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**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, watercolour, signed with initals, 30cm x 24cm, within a stained wood frame.** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Cooper produced two versions of this tender portrait displaying Wallis' devotion to his wife Molly. The other version painted in oils was sold at Dominic Winter on 17th December 2020, lot no. 331.
SOLD FOR £320
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, watercolour, signed with initals, 30cm x 24cm, within a stained wood frame.** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Cooper produced two versions of this tender portrait displaying Wallis' devotion to his wife Molly. The other version painted in oils was sold at Dominic Winter on 17th December 2020, lot no. 331.
2 vols. INGE. W.R. Personal Idealism and Mysticism, London: Longmanz, Green and Co, 1907, 8vo, 186pp, bound in red cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N.Wallis to end page together with DEANE, Anthony.C. How To Enjoy The Bible, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 12mo, 188pp, bound in blue cloth, black lettering signed B.N.Wallis to end page
SOLD FOR £85
2 vols. INGE. W.R. Personal Idealism and Mysticism, London: Longmanz, Green and Co, 1907, 8vo, 186pp, bound in red cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N.Wallis to end page together with DEANE, Anthony.C. How To Enjoy The Bible, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 12mo, 188pp, bound in blue cloth, black lettering signed B.N.Wallis to end page
A large quantity of mainly 1960's/1970's modern novels and biographies from the Wallis library, none are signed or initialled by Sir Wallis. The Life of Nelson in 2 vols with dedication "To my dearest client and most patient Master H Mushlian" 6th October 1964'
SOLD FOR £85
A large quantity of mainly 1960's/1970's modern novels and biographies from the Wallis library, none are signed or initialled by Sir Wallis. The Life of Nelson in 2 vols with dedication "To my dearest client and most patient Master H Mushlian" 6th October 1964'
ROGET, Peter, Everyman's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, J.M. Dent & Sons 1952, 12mo, 572pp., bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering. Signed B.N. Wallis Sept 1952 to endpaper
SOLD FOR £150
ROGET, Peter, Everyman's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, J.M. Dent & Sons 1952, 12mo, 572pp., bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering. Signed B.N. Wallis Sept 1952 to endpaper
A collection of Barnes Wallis' paper stationery to include writing pads, sketch pads, graph pads, tracing paper, a piece of blotting paper with stains and signed B.N. Wallis, together with a couple of pages of formula related to commercial aircraft
SOLD FOR £170
A collection of Barnes Wallis' paper stationery to include writing pads, sketch pads, graph pads, tracing paper, a piece of blotting paper with stains and signed B.N. Wallis, together with a couple of pages of formula related to commercial aircraft
3 pamphlets of The Military Balance by the Institute for Strategic Studies 1965-66, 1966-67 signed B.N. Wallis to cover and 1967-68 initialled B.N.W. to cover
SOLD FOR £70
3 pamphlets of The Military Balance by the Institute for Strategic Studies 1965-66, 1966-67 signed B.N. Wallis to cover and 1967-68 initialled B.N.W. to cover
WRIGHT BAKER, H. Inchley's Theory of Heat Engines, London: Longman, 8vo, 455pp. New Impression 1963, bound in contemporary purple cloth, silver lettering, signed in pencil B.N. Wallis to endpaper
SOLD FOR £90
WRIGHT BAKER, H. Inchley's Theory of Heat Engines, London: Longman, 8vo, 455pp. New Impression 1963, bound in contemporary purple cloth, silver lettering, signed in pencil B.N. Wallis to endpaper
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974), Half Length Portrait of Barnes Wallis wearing the C.B.E. and DSc robes of the University of London, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1964, 60cm x 50cm, within a painted composition frame. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work has been on loan with the Royal Air Force Museum for over 28 years.
SOLD FOR £1100
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974), Half Length Portrait of Barnes Wallis wearing the C.B.E. and DSc robes of the University of London, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1964, 60cm x 50cm, within a painted composition frame. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work has been on loan with the Royal Air Force Museum for over 28 years.
