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Baker (P.H.J.) & Law (R.J.): The English Watchmaker's Mandrel - its Origins and Development
O/P. [24 pages], illustrated, 1999. Two excellent articles, reprinted from Antiquarian Horology, about the watchmaker's mandrel - a specialised form of faceplate lathe used in the manufacture and repair of watches until the advent of the machine-made watch. A pristine copy. Card covers.
(Ref: K2244)
Price: £10.00

Goodison (N.): Matthew Boulton: Ormolu
S/H. 496 pages, 241 colour and 141 b&w illustrations, 2002. This is a substantial revision to the author's original work on Matthew Boulton published in 1974. The book is a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the Soho factory between 1768 and 1782, the products and the people who bought them. The section on clock cases and watch stands is of great interest to English clock enthusiasts. A second-hand copy in as new condition with excellent dust jacket.
(Ref: K2245)
Price: £65.00

Gordon (G.F.C.): Clockmaking Past and Present
O/P. 232 pages, illus., 2nd impression, 1946. This is still a useful reference book because of its information about turret clocks and gravity escapements. Covers marked and stained, otherwise good.
(Ref: K133)
Price: £20.00

McKay (C.): The Turret Clock Keeper's Handbook
O/P. 39 pages, illus., 1998. A practical guide for those who look after church clocks. A good copy, small crease to front cover. Card covers.
(Ref: K1178)
Price: £10.00

Roberts (D.): The Precision Pendulum Clock
O/P. 51 pages, 26 illustrations, 1978. An exhibition catalogue for July 1978 describing and illustrating 14 good regulators, one French, one Austrian and the remainder of English origin. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1047)
Price: £10.00

White (A.): The Chain Makers
O/P. 38 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1967. A history of the English watch fusee chain industry which was centred on Christchurch in Hampshire. The book describes how the chains were made and the tools used, as well as the factories involved and their recruitment of child labour from the local workhouse. A small but important contribution to horological history. A very good copy (corners a little bruised) of a scarce book. Card covers.
(Ref: K1753)
Price: £40.00

[Anon]: Clock and Watch Escapements
O/P. 179 pages, 183 figs, reprinted 1997. A complete study in theory and practice of the lever, cylinder and chronometer escapements, together with a brief account of the origin and evolution of the escapement in horology. Originally appearing in serial form in The Keystone, this was first published in book form in 1904. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1610)
Price: £15.00

Ashton (T.S.): An Eighteenth Century Industrialist - Peter Stubbs of Warrington 1756 - 1806
O/P. 156 pages, frontis., 1st edition, 1939. South-East Lancashire was a centre of the metal trade and Peter Stubbs, who is best known as a file maker, was also an innkeeper. The Stubbs business purchased cast steel from Sheffield and using a large number of outworkers made files and other hand tools. The tools were sold to customers, including watch and clockmakers, in Britain, Europe and America. A good copy, light wear to head and foot of the faded spine. (Ref: K2201)
Price: £38.00

Ashton (T.S.): An Eighteenth Century Industrialist - Peter Stubbs of Warrington 1756 - 1806
O/P. 156 pages, frontis., reprinted 1961. South-East Lancashire was a centre of the metal trade and Peter Stubbs, who is best known as a file maker, was also an innkeeper. The Stubbs business purchased cast steel from Sheffield and using a large number of outworkers made files and other hand tools. The tools were sold to customers, including watch and clockmakers, in Britain, Europe and America. A very good copy, the dust jacket good but with wear and small tears to top edge.
(Ref: K2207)
Price: £38.00

Baier (J.G.), Tigner (J.L.) & Whitney (M.E.): Questions and Answers of and for the Clockmaking profession
O/P. 224 pages, illustrated, 1981. An unusual book, the first half comprises answers to questions frequently asked by clock repairers, the second half consists of repair guides to problems likely to encountered in wheel trains and escapements plus a guide to heat treatment of metals. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2214)
Price: £25.00

Barlow (H.): The Repair of American Wood Geared Clock Movements
O/P. 33 pages, 7 figs., 1979. A brief history of Eli Terry and the mass production of wooden clock movements, followed by practical advice on how to overhaul and repair wooden movements. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2215)
Price: £15.00

