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An Auction of 254 Lots of Books etc from The Library of A.W.J.G Ord-Hume and 200 further Lots of general Antiquarian & Secondhand Books
Documents, Prints, Maps, Original Artwork, Ephemera, Photographs etc.
Auction dates
14 Apr 2026 11:00 BST
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11 Apr 2026 10:00 - 14:00 BST
12 Apr 2026 10:00 - 14:00 BST
13 Apr 2026 09:00 - 17:00 BST
14 Apr 2026 09:00 - 17:00 BST
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![[AVIATION / MORRIS ARPIN] small archive, late 1930's etc. relating to MORRIS ARPIN (1897 - 1976),](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/defb8551-a075-4958-82f9-b41f00ecf75c.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / PHOTOGRAPHS / GLIDERS] NEILAN (John C.) 3 x sm. obl. albums; mostly b/w. snapshots (some](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/11e4c1fb-2dec-42c0-ac5b-b41f00ecf704.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / GLIDERS / SAILPLANES] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) Gliding & Soaring in Britain. The](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/002b5714-a638-416b-97dd-b41f00ed7fbd.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION/ GLIDING]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/2f7433e1-4814-4f4e-af43-b41f00ecf6ad.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION DISASTERS] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) Crashes & Prangs, 4to, illus., pict. card covers; q.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/67915e06-8005-4722-b2d3-b41f00ed804a.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) Scotland's Aviation History, 4to, illus., pict. card covers,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/0d39a9f3-52d9-4573-a19a-b41f00ed80da.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) Royal Air Force Fighting Biplanes, 4to, illus., pictorial card](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/55876f30-2587-4253-b513-b41f00ed8144.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORDE-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) The Lympne Trials. Searching for an Ideal Light Plane, 4to,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/8be5f5e9-6e98-4692-9606-b41f00ed81a0.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) Curiosities of Flight, 4to, illus. pict. card covers, 2012;](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/bca84950-2294-4a06-9893-b41f00ed81f0.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) Imperial Airways, 4to, illus. pict. card covers, 2010; with](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/c64c49a2-df9c-4a4c-bcda-b41f00ecf625.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) A Century of British Airplanes, 4to, illus. pict. card covers,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/a81264a4-7e61-4676-8491-b41f00ed8273.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] a misc. collection of pamphlets, recognition guides, etc. (Q).[Provenance; the Library of](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/8056e6a8-0b59-46dc-999a-b41f00ed82df.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME ARCHIVE, diverse material embracing the history of aviation, some original](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/5c2203f7-2dbf-48b9-94a4-b41f00ed8332.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] good q. of periodicals, various titles, as issued, 1913 - modern, some with articles by](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/59705506-bcf7-4eb3-a344-b41f00ed8396.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] q. of plans, technical manuals, etc., for various aircraft & engines, incl. the Dart](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/fee287f6-dec8-4e87-ba3f-b41f00ed8404.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] a coll'n of DISPLAY & EXHIBITION souvenir brochures, 1920's - 1960's (Q).[Provenance; the](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/59217cdc-5533-4b5b-8d60-b41f00ed8494.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] AIRPORTS, etc., small q. of material relating to London, Croydon etc., incl. Norman &](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/3e8cee0b-41f2-4308-954c-b41f00ecf5a2.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] The Grahame-White Company Ltd., photo illus., frontis signed by Claude Grahame-White &](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/b8a6ab75-9ced-4eb8-9e67-b41f00ed84fb.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] AVIATORS / BIOGRAPHY, A. W. J. G. O-H.'s copy of Longyard's Who's Who in Aviation](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/6b1d7cb1-dad1-4231-af6f-b41f00ed858d.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / AGRICULTURAL] WHITWORTH (Sir W. G. Armstrong) Hawker Siddeley Group Ltd General](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/77c04246-747a-47b0-8b62-b41f00ed8608.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] Hamilton (Commander A.)](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/82efd050-ba5f-4ba9-b48a-b41f00ecf535.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / FLYING BOATS / SEAPLANES etc.] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) History of British Waterplanes,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/81b53aef-8c38-45a7-b7e1-b41f00ecf4d4.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / PRIVATE & CLUB FLYING / LIGHT AIRCRAFT] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) British Light](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/24fe8216-b8a2-4a07-8a75-b41f00ed868b.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / COMMERCIAL] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) British Commercial Aircraft...1920-1940, 4to, illus.,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/dcbb661a-18c6-4095-af11-b41f00ed870a.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / LIGHT] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) British Light Aviation..., 2 vols., 4to, illus., pict.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/29220d2e-72a8-4ffc-b463-b41f00ed875d.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / FLYING FLEA / HENRI MIGNET] ORD-HUME (Arthur W. J. G.) Flying Flea. Henri Mignet's Pou-](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/a8af682f-b9f5-4569-a0f9-b41f00ed87df.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / AUTOGIROS] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) Autogiro. Rotary Wings Before the Helicopter, 4to,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/d2d70863-7d36-474b-b0cc-b41f00ed8875.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / CIERVA] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) Juan de la Cierva and his AUTOGIROS, 4to, illus. pict.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/c634f242-4a42-4bbb-91ef-b41f00ed88d8.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME (A. W. J. G.) British Post-War Airliners, 2017; & other O-H. research files](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/5bc2fe4e-b64e-4792-a81f-b41f00ed8969.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION] ORD-HUME AVIATION ARCHIVE, 6 x misc. ring-binders & box of images, incl. original](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/5421b638-ccc4-497e-9bc2-b41f00ed8a16.jpg?h=175)
