Forbes, George A GROUP OF SIX DIARIES AND NOTEBOOKS: i) Diary and scientific notebook as a student at St Andrews, regular entries including sketches and diagrams, c.250 pages, 1865; ii) Sketchbook from a tour of the West Coast of Scotland with some diary entries, c.60 pages, plus blanks, 1865; iii) Notebook from a journey across Siberia (returning from an expedition to Hawaii to observe the transit of Venus) including memoranda, records of places visited, scientific notes, expenses, c.100 pages, plus blanks, 1875; iv) Sketchbook with diary entries from a trip up the Nile for a possible hydroelectric project, c.50 pages, plus blanks, 1897; v) Boer War notebook with detailed notes, diary entries, test data and some sketches, relating to his infantry rangefinder, c.100 pages, plus blanks, 1902; vi) Diary and sketchbook recording a visit to Spain, c.130 pages, 1909; appointment diary, 1909; all written in pencil, most volumes oblong 8vo; [with:] Forbes, George. Puppets. A Work-a-Day Philosophy. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911, 8vo, original red cloth, dust-jacket [ownership signature of George Forbes] (7)
Forbes, George A GROUP OF SIX DIARIES AND NOTEBOOKS: i) Diary and scientific notebook as a student at St Andrews, regular entries including sketches and diagrams, c.250 pages, 1865; ii) Sketchbook from a tour of the West Coast of Scotland with some diary entries, c.60 pages, plus blanks, 1865; iii) Notebook from a journey across Siberia (returning from an expedition to Hawaii to observe the transit of Venus) including memoranda, records of places visited, scientific notes, expenses, c.100 pages, plus blanks, 1875; iv) Sketchbook with diary entries from a trip up the Nile for a possible hydroelectric project, c.50 pages, plus blanks, 1897; v) Boer War notebook with detailed notes, diary entries, test data and some sketches, relating to his infantry rangefinder, c.100 pages, plus blanks, 1902; vi) Diary and sketchbook recording a visit to Spain, c.130 pages, 1909; appointment diary, 1909; all written in pencil, most volumes oblong 8vo; [with:] Forbes, George. Puppets. A Work-a-Day Philosophy. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911, 8vo, original red cloth, dust-jacket [ownership signature of George Forbes] (7)
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