Berner (G.A.): Practical Notes for the Watchmaker
O/P. 267 pages, 2nd edition, 1948. Written in French and English by the Director of the Bienne Horological School, this book has four main chapters: The spring and its barrel; Calculation of gears (wheels & pinions); Escapements; Regulating repairing and adjusting. A very good copy, with bumped corners, of a useful book. Stiff card covers. [English and French language] (Ref: K35)

Bourdais (M.) & Grall (G.): ABC de L'Apprenti Horloger
O/P. 227 pages + index, 7th edition, 1941. A practical guide mainly dealing with Geneva bar watches of the period. A clean copy, pages a little wrinkled, card covers. (Ref: K40)
Price: £35.00

Britten (F.J.): On the Springing and Adjusting of Watches
O/P. 152 pages, 75 illus., 1898. One of Britten's lesser know works, this is a detailed description of the balance spring and the compensation balance with directions for applying the spring and adjusting for isochronism and temperature. A clean copy internally, the binding tight, the original boards a bit discoloured with age, without ffep. (Ref: K1596)
Price: £25.00

Britton (F.J.): The Escapements: Their Action, Construction and Proportion
O/P. 66 pages, 21 figs., reprinted 1984. This small book describes the anchor, cylinder, chronometer, deadbeat, duplex, lever, pin pallet, pinwheel and verge escapements. Good copy card covers. [Note: the spelling of the author's name - 'Britton' - this is how the American publisher spelt it. I assume it's actually by F.J. Britten] (Ref: K1099)
Price: £5.00

Chambers (D.L.): How to Gold Leaf Antiques and other art objects
O/P. 108 pages, illus., 1973. Techniques of an ancient art explained step by step in words and photographs. Card covers. (Ref: K1108)
Price: £6.00

[Christie's]: The Albert Odmark Collection of Important Clocks and Watches
O/P. 450 lots, all illustrated in colour. A fine collection which included a complicated quarter striking automaton skeleton clock with oscillating dial by Hubert Sarton, a walnut loncase clock with grasshopper escapement attributed to Daniel Delander and some rare early pocket watches. A good copy, covers a little marked. [Sale @ London 11/03/2005] (Ref: A80)
Price: £10.00

[Christie's]: The Dr Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks
O/P. 187 clocks described and illustrated in colour, 1998. A good catalogue showing a wide range of French carriage clocks including rare and unusual examples. A very good copy, hardback, with good dust jacket. [Sale @ South Kensington, London 26/11/1998] (Ref: K1604)
Price: £22.00

De Carle (D.): Complicated Watches and Their Repair
S/H. 174 pages, 217 figures, 1977. First published in 1956 this book has been reprinted many times as it is in essential reference book for the watch repairer and restorer. The book covers automatic watches, chronographs, alarm watches, calendar watches and repeaters from all the major manufacturers. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K889)

De Carle (D.): The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe - a User's Manual
O/P. 195 pages, 47 plates, 229 figures, 4th edition, 1985. This book is the standard work on the subject and is a comprehensive survey of lathes and lathe accessories worldwide. A fine copy with very good dust jacket (faded on spine). (Ref: K1245)
Price: £12.00

De Carle (D.): The Watchmaker's Lathe and how to use it
O/P. 154 pages, 229 figures, 1st edition, 1952. This book is the standard work on the subject and is a comprehensive survey of lathes and lathe accessories worldwide. A good copy, with remains of dust jacket. (Ref: K1123)
Price: £10.00

De Carle (D.): With the Watchmaker at the Bench
O/P. 243 pages, 166 figs., 5th edition, 1946. The books sub-title is A book for the practical watchmaker, the student and all Interested in the watch trade also for those engaged in the aircraft instrument making and repairing industry. A practical book for watchmakers and restorers. A good copy. (Ref: K748)
Price: £15.00

Fried (H.B.): Repairing Quartz Watches
O/P. 248 pages, lots of figures, 2nd edition, 1988. An excellent guide to the repair of quartz watches by an expert, the book includes a basic course in electricity and electronic horology. An excellent copy with good dust jacket, the latter with small tear and wear to bottom of spine. (Ref: K1135)
Price: £35.00

