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Last updated 16 July 2010
The following books have been added to our booklist in July:
Abeler (J.): Meister der Uhrmacherkunst NEW. 656 pages, 2nd edition, 2010. This new edition of the standard work on German speaking clockmakers (from Germany, Austria, Switzerland) contains information on 20,000 clock and watch makers. As well as the biographical data many entries include information about the items made and a few include serial numbers and date. This edition has 6,000 more names listed, plus revisions and corrections, compared to the 1st edition. (Ref: N2292)Price: £90.00
Banfield (E.): The Italian Influence on English Barometers from 1780 S/H. 160 pages, 193 illustrations, 1993. A detailed investigation on the origins and background of the early Italian migrant barometer makers, with chapters on important makers including Negretti & Zambra. Soft covers. A very good copy. (Ref: K2284)Price: £6.00
Belmont (H.L.): La Bulle-Clock Horlogerie Électrique O/P. 152 pages, illus., 1989. A good book about the history, construction and repair of Bulle clocks. The book is very comprehensive in content and includes facsimiles of patents, catalogues and an early repair manual. A fine copy. Card covers. [French language]. (Ref: K1237)Price: £70.00
Breguet (E.): Breguet, Watchmakers Since 1775 - the Life and Legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 - 1823) NEW. 387 pages, illustrated, 2nd English language edition, 2001. The book's subtitle - the life and legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 - 1823) tells us what to expect. This is a good history of the business from its beginnings to its take over by the Swatch Group in 1999. In deluxe box, as issued. ***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.*** (Ref: N532) More information…..Price: £220.00
Brewer (C.): The Country Life Collector's Pocket Book of Clocks O/P. 319 pages, 238 figs., 1983. An ideal pocket book for taking on a journey, it's not too large and has lots of information! Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K648)Price: £5.00
Claterbos (F.H. Van W.): Viennese Clockmakers and What They Left Us S/H. 336 pages, 82 figs, 1979. The first 112 pages chart the development of Viennese clocks from 1683 to 1848; the remainder is a very useful and detailed list of Viennese clockmakers not available elsewhere. The book also has a German-English dictionary of clockmaking terms. Recommended. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K1643)
Collins (P.): Pastime - Telling Time from 1879 to 1969 O/P. 95 pages, illustrated, 1993. A pictorial record of some of the domestic clocks produced in America between 1879 and 1969, many with plastic cases. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K2285)Price: £5.00
Cotter (C.H.): A History of the Navigator's Sextant NEW. 226 pages, illustrated, 1983. This excellent book opens with chapters on the seaman's quadrant, the mariner's astrolabe, the cross staff, shadow staffs and reflecting instruments before the sextant. The sextant is studied in detail including developments for coastal navigation and surveying, artificial horizons and sextants for air navigation. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2278) More information.....Price: £20.00
Cronin (J.): The Marine Chronometer its History and Development NEW. 112 pages, illustrated, 2010. An introductory book on the subject with chapters on Navigation and Longitude, John Harrison, Kendal and Mudge, Developments in France and England, The Mechanism of the Chronometer, Chronometer Manufacture, Some Important Makers and a (trivial) chapter on chronometer maintenance. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2283) More information.....Price: £14.99
Cunnington (B.H.): Clock and Watch Makers of Wiltshire of the 17th and 18th Centuries O/P. 3 pages, [no date but published 1942]. One of the earliest listings of Wiltshire makers, this is an offprint from the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Magazine. A rare item. Card covers. (Ref: K2286)Price: £35.00
Cutmore (M.): Collecting and Repairing Watches O/P. 191 pages, illus., 1999. This book was originally published as The Watch collector's Handbook in 1976 and is a useful introduction for the serious beginner. A very good copy, rear cover lightly creased. Paperback. (Ref: K2296)Price: £10.00
Cutmore (M.): The Pocket Watch Handbook O/P. 208 pages, 47 figures, 36 plates, 2002. A good, serious introduction to the subject with a wealth of information for the enthusiast. A very good copy of the paperback edition. (Ref: K2297)