4 vols. PIERCY N. A. V. Aerodynamics, London: English Universities Press, 8vo, 536pp. Second Edition 1947, signed B.N, Wallis to endpaper. ROARK Raymond J., Formulas For Stress and Strain, London: McGraw Hill 1954, 8vo, 432pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper. BRAGG S. L. Rocket Engines, London: George Newnes Ltd. 1962, 8vo, 158pp. Signed B.N. Wallis 1977 to end paper and PALMGREN Arvid, Ball and Roller Bearing Engineering, USA: Burbank 1946, 4to, 270pp., signed B.N. Wallis Feb '48 to endpaper
SOLD FOR £200
4 vols. PIERCY N. A. V. Aerodynamics, London: English Universities Press, 8vo, 536pp. Second Edition 1947, signed B.N, Wallis to endpaper. ROARK Raymond J., Formulas For Stress and Strain, London: McGraw Hill 1954, 8vo, 432pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper. BRAGG S. L. Rocket Engines, London: George Newnes Ltd. 1962, 8vo, 158pp. Signed B.N. Wallis 1977 to end paper and PALMGREN Arvid, Ball and Roller Bearing Engineering, USA: Burbank 1946, 4to, 270pp., signed B.N. Wallis Feb '48 to endpaper
A large quantity of post-war pamphlets and booklets, mainly civilian subjects and interests of Sir Barnes Wallis, pertaining to a variety of subjects from The Royal Society including engineering and economic process, reports on secondary education, annual reports, engineering and youth etc. Several initialled B.N.W or signed B.N. Wallis, one The Engineer in Society with written bookmark "See especially "Containerization" on p.7 & top of p.8 B.N.W"
SOLD FOR £260
A large quantity of post-war pamphlets and booklets, mainly civilian subjects and interests of Sir Barnes Wallis, pertaining to a variety of subjects from The Royal Society including engineering and economic process, reports on secondary education, annual reports, engineering and youth etc. Several initialled B.N.W or signed B.N. Wallis, one The Engineer in Society with written bookmark "See especially "Containerization" on p.7 & top of p.8 B.N.W"
5 vols. Ship Buildings and Ships 1947 8vo, 497pp. Signed B.N. Wallis to endpapers. VIVIAN E. Charles, a History of Aeronautics 1921, 8vo, 521pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpapers (likely purchased after war). PAWSEY and BRACEWELL Radio Astronomy 1955, 8vo, 361pp., initialled B.N.W to endpaper. EAGLESFIELD Charles, Laser Light 1967 (from The BAC Library), 12mo, 192pp. ALLEN, Howard, G., Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels 1969, 12mo, 280pp., signed B.N. Wallis to title page and front cover
SOLD FOR £220
5 vols. Ship Buildings and Ships 1947 8vo, 497pp. Signed B.N. Wallis to endpapers. VIVIAN E. Charles, a History of Aeronautics 1921, 8vo, 521pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpapers (likely purchased after war). PAWSEY and BRACEWELL Radio Astronomy 1955, 8vo, 361pp., initialled B.N.W to endpaper. EAGLESFIELD Charles, Laser Light 1967 (from The BAC Library), 12mo, 192pp. ALLEN, Howard, G., Analysis and Design of Structural Sandwich Panels 1969, 12mo, 280pp., signed B.N. Wallis to title page and front cover
2 vols. SCOTT J. D., Vickers A History, London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson 1963, 8vo, 416pp., with dust cover and "homemade" paper dust cover pencil written Vickers, signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper, together with GARDNER Charles, Fifty Years of Brooklands 1956, with dust cover, London: Heinemann 1956, 8vo, 160pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper
SOLD FOR £220
2 vols. SCOTT J. D., Vickers A History, London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson 1963, 8vo, 416pp., with dust cover and "homemade" paper dust cover pencil written Vickers, signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper, together with GARDNER Charles, Fifty Years of Brooklands 1956, with dust cover, London: Heinemann 1956, 8vo, 160pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper
WOODWARD, David, The Tirpitz. London: William Kimber. 8vo, 223pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second edition 1953. Together with an envelope addressed to Dr Barnes with pencil notes to the reverse, a loose slip of paper with typed notes and a cut out section of the books dust cover, signed B.N. Wallis to half title page
SOLD FOR £340
WOODWARD, David, The Tirpitz. London: William Kimber. 8vo, 223pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Fading to spine and cover, minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Second edition 1953. Together with an envelope addressed to Dr Barnes with pencil notes to the reverse, a loose slip of paper with typed notes and a cut out section of the books dust cover, signed B.N. Wallis to half title page
OSTLER George. The Little Oxford Dictionary, Third Edition Clarendon Press, Oxford 1951, 12mo, 637pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, minor rubbing to corners ad edges of spine, signed B.N. Wallis September 1952 to endpaper
SOLD FOR £130
OSTLER George. The Little Oxford Dictionary, Third Edition Clarendon Press, Oxford 1951, 12mo, 637pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine, minor rubbing to corners ad edges of spine, signed B.N. Wallis September 1952 to endpaper
FARRINGTON G. H. Fundamentals of Automatic Control. London: Chapman and Hall 1951, 8vo, 285pp., signed B.N. Wallis Aug. 1951 to endpaper, complete with dust cover
SOLD FOR £75
FARRINGTON G. H. Fundamentals of Automatic Control. London: Chapman and Hall 1951, 8vo, 285pp., signed B.N. Wallis Aug. 1951 to endpaper, complete with dust cover
7 vols. Engineering and conversion table volumes to include Engineering Tables and Data 32pp. (small booklet pencilled B.N.W to cover). NEL Steam Tables 1964, Edinburgh: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1964, 4to, 146pp. The endpaper signed B.N. Wallis with taped in note paper pencilled formulae and taped in printed correction slip, also with loose printed supplement and taped in printed conversion Table 8 to the back. Conversion Tables And Technical Data 1962 by Bristol Siddeley 12mo, 128pp. (dedication inside "With best wishes from R illegible?"). A Pocket Book of Tables by Shell (dedication inside To B.N.W. from P.L.T.) 1956 12mo, 255pp. Rolls Royce Conversion tables circa 1950 12mo, 97pp. A booklet Direct & Inverse Log-Log Differential scales, signed to cover B.N. Wallis and A Selection of Tables for use in Calculations of Compressible Airflow 1952, 4to, 143pp.