Fried (H.B.): The Watch Escapement - the lever, the cylinder, how to analyze, repair and adjust
S/H. 191 pages, 58 figs., 1974. A very detailed treatise on lever and cylinder escapements. A fine second-hand copy, card covers. (Ref: K1720)
Price: £10.00

Fried (H.B.): The Watch Repairer's Manual
O/P. 326 pages, illustrated, 3rd edition, 1973. This book has become an international standard reference work on the subject of watch repair; there is even a Chinese edition! This is a very detailed and comprehensive book which was written for restorers of American and European watches. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1139)
Price: £27.00

Goodrich (W.L.): The Modern Clock
O/P. 502 pages, 161 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 1978. This book, first published in 1905, is a study of the time keeping mechanism, its construction, regulation and repair. Includes a section on electric clocks. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K131)
Price: £27.00

Goodrich (W.L.): The Watchmaker's Lathe
O/P. 264 pages, 233 figs., reprinted 1979. A well known and well respected book which has been reprinted many times. A good copy, card covers (front cover creased). (Ref: K1611)
Price: £15.00

Greenwood (T.): The New Turners' & Fitters' Handbook
O/P. 160 pages, 1 folding plate, no date. The subtitle is: The New Turners' and Fitters' Handbook. Great Discoveries relating to Screw Cutting and the Lathe, establishing this work as a Standard Text Book for all time. Combined with The Original Turners' and Fitters' Handbook, which, without advertising, is now in the hands of over 50,000 engineers, and has reached the 15th. Edition. Also a complete explanation of what the Author believes to be the Most Perfect Lathe in the World, Which enables the Student to become an Expert Workman, and to acquire the best and simplest Methods of Calculation, by both British and Metric Measurements, Making both Lathe and Book highly adapted for Technical Schools. This was self published by the author circa 1904. A very good copy for its age, spine faded. (Ref: K2218)
Price: £15.00

Harlow (S.): The Clock Makers' Guide
O/P. 23 pages, 11 plates, reprinted 1978. An interesting reprint of Samuel Harlow's The Clockmakers' Guide to Practical Clock Work first published in 1813, together with a biography of Harlow. Also included is the patent for watch keys, granted to Harlow in 1789. An early attempt at standardisation of clock movements. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K904)
Price: £20.00

Higginbotham (C.T.): Jeweled Bearings for Watches
O/P. 53 pages, 40 figs., 1911 reprinted 1979. A very useful book being a complete description of the manufacture, gauging and setting of jewelled bearings in timekeeping instruments. A hard to find book. A good copy, card covers a little creased. (Ref: K2219)
Price: £15.00

Hope-Jones (F.): Electric Clocks and How to Make Them
O/P. 197 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1977. A good book, always in demand by electric clock enthusiasts, with chapters on the Hipp clock, the Synchronome system, the Bulle clock and more. A very good copy of the paperback reprint. (Ref: K2220)
Price: £18.00

Huber (M.) & Banbery (A.): Patek Philippe Geneve
O/P. 288 pages, 274 illustrations, 1st English language edition, 1982. A well illustrated reference book giving the history of the firm, their inventions and patents, followed by explanations and illustrations of the watches produced (this volume is primarily about pocket watches). A clean copy but front board is very loose, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K2221)

Humbert (B.): Swiss Self-Winding Watches
O/P. 254 pages including adverts, 396 figs., 1st edition, 1956. A description of all the modern watch calibres current in 1956 with details of their mechanisms and repair. A useful book for the restorer of these watches. Internally good but stiff card covers worn and corners bumped. (Ref: K1159)
Price: £50.00

Isaacs (E.): Wheelcutting - Practical Notes for Clockmakers
O/P. 16 pages, 8 figs., 1979. A small booklet for the amateur, first issued by Chronos Ltd who made division plates. Paper covers. (Ref: K1747)
Price: £4.00

