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Last updated 1 January 2012

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Allan (C.): Old Stirling Clockmakers
O/P. 111 pages, illustrated, 1990. This work is a very detailed account of Stirling and St. Ninians' makers and their clocks up to 1900. An excellent copy, with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K6)
Price: £30.00

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.

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(Ref: K1534)
Price: £195.00

Appleby (K.): Clockmakers of Cheshire
O/P. 152 pages, 12 colour and 12 b&w plates, 1999. This is the only book about Cheshire makers and the listing by town and village is most useful. The extracts from the Cheshire Sheaf, Chester Chronicle and Chester Courant provide useful information about the makers, which is not easily available elsewhere. A fine copy with good jacket. This book has become hard to find. (Ref: K9)
Price: £45.00

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 which is now very hard to find. This copy has a half leather binding (not the usual cloth), with gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine, and has the bookplate of Bernard Kettle who was a warden of the Clockmakers Company when the book was published, and Master of the Company in 1933. A good copy with tight binding, the leather spine and corners now a little worn and rubbed. (Ref: K12)
Price: £270.00

Bacon (D.H.): Watchmaking in Llangollen by Robert Hughes - a Genuine late-Nineteenth Century Welsh Watch Manufacturer
NEW. 111 pages, illustrated, 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. With dust jacket. (Ref: N394)
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Price: £27.00

Bartelot (R. Grosvenor): Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 17 pages, 3 plates, 1927. An early list of Dorset makers and information about the Wimborne Minster astronomical clock, contained in a volume of transactions published by the Dorset Antiquarian Field Club. Hardback, a very good copy. (Ref: K1058)
Price: £30.00

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 (now in plastic wrapper. (Ref: K1578)
Price: £90.00

Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400 - 1850
NEW. 212 pages, 34 plates, portrait, folding map, 3rd edition, 1989. This is a reprint of the second edition with a new introduction by A.V. Simcock and a new enlarged index which contains some additional information about the clockmakers. This book is essential reading if you are interested in the clocks and clockmakers of this county. Card covers. (Ref: N28)
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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

Bellchambers (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. (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. A good 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

Betts (J.): Harrison
NEW. 96 pages, over 60 illustrations, enlarged edition, 2007. An excellent book explaining the longitude problem and the life and work of John Harrison. Harrison's early clocks, the Brocklesby Park clock, the precision pendulum clocks, the R.A.S. regulator and the marine timekeepers H1 to H4 are all illustrated and discussed. Also illustrated is a sketch by Harrison of his 'lesser watch' which may have been made but has never been found. Card covers with dust jacket. (Ref: N2268)
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Price: £8.00

Bird (C.): Metamec The Clockmaker Dereham
NEW. 382 pages, illustrated, 2003. Metamec of East Dereham in Norfolk, made a wide range of domestic clocks in the second half of the 20th century. This is a history of the firm, written whilst those with first hand knowledge of the business are still alive. The book has many photographs and details of the models Metamec made - at the height of their success they employed 1,000 people and were making 25,000 clocks a week! With dust jacket. (Ref: N395)
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Price: £21.00

Branston (A.) & Eisel (J.C.): Herefordshire Clockmakers & Watchmakers
NEW. 207 pages, illus., 2005. An excellent book, the first to have any detailed information about this county. The major part of the book is an alphabetic listing of makers, their journeymen and apprentices together with detailed descriptions of some notable clocks. There is also a listing of makers by town and a listing of church clocks in the county. With dust jacket. (Ref: N699)
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Price: £25.00

Britten (F.J.): Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers
O/P. 500 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1899. Every enthusiast should have a copy of one of the editions of this book, which has a useful listing of former clock and watch makers. A good copy, covers a little marked. (Ref: K342)
Price: £60.00

Britten (F.J.): Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers
O/P. 517 pages, illustrated. This is a copy of the 1970's reprint of the 3rd edition, first published in 1911. Every enthusiast should have a copy of one of the editions of this book, which has a useful listing of former clock and watch makers. A good copy with good dj. (Ref: K1368)
Price: £25.00

Britten (F.J.): Britten’s Old Clocks & Watches and their Makers
O/P. 700 pages, illus., 9th edition, 1989. A good copy of the latest edition of this well-known work which has a very good listing of London clock and watch makers. Every enthusiast should have a copy of one of the editions of this book. With dust jacket. (Ref: K673)
Price: £65.00

