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  • James Chalmers PNG, Fine Binding
    Jun. 02, 2023

    James Chalmers PNG, Fine Binding

    Est: $200 - $300

    2 Volumes: 1) Work and Adventure in New Guinea 1877 to 1885 by James Chalmers and W Wyatt Gill, published by The Religious Tract Society, gilt title and illustration on cover, green endpapers, with fold out map in South Eastern New Guinea 43x25cm, repaired with tape 2) Pioneering in New Guinea by James Chalmers, published by The Religious Tract Society c1902 gilt title and illustration on cover, foxing, tanning

    Sydney Rare Book Auctions
  • JAMES R. CHALMERS
    Aug. 25, 2021

    JAMES R. CHALMERS

    Est: $140 - $200

    (1831-1898) Confederate brigadier general known for his proficiency in commanding cavalry, served under Braxton Bragg, John B. Hood, and Nathan Bedford Forrest, later a U. S. Congressman. Black ink signature on a blank sheet. Very good.

    Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
  • Chalmers (James) The Channel Railway, connecting England & France, first edition, 1861 & a second edition (2)
    Nov. 19, 2020

    Chalmers (James) The Channel Railway, connecting England & France, first edition, 1861 & a second edition (2)

    Est: £120 - £180

    Chalmers (James) The Channel Railway, connecting England & France, first edition, lithographed title, folding map and large folding plate, modern half dark maroon morocco, g.e., 1861; another edition, second edition, large folding plate (torn but no loss), newspaper cuttings on channel tunnel schemes loosely inserted, original cloth, slightly rubbed and faded, 1867. ⁂ Serious proposals for a fixed cross-Channel communication were first broached at the end of the 18th century but were deferred because of the Napoleonic wars. Several different proposals were made throughout the remainder of the 19th century. This crackpot scheme proposed submerging a tube and anchoring it with baskets of rocks etc. Chalmers claimed the project would cost £12,000,000 but would return £1,215,000 per annum thereafter. An enormous mid-channel lighthouse/ventilation shaft was central to the proposition. In the second edition, reissued seven years after the first, Chalmers tries to bolster his credentials with other successful but unrewarded engineering exploits, and the encouragement from R. Cobden. This time he proposes a twin-tubed tunnel.

    Forum Auctions - UK
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