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Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Laboratory Book of Sir Oliver Lodge

Laboratory Book of Sir Oliver Lodge

Sviluppo di alcuni corpi Stereometrico Mineralogici secondo i celebri Autori Dufrenoy, Hauy, Mohs, Rose, Neumann

Sviluppo di alcuni corpi Stereometrico Mineralogici secondo i celebri Autori Dufrenoy, Hauy, Mohs, Rose, Neumann

Elementary Chemistry: Lecture Notes of Prof. A. W. Hofmann, Berlin, Germany

Elementary Chemistry: Lecture Notes of Prof. A. W. Hofmann, Berlin, Germany

Catalogue of Useful Inventions for Cotton Spinners, Manufacturers and for all textile trades

Catalogue of Useful Inventions for Cotton Spinners, Manufacturers and for all textile trades

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 2 no. 17

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 2 no. 17

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

An Architectural and General Description of the Town Hall, Manchester

An Architectural and General Description of the Town Hall, Manchester

Notes on phosphorous, tin and copper alloys

Notes on phosphorous, tin and copper alloys

The Manchester Man, Volume 3

The Manchester Man, Volume 3

Correspondence file regarding early history of the railway

Correspondence file regarding early history of the railway

Drawing entitled 'Sectional Drawing for a Steel Protected Cruiser for Colonial Defence to be named'

Drawing entitled 'Sectional Drawing for a Steel Protected Cruiser for Colonial Defence to be named'

My Machine 1888 II Plan of driving cams, levers, etc. in initial position.

My Machine 1888 II Plan of driving cams, levers, etc. in initial position.

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 5 no. 50

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 5 no. 50

Letter from S. Lutterton to Henry Pease

Letter from S. Lutterton to Henry Pease

Drawing entitled 'Sheer Drawing for a Steel Protected Crusier for Colonial Defence to be named'

Drawing entitled 'Sheer Drawing for a Steel Protected Crusier for Colonial Defence to be named'

The Manchester Man, Volume 1

The Manchester Man, Volume 1

Letter from John Gray to Henry Pease

Letter from John Gray to Henry Pease

My Machine 1889 III Development of driving cams.

My Machine 1889 III Development of driving cams.

The Manchester Man, Volume 2

The Manchester Man, Volume 2

Two pamphlets relating to the early defence of Thirlmere and the later sale of the contractors plant used during the course of the construction of Thirlmere reservoir.

Pamphlets relating to the Thirlmere Water Scheme

Despite Darwin's description pencilled on the back of /1, the projection is not onto a tetrahedron. /2 bears title 'Map of the World projected gnomonically on the faces of a regular eikosihedron'. Originally items 3218 and 3219 in the catalogue of the Special Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus at the S. Kensington Museum, 1876.

Manuscript maps of the earth projected on a regular dodecahedron and on a regular tetrahedron

135.00

Letter from Sir John Simon to R Owen

355.00

Collection of papers relating to early steam cranes and winches made by J. Taylor and Company, Birkenhead

180.00

Letter from John Tyndall to Major Festing

Scale 1/4" : 1'. Comprises plan of upper deck; plan of poop and forecastle; plan of lower deck; plan of hold (and sections); profile. Each bears numerous signatures.

Arrangement drawings of ship "Brisk"

175.00

Letter from Warren De La Rue to Mr Wheatley

132.00

Technical drawing: First Order Lantern and Dioptric Apparatus for the Little Basses Lighthouse, Ceylon: Timber Platform

Scale 1/4":1'. Comprise plans of forecastle, lower deck, hold (and sections), upper deck; profile.

Arrangement drawings of ship 'Falcon'

Scale 1/4":1'

Arrangement drawings of ships 'Bellona' and 'Barham'

140.00

Booklet entitled: "Aerial Navigation being the inaugural address"

Scale 1/4":1'. Comprise plan of lower deck; profile; plans of hold (and sections), and upper deck.

Arrangement drawings of ship 'Moorhen'

Three mounted sepia photographs of drawings of the side elevation, end elevation and plan of the calculating machine or difference engine of 1830, designed by Charles Babbage.

Photographs of drawings of Charles Babbage's 1830 Difference Engine

160.00

Letter from William Crookes to Mr Ionides

Scale 1/4":1'. Plans of platforms, protective deck, main deck, hold and upper deck, all showing ventilation; proposed arrangement of fresh and salt water services; profile showing ventilation.

Arrangement drawings of HMS 'Narcissus'

200.00

Letter from Richard Proctor to A Garner

180.00

Letter from P H Gosse to H B Wheatley

Scale 1/4":1'. Comprise plans of protective deck, poop and forecastle, hold (and sections), upper deck; profile.

Arrangement drawings of twin screw steel gun and torpedo vessels 'Curlew' and 'Landrail'

595.00

Assignment of Leasehold premises and Goodwill and Stock in trade of chemist and druggist's business at Bournemouth, Hants.

410.00

Rigging Plan for HMS Mildura

Drawings comprise plan of upper deck and protective deck; elevation, plan of poop and plan of forecastle; plan of hold and transverse section

Description of Pumping, Flooding, and Drainage Arrangement of cruiser 'Mildura', and associated drawings

Scale 1/4":1'. Comprise plans of steel deck, poop and forecastle, lower deck; profile; plan of upper deck; plans (2) of hold and sections, one dated 1886.

Arrangement drawings of corvette 'Comus'

Plans of hold, lower deck, inboard works, and upper deck and forecastle, all as fitted.

Arrangement drawings of HMS 'Redwing', coast guard cruiser

Scale: 1/4 ":1'. Comprise plans of poop, forecastle and bridge, of lower deck and of hold (and sections), profile, plan of upper deck.

Arrangement drawings of ship 'Partridge'

Scale: 1" to 1' and 1" to 8'. Plans and elevations of houses for workmen and colliers, underviewers, overmen, deputies and clerks. With annotated printed description of the plans.

Plans for colliery houses and semi-detached cottages

Scale 1/4":1'. Comprise protective deck, upper deck, profile, lower deck, poop and forecastle and upper bridge, platforms, hold (and sections), all as fitted.

Arrangement drawings of ship 'Severn'

Scale 1/4":1'. Comprise plans of lower deck, hold (and sections), upper deck; profile.

Arrangement drawings of ship 'Foam'

Scale: 1/4":1'; 1/8":1'. Comprise plans of decks, yards and masts for 190, and lines for all three (see full listing). No. 190 was built for McIlwraith, McEachern & Co.; 197 & 201 were built for David Hunter, Ayr.

Drawings of nos. 190, 197 & 201 barques 'Scottish Bard', 'Assel' and 'Doon'

Comprises: Directions (1 sheet) and Drawings (3 colour lithographed sheets: view of boiler, erecting instruction, expanding instruction) relating to patent water tube safety boiler.

Directions for erecting Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd., Boilers. - Class W.I.F.

175.00

Letter from Sir George Biddell Airy to R. Anderson Esq.