Daniels (G.): “All in Good Time” Reflections of a Watchmaker O/P. 162 pages plus 45 pages of colour and 23 pages of b&w illustrations, revised edition, 2006. This revised edition of George Daniels' autobiography includes more colour photographs than the first edition. Daniels is famous for his invention of the co-axial escapement and for the design and production of a small number of excellent watches for which he made all the parts including the case. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1262)Price: £35.00
[Daniels (G.)]: George Daniels Retrospective Exhibition O/P. 92 pages illustrated, 2006. The catalogue of an exhibition held at Sotheby's, London in July 2006, documenting and illustrating 36 watches made by George Daniels. This is an important reference book as it documents all George Daniels' pocket watches as well as the wristwatches fitted with his coaxial escapement which led to the escapement being adopted by Omega of Switzerland for large scale production. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2294)Price: £45.00
Daniels (G.): Watchmaking O/P. 420 pages, 22 plates, 777 figures, 3rd edition, reprinted 2002. A superb book, by the world's greatest living watchmaker, which explains in detail how to design and make all the parts of a watch. The drawings by David Penney are excellent and make all the techniques described in the text easily understandable. Daniels' aim in writing the book was to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking - the aim has been achieved as the book has been constantly in demand since it was first published in 1981. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. ***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.*** (Ref: K876)Price: £180.00
Davis (J.) & Lowne (M.): The Double Horizontal Dial and associated instruments NEW. 241 pages, 394 illustrations, 2010. A good, detailed study of the double horizontal sundial devised by William Oughtred. The book reproduces some of the early literature on this type of dial, including Oughtred's original description of 1636, then discusses the development of the instruments and their design. Other sections deal with 17th & 18th century double horizontal dial makers and their dials; and the design and manufacture of modern dials. The book also has a catalogue of all known instruments using the horizontal stereographic projection. Card covers. (Ref: N2298) More information.....Price: £29.50
Doensen (P.): Watch - History of the Modern Wristwatch, Design 1950 - 1983, Electric 1950 - 1993 NEW. 253 pages, illustrated, signed by author, 1994. The book has three main sections - the designers, early electric watches and quartz watches, as well as a history of the 12 most important makers. Written by a Dutchman, this is an important book on electric and quartz watches. With dust jacket.***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.*** (Ref: N2286) More information.....Price: £100.00
Drake (S.): Galileo Galilei Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass O/P. 95 pages, illus., 1978. This is an English translation, with introduction, of Galileo's first publication printed in 1606. Galileo developed the sector (Galileo's "compass") into a useful calculation instrument sufficiently accurate to solve military problems associated with fortification and artillery as well as problems of proportion. A fine copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1966)Price: £8.50
Fallet (E.): La Mesure du Temps en Mer et les Horlogers Suisses NEW. 520 pages, illustrated, 1995. A comprehensive study of Swiss marine chronometer makers and their work; some makers such as Nardin and Ditisheim are well known, but this book also includes a lot of less well known makers. The book includes a chapter on the Neuchâtel and Geneva Observatories where chronometers were tested and a list of all the chronometers (with their serial numbers) on trial at Neuchâtel between 1860 and 1984 - very useful for dating extant examples. [French language] (Ref: N2290)Price: £85.00
Good (R.): Keeping Time - Collecting and Caring for Clocks O/P. 224 pages, illustrated, 1993. Information about the selection and purchase of a clock, its installation and care. Other chapters discuss the different types of clocks, their restoration and repair. A very good copy of the paperback edition. (The hardback was published in 1985 with the title Clocks - an Owner's Handbook.) (Ref: K991)Price: £12.00
Goodrich (W.L.): The Modern Clock NEW. 502 pages, 161 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 2005. First published in 1905 this is a study of the time keeping mechanism, its construction, regulation & repair. The book is an American practical book on clock repair and includes a section on electric clocks. Hardback. (Ref: N2280)Price: £24.50