Brown (C.) & Brown (M.): The Clockmakers of Llanrwst - Pre-Industrial Clockmaking in a Welsh Market Town
NEW. 277 pages, 11 colour plates and 197 figures, first soft bound edition, 2002. This excellent book is primarily about the life and work of John and Watkin Owen who made clocks in Llanrwst between about 1745 and 1809. There is a wealth of information about the clock movements, the dials and the very identifiable Llanrwst clock cases. Soft bound. (Ref: N471)
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Price: £21.00

Brown (H.M.): Cornish Clocks and Clock Makers
O/P. 96 pages, 10 plates, 3rd edition, 1980. A good copy, with good dust jacket, of the only book about the clock and watch makers of Cornwall. (Ref: K1013)
Price: £20.00

Bundock (M.) & McKay (C.): James W. Benson of Ludgate Hill - Turret Clock Makers
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2002. James Benson was a prolific retailer of clocks and watches in the 19th and early 20th century. This book focuses on the turret clock activities of the company and reproduces rare catalogue and advertising material. A list of known Benson turret clock installations is also included. Card covers. (Ref: N527)
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Price: £12.00

Cave-Browne-Cave (B.W.): Jonas Barber Clockmaker of Winster
O/P. 269 pages, 10-page index, 1979. A very detailed account about the Barber family and the clocks they made. The Barbers numbered their clocks hence this is a useful guide to the progression of styles. The book also covers the Philipson family who continued the Barber numbering system. Card covers. A special purchase of old stock found in the publishers warehouse means that we can sell these unused copies, all in excellent condition, at £14.50 each - prior to this second-hand copies were selling (and still are!) for £25.00 upwards. Buy now before stocks are exhausted. (Ref: K1016)
Price: £14.50

Cloutman (E.W.) & Linnard (W.): Henry Williams Lancarvan - 'A Clock and Watchmaker and a Great Farmer'
O/P. 136 pages, b&w illustrations, 4 colour plates, signed by authors, number 210 of 300 copies, 2003. A detailed study of the life and work of Henry Williams (1727 - 1790) who made good quality longcase clocks in the Vale of Glamorgan. As with many provincial clockmakers, Williams was also a farmer hence the book's sub-title. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K537)
Price: £24.00

[CONGREVE WILLIAM]: William Congreve and his Clock
O/P. 22 pages, 1972. A reprint of the patent granted to Congreve in 1808 with an introductory note and a portrait. Congreve clocks catch the attention of young and old alike, so it's interesting to read about him and his patent. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K346)
Price: £20.00

Craven (M.A.J.B.): John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker & Scientist 1713 - 88
O/P. 272 pages, illus., 1996. A delightful biography of the famous instrument maker, engineer and clockmaker who became a member of the Royal Society. The second half of the book concentrates on the clockmaking activities of John Whitehurst and his successors to 1857 and beyond. A very good copy, the dust jacket a little worn. (Ref: K623)
Price: £135.00

Daly (A.): Ormskirk Clockmakers & Watchmakers
NEW. 142 pages, 176 illustrations mostly in colour, 2006. An excellent book with a comprehensive horological history of the area and detailed information about its clock and watchmakers. The book includes the surrounding villages of Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Parbold, Skelmersdale and Scarisbrick and has a chapter on local clock case makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N961)
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Price: £19.00

Darken (J.) (editor): Time & Place - English Country Clocks 1600 - 1840
NEW. 260 pages, illustrated in colour, 2006. The catalogue for an exhibition held by the Antiquarian Horological Society at the Museum of The History of Science in Oxford from 25 November 2006 until 15 April 2007. The catalogue describes and beautifully illustrates 67 clocks and includes a portrait of John Whitehurst. There are articles on The Greenhill clockmakers from Kent, John London of Bristol, John Watts of Stamford, James Woolley of Codnor, Henry Hindley of York, and Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans. Card covers. (Ref: N1291)
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Price: £22.50

Davies (E.): Greater Manchester Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 342 pages, about 270 illustrations, 2007. A well researched new book containing detailed information about the clock and watch makers of Southeast Lancashire and Northeast Cheshire (including Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan and Ashton-under-Lyne). As well as information on the makers the book has chapters on turret clocks, public clocks, scientific lectures, the Townley group of astronomers and mill clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1283)
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Price: £35.00

