10th May, 2016 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous')
89
[M] A PAIR OF MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOKS,...
kept by H.S. Hornby aboard H.M.Ships Drake 15 September 1906-30 April 1907; Formidable 1 June 1907-17 August 1908; and Bulwark 18 August 1908-15 November 1909, written in a clear hand with good daily descriptions of activities undertaken by author and crew and copious pasted technical watercolours and charts, occasional officer signature, bound with blue leather boards with gilt titles and full page photographs of Formidable pasted on fly leafs -- 12½ x 8¼in. (31.5 x 21cm.)
(2, a pair)
Drake was a second class cruiser of 1901, torpedoed 1917; Formidable was a battleship of 1898 torpedoed 1915; and Bulwark was a battleship of 1899, which unaccountably blew up at the quayside in 1914. Hugh Stanton Hornby (1890-1916) was a fine all-round athlete and sportsman. Having completed his training, he became a submariner and was serving aboard H.M.Submarine C.26 when he suffered a freak accident diving into the water from a wet platform on H.M.S. Arrogant and died of internal injuries three days later. His funeral was attended by several senior officers, including a representative of Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, founder of the submarine corps.
Sold for £744
Estimated at £500 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
Condition Report
spines weak, covers scuffed, pages a little yellowed and one is detached, watercolours in good order generally and bindings remain strong at time of writing.
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kept by H.S. Hornby aboard H.M.Ships Drake 15 September 1906-30 April 1907; Formidable 1 June 1907-17 August 1908; and Bulwark 18 August 1908-15 November 1909, written in a clear hand with good daily descriptions of activities undertaken by author and crew and copious pasted technical watercolours and charts, occasional officer signature, bound with blue leather boards with gilt titles and full page photographs of Formidable pasted on fly leafs -- 12½ x 8¼in. (31.5 x 21cm.)
(2, a pair)
Drake was a second class cruiser of 1901, torpedoed 1917; Formidable was a battleship of 1898 torpedoed 1915; and Bulwark was a battleship of 1899, which unaccountably blew up at the quayside in 1914. Hugh Stanton Hornby (1890-1916) was a fine all-round athlete and sportsman. Having completed his training, he became a submariner and was serving aboard H.M.Submarine C.26 when he suffered a freak accident diving into the water from a wet platform on H.M.S. Arrogant and died of internal injuries three days later. His funeral was attended by several senior officers, including a representative of Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon, founder of the submarine corps.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous'), 10th May, 2016