Jacot & Son: How to Repair Musical Boxes. Practical Instructions to Watchmakers with Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Material
O/P. 32 pages, illus., 3rd edition, 20th century reprint. A small guide to the repair of musical boxes, useful when first published in 1890 and still useful today! A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1161)
Price: £15.00

Jendritzki (H.): The Watchmaker and his Lathe
O/P. 87 pages, well illustrated, 1982. An excellent book for those who wish to learn how to use a lathe and its accessories, as well as how to sharpen the tools required. A fine copy, almost as new. (Ref: K1165)
Price: £45.00

Jendritzki (H.) & Matthey (J.P.): Repairing Antique Pendulum Clocks
O/P. 96 pages, lots of figures, 1973. A well respected book with chapters on gear trains, escapements, striking works, time indication, etc. A fine copy of the hardback (laminated boards) edition. (Ref: K1162)
Price: £50.00

[Kenrick & Davis Co.]em: Staking Tools and How to Use Them
O/P. 100 pages, illustrated, 1978. A reprint of the section on staking tools taken from the 1910 Kendrick & Davis Co. Catalogue of Striking Tools. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2222)
Price: £20.00

Kleinlein (W.J.): Practical Balance and Hair-spring Work
O/P. 115 pages, 43 figs., 1st edition, 1925. A very useful book on truing and poising balances; selecting, colleting, truing, vibrating and overcoiling hair springs. An excellent copy of the first edition with stiff leatherette covered boards and gilt page edges. (Ref: K2223)
Price: £30.00

Kochmann (K.): The Black Forest Cuckoo Clock
O/P. 240 pages, 216 plates, 1978. A detailed study of the cuckoo clock with its history from the earliest examples to the modern factory made product. The book contains lots of information about birds, bellows, music, strike trains etc., so will be of value to all those who want to restore these clocks to working order. A clean copy, card covers now a little worn. (Ref: K1061)
Price: £18.00

Levin (L.) & Levin (S.): Practical Benchwork for Horologists
O/P. 381 pages, 475 figs., 8th edition, 1950 - reprinted 1977. A very good book for watchmakers and restorers, it covers tools and their uses, repair problems, adjusting, jewel bearings and the lever escapement. A very good copy with complete but worn dust jacket. (Ref: K768)
Price: £27.00

Lucchina (G.G.) & Jenkins (B.R.): The Origin and Evolution of the Watchmakers' Staking Tool
O/P. 22 pages, 17 figures, 1978. A detailed study on the history of the staking tool, from its beginnings with J.G. Hall and its devolopment by The Chicago Watch Tool Company and Kendrick & Davis. Reprinted from the NAWCC Bulletin, a very good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K2225)
Price: £20.00

Marshall (P.): Electric Clocks and Chimes
O/P. 159 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1976. Originally published in the 1920's this is a practical handbook giving complete instructions for the making of successful electrical timepieces, synchronised clocks systems, and chiming mechanism. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K202)
Price: £10.00

Mayall (R.N.) & Mayall (M.W.): Sundials
O/P. 250 pages, 8 colour and 53 b&w illustrations, 2nd edition, 1973. A very good book on sundials with detailed chapters on how to use and make them, including a heliochronometer. A fine copy, the dust jacket good but with wear to top of spine. (Ref: K2227)
Price: £17.00

Nicolet (J.-C.): Turning and Milling in Horology
S/H. 53 pages, 62 illus., no date. Published by the horological tool makers Bergeon & Cie this is a good explanation of how to make wheels, pinions, crown wheels, striking racks, etc. A fine copy. (Ref: K1583)
Price: £40.00

Philpott (S.F.): Modern Electric Clocks
O/P. 214 pages, 152 figs., 3rd edition, 1938. One of the best known works on electric clocks explaining the principles of operation as applied to all types of electrical clocks including synchronous clocks and turret clocks. A very good copy, corners a little bruised. (Ref: K2228)
Price: £60.00

Playtner (H.R.): An Analysis of the Lever Escapement
O/P. 57 pages, 28 figures, reprinted 1995. Originally written as a lecture for the Canadian Watchmakers' and Retail Jewelers' Association, An Analysis of the Lever Escapement was published as a book in 1895 and brought the author international acclaim. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2229)
Price: £4.00