Elliott (D.J.): Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 172 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 1979. This is the only book on the county and is always in demand as it contains information not to be found elsewhere. The book also contains a chapter on the history of J.B. Joyce & Co. Ltd of Whitchurch, famous for their turret clocks. A very good copy with Ted Croms bookplate to title page, the dust jacket worn to head of spine. (Ref: K1024)
Price: £45.00

Ellmers (C.): A Nineteenth Century London Clock Factory - John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell Close
O/P. [31 pages], 14 figs., 1988. An interesting paper about a major clock London manufacturer, contained in an issue of the Journal of the Tool and Trades History Society. A good copy (rear cover marked), card covers. (Ref: K2542)
Price: £10.00

Evans (J.): Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns
NEW. 130 pages, 110 illustrations many in colour, 2006. The book includes a concise check list of the clocks, watches and instruments from the Tompion workshops, including the work of George Graham and other makers who were also apprenticed to Tompion. This book is the result of many years work recording, researching and documenting the life, times and work of one of the world's most famous clockmakers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N960)
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Price: £30.00

Forrester (M.): The Clockmakers of Odiham
NEW. 42 pages, illustrated, 2007. An interesting study, with some new information, of the 30 clockmakers who worked in the village of Odiham, Hampshire before 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N1401)
Price: £7.00

Haggar (A.L.) & Miller (L.F.): Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. Complete with the Supplement. In total: 203 pages, 93 figs., 1974, Supplement 1979. This is a very useful reference book and is the only book about this county. A very good copy. Main work hardback without dust jacket, the Supplement with card covers. This book is now very hard to find.

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(Ref: K412)
Price: £265.00

Haggar (A.L.) & Miller (L.F.): Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 169 pages, 86 figs., map, 1974. This is a very useful reference book and is the only book about this county. A good copy covers a little discoloured, no dust jacket. This book is now hard to find.

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(Ref: K846)
Price: £235.00

Hewitt (P.A.): The Deacon Family of Leicestershire Clockmakers
NEW. 79 pages, 57 figs, 2nd edition, 2008. This edition, revised and expanded by John Thornton, on the Deacon family including Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans. An excellent account of a clock and watch making family and their longcase clocks including two musical examples. The book has an appendix on Deacon numbered and dated clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N1871)
Price: £12.50

Hughes (R.G.) & Craven (M.): Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Derbyshire
NEW. 256 pages, illus., 1998. A very useful contribution to information about regional clocks and clockmakers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N155)
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Jagger (C.): Paul Philip Barraud - a study of a fine Chronometer Maker, and of his Relatives, Associates and Successors in the Family Business 1750 - 1929 (complete with supplement)
O/P. 177 pages, 21 plates, 1968. An excellent book about the Barraud business with a useful listing of known chronometers, clocks, watches and their serial numbers, very useful when trying to date other examples. Complete with the supplement published in 1979, making a total of 283 pages and 33 plates. Barraud's are one of the most respected 19th century chronometer makers so this book is essential reading for enthusiasts. The book is in very good condition (boards slightly warped), the supplement good (crease to spine). Book: hardback without dust jacket, supplement: card covers.

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(Ref: K952)
Price: £120.00

Jagger (C.): Paul Philip Barraud - the Supplement
O/P. In this supplement the pagination and plate numbers are continued from the main work; this volume has pages 178 - 283, plates 22 - 33 and was published in 1979. A good copy of the supplement (only) to the excellent book on the Barraud family of clock and chronometer makers. Soft covers. (Ref: K425)
Price: £9.50

Lane (J): Coventry Apprentices and their Masters, 1781 - 1806
O/P. 144 pages, 1983. About 9% of the boys listed were apprenticed into the watch and clock making trades and the book has indices for occupation, location, apprentice name and master name. A useful reference source. A very good copy. (Ref: K1513)
Price: £22.00

Lee (R.A.): The Knibb Family Clockmakers
O/P. 187 pages, 5 colour and 190 b&w plates, 1st and only edition of 1000 copies, 1964. This volume, now hard to find, is the standard reference book on the life and work of John, Joseph, Peter and Samuel Knibb. A very good clean copy. The dust jacket has a few tears and is worn to edges with small areas of loss to top of spine, top edge and bottom corners, now in Mylar wrapper for protection.

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(Ref: K798)
Price: £895.00

Lee (R.A.): The Knibb Family Clockmakers
O/P. 187 pages, 5 colour and 190 b&w plates, 1st and only edition of 1000 copies, 1964. This volume, now hard to find, is the standard reference book on the life and work of John, Joseph, Peter and Samuel Knibb. A very good clean copy but page edges showing signs of use and small bruise to top of front board. The dust jacket is very worn with several tears and is worn to all edges with small areas of loss.

