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Abbey (S.): The Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Handbook
O/P. 109 pages, 57 figs, 2nd edition, 1968. A useful guide to modern methods of refining and fabricating gold, silver and their alloys, as well as platinum and palladium. With worn dust jacket. (Ref: K715)
Price: £10.00

Abeler (J.): Uhren im Wandel der Zeiten
O/P. 77 pages, 116 illustrations, 1964. The catalogue of an exhibition held in 1964, most of the clocks were from the Wuppertaler Clock Museum. Good copy, card covers. [German language] (Ref: K1270)
Price: £9.00

Abeler (J.): 5000 Jahre Zeitmessung
O/P. 63 pages, 130 illustrations, 1968. A book about 5000 years of time measurement. Card covers. [German language.] (Ref: K1268)
Price: £3.00

Aked (C.K.): Electrifying Time
O/P. 105 pages, 35 plates, 1976. The catalogue of an important exhibition held at the London Science Museum in 1977 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Alexander Bain on 2 January 1877. Over 30 years later this catalogue is still a useful reference work. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K477)
Price: £30.00

Albright (F.P.): Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and his Salem Clocks
O/P. 160 pages, 51 figures, 1978. The life, times and work of Johann Ludwig Eberhardt who arrived in Salem, North Carolina from Germany in 1799. The movements and cases of over 30 clocks are described and Eberhardt features identified. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1551)
Price: £15.00

Allan (C.): Old Stirling Clockmakers
O/P. 111 pages, illustrated, 1990. A very detailed account of Stirling and St Ninians' clockmakers and their clocks up to 1900. A pristine, as new copy, with excellent dust jacket. (Ref: K6)
Price: £25.00

Allix (C.): Carriage Clocks - Their History and Development
O/P. 484 pages, illustrated, 1974. The best book about the history and manufacture of carriage clocks from around the world. This book is essential for understanding carriage clocks and their development. Good copy with good dust jacket, the latter complete but with a small tear, spine faded and a little worn. (Ref: K727)
Price: £95.00

Allix (C.): Carriage Clocks, Their History & Development
O/P. 484 pages, illustrated, 1974. The best book about the history and manufacture of carriage clocks from around the world. This book is essential for understanding carriage clocks and their development. A good copy (bookplate inside front cover) with worn and torn dust jacket. (Ref: K562)
Price: £85.00

American Clock & Watch Museum: The Timepiece Journal volume 1, No. 7
O/P. [24 pages], illus., Summer 1978. This issue of the Journal contains Historical Sketches of the Town of Bristol, first published in 1872 and mentioning several clockmaking concerns, and reproduces the Prospectus of the Kennedy Electric Clock Company first published in 1869. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1271)
Price: £3.00

[American Watch Co.]: Souvenir Catalog of the New Orleans Exposition 1884 - 85
O/P. 40 pages, illus., 1972. A reprint of the 36 page catalogue distributed by the American Watch Company at the World's Fair held in New Orleans between 1884 and 1885. Fourteen of the pages describe the operations in manufacturing at the Waltham factory (the company changed its name to The American Waltham Co. in 1885). Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1329)
Price: £10.00

Andrews (H.C.): A Hertfordshire Worthy - John Briant Bell-Founder and Clockmaker 1749 - 1829
O/P. 95 pages, 11 plates, 1930. A biography of John Briant who worked in Hertford, together with a detailed list of his bells, turret clocks and longcase clocks. This is a very rare book. A good copy, the card covers a little worn and marked. (Ref: K1534)
Price: £195.00

Anon: American Clock & Watch Catalogues
O/P. A 1960's reprint of catalogues issued by three American wholesalers of clocks and watches:
S.F. Myers & Co., New York; a 27 page illustrated and priced catalogue, issued in 1884 showing American clocks as well as American and Swiss chronographs.
Clapp & Davis, Chicago; a 27 page illustrated and priced catalogue, issued in 1886 showing American clocks.
A. C. Becken, Chicago; a 28 page illustrated and priced catalogue, issued in 1896 showing American watches including a bicycle watch by the New York Standard Watch Company.
All 3 reprints bound together, card covers.
(Ref: N1627)
Price: £10.00

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: £9.00

Anon: En Engelsk Urmagerslægt der Havnede i Aabenraa
O/P. 25 pages, 7 plates, no date but 1946. Peter Green, a Liverpool clockmaker, and his family emigrated to Denmark in 1746 and settled in Aabenraa; his clocks are usually signed Peter Green, Apenrade (the old name for Aabenraa). Peter's descendants, William and Jonathan Green, were also clockmakers. Card covers. [Danish language] (Ref: K1519)
Price: £22.00