Gordon (G.F.C.): Clockmaking Past and Present O/P. 232 pages, 35 plates, 29 figs., reprinted 1978. A reprint of the first edition which was published in 1928. This is a useful reference book because of its information about turret clocks and gravity escapements. A very good copy with good dust jacket (faded to spine). (Ref: K1631)Price: £20.00
Griffiths (R.J.): Clock and Watchmaking Today O/P. 35 pages, 12 plates, 1985. The catalogue of an exhibition held at Prescot Museum of Clock and Watchmaking, Lancashire in 1985. The exhibits, most of which are illustrated, included tourbillon watches by George Daniels and Anthony Randall. Card covers. (Ref: K1640)Price: £5.00
Guéroux (F.): Real & Fake Watches - handbook on watch counterfeits NEW. 297 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2010. A useful book which discusses the counterfeit wristwatch market and then explains in detail how to identify fakes. Comparison photographs are given for 17 watch brands and 97 models comparing real and fake examples. An essential book to have if you buy and collect wristwatches. (Ref: N2287) More information.....Price: £39.50
Hayek (N.) et al: Breguet - un apogée de l'horlogerie européenne O/P. 264 pages, well illustrated, 2009. An excellent work on clocks, watches and marine chronometers produced by Breguet, with descriptions, photographs and ancilliary information. This book was produced to record an exhibition held at the Louvre, Paris in 2009. A very good copy, one corner very slightly damaged. [French language] (Ref: K2293)Price: £65.00
Huber (M.) & Banbery (A.): Patek Philippe Geneve NEW. 291 pages, 247 items illustrated, 2nd edition, 1993. A well illustrated reference book giving the history of the firm, their inventions and patents, followed by explanations and illustrations of the watches produced. An excellent book produced with the co-operation of Patek Philippe, this volume is about pocket watches only. With dust jacket and card slipcase. ***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.*** (Ref: N2289)Price: £175.00
McKay (C.) editor: A Guide to Turret Clock Research O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1991. A useful collection of 10 papers presented at a turret clock seminar in July 1991. Card covers. A fine copy. (Ref: K2287)Price: £10.00
Meis (R.): A. Lange & Söhne, the Watchmakers of Dresden NEW. 383 pages, over 900 illustrations, 2nd edition, 2005. A detailed history of the famous German firm with detailed information about the pocket watches, wristwatches, clocks and marine chronometers produced since 1845. The business was founded in 1845 by Adolph Lange in Glashütte and, following the reunification of Germany and the revival of the firm, has become a respected maker of first class mechanical wristwatches. With dust jacket and slipcase. ***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.*** (Ref: N2291)Price: £125.00
Mercer (A.): Mercer Chronometers - History, Maintenance & Repair O/P. 239 pages, 300 illustrations, 2003. The history of the Mercer business from the early days of watchmaking in Liverpool to the large scale manufacture of chronometers in Clerkenwell and St. Albans. The book includes information on historic chronometers serviced by Mercer together with details of Mercer and Kullberg serial numbering. The repair, maintenance and rating of chronometers is given special attention. Basically a good copy, but front cover bent and creased. With dust jacket (Ref: K1662)Price: £30.00
Morrison (J.E.): The Astrolabe NEW. 438 pages, illustrated, 2007. The Astrolabe is a complete treatise on the astrolabe and includes the description, history, use, theory and design of all types of astrolabes and several related devices. The book is not about specific historical instruments but covers the principles and design details of each instrument type as well as the application of computers to astrolabe design and practical advice on making an inexpensive working astrolabe. Card covers. (Ref: N2277) More information…..Price: £45.00
Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): Clockwork Music O/P. 334 pages, illus., 1973. The subtitle describes the book well: An Illustrated History of Mechanical Musical Instruments from the Musical Box to the Pianola, from Automaton Lady Virginal Players to the Orchestrion. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K229)Price: £25.00
[Patek Philippe]: Timepieces for Royalty - 1850-1910 NEW. 192 pages, illustrated, only 1000 copies printed, 2005. Produced as a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Patek Philippe Museum in 2005 this book is a history of the Royal families of Europe in the 19th century and their watches purchased from Patek Philippe. The volume also contains a history of the firm and details of their participation in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. Card covers. (Ref: N2288) More information…..Price: £95.00