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(Ref: K2249)
Price: £795.00

Light (R.J.): Upjohn - A Study in Ancestry
O/P. 2 volumes, 286 pages, 76 illus.; and 156 pages, map; 1990. The author, a descendant of Richard Apjohn born circa 1520 has traced and recorded Richard Apjohn's descendants down to the present day. The value of this book to clock enthusiasts is the chapter on the Upjohn clockmakers of Shaftesbury, Topsham, Exeter, Bideford, Plymouth & London in volume 1 and, in the second volume, the fascinating journal of James Upjohn. Volume 2 reproduces two early journals, one of them written in 1783 - The life and Travels of James Upjohn who was born in Shaftesbury, worked for his father in Topsham and Exeter and then moved to London. He was a very successful clock and watch maker, travelled in Germany Belgium, Holland and France, and made a few clocks for James Cox. A fine copy with very good slipcase. A rare item, published in America by the author.

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(Ref: K1860)
Price: £135.00

Linnard (W.): Cardiff Clocks - A Comprehensive Account of Watch and Clockmakers in Cardiff, The Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan
NEW. 80 pages + 44 page appendix, figs., 1999. The appendix is a facsimile of a catalogue and price list issued by Howell Morgan of Blaengarw, circa 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N182)
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Linnard (W.): Charles Vaughan of Pontypool - a Mystery Clockmaker and His Clocks
NEW. 93 pages, 110 illustrations, 2005. A detailed study of Charles Vaughan, head of an important family of clockmakers in industrial South Wales. This book contains new research about the Vaughan family and an in-depth study of 50 Vaughan clocks, all made in the second half of the 18th century. Limited edition of 400 signed and numbered copies. Card covers. (Ref: N603)
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Linnard (W.): Wales Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 270 pages, illustrated, 2003. An excellent book which contains new research and many new illustrations. This book brings Welsh clockmaking into focus as the only previous work, by Peate, was first published in 1945 and last updated in 1975. This book will be the standard reference work on Welsh clockmaking for many years to come. With dust jacket. (Ref: N183)
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Lloyd (H.A.) & Drover (C.B.): Nicholas Vallin (c.1565 - 1603)
O/P. Pages 110 - 116, illustrated, 1955. A detailed seven page article about Nicholas Vallin and his family contained in a volume of the Connoisseur Year Book. Vallin was born in Flanders and came to London to work as a clockmaker; the article illustrates and describes all known items from the Vallin workshops (5 clocks and 4 watches). (Ref: K1511)
Price: £22.00

Loomes (B.): Clockmakers of Northern England
NEW. 320 pages, 402 illus., 5 maps., 1997. Includes the work of over 850 makers. A useful book for North Country clock owners and enthusiasts. This book contains all Loomes' recent research and has additional information about clockmakers, which is not in his earlier books. With dust jacket. (Ref: N191)
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Price: £34.99

Loomes (B.): Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 184 pages, 16 photographs, 1975. A useful book with a list of Lancashire makers. This is a good copy of a scarce book with good dust jacket, the spine of the latter faded as usual. (Ref: K194)
Price: £55.00

Loomes (B.): Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 184 pages, 16 photographs, 1975. A useful book with a list of Lancashire makers. A copy of a scarce book now showing signs of use, with worn dust jacket, faded on spine as usual. (Ref: K456)
Price: £35.00

Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World - Complete 21st Century Edition
NEW. 873 pages, 2006. This book contains over 90,000 names of makers of clocks, watches, scientific instruments, sundials and barometers, all in alphabetical order. This work covers the period from the late 16th century to the early 20th century and includes all the names in the old 'Baillie' and 'Loomes' plus an additional 20,000 names brought to Loomes' attention since their publication. An essential book for all clock and watch enthusiasts. With dj. (Ref: N1079)
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Price: £50.00

Loomes (B.): Westmorland Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 120 pages, 8 plates, 1974. A useful book on this county with a list of Westmorland clockmakers. Good copy with good dust jacket, the latter faded on the spine a usual. (Ref: K199)
Price: £20.00

Loomes (B.): Yorkshire Clockmakers
NEW. 196 pages plus 10 page index, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1985. A very useful and comprehensive listing with biographical information of over 2,000 Yorkshire clock and watch makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N577)
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Price: £22.00

Mason (B.): Clock and Watchmaking in Colchester
O/P. 436 pages, well illustrated, 1st and only edition, 1969. This is a very detailed account of Colchester makers and their output and set a standard for regional books which has never been equalled. A very good copy with good dust jacket, complete with original slipcase (one edge now split).