Anon: L'Art de la Boîte À Musique / The Art of the Musical Box
O/P. A 12-inch LP vinyl record (# 36461) published by Arion, Paris. The record contains 58 pieces of music recorded from disc, cylinder and other music boxes in the collection of the Conservatoire Autonome des Boîtes À Musique, Geneva. The text on the record sleeve is in French, with an English translation on a separate sheet. I have not played the record but am told that one side is scratched. An unusual item. (Ref: K1784)
Price: £10.00

AHS: 300 Years of Fine English Clock & Watchmaking
O/P. 80 pages, illus., 1986. The catalogue of an interesting exhibition held at Prescot Museum, Lancashire, and organised by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society. Card covers. (Ref: K707)
Price: £10.00

A.H.S.: Antiquarian Horological Society Supplements
O/P. A hardback book with the following items, issued by the Antiquarian Horological Society, bound in:

PRICE (D.J.): Clockwork Before the Clock 10 pages, 11 figs., 1955.
DAWSON (P.G.): The Design of English Domestic Clocks 1660 - 1700. 23 pages, 35 figs., 1956. Card covers bound in.
A.H.S.: Tercentenary of Christiaan Huygens' Pendulum Clock. 28 pages, 15 figs,. 1956. Card covers bound in.
BERTELE (H.v.): Clockwork Globes & Orreries. 16 pages, 29 figs., 1957.

Also included but not bound in are:
CLUTTON (C.): The Performance of Early Watches. 7 pages, typescript, 1954. Pages stapled together, browned and foxed.
BERTELE (H.v.): The Origin of the Differential Gear and its Connection with Equation Clocks. 8 pages, typescript, 1956. Pages stapled together and a little browned.

A list of the above 6 items is handwritten on the front endpaper. Condition of the first 4 items is good, the typescript items less so.
(Ref: K1773)
Price: £22.00

Antiquarian Horological Society: Collectors' Pieces - Clocks and Watches
O/P. 86 pages. Illustrated catalogue of the exhibition to commemorate the AHS's 10th anniversary in 1964. The book describes a collection of early precision watches. A good copy of the softbound edition with clean card covers, the spine with the book title written on by hand. (Ref: K2)
Price: £15.00

Antiquarian Horological Society: Continental Clocks and Watches
O/P. 75 pages, illustrated, 1989. An interesting exhibition catalogue held at Prescot Museum and organised by the northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society in 1989. Card covers (Ref: K4)
Price: £10.00

A.H.S.: Pioneers of Precision Timekeeping
O/P. 117 pages, illus., no date but circa 1970. A detailed account of some famous watches: Harrison's H5, Mudge's first lever watch, Kendall's K2, Mudge's marine chronometer, and the Huber/Mudge timepiece. A copy of the hardback edition, very good internally but covers a little marked. (Ref: K552)
Price: £15.00

A.H.S.: Pioneers of Precision Timekeeping
O/P. 117 pages, illus., no date but circa 1970. A detailed account of some famous watches: Harrison's H5, Mudge's first lever watch, Kendall's K2, Mudge's marine chronometer, and the Huber/Mudge timepiece. A good copy of the softback edition, card covers a little bruised at corners. (Ref: K1767)
Price: £15.00

Antiquarian Horological Society: The Proceedings of the Oxford 2000 Convention
O/P. 49 pages, illustrated, 2000. The book has reports of several papers given at the conference. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K726)
Price: £8.00

AHS: Tools of the Trade - An Exhibition of Horological Tools
O/P. 11 pages, illus., 1993. The catalogue of an exhibition held at Prescot Museum, organised by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society. A low cost catalogue produced on a photocopier, spiral bound. (Ref: K1704)
Price: £5.00

"Artificer": The Eureka Electric Clock
O/P. A photocopy of the 5 articles published in The Model Engineer in 1949 on how to construct a Eureka clock, together with a photocopy of an article by B.S.T. Wallace about the Eureka clock which appeared in the same magazine in 1957. Spiral bound. (Ref: K1629)
Price: £5.00

Ashby (T.) & Ashby (P.): Making Wooden Clock Cases
O/P. 222 pages, figs., 1992. This book contains detailed and dimensioned drawings for making 23 clock cases in traditional styles. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1567)
Price: £22.00