Porter (R.): The Pin-Pallet Escapement - Adjustment & Repair
O/P. 44 pages, 31 figures, 1987. A useful book on the correct adjustment and repair of the Brocot, or pin-pallet, escapement, with special reference to American clocks. An excellent copy. Card covers, spiral bound. (Ref: K2230)
Price: £9.00

Priestley (P.): Early Watch Case Makers of England 1631 - 1720
O/P. 89 pages, illus., 2000. A carefully researched publication with detailed information on over 200 watch case makers, 11 working in Liverpool the remainder in London. The book also discusses the factors affecting trade during the period, including the Great Fire of London. An essential book for researchers. A fine copy, hardback.
(Ref: K922)
Price: £60.00

Priestley (P.T.): Watch Case Makers of England: A History and Register of Gold and Silver Watch Case makers of England 1720-1920
O/P. 216 pages, 126 figures, 1994. The first half of the book is a detailed review of watch case making, including the development of case styles and watch bow shapes together with a history of English hallmarking and the location and history of the case making trade. The second half of the book contains a fully detailed list of watch case makers and their marks. An essential book for all English pocket watch enthusiasts. A very good copy, card covers.
(Ref: K962)
Price: £25.00

Roberts (D.): British Longcase Clocks
S/H. 373 pages, 522 illus., 1990. A very well illustrated book covering all types of longcase clock from circa 1660 to Edwardian times. Well worth having on your bookshelf. A fine copy with fine dust jacket.
(Ref: K813)
Price: £60.00

Samelius (W.H.): Watch and Clock Information Please!
S/H. 401 pages, illustrated, 1981. Samelius was Director of the Elgin Watch College and this book is a collection of the most useful articles he wrote for the "Information Please" column in the 'American Horologist and Jeweler' magazine. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2231)
Price: £20.00

Saunier (C.): The Watchmakers' Handbook: Saunier (C.): The Watchmakers' Handbook
O/P. 498 pages, 14 folding plates, 10th impression, 1948. One of the classic works on watch making that has been reprinted many times and is always in demand. A very good copy. (Ref: K272)
Price: £40.00

Shouffelberger (H.): Wheels and Pinions and how to determine their Exact Size
O/P. 9 pages + 9 tables + 1 folding plate, reprinted 1977. Translated and edited with additions by Theo Gribi, and first published in English in 1896, this article originally appeared in Journal Suisse d'horlogerie in 1879. A clean copy with annotations on rear cover. (Ref: K2232)
Price: £5.00

Shouffelberger (H.): Wheels and Pinions and how to determine their Exact Size
O/P. 19 pages, reprinted 1988. Translated and edited with additions by Theo Gribi, and first published in English in 1896, this article originally appeared in Journal Suisse d'horlogerie in 1879. A good copy. (Ref: K2233)
Price: £5.00

Seibel (E.) & Hagans (O.R.): Complicated Watches
O/P. 136 pages, 152 figs., 1945. A practical manual for the repair of chronographs and other complicated watches. A pristine copy with owner's signature inside front cover. Card covers. (Ref: K1205)
Price: £25.00

Sheraton (T.): Thomas Sheraton's Classical Revival Furniture Designs
O/P. 238 pages, 98 plates, dated 1972 but I am sure this is a more recent printing. The Dover edition of Sheraton's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book 1791 - 1794 including all the furniture plates, with accompanying text, from various editions with an introduction by Joseph Aronson. A pristine copy. Card covers.
(Ref: K2212)
Price: £40.00

Smith (W.R.): Clockmaking Tools and Techniques
O/P. 112 pages, illustrated, 1991. A collection of articles, which originally appeared in various magazines, with details of small tools to make for the workshop, plus useful tips and techniques of use to the clockmaker and restorer. Card covers, spiral bound. [Note: Apart from the title, this book is identical to Clockmaking and Modelmaking Tools and Techniques by the same author] (Ref: K2234)
Price: £25.00