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(Ref: K823)
Price: £110.00

McKay (C.): John Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell - Turret Clock Makers
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2002. This book reproduces two articles, first published in 1843 and 1852, about visits to the Moore factory. Also included is a brief history of the firm, a listing of turret clocks produced by Moore and photographs of typical Moore clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N530)
Price: £12.00

McKay (C.): J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell - Facsimiles
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2001. Advertising material and catalogues, dating from 1880 and circa 1910, showing Smith's products are reproduced in facsimile, as well as a Victorian article about the firm from The Illustrated London News. The material covers all kinds of English clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N531)
Price: £12.00

McKenna (J.): Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Central England
NEW. 368 pages, 300 illus., 1 map, 2002. A very detailed study of makers in Birmingham, Coventry, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. As well as the biographical details of makers there are sections on Uttoxeter case makers, Newcastle-under-Lyme movement makers, sources of parts and materials as well as Birmingham dial makers and dial painters. This is an excellent book and well worth buying. With dust jacket. (Ref: N206)
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Price: £35.00

McKenna (J.): Watch & Clockmakers of Warwickshire (1436 - 1900)
O/P. 59 pages, 9 illustrations, no date. A listing of Warwickshire makers, excluding Birmingham and Coventry. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1354)
Price: £15.00

McKenna (J.): Watch, Clock & Dialmakers of Birmingham (1547 - 1900)
O/P. 96 pages, 13 illustrations, no date. A listing of Birmingham makers. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1355)
Price: £15.00

Mercer (A.): Chronometer Makers of the World
NEW. 301 pages, illustrated, revised edition, 2004. This book is very useful as it contains an extensive list of chronometer makers and craftsmen with addresses and working dates. The early chapters include information about John Harrison, the Greenwich trials, Kelvin & Hughes, Mercer serial numbers, etc. This revised edition has a few corrections in the list of makers and 10 extra pages at the end - Chronometer frame makers (1 page), overseas names listed by country (5 pages) and detailed views of Mercer chronometer movements (4 pages). With dust jacket. (Ref: N411)
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Price: £42.00

Mercer (V.): The Frodshams - the Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers
O/P. 458 pages, 106 plates, 1981. This is the standard work on the various branches of the Frodsham family. Charles Frodsham and Parkinson & Frodsham are two of the most famous chronometer making enterprises of the 19th and early 20th century. The book also covers the business of Frodsham & Keen as well as that of other family members. This is an excellent reference book about this family of chronometer, clock and watchmakers. A good copy but with very poor dust jacket and 2 bruised corners.

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(Ref: K717)
Price: £250.00

Millburn (J.R.): Wheelwright of the Heavens - The Life and Work of James Ferguson, FRS
NEW. 328 pages, 59 figs, 1988. James Ferguson is an interesting 18th century character who designed clocks with astronomical and tidal dials, designed and made orreries and globes and wrote books on astronomy, mechanics, horology and electricity. Ferguson also lectured on 'popular science' in the mid-Georgian period. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1240)
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Montes (M.): Brown Boots in Earlsdon - A Study of a Watchmaking Community, its Rise and Fall
O/P. 60 pages, 1989, reprinted 1991. From its beginnings in 1852, and for the next 50 years, 30% of Earlsdon's (Coventry) residents were in watchmaking trades. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2405)
Price: £14.00

Moore (J.), Rice (R.) & Hucker (E.): Bilbie and The Chew Valley Clock Makers
O/P. 412 pages, 180 illustrations, signed by authors, 1995. A book predominantly about the Bilbie family who worked in Chew Stoke (Somerset) and Cullompton (Devon), throughout the eighteenth century. The book describes the Bilbie's bell founding as well as clockmaking activities. Many of their clocks are described and illustrated thus showing the chronological progression of dial and case styles. Other clockmakers of the Chew Valley include: The Quarman family of Temple Cloud; The Brock's of Axbridge and the Badman's of Compton Martin. This book has become very hard to find and is always in demand. A very good copy, card covers.