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. An excellent copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1531)
Price: £35.00

Aspin (B.T.): Foundrywork for the Amateur
O/P. 108 pages, 94 figs., 1972. A small book for the workshop, card covers. (Ref: K1084)
Price: £2.00

Asprey: An Exhibition of Fine Clocks by Thomas Cole
O/P. 7 pages, 1975. The 7-page typed catalogue, in printed folder, of the exhibition held in London in November 1975 to coincide with the publication of John Hawkins' book on Thomas Cole. An interesting piece of horological ephemera. Card covers, the covers with some stains. (Ref: K1758)
Price: £8.00

Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers August 1972
O/P. 25 pages, illustrated, 1972. A useful reference for the descriptions and illustrations of some fine chronometers by Arnold, Earnshaw, Dent, Motel, McCabe etc. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K600)
Price: £18.00

Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers by Asprey May 9th - May 23rd 1979
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1979. A useful catalogue describing and illustrating some fine chronometers by Arnold, Barraud, Dent, Breguet, Ditisheim, etc. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K475)
Price: £18.00

Asprey: The Clockwork of the Heavens
O/P. 92 pages, 88 photographs, 1973. A useful and informative exhibition catalogue of astronomical clocks, watches and scientific instruments held in 1973. An excellent copy, card covers. (Ref: K669)
Price: £18.00

Asprey & Neilson: Exhibition of Fine Antique & Decorative Clocks 10th - 20th June, 1975
O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1975. 98 fine clocks are described and many of them are illustrated, some in colour. 23 of the clocks are skeleton clocks from the Major Heathcote collection. With typewritten price list. Good copy, binding a bit loose, poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1400)
Price: £15.00

Atkins (C.E.): The Company of Clockmakers Register of Apprentices 1631 - 1931
O/P. 339 pages, 18 plates, 1931. A scarce and useful reference book for researchers and enthusiasts which is now very hard to find. Covers a little marked, corners scuffed, with small inscription on front free end paper, otherwise a good copy. (Ref: K12)
Price: £320.00

Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, privately printed, 1881. A good copy of the standard brown cloth edition with gilt decoration to the spine. Bruising to top edge of front cover, wear to head and foot of spine, very good internally with slight foxing to a few pages. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early London clockmakers. Now scarce. (Ref: K13)
Price: £350.00

Aubert (D.): Montres et Horlogers Exceptionnels de La Vallée de Joux (3 volumes)
NEW. Set of 3 volumes, all illustrated. 203 pages, 1993; 215 pages, 1997; 231 pages, 2006. The volumes are a detailed history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux area of Switzerland from its origins to the present time. The industry's innovations and achievements are described in detail. Volume I includes chapters about Aubert Frères, Emile Lecoultre, François Lecoultre, Charles-Ami Lecoultre-Piguet, astronomical watch Dent No. 32573 and equation watch Breguet No. 4377. The 2nd volume includes chapters on musical watches, John-César Piguet, Charles Piguet, Paul Piguet-Capt, Alfred Aubert and Louis-Benjamin Audemars. The 3rd volume includes chapters on Samuel-Oliver Meylan, Louis Piguet, Nicole et Capt and their successors of London and the Joux Valley and Edmond Audemars. [French language] (Ref: N1299)
Price: £165.00

[Audemars Piguet]: Sales Brochures
O/P. Two sales brochures for this famous watch brand, with price lists (in UK Pounds) dated 1977 and 2002. Card covers. (Ref: K1428)
Price: £6.00

Avia Steel & Tool Co.: Catalogue No. 29, October 1931
O/P. 36 pages, illus., 1931. A catalogue of the Avia Steel and Tool Co. Ltd, Sheffield who sold saws for woodworking, saw blades for metal cutting, knurling wheels, reamers, files and glass cutters. A good copy, two pages with a corner missing (not affecting text), card covers. (Ref: K1692)
Price: £7.00

Babani (B.B.): How to Build Your Own Electronic and Quartz Controlled Watches & Clocks
O/P. 95 pages, illus., 1975. A small book for the electronics enthusiast. Paperback. (Ref: K1687)
Price: £3.00

