine. Some rubbing to corners and edges of the spine. Third Edition. Revised Reprint. Signed to title page B.N. Wallis
SOLD FOR £120
ANDREWS, Ewart S. The Theory and Design of Structures. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd 1916. 8vo, 618pp. Original green cloth, green lettered spine. Some rubbing to corners and edges of the spine. Third Edition. Revised Reprint. Signed to title page B.N. Wallis
BESANT, W, H. A Treatise on Dynamics. London: G Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1914. 8vo, 443pp. Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine. Rubbing to the corners and edges of the spine. Fifth Edition, initialled B.N.W Dec 1940. Throughout the book there any many handwritten pencil notes and some equations, there is also a loose piece of paper with pencil written equation.
SOLD FOR £240
BESANT, W, H. A Treatise on Dynamics. London: G Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1914. 8vo, 443pp. Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine. Rubbing to the corners and edges of the spine. Fifth Edition, initialled B.N.W Dec 1940. Throughout the book there any many handwritten pencil notes and some equations, there is also a loose piece of paper with pencil written equation.
MASTERMAN Commander E. A. R.N. Handbook on Rigid Airship No. 1 Parts I & II and Appendix 1913. Admiralty S Branch S.0281/13. 8vo., bound in blue tooled cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt "No.43" to top right front board. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, (spine detached from front edge), Errata list 1914 glued to front page, "S Branch" on title page crossed out and replaced "Air Dept." Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed to pastedown B N Wallis and marked Shore Station Barrow in Furness
SOLD FOR £300
MASTERMAN Commander E. A. R.N. Handbook on Rigid Airship No. 1 Parts I & II and Appendix 1913. Admiralty S Branch S.0281/13. 8vo., bound in blue tooled cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt "No.43" to top right front board. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine, (spine detached from front edge), Errata list 1914 glued to front page, "S Branch" on title page crossed out and replaced "Air Dept." Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed to pastedown B N Wallis and marked Shore Station Barrow in Furness
MASTERMAN Commander E. A. R.N. Handbook on Rigid Airship No. 1 Parts I & II and Appendix 1913. Admiralty S Branch S.0281/13. 8vo., 213pp. Bound in blue tooled cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt "No.79" to top right front board. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed to pastedown B.N. Wallis 1915 and with signature G Landey?
SOLD FOR £320
MASTERMAN Commander E. A. R.N. Handbook on Rigid Airship No. 1 Parts I & II and Appendix 1913. Admiralty S Branch S.0281/13. 8vo., 213pp. Bound in blue tooled cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt "No.79" to top right front board. Fading to spine and cover, rubbing to corners and edges of spine Photos, diagrams and fold out coloured plates throughout. Signed to pastedown B.N. Wallis 1915 and with signature G Landey?
ANDREWS, Ewart S. Further Problems In The Theory And Design of Structures. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1913. 8vo, 236pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettered spine, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis and also signed B.N. Wallis to the title page. Together with a typed signed letter from Ewart S. Andrews to Mr Wallis
SOLD FOR £320
ANDREWS, Ewart S. Further Problems In The Theory And Design of Structures. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1913. 8vo, 236pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettered spine, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Signed B.N. Wallis and also signed B.N. Wallis to the title page. Together with a typed signed letter from Ewart S. Andrews to Mr Wallis
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 1963 painted plywood and applied wood 3 dimensional Christmas card decorated White Hill House Effingham, the interior marked "1963 Wishing you a Bright and Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year, from Personnel of R & D 1963" and hand signed by them 19cm x 23cm
SOLD FOR £260
A 1963 painted plywood and applied wood 3 dimensional Christmas card decorated White Hill House Effingham, the interior marked "1963 Wishing you a Bright and Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year, from Personnel of R & D 1963" and hand signed by them 19cm x 23cm
A Guyatone Sound Product electric guitar, model LG-60H
SOLD FOR £260
A Guyatone Sound Product electric guitar, model LG-60H