RARE BOOK AND COLLECTOR'S SALE July 30th & 31st, 2024

93 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 670. Titanic Interest: [Wilson (R.A.) builder] A cased model of the forward section as located by Doctor Robert D. Ballard, 1st September 1985, housed in glazed wooden box, approx. 22cms x 58cms (9” x 23”). (1) €500 - €700 671. [Shipping Interest] CunardWhite Star Q.S.T.S. - Queen Mary, Description of Machinery Installation, 8vo, n.d. c. 1912, (Private Copy), maroon cloth gilt design on front cover, gilt letter spine. (1) €150 - €200 672. ‘The Bomb that Changed theWorld’ A section from the Front Page of the Daily Express newspaper for Tuesday August 7 1945, the day after the first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, framed with various documents signed respectively by Thomas W. Ferebee, bombardier on the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped the bomb; Morris Jeppson, bomb test officer, Enola Gay; Paul W. Tibbets, pilot and captain, Enola Gay; Jacob Besser, observer, Enola Gay; and Fred J. Olivi, co- pilot for the separate Nagasaki bombing two days later. A remarkable collection of autographs, mementos of two days that did indeed change the world. The entire display approx. 79cms x 53cms (31” x 21”), strongly framed and glazed. €1500 - €2000 673. WorldWar 2: A fine original WorldWar Two A-2 Jacket, [DWG No. 30H1415 - A.C. contract, order No. 42-18775.P] made by Aero Leather Clothing Co., Beacon, N.Y., size 36R), the front with leather name badge G.L. Hart Junior (Col. George Luzerne Hart Junior) American Flag on right sleeve and badge for 64th fighter wing on front. As a fabric, w.a.f. (1) * G.L. Hart Junior was a Colonel in the Army during WorldWar Two, he was U.S. District Judge of Colombia and played a role in determining the legal proceedings for the Watergate Case. €1500 - €2000 670 673 672 674. Out of thisWorld [Space Aviation] Space Shuttle - Orbiter Thermal Insulation Tile - Challenger (OV99) , Tile part number V070-191025-270. The tile is part of the HRSI (high temperature - up to 2300 deg. F. - surface insulation) that protects the Shuttle orbiter during re-entry heating. It is composed of pure silica glass fibres and is 94% air by volume, weighing just 9lb / cu. ft. It is coated with a borosilicate glass (similar to Pyrex) containing silicon tetraboride. This thin hard surface protects the fragile silica base but is very brittle and can be easily damaged by impact or mishandling - one of the constant challenges operationally. The Tile was removed from the Space Shuttle Orbiter “Challenger” (OV 099) on November 30, 1984 as a result of vehicle mold line screed degradation and loss of bond. The degradation was brought about by the necessary repeated waterproofing of the tiles between flights. The waterproofing agent used at that time softened the screed RTV. After the mold line was resurfaced new tiles were built to match the new contour and this tile became excess. It had flown on 6 Challenger flights: STS 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13. Its replacement tile was subsequently lost with the vehicle and crew on Challenger’s 10th flight, STS 51L in January 1986; together with receipt identity. As an Artefact, w.a.f. (1) €1500 - €2000