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(Ref: K1535)
Price: £250.00

Moore (N.): Chester Clocks & Clockmakers
O/P. 19 pages, illus., 1976. A catalogue of an exhibition held in Chester museum in 1976 and still of use to enthusiasts for its list of Chester makers. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1184)
Price: £8.00

Murray (H.): Directory of York Goldsmiths, Silversmiths & Associated Craftsmen
NEW. 160 pages, 14 plates, 1998. This well researched book includes York watch and clock makers who may also have worked in gold and silver. Each entry includes dates, addresses and family details where known. Card covers. (Ref: N695)
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Neale (J.A.): Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671 - 1737
NEW. 304 pages, 248 black and white, and 13 colour illus., 1999. This book traces the rise of the Windmills' business, describes their clocks and watches in detail and provides information on their family and associates. An important book about one of Britain's most respected clockmaking families. With dust jacket. (Ref: N222)
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Price: £30.00

Newman (S.): The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang
NEW. 256 pages, 30 illustrations, 2010. This book is a detailed study of poverty, survival and bygone trades; and explores the significance of watch making and other cottage industries that helped to keep the people of Christchurch out of the clutches of poverty. The author explores the significance of the fusee chain and what this industry meant to the inhabitants of Christchurch. A good study on fusee chain making, with details of the manufacturers and their employees. Card covers. (Ref: N2209)
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Price: £16.99

Norgate (J.), Norgate (M.) & Hudson (F.): Dunfermline Clockmakers up to 1900
O/P. 139 pages, 149 plates, 1982. A well researched and detailed account of the clock and watch makers and retailers in this Scottish town. A very good copy (bookplate on ffep) with good dust jacket (wear to top of spine). (Ref: K2419)
Price: £60.00

Ovens (R.) & Sleath (S.): Time in Rutland - a History and Gazeteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of Rutland
NEW. 400 pages, illustrated, 2002. A very comprehensive book, with a wealth of information for horologists and campanologists, about England's smallest county. The book has a gazeteer of all bells, sundials and turret clocks known to be in Rutland and a biographical listing of all Rutland clockmakers plus notes on clockmakers from outside the county who made clocks which are now located in the county. A useful section is devoted to information about British bell founders who supplied bells to Rutland - this information is not easily available elsewhere. A good book which deserves a place on your bookshelf. With dust jacket. (Ref: N234)
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Price: £24.00

Pearson (M.): Kent Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 320 pages, illus., 1997. A comprehensive account of over 1200 clockmakers from the earliest period until the late 19th century. This edition is limited to 1000 numbered copies. Another useful regional title. With dust jacket. (Ref: N241)
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Price: £34.99

Peate (I.C.): Clock and Watch Makers in Wales
O/P. 107 pages, 7 plates, 2nd edition 1960. A useful book with a listing of Welsh clock and watch makers. A fine copy with fine dust jacket (the best copy of this book I have seen for a long time). (Ref: K548)
Price: £20.00

Penfold (J.B.): The Clockmakers of Cumberland
O/P. 284 pages, 118 illustrations, 1st edition, signed by author, 1977. This is one of the best books on English counties and has become the most sought after and difficult to find. Many famous clockmakers were born in Cumberland - George Graham, John Barwise, John Brockbank and James Gandy to name a few. This well researched book has information about all the Cumberland makers and is an essential reference book for enthusiasts. A very good copy, the original wrapper now worn and torn.

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(Ref: K872)
Price: £350.00

Pickford (C.): Bedfordshire Clock & Watchmakers 1352 - 1880
O/P. 252 pages, 35 plates, 2 figs., 1991. An excellent, well researched book about the clock makers of Bedfordshire with lots of biographical information as well as a brief history of timekeeping in Bedfordshire. This book is now very hard to find. A good copy, paperback, card covers a little marked.

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(Ref: K1358)
Price: £125.00

Ponsford (C.N.): Devon Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 360 pages, 12 figs., 47 plates, 1985. A good book with lots of information about clock and watch making in Devon with notes on Devonshire makers. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1288)
Price: £75.00

Ponsford (C.N.): Time in Exeter
O/P. 200 pages, 50 illustrations, hardback, 1st edition, 1978. A well researched book on the history of 700 years of clockmaking in Exeter. Biographical details are given for more than 300 makers. A good copy with bookplate inside front cover and a dust jacket. (Ref: K812)
Price: £55.00