Smith (W.R.): Clockmaking and Modelmaking Tools and Techniques
O/P. 112 pages, illustrated, 1991. A collection of articles, which originally appeared in various magazines, with details of small tools to make for the workshop, plus useful tips and techniques of use to the clockmaker and restorer. Card covers, spiral bound. [Note: Apart from the title, this book is identical to Clockmaking Tools and Techniques by the same author] (Ref: K2235)
Price: £25.00

Smith (W.R.): How to Build a Lyre Skeleton Clock
O/P. 80 pages, 255 figures, circa 1989. Full details, plans and information to build a single train skeleton clock with fusee, skeletonised chapter ring and lyre shaped plates. Publication of this construction project started in Timecraft magazine which folded before the project was complete. Card covers, spiral bound. (Ref: K2236)
Price: £25.00

[Sotheby's]: Masterpieces from the Time Museum: including Watches, Clocks and Scientific Instruments
O/P. A large hardbacked catalogue, with dust jacket, for the sale of 81 fabulous items from the Time Museum, Rockford, Illinois. The lots are all superbly illustrated and include the Henry Graves super-complicated watch by Patek Philippe, a Breguet Sympathique clock with its original watch and a grande sonnerie tortoise-shell bracket clock by Tompion. A fine copy with good dust jacket. [Sale @ New York 02/12/1999] (Ref: A17)
Price: £22.00

[Sotheby's]: Masterpieces from the Time Museum Part Two
O/P. 218 lots, all illustrated in colour. A catalogue full of rare and magnificent clocks and watches from around the world. A good copy, top corner of cover and some pages a little creased, card covers.
[Sale @ New York 19/06/2002 ] (Ref: A150)
Price: £20.00

[Sotheby's]: The Justice Warren Shepro Collection of Clocks
O/P. 137 pages, 145 lots all illustrated, 2001. The catalogue of a famous collection sold in New York. Shepro collected early European table clocks, English lantern, bracket and longcase clocks and French clocks including those with fine Boulle cases. A useful reference book for the enthusiast. Hardback, a fine copy with very good dust jacket. [Sale @ New York 26/04/2001] (Ref: K630)
Price: £22.00

Terwilliger (C.): The Horolovar 400-Day Repair Guide
O/P. 227 pages, figures, 9th edition, 1984. An essential book for identifying different 400-day movements and the suspension spring required, with notes on 400-day clock repair. A good copy with errata slip glued in. (Ref: K1218)
Price: £24.00

Tyler (E.J.): How to Make a Wooden Wheeled Clock
O/P. 24 pages, 38 figs, 1st edition, 1982. An interesting project for the workshop, the design is based on the clocks made by Eli Terry in Connecticut circa 1807. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1223)
Price: £16.00

Tyler (E.J.): How to Make a Wooden Wheeled Clock & Dead Centre Turning
O/P. 41 pages, 38 figs + 38 figs., 10 folding drawings, 1991. A reprint of How to Make a Wooden Wheeled Clock now with full size drawings of all parts, plus 4 articles on Dead Centre Turning which originally appeared in Timecraft. The wooden wheeled clock is an interesting project for the workshop, the design based on the clocks made by Eli Terry in Connecticut circa 1807. A good copy, card covers, spiral bound. (Ref: K2237)
Price: £22.00

Tyler (J.E.): How to Make an English Style Bracket Clock
O/P. 88 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1978. A detailed book for people with significant workshop experience who want to make a striking bracket clock movement and case. The book includes chapters on designing and making a fusee, and on fusee theory. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K2238)
Price: £30.00

Waugh (A.E.): Sundials their Theory and Construction
O/P. 228 pages, figures, 1973. A practical book for the enthusiast with detailed notes on how to construct all types of dial. A very good copy, paperback. (Ref: K2015)
Price: £7.00

Wilding (J.): Hints and Tips for Clockmakers & Repairers
O/P. 93 pages, 239 illustrations, 1984. This is a very useful book for those new to the workshop, with practical advice and information on how to make various small tools. A very good copy of the early hardback edition with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1504)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): Hints and Tips for Clockmakers & Repairers Volume 2
O/P. 55 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, no date. The second of two useful books for those new to the workshop, with practical advice and information on various aspects of clock repair. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2239)
Price: £22.00

