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Click here to subscribe† GORDON BROADHURST; 'Messenger Bird', an earthenware sculpture, impressed GB mark, length 19cm, and a white earthenware wall piece of a mackerel by a different maker, length 34cm (2).Provenance: Mackerel purchased from Godfrey & Watt, Harrogate, 1990.Condition Report: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.
[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: A colour 6 x 8.5 postcard published by After the Battle and depicting a Vickers Armstrong Supermarine Spitfire IIA in flight, individually signed by twenty Royal Air Force fighter pilots of World War II, nineteen of whom participated in the Battle of Britain, comprising Denis Crowley-Milling, Jeffrey Quill, James Lacey, Robert Stanford-Tuck, John Nicholas, Johnnie Kent, Sandy Johnstone, Brian Kingcombe, Colin Gray, Bobby Oxspring, Denys Gillam, Harry Broadhurst, Johnnie Johnson, Alan Deere, John Cunningham, Roland Beamont, Hugh Dundas, David Scott-Malden, Peter Townsend and Neville Duke. All have signed with their names alone in blue or black inks and some of the signatures are a touch light owing to the ink not adhering well to the glossy surface. Some heavy overall surface and corner creasing, G
Telescope, Aitchison "The Target", four draw with extending sun shade, leather covered with caps and strap, minimum length 26.5cm, another telescope, brass with leather covering, in an Officer's type leather case, and another telescope, Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co Ltd, London, brass with leather covering.Qty: 3
A quantity of decorative teapots including Royal Albert 'Silver Maple', Ironstone Broadhurst Kathie Winkle 'Carousel' design, Royal Albert 'Clarence', Sadler 'Tudor House', Spode, etc, also a Bradford Exchange 'To Truth, Beauty and Goodness' cabinet plate, Crown Ducal ware blush ivory tazza, Royal Albert Beatrix Potter figures, etc (2).
Katharine Hepburn, A Matter of Gravity Autographed Broadway Theatre Window Card Poster (1976) Signed in white ink by Katharine Hepburn who played the role of Dowager Mrs. Basil in the comedy production by Enid Bagnold, directed by Noel Willman, performed at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, printed by Artcraft Lithograph and Printing Co., New York, 14 x 22 inches.
Broadhurst Clarkson brass and leather 4-draw telescope, the first draw with graduations, sliding lens shroud and leather covers for both ends on shoulder strap; marked 'Broadhurst Clarkson & Co. Ltd. 63 Farringdon Road London E.C.', L87cm fully extended; together with a WWI brass marching compass marked F-L No.123113 1918 (broad arrow); crudely etched L.H. McD. Latham; in associated Brooks & Co. leather case dated 1913 stamped W.B. Constable (2)Condition Report: Reasonably good and clean condition for age and use.One lens cover unstitched at seam.Compass lacking glass to hinged lid and most of blackening. Case in good condition.
WW2 BOB fighter pilot Broadhurst, Harry 1 sqn signed bomber cover with biography details fixed to A4 page. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 BOB fighter pilot Josef Hanus 310 sqn, ACM Harry Broadhurst signed Avro Lincoln bomber cover. Single vendor Battle of Britain RAF Collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 BOB fighter pilots Harry Broadhurst signed photo and Frank Brinsden signature fixed to Spitfire photo. Single vendor Battle of Britain RAF Collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
A Broadhurst Clarkson & Co. threefold telescope with leather lens cover, 63cm when extendedGenerally good condition overall, with a few issues. Consistent marking, scratching and scuffing to the leather casing and lens covers consistent with age and use. Some denting to the lens rim; the lens would benefit from being cleaned.
Five signed works related to the land Including Journey To The Stones signed by author Ian Cooke Mermaid to Merrymaid, Journey To The Stones, Nine Walks to Ancient Sites in the Land's End Peninsula, Cornwall; signed first edition, Men-an-Tol Studio, 1987; two editions of The Secret Land, each signed , one limited edition hardback edition, numbered 238/1000, the other including a types tip-in from author, Paul Broadhurst, first edition, Mythos, 2009; Hamish Miller; It's Not Too Late, limited first edition 129/777; signed, Penwith Press, 1998; Hamish Miller & Paul Broadhust, The Sun and The Serpent, signed, Pendragon Press, fouth edition, 1998.