Bacon (D.H.): Watchmaking in Llangollen by Robert Hughes - A Genuine Late-Nineteenth Century Welsh Watch Manufacturer
S/H. 111 pages, illus, 2000. A detailed study of the business of Robert Hughes, based on original documents and record books, which manufactured and retailed watches in the second half of the 19th century. The book shows the difficulty faced by British manufacturers caused by large-scale importation of low cost watches. A very good second-hand copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1670)
Price: £18.00

Bailey (C.H.): Two Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches
O/P. 255 pages, 285 illustrations, 1975. An excellent survey of the wide range of American clocks and watches available, from the old and rare to the modern and affordable. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1388)
Price: £25.00

Baillie (G.H.): Clocks and Watches, an Historical Bibliography
O/P. 414 pages, first edition, 1951. A complete listing of horological publications, except those on dialling, prior to 1800. A very useful reference book for collectors and researchers. [Note: volume 2, on books post 1800, was planned but never issued.] Good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K14)
Price: £25.00

Baillie (G.H.): Clocks and Watches, an Historical Bibliography
O/P. 414 pages, first edition, 1951. A complete listing of horological publications, except those on dialling, prior to 1800. A very useful reference book for collectors and researchers. A reasonable copy, spine faded. No dust jacket. (Ref: K15)
Price: £10.00

Baillie (G.H.): Clocks and Watches, an Historical Bibliography Volume 1
O/P. 414 pages, reprinted 1978. A complete listing of horological publications, except those on dialling, prior to 1800. A very useful reference book for collectors and researchers. [Note: volume 2, on books post 1800, was planned but never issued.] An excellent unused copy and much nicer to handle than the original. (Ref: N563)
Price: £25.00

Baillie (G.H.): Clocks and Watches, an Historical Bibliography Volume 1
O/P. 414 pages, reprinted 1978. A complete listing of horological publications, except those on dialling, prior to 1800. A very useful reference book for collectors and researchers. [Note: volume 2, on books post 1800, was planned but never issued.] A good copy, slight wear to top and bottom of spine. (Ref: K1779)
Price: £15.00

Baillie (G.H.): Guide to the Museum of the Clockmakers' Company of London
O/P. 73 pages, 15 plates, 1939. A small guide to this famous collection on public display in London. Good copy, the card covers a little dust stained. (Ref: K1598)
Price: £5.00

Baillie (G.H.): Watches Their History , Decoration and Mechanism
S/H. 383 pages, 75 plates, facsimile reprint, 1979. Written in 1929 this is still a respected reference book on the subject and well worth reading. The book covers the history of 4 centuries of watch development with 189 b&w and 35 colour photographs, together with 82 line drawings of mechanisms. Essential reading. A good copy but showing some signs of use with good dust jacket (wear and small tear to head of spine). (Ref: K978)
Price: £18.00

Baillie (G.H.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World
O/P. 416 pages, 1st edition, 1929. A good copy of the first edition of this book, red cloth binding with gilt lettering and tooling to the spine. The book is very clean internally with owner's name on front endpaper and light wear to cloth on edges of spine. (Ref: K728)
Price: £95.00

Baillie (G.H.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World
O/P. 388 pages, 3rd edition, reprinted 1966. This and volume 2 are indispensable for their listings of makers and their working dates. With poor dust jacket. (See under Loomes for the latest 21st Century edition published in 2006). (Ref: K1007)
Price: £10.00

Baillie (G.H.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World Volume 1
O/P. 388 pages, 3rd edition, reprinted 1993. This and volume 2 are indispensable for their listings of makers and their working dates. (See under Loomes for vol. 2 and the combined 21st century edition). A good copy. (Ref: K439)
Price: £10.00

Baker (P.H.J.): Early Lancashire Watch Fusee Engines
NEW. [24 pages], 35 figs., 1994. An important paper, an offprint from Antiquarian Horology, on 18th century fusee engines including those by John Wyke of Liverpool. Card covers. (Ref: N1791)
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Price: £5.00

Balfour (M.): Cult Watches - The World's Enduring Classics
NEW. 192 pages, illustrated, 2007. A lavishly illustrated book about 30 of the most famous and most collectable wrist watch designs from 27 of the leading makers. The book starts with the 'Royal Oak' model by Audemars Piguet, includes the Cartier 'Tank' watch, the Jaeger LeCoultre 'Reverso' and ends with the 'Toledo' by Vacheron Constantin. An informative book for collectors and investors. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1509)
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Price: £29.95