SOLD FOR £120
7 vols. Engineering and conversion table volumes to include Engineering Tables and Data 32pp. (small booklet pencilled B.N.W to cover). NEL Steam Tables 1964, Edinburgh: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1964, 4to, 146pp. The endpaper signed B.N. Wallis with taped in note paper pencilled formulae and taped in printed correction slip, also with loose printed supplement and taped in printed conversion Table 8 to the back. Conversion Tables And Technical Data 1962 by Bristol Siddeley 12mo, 128pp. (dedication inside "With best wishes from R illegible?"). A Pocket Book of Tables by Shell (dedication inside To B.N.W. from P.L.T.) 1956 12mo, 255pp. Rolls Royce Conversion tables circa 1950 12mo, 97pp. A booklet Direct & Inverse Log-Log Differential scales, signed to cover B.N. Wallis and A Selection of Tables for use in Calculations of Compressible Airflow 1952, 4to, 143pp.
BONNEY, E. Arthur. Engineering Supersonic Aerodynamics London: Magraw Hill 1950, 8vo, 264pp., bound in contemporary blue cloth, gilt lettering. First Edition. Signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper along with pencil formula and pencilled notes to page 140.
SOLD FOR £460
BONNEY, E. Arthur. Engineering Supersonic Aerodynamics London: Magraw Hill 1950, 8vo, 264pp., bound in contemporary blue cloth, gilt lettering. First Edition. Signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper along with pencil formula and pencilled notes to page 140.
A collection of 7 post-war pamphlets and a document including:- Some Ballistic Contributions to Aerodynamics (initialled B.N.W. to paper cover) 1947, Scientific Man-Power 1946, Report on The Needs of Research in Fundamental Science After the War 1945, 61pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper, The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics Vol II Part 1 March 1949, initialled B.N.W. to paper cover, The Institution of Electrical Engineers initialled B.N.W. to paper cover, Smith Maxwell and O'Farrell M, Aviation fuel, 1954 initialled B.N.W. to paper cover, together with a typed document "Post-War Aviation" (undated with maps)
SOLD FOR £90
A collection of 7 post-war pamphlets and a document including:- Some Ballistic Contributions to Aerodynamics (initialled B.N.W. to paper cover) 1947, Scientific Man-Power 1946, Report on The Needs of Research in Fundamental Science After the War 1945, 61pp., signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper, The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics Vol II Part 1 March 1949, initialled B.N.W. to paper cover, The Institution of Electrical Engineers initialled B.N.W. to paper cover, Smith Maxwell and O'Farrell M, Aviation fuel, 1954 initialled B.N.W. to paper cover, together with a typed document "Post-War Aviation" (undated with maps)
MITRA S. K. The Upper Atmosphere, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta 1948, endpaper signed B.N. Wallis, 8vo, 616pp. Original blue cloth gilt and black lettering, some minor rubbing to edges of corners and spine. 4 Wallis bookmarks offering thoughts and corrections
SOLD FOR £150
MITRA S. K. The Upper Atmosphere, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta 1948, endpaper signed B.N. Wallis, 8vo, 616pp. Original blue cloth gilt and black lettering, some minor rubbing to edges of corners and spine. 4 Wallis bookmarks offering thoughts and corrections
4 vols. Engineering volumes to include Pippard, A.J.S. The Experimental Study of Structures 1947, 8vo, 114pp. blue cloth, white lettering with dust cover, marked B.N. Wallis From the author 1947 to endpaper. Hunsaker Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics 1947, 8vo, 494pp. green cloth, gilt lettering, initialled B.N.W. to endpaper. Churchill Modern Operation of Mathematics in Engineering 1944, 8vo, 306pp. black cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper and Fairhurst Arch Design Simplified 1945, 8vo, 61pp blue cloth, gilt lettering, initialled B.N.W 1946 to endpaper
SOLD FOR £100
4 vols. Engineering volumes to include Pippard, A.J.S. The Experimental Study of Structures 1947, 8vo, 114pp. blue cloth, white lettering with dust cover, marked B.N. Wallis From the author 1947 to endpaper. Hunsaker Engineering Applications of Fluid Mechanics 1947, 8vo, 494pp. green cloth, gilt lettering, initialled B.N.W. to endpaper. Churchill Modern Operation of Mathematics in Engineering 1944, 8vo, 306pp. black cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N. Wallis to endpaper and Fairhurst Arch Design Simplified 1945, 8vo, 61pp blue cloth, gilt lettering, initialled B.N.W 1946 to endpaper
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
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.
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