Postcards, London Suburbs, a mix of approx. 86 cards of Hackney, Regents Park, Highgate and Hampstead, with RPs of St Dunstan's Regents Park; Highgate Archway; Highgate landslide 1910; West Heath Rd Hampstead; Heath Drive. Also Hampstead Heath LLs nos. 680, 682, 698, 699. Charles Martin printed street scenes and pubs (8) at Broadhurst Gardens, Highgate Rd, West Hill, Fox & Crown Highgate, Thornhill Square Barnsbury, Adelaide Rd Haverstock Hill etc. Good mix (mainly gd)
A Collection of field binoculars and Monocular; Broadhurst Clarkson & Co London Monocular with carry case, French Lenses binoculars, Barr & Stroud binoculars belonging to P.J. Calvert from his Colleagues in the R.N.L.I 1950, Le Jockey Club Paris binoculars, Lemaire Fabt Paris binoculars and one other set.
TURING (ALAN) – THE DELILAH PROJECTThe papers of Alan Turing and Donald Bayley relating to the Delilah project, a wartime collaboration seeking to develop a speech encryption system, including Turing's mathematical proofs and Bayley's transcriptions of Turing's lectures on electrical circuit theory, comprising: i) Laboratory notebook, recording the results of experiments testing the performance of Delilah's various electrical circuits, the first 12 pages and 8 adjacent graphs in Turing's hand, including 7 line diagrams concerning the development and testing of the Key Generator ('Measurement of 'A₂-pulse' for Multivibrators', 'Measurement of 'Heaviside function'', 'Second Experiment for measurement of the A₂-pulse', 'Linearity Test for Pulse Modulation', '6H6 Characteristic', 'Repetition of Linearity Test...', '... with various grid leaks', 'Characteristic of H3 Rectifier', 'Harmonic Analyser Output Stage Characteristics', 'Relative Response of Harmonic Analyser v. Beat freq.', 'Relative response versus input'), blue ink and pencil; additional single loose leaf of voltage calculations written in three columns; the following 12 pages in Bayley's hand, including 4 graphs, blue ink and pencil; the final 18 leaves of later notes by Bayley on mundane household matters such as decorating and DIY projects, written in blue biro; later note in Bayley's hand clipped to first page 'Notebook/ Used in/ Delilah Development/ With Notes In/ Turing's Hand', 70 leaves (23 blank), dust-staining and marks, some water damage to front endpaper and first leaf, original green board covers, pencil inscription '4/-' upper right corner, stained and worn, 4to (258 x 204mm.), [Hanslope Park, 1943-?1945 and later];ii) Turing's autograph mathematical calculations headed 'Bandwidth Theorem', his proof written out for Bayley, and incorporating a line diagram, further notes on logic formulae in pencil on reverse of first leaf, black ink, 3 pages on two leaves, some marks, creased at horizonal fold, 4to (289 x 220mm.); accompanied by Donald Bayley's later autograph note 'Delilah is an application of the bandwidth theorem. This is Turing's proof. He wasn't the first to do so...';iii) Turing's 'Red Form' autograph mathematical notes possibly relating to Delilah's key generator and the Fourier Theorem, 13 numbered leaves, in pencil on the blank reverse of 'Red' (or Intercept) Forms (Army Form C2133), with 7 additional leaves in Bayley's hand and another unidentified hand, 3 of these possibly in the hand of Turing, 20 leaves, dust-staining, frayed, 4to (250 x 189mm.);iv) Turing's autograph mathematical calculations headed 'Determination of cut-off volts', comprising a diagram with equations beneath, dark blue ink on the reverse of a red-printed Y Service Form S.323, filled in with pencil notes logging intercepts from Forfar on 23 November 1943, one page, perforations at lower edge, roughly torn on left hand side, three filing holes, frayed, 4to (249 x 197mm.);v) Turing's autograph mathematical calculations headed 'Faltung', including a line diagram, explaining the mathematics of convolutions, using the shape of a mushroom as an analogy, in blue ink, on the reverse of a red-ruled radio log sheet stamped with the names of various intercept stations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Norfolk, Devon and Cornwall ('Thurso', 'Cupar', 'Sandridge', 'Stockland', 'St Erth', 'Wymondham') dated 9 August 1942, intercepted