Balfour (M.): The Classic Watch
O/P. 191 pages, well illustrated in colour, 2001. An illustrated guide to the great watches and their makers from the first wristwatch to the present day. Large format, card covers. (Ref: K1332)
Price: £12.00

Banfield (E.): Antique Barometers: An Illustrated Survey
O/P. 119 pages, 118 illus., reprinted 1978. A popular introduction to the subject. A copy showing signs of use with one small label on outside of cover and two inside. Card covers, now discoloured. (Ref: K336)
Price: £1.00

Banfield (E.): Barometers - Stick or Cistern Tube
S/H. 246 pages, 296 illus., 1985. The history and development of the stick barometer including domestic, marine, station, Fitzroy and angle barometers. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1087)
Price: £9.00

Barder (R.C.R.): English Country Grandfather Clocks - the Brass Dial Longcase
O/P. 223 pages, 125 plates, 1983. A useful book for longcase clock enthusiasts and a good guide to dating a clock from the style of the dial and case. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K1009)
Price: £25.00

Barder (R.C.R.): The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714 - 1830
S/H. 233 pages, 33 colour plates and numerous b&w illustrations, first edition, 1993. This is the standard reference work on bracket clocks and an essential part of the library for every collector and enthusiast. Very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1402)
Price: £30.00

Barker (D.): The Arthur Negus Guide to Antique Clocks
O/P. 192 pages, 137 illus., 1980. A good introduction to English clocks of all types including 19th century items. The book also has chapters on horological terms, notable makers and clock cases. Good copy with dust jacket (both bumped at corners). (Ref: K698)
Price: £7.00

Barkus (H.A.): Oiling the Watch
O/P. 49 pages, 30 figs, 1948. A comprehensive treatise on the practical oiling of a watch, together with information on various oilers. Now quite rare. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1765)
Price: £45.00

Barkus (H.A.): Proper Use of the Watchmaker's Graver
O/P. 47 pages, illustrated, 1947. A comprehensive treatise on the use of the watchmaker's hand turning graver, with hints on the slide rest application. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1761)
Price: £22.00

Barkus (S.) & Barkus (H.A.): Know the Escapement
O/P. 93 pages, 7 plates, figs., 1st edition, 1943. A detailed guide to testing escapements and solving their problems, written by two American watchmakers. A good copy of the 1st edition, now rare. (Ref: K1609)
Price: £45.00

Barraud & Lunds: Illustrated Price List
O/P. [36 pages], illustrated, reprinted 1997. A limited edition reprint of a price list originally issued circa 1895. The catalogue includes early ladies wristwatches as well as pocket watches and bracket clocks. Good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1543)
Price: £14.00

Barrett (F.T.): Scratch Dials in East Sussex
O/P. 4 pages, 2 plates, 1962. A short article, illustrated with 6 photographs, exctracted from the journal Sussex Archaeology. Card covers, last page is a photocopy. (Ref: K1333)
Price: £5.00

Bartky (I.R.): One Time Fits All - The Campaigns for Global Uniformity
NEW. 292 pages, illustrated, 2007. A very interesting new book charting the beginnings and eventual acceptance of the three components of uniform time - the Greenwich Prime Meridian, the International Date Line and the worldwide system of Standard Time Zones. The author has used original sources in Great Britain, Europe, America and Canada. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1785)
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Price: £34.50

Basanta Campos (J.L.): Relojeros de España Diccionario Bio-Bibliografico
O/P. 151 pages, 1st edition, 1972. A useful listing of Spanish clockmakers with a bibliography of horological books in the Spanish language. Card covers. (Ref: K1000)
Price: £10.00

Basserman-Jordan (B.): The Book of Old Clocks and Watches
O/P. 522 pages, over 400 illus., 1st English edition, 1964. A good book being a detailed survey, description and information about many different types of clock from around the world. This book is well worth reading. A good copy without dust jacket. (Ref: K26)
Price: £30.00

Bassermann-Jordan (E.): The Book of Old Clocks and Watches
O/P. 522 pages, illustrated, 1st English edition, 1964. A good book being a detailed survey, description and information about many different types of clock from around the world. Inscription on front fly-leaf & front free end paper blacked out. (Ref: K27)
Price: £25.00

Bates (K.): Clockmakers of Northumberland and Durham
O/P. 303 pages, 126 plates, signed by author, number 297 of 1000 copies, 1980. A useful reference book on the clockmakers of these two English counties. A scarce book, good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1578)
Price: £90.00