![[AVIATION / PHOTOGRAPHS] 5 diverse snapshot (& larger) photograph albums (5).[Provenance; the](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/af74f260-d1a1-4a3e-9b2b-b41f00ed8aaa.jpg?h=175)
![[HOVERCRAFT] ORD-HUME (A.W.J.G.) Hovercraft. The Story..., 4to, illus. card covers, 2016; with](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/ded86c90-64d3-4919-a754-b41f00ed8b14.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA] TIPU's TIGER. A.W.J.G. O-H. consulted on the restoration of this famous automaton, at the](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/9cbdcff9-2eaf-45c9-9e2e-b41f00ed8b60.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/d7afc266-c5a1-49c9-990d-b41f00ed8c09.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA] CHAPUIS (A.) & DROZ (E.) Automata. A Historical and Technological Study transl. by Alec](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/0bcd59c0-f4d3-4bed-abeb-b41f00ed8c7a.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA] KING (C.) & TODD (W. D.) Miracles and Machines. A Sixteenth-Century Automaton and its](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/e76d2a64-a7b9-465c-b5e6-b41f00ecf45c.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA] coll'n of books, various, 12, & 3 pamphlets (15).[Provenance; the Library of Arthur W.J.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/319b43b3-7ac3-404a-8ae2-b41f00ed8ce0.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA] MURAKAMI KAZUO, Japanese Automata. Karakuri Zui: An Eighteenth Century Japanese Manual of](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/b4e4809d-ec3e-438b-b788-b41f00ed8d3e.jpg?h=175)
![[AUTOMATA]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/9f088caa-8153-42dd-800e-b41f00ecf3f9.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] collection of books relating to British regional clocks & clockmakers (Q).[Provenance;](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/07ec5194-48c7-461e-8413-b41f00ed8dac.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] a misc. coll'n of books on various aspects of clocks (Q).[Provenance; the Library of](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/a32066b1-740f-422d-9e8e-b41f00ecf377.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] French Clocks the World Over, 4 vols., 4to, illus., pict. boards, mixed 5th editions,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/789fb2b7-94af-4f6e-8761-b41f00ed8e2e.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] CROM (T.) Horological Shop Tools 1700 - 1900, 4to, illus., clo., 1st Edn., Florida,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/125c9941-3692-41c6-9b26-b41f00ed8e8c.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] ROBERTS & TAYLOR, Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock, 4to, illus., clo., 2nd Edn.,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/671a6890-a690-4957-8072-b41f00ed8ee9.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] CHAPUIS (A.) & JAQUET (E.) History of the Self-Winding Watch 1770 - 1931, 4to, illus.,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/4d5e981e-f105-4bce-9472-b41f00ed8f6a.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY CATALOGUE] A List of Church, Turret, Musical and House Clocks, manufactured by John](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/2c00ce24-4869-459c-a34a-b41f00ecf31c.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] CHAPUIS (A.) La Montre Chinoise, 4to, illus., Geneva [1983]; & 3 other works by](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/a5211226-4d3e-4ba6-a0f9-b41f00ed8ff0.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] PERREGAULT (C.) & PERROT (F. L.) Les Jaquet-Droz et Leschot, 4to, illus., clo.,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/7b5880d8-b1c3-4af8-b843-b41f00ed9063.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY] coll'n of AUCTION CATALOGUES (Q).[Provenance; the Library of Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, lots](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/c2c4e2eb-a8d8-48fe-b487-b41f00ed9115.jpg?h=175)
![[HOROLOGY]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/23d8d617-b6c2-4056-8020-b41f00ed917d.jpg?h=175)
![[BRASS BANDS, etc.] q. of histories, music, etc. relating to Brass Bands & Bandsmen (Q).Note: A.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/aef7591c-2ad5-41a8-a3e2-b41f00ecf2af.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSIC / TRADE BROCHURES / PIANOS etc.] collection of 3 Bechstein, 1 Boyd and 1 Grotrian Steinweg](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/560b2132-c210-4e38-88e3-b41f00ed91de.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSIC / TRADE CATALOGUES] a collection of 12 musical instrument catalogues, i.e: 3 x James T.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/708643ee-cb18-4000-90d9-b41f00ed9257.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSIC / TRADE CATALOGUE]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/02862083-a19c-4d8a-af93-b41f00ecf213.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSIC / HARMONICA CATALOGUES]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/f8637fea-71e4-4d93-9ae4-b41f00ed92b4.jpg?h=175)
![[ MUSIC / TRADE CATALOGUE] Douglas & Co Revised Price List Musical Instruments, 4to, illus., pict.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/6aaf47f2-2f2c-4a61-9008-b41f00ecf1a9.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSIC / TRADE CATALOGUE]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/683165e9-7ebb-400d-ac87-b41f00ecf14f.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSICOLOGY]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/6b889aa3-c3b9-48de-b612-b41f00ed9320.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSICOLOGY] TRADE CATALOGUES: GAVIOLI, Organs & Pianos, 4to, illus., pict. covers, n.d. (2](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/623b81eb-7925-4ba4-9a8c-b41f00ed9381.jpg?h=175)
![[MUSICOLOGY] TRADE CATALOGUES: G. F. BAKER & CO., Complete General Catalogue No. 6..., 8vo,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/auctions-2026/srjo10552/images/57b76ebf-2210-4944-b6b9-b41f00ed93ed.jpg?h=175)
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