enemy transmission frequencies logged in pencil, with the note 'Reported By Hanslope. No trfc.' And 'No fix. Poss between Genoa and Naples area' in red ink, one page, filing hole top left, some show-through of red ink from reverse, ink blots, dust-staining, sheet frayed and creased, closed tear not affecting text, 4to (262 x 195mm.);vi) Bayley's school file titled 'Queen Mary's School/ Walsall' in gilt on upper cover, the contents prefaced with a later note by Donald Bayley ('Some University maths notes but mainly notes of training given by Alan Turing during after dinner sessions at Hanslope Park. Some pp in his own hand...'), containing 90 leaves (180 numbered pages) of Bayley's transcriptions of lectures given by Turing on mathematics for electrical engineers at Hanslope Park, prefaced by a 2-page reference list of standard mathematical forms in red ink; some 140 further leaves of Bayley's notes taken at university including sections on 'Statics' and 'Kinematics', c.14 sheets of calculations loosely inserted, some on orange or pink paper, several blank pages, Bayley's ownership inscription and address inside upper cover in ink ('20 Chantry Ave/ Walsall/Staffs', 'D. Bayley./ Birmingham University/ Elect Eng Dept.'), 230 leaves dust-staining, discolouration and marks, edges frayed, the majority 4to, some on smaller lined paper, all contained in 'Loxton' binder by Hunt & Broadhurst Ltd., Oxford, worn, 4to (278 x 235mm.); vii) Bundle of loose notes written by Turing and Bayley found in the file, including two foolscap leaves by Turing concerning different electrical problems and Bayley's summary notes concerning topics covered in Turing's evening lectures, cross-referencing his lecture notes ('Submarine cable see p.40 of notebook'), c.6 pages in Turing's hand, the rest in Bayley's and an unidentified hand, ink and pencil, 13 leaves in all, 6 written on reverse of Red Forms, dust-staining, creased and frayed, some loss, 4to (250 x 189mm.), two foolscap leaves 325 x 200mm., one leaf 227 x 288mm.;viii) Turing's autograph mathematical calculations headed 'Problem... Discuss the convergence of the sequence x...', probably written out carefully for Bayley's benefit, densely written in dark blue ink, 2 pages, creased at horizontal fold, 4to (288 x 215mm.). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19th century lacquered brass monocular microscope having lacquered brass platform with swing mirror below on a cast iron base, stamped Henry Crouch, London, 6153, housed in an associated mahogany case with two spare lenses in lacquer brass cases each marked H Crouch, London, the case with plaque for Broadhurst & Clarkson, 63 Faringdon Road
STAR WARS: ORIGINAL TRILOGY (1977 - 1983) - Anthony Daniels Collection: Star Wars Letraset Stationery Set and Vintage Pencil CaseA Star Wars Letraset stationery set from the promotion of George Lucas' Star Wars:A New Hope, and a vintage metal C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) pencil case from the promotion of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back. Officially licenced by 20th Century Fox, this rare five-piece set features artwork created for Letraset by Hunt and Broadhurst Ltd. It includes a 24-page C-3PO exercise book; a 50-sheet Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) jotter pad; a 56-page Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) pocketbook; a 32-page Stormtrooper pocketbook; and 12 envelopes. There are tears in the plastic packaging housing the envelopes and minor pen marks on the pencil case. Dimensions (C-3PO exercise book): 20.5 cm x 16.5 cm (8" x 6 1/2"); (pencil case): 18 cm x 7.5 cm x 2 cm (7" x 3" x 3/4")Additional Provenance: This lot comes from the personal collection of actor Anthony Daniels. Daniels plays loyal protocol droid, C-3PO in the Star Wars saga. He first appeared in the role in 1977 and is the only actor to appear in all Star Wars feature films to dateDescriptionEstimate: £100 - 200 M View all lots from STAR WARS: ORIGINAL TRILOGY (1977-1983)View all lots from STAR WARS - ALL ITEMSBidding for this lot will end on Friday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 9th, Saturday, November 11th or Sunday, November 12th.