Rawlings (A.L.): The Science of Clocks and Watches NEW. 393 pages, figures, 3rd edition, 1993. The most recent edition of a good book, first published over 60 years ago and still in demand, written for the technically minded who want to understand more about the parameters affecting timekeeping. This revised and enlarged edition is based on the 2nd edition, with contributions from 10 eminent horologists. An essential reference book. (Ref: N2284)Price: £20.00
Robertson (J. D.): The Evolution of Clockwork O/P. 358 pages, 101 illustrations, reprinted 1972. An interesting book, valuable for its 100 pages about the clocks of Japan and the extensive bibliography of horological books. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1049)Price: £25.00
Wills (P.B.): Conservation of Clocks and Watches NEW. 83 pages, 22 colour plates, 1995. Published by the British Horological Institute this book has a code of ethics for restorers together with conservation principles that apply when cleaning and restoring clocks and watches. Special Offer now only £6.00 (Ref: N1310)Price: £6.00
Woodward (P.): My Own Right Time - an Exploration of Clockwork Design S/H. 166 pages, lots of figures, reprinted 2003. An important and scholarly work about how to design and build the ultimate pendulum controlled mechanical clock. The author, a professional mathematician, has built 5 clocks and this book charts his progress towards the ultimate mechanical clock. Several chapters discuss timekeeping errors, analysis of data, various escapements, etc. Other chapters discuss Lord Kelvin's free pendulum clock and the Shortt free pendulum. A fine copy. (Ref: K2295)Price: £44.00
Woodward (P.): Woodward on Time NEW. 341 pages, illustrated, 2006. A collection of all the horological articles published by Philip Woodward (a respected and distinguished British horologist) over more than 30 years. This is an essential book for clock designers, students of horological theory and all those who want to build very accurate pendulum clocks. The papers are grouped under seven headings: Experimental Clocks; Escapement Theory; Error Analysis; Timekeeping Stability; Pendulums and their Suspensions; A Study of the Spiral Hairspring; and W5 for Emulation. (W5 is a very accurate clock, designed and built by Woodward, with a free pendulum. This book contains good photographs of an emulation of W5, and a more detailed explanation than that given in Woodward's book My Own Right Time.) This book is a major contribution to horological knowledge. (Ref: N2285) More information…..Price: £60.00
The following books were added to our booklist in June:
Gatto (M.): The Tavern Clock NEW. 232 pages, 65 colour illustrations, a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered copies, 2010. An important new book on tavern clocks concentrating on the cases and their decoration as well as the historical context. There are interesting chapters on lacquer work, the origins of the prints often found on lacquered tavern clock doors, and buying & restoring tavern clocks. The second half of the book is a comprehensive archive describing over 300 tavern clocks known to the author. With dust jacket.***** Now in Stock ***** (Ref: N2267) More information.....Price: £50.00
Mützlitz (H.): A. Lange & Söhne Highlights NEW. 95 pages, 120 colour illustrations, 2010. A history of this famous firm, founded in 1845 and, since 1990, again a premier maker of mechanical wristwatches. The book documents the wristwatches produced since 1994 including the Lange 1, 1815, Arkade and Cabaret models. [Text in English and German] (Ref: P2272) More information…..Price: £12.95
Mützlitz (H.): Breitling Highlights NEW. 95 pages, 120 colour illustrations, 2009. The book starts with the company history of this famous watch brand and the reasons for its popularity. One hundred of the most remarkable models are described and illustrated including the legendary "Navitimer", the "Avenger", chronographs for nearly every purpose, the "Superocean", the "Cockpit" and the special edition "Breitling for Bentley". [Text in English and German] (Ref: P2273) More information…..Price: £12.95
Mützlitz (H.): Omega Highlights NEW. 95 pages, 120 colour illustrations, 2009. A history of this famous Swiss brand, known for their involvement in timekeeping at sporting events and for the watch that went to the moon. About one hundred of the most remarkable models are described and illustrated: the Speedmaster "Moonwatch", today's wristwatches with Co-Axial technology, special editions such as "The Legend Collection" and the "Olympic Collection", "Seamaster" and many more. [Text in English and German] (Ref: P2274) More information…..Price: £12.95
