SWANN ESTATE SALES - M Streets Sale

The Estate of Campbell Burgess Read

Mr. Read was an internationally known mathematician and statistician. Born in Edinburgh in 1931 he was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, Corpus Christi College at Cambridge and received his Ph.D in mathematical statistics from the University of Illinois. He taught at the American University of Beirut, in Ankara, Turkey and was a professor of statistics at SMU for 30 years. He was an activist for social justice, avid birder, world traveler, photographer and as a member of the Dallas Audubon Society, World Wildlife Fund, International Crane Foundation, Texas Nature Conservancy and the Texas Committee on Natural Resources, he was intensely zealous about wildlife conservation. He also found time to give musical evenings of traditional and Scottish songs with guitar and to act in several productions at Theater Three. We are happy to represent the estate of a fascinating man who lived a full and fascinating life. 
 

• 525 LPs (93% classical, 5% Scottish music and 2% pop. Covers are dusty but the discs are immaculate.)
• 90 LP boxed sets, opera, oratorio, symphonies etc. 
• 1995 Toyota Carolla. 130,000+ miles. New battery. Major tune up just before Mr. Read became too ill to drive.  
• Electronics (RCA Professional Series Audio/Visual receiver STAV-3970; Sony CD player CDP 397; Sherwood belt drive turntable; pair tall speakers)
• Cameras and equipment (Panasonic 800x digital zoom PV-GS 15 camcorder; Viigtkänder Vito B; Fujifilm Fine Pix A900; Canon EOS Elan II)
• Bausch & Lomb KY 3980 8x36 binoculars 
• Nikon Action Lookout IV 10x50 binoculars 
• Waterford horse and clock
• Large collection of antiquarian books in remarkable condition 
• Presentation oar from the Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, rowing team dated 1952. Mr Read was a member of the rowing team. 
• Photos, framed and unframed, of the rowing team
• Some WWI and WWII photos 
• La Patrie Etude guitar with padded case and stand
• Small antique roll top desk
• Antique leather top writing desk
• Antique buffet
• Wrought iron sewing machine base
• Antique Victorian “canteen” on legs with three levels fitted for flatware and accessories. Really unusual and fantastic. 
• Antique chest of drawers
• Antique mirror on chest top stand
• Antique vanity with mirror 
• Small antique round table
• Variety of chairs and occasional/side tables 
• Pair wing back chairs
• 2 MCM bookcases with sliding glass doors
• MCM china cabinet with sliding glass doors 
• MCM round cocktail/coffee table with wood and glass top 
• Dining room table with 2 leaves and 4 chairs 
• Traditional china cabinet
• Round wood dinette table 
• Mexican pottery, hand painted tiles and small weavings
• Books: Scotland, birds, conservation, religion, art, ethics, poetry, novels. Collection of books by Meher Baba. Early textbooks (1910-1940) of mathematics. 
• Art: original oils, watercolors, etchings, lithographs (framed and unframed); original oil painting of Meher Baba by his official portraitist, Lyn Ott; prints (framed and unframed); drawings; tapestries; velvet hanging; art photography. 
• Photos: photos and slides from his world travels (Scotland, Kenya, Beirut, New Mexico, Texas Gulf coast); beautiful wildlife photos 
• Ephemera: postcards from around the world; maps; tour guides and brochures; mathematics and statistics; nature and wildlife conservancy; stamps, letters and letterheads from around the world; Edinburgh Academy magazines; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, magazines; Iona magazines etc
• Campbell (?) tartan kilt and sporran
• Kitchen equipment, clothes etc 
• CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, a few 45s