[Baume & Mercier]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure for this famous watch brand, with price list (in UK Pounds), issued circa 2000. Card covers. (Ref: K1429)
Price: £6.00

Bazley (T. S.): Notes on the Epicycloidal Cutting Frame of Messrs. Holtzapffel & Co. …
O/P. 192 pages, 115 figures, 1872. A comprehensive theoretical and practical book on how to use an epicycloidal cutting frame. A good copy in original decorative cloth binding, covers a little marked. (Ref: K732)
Price: £195.00

Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400-1850
O/P. The addenda, also called Part 3, published in 1967 containing pages 161 - 193 and plates 25 - 34 of this well known book. If you have the original volume published in 1962 then you also need this volume. A very good copy, red card covers. (Ref: K831)
Price: £10.00

Beeson (C.F.C.): English Church Clocks 1280 - 1850
O/P. 132 pages, 86 figures, 1st edition, 1971. The standard reference book on English church clocks, also known as turret clocks by enthusiasts and collectors. A good copy of the Phillimore hardback edition with dust jacket, the latter worn to edges and now in film wrapper. (Ref: K680)
Price: £60.00

BEESON (C.F.C.): Perpignan 1356 and the Earliest Clocks
O/P. 8 pages, illus., 1970. An offprint from Antiquarian Horology about the clock made for the Palace of the King of Aragon in 1356, and known only from a Catalan manuscript. Paper covers. (Ref: K1556)
Price: £2.00

Beeson (C.F.C.): Perpignan 1356 - The Making of a Clock and Bell for the King's Castle
O/P. 460 pages, illus., 1982. A detailed account of the construction of the great clock and its later demise, giving an insight into life at that period. The book has facsimiles and translations of the original Catalan manuscripts which detail who built the clock and how much they were paid. A good copy showing a little wear, the poor dust jacket worn to all edges with a few small tears. (Ref: K379)
Price: £27.00

Bell (G.H.) & Bell (E.F.): Old English Barometers
O/P. 42 pages, 40 plates, 1st and only edition, 1952. The first good book on barometers, still respected and now hard to find. A very good copy with bookplate and signature inside front cover, the dust jacket good for its age with slight loss to top edge. (Ref: K734)
Price: £95.00

Bellchambers (J.K.): Devonshire Clockmakers
O/P. 41 pages, 12 plates, 1962. A good copy of the first book on Devonshire clockmakers. Card covers. (Ref: K338)
Price: £20.00

Bellchambers (J.K.): Devonshire Clockmakers
O/P. 41 pages, 12 plates, 1962. The first book about Devonshire clockmakers and still of interest. Card covers a little worn and bookplate inside front cover. (Ref: K30)
Price: £14.00

Bellcambers (J.K.): Somerset Clockmakers
O/P. 79 pages, 20 plates, folding map, 1st edition, 1968. The book has notes on famous makers as well as lists of Bristol and Somerset clockmakers. A good copy internally, the card covers a little worn. (Ref: K1011)
Price: £20.00

Bellchambers (J.K.): Somerset Clockmakers
O/P. 79 pages, 20 plates, folding map, the 1986 reprint. The book has notes on famous makers as well as lists of Bristol and Somerset clockmakers. An excellent copy. Card covers. (Ref: K612)
Price: £15.00

Beney (D.R.): Beaminster Clocks & their Makers
O/P. 61 pages, illustrated, 1996. A useful book about the clocks and clockmakers of this Dorset town written by a Beaminster resident. Card covers. (Ref: K1335)
Price: £11.00

Benjamin Allen & Co.: Illustrated Catalogue 1917 (Timepiece Section)
O/P. 104 pages, illus, reprinted 1968. A reprint of the timepiece section of a catalogue issued in 1917 by Benjamin Allen & Company of Chicago. The catalogue is mainly of American pocket watches but some early wristwatches are also shown as well as some Swiss watches. Also bound in is a reprint of the 9 page watch section of a catalogue issued in 1897 by Green Brothers of New York. A useful historical record for the researcher and enthusiast. Card covers. (Ref: K1626)
Price: £12.00

Bennion (E.): Antique Dental Instruments
O/P. 192 pages, 162 illustrations, 1986. An interesting history of the many fascinating, and sometimes alarming, instruments used in dentistry from the earliest times up to circa 1900. The book includes a directory of instrument makers as well as a survey of the myths and folklore associated with teeth and toothache. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1755)
Price: £35.00