Wilding (J.): How to Make a Congreve Clock
O/P. 76 pages, 140 figs., 3rd edition, 1983. Detailed plans and instructions for making this fascinating rolling ball timepiece. An excellent copy, card covers. (Ref: K1740)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): How to Make a Replica of an 18th Century 30-Hour Weight Driven Alarm Clock
O/P. 71 pages, 163 figs, 2nd edition, 1975. How to make a small lantern alarm timepiece with verge escapement. Even if you do not want to make the clock the descriptions and illustrations of clockmaking techniques will be useful in the workshop. A fine copy of the hardback edition complete with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K936)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): How to Make a Replica of an 18th Century 30-Hour Weight Driven Alarm Clock
O/P. 71 pages, 163 figs, 1st edition, no date. How to make a small lantern alarm timepiece with verge escapement. Even if you do not want to make the clock the descriptions and illustrations of clockmaking techniques will be useful in the workshop. A good copy of the hardback edition with poor (but complete) dust jacket now in film wrapper. (Ref: K2240)
Price: £15.00

Wilding (J.): How to Make a Skeleton Clock
O/P. 83 pages, 17 figs plus 2 plans, 5th edition, 1979. Detailed plans and instructions to make a fusee skeleton clock with maintaining power and passing strike. A fine copy of the hardback edition with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1459)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): How to Make Galileo's Escapement
O/P. 33 pages, 71 figs., 2nd edition, circa 1981. Everything you need to know to make a working example of this escapement. Good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K1232)
Price: £20.00

Wilding (J.): How to Repair Antique Clocks
O/P. 94 pages, 245 figs., 1st edition, 1979. The first of a useful series of books for practical enthusiasts who want to learn how to repair clocks and make some of the necessary tools. Chapters include the repair of pivots, making a jacot drum, overhaul a 30-hr longcase movement, wheelcutting, repair of pallets, and lots more. A fine copy of the hardback edition with a very good dust jacket. (Ref: K956)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): How to Repair Antique Clocks Volume 2
O/P. 93 pages, 243 figs., 1st edition, signed by author, 1980. The second of a useful series of books for practical enthusiasts who want to learn how to repair clocks and make some of the necessary tools. Chapters include overhauling an 8-day longcase clock, replacing missing date work, repairs to studs, prising levers and lots more. A fine copy of the hardback edition with a very good dust jacket. (Ref: K957)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): How to Repair Antique Clocks Volume 3
O/P. 93 pages, 270 figs., 1st edition, signed by author, 1982. The third of a useful series of books for practical enthusiasts who want to learn how to repair clocks and make some of the necessary tools. Chapters include, overhauling an 8-day longcase, replacing broken wheel teeth, making a mainspring letting down tool, gathering pallet replacement, making a graver, and lots more. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K938)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): How to Repair Antique Clocks Volume 4
O/P. 61 pages, 172 figs., 1st edition, signed by author, 1985. The fourth and final book of this useful series for practical enthusiasts who want to learn how to repair clocks and make some of the necessary tools. Chapters include overhauling a skeleton clock, making missing alarm work, checking mainspring length, replacing a missing escapement, and lots more. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K939)
Price: £25.00

Wilding (J.): The Construction of a Weight Driven Brass Alarm Clock
O/P. 52 pages, 196 illustrations, 1987. Designs and instructions for a 30-hour wall hung timepiece with a double pinned wheel and foliot escapement (as used by Richard of Wallingford). The design includes options of an alarm and one or two hands. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2241)
Price: £20.00

Wilding (J.): Tools for the Clockmaker and Repairer
O/P. 118 pages, illustrated, 1990. A collection of articles, which first appeared in various magazines and earlier books by the author, for constructing small useful tools. A very good copy, spiral bound. (Ref: K2242)
Price: £18.00

Wilding (J.): Using the Small Lathe - and its special applications for clockmaking and repairing
O/P. 69 pages, lots of illustrations, 1st edition, 1970. A collection of articles originally published in Clocks magazine aimed at the recent purchaser of a small lathe, with some simple projects to make using it, for example: Jacot attachment, double roller filing rest, tailstock die holder and many more. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K1236)
Price: £18.00