Potts (M.S.): Potts of Leeds Five Generations of Clockmakers
NEW. 432 pages, illustrated, 2006. An excellent book about William Potts & Sons, later Charles Potts & Company, who made turret clocks and dial clocks in Leeds from 1790 until 1958. Potts was one of the most important turret clock makers in Britain and exported to the British Empire, Russia and Argentina. The book has a complete history of the business together with a listing of over 1600 public clocks by Potts. The book has over 700 illustrations and reproduces a number of the firm's catalogues. With dust jacket. (Ref: N878)
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Priestley (P.T.): Aaron Lufkin Dennison - An Industrial Pioneer and his Legacy
NEW. 156 pages, over 200 illustrations, 2010. Dennison's career commenced in America, as a watchmaker and then a manager, at Roxbury and Waltham before he moved to Switzerland and set up a watch factory in Zurich. His final career was as a watchcase manufacturer in England. The Dennison Watch Case Company remained in business until 1967. Card covers. (Ref: N2181)
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Price: £25.00

Pryce (W.T.R.) & Davies (T.A.): Samuel Roberts Clock Maker
O/P. 450 pages, 129 figs., 1985. The definitive work on Samuel Roberts, an eighteenth-century craftsman in the Welsh rural community of Llanfair Caereinion. Roberts produced about 600 clocks and his Account Book for the period 1755 - 1774 is reproduced as an appendix. A very good copy of an excellent book, with good dust jacket. (Ref: K777)
Price: £25.00

Quill (H.): John Harrison, Copley Medallist and the £20,000 Longitude prize
O/P. 26 pages, 21 figs., 1976. Published in commemoration of the bicentenary of the death of John Harrison, 24th March 1776. An interesting review of the life of the famous chronometer pioneer and the longitude prize. A very good copy, card covers a little faded. (Ref: K248)
Price: £20.00

Raistrick (A.): Quakers in Science and Industry
NEW. 361 pages, illus., 1993. A reprint of a book first published in 1950 and still in demand. The book charts the origin and rise of Quakers as citizens and businessmen in the United Kingdom with chapters on Ironmasters, Merchants, Miners, Clockmakers, Doctors, Botanists and Bankers. The clock chapter includes information about Thomas Tompion, George Graham and Daniel Quare. Soft covers. (Ref: N400)
Price: £10.00

Reid (C.L.): North Country Clockmakers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
O/P. 140 pages, 6 plates, 1925. An early and well known work on the clockmakers of Northern England which is always in demand. A good copy with a small stain to a few pages, still in the original thin card covers now a little worn.

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(Ref: K1533)
Price: £120.00

Reid (C.L.): North Country Clockmakers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
O/P. 140 pages, 6 plates, 1925. An early and well known work on the clockmakers of Northern England which is always in demand. A good copy but spine and original thin card covers worn and corners bumped. (Ref: K251)
Price: £75.00

Seaby (W.A.): Clockmakers of Warwick and Leamington (to 1850)
O/P. 64 pages, 9 figures, 1981. A useful contribution to knowledge about regional clockmakers. As well as the two towns in the title the book also covers the clockmakers of the nearby villages of Barford, Leek Wootton and Sherbourne. A fine virtually pristine copy, card covers.
(Ref: K467)
Price: £12.00

Severs (D.F.): A Concise Guide to the Clockmakers of Northallerton and their Clocks
NEW. 339 pages, 42 plates, 10 figs., 2008. A limited edition of 400 numbered copies. A detailed and well researched book about the clocks and clockmakers of this North Yorkshire market town. The earliest clockmaker in the town was Mann Beckett who married there on Saint Valentine's Day 1719/20. The author's previous book on Northallerton makers is now hard to find and expensive; buy this one before it goes out of print. Card covers. (Ref: N1874)
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Price: £25.00

Severs (D.F.): Bedale's Clockmakers: Clockmaking in Another North Yorkshire Market Town
NEW. 187 pages, 30 plates, 4 figs., 1 map, a limited edition of 250 copies, signed by author, 2010. A well researched book on the clockmakers of this market town, including the well known Terry family and Bedale's first clockmaker, George Smithyes. Card covers. (Ref: N2381)
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Price: £23.50

Severs (D.F.): Stokesley's Clockmakers - Clockmaking in a North Yorkshire Market Town
NEW. 139 pages, 36 plates, a limited edition of 250 numbered copies, 2008. A well researched book with a detailed account of the 29 clockmakers, and their clocks, who worked in Stokesley between 1740 and 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N1926)
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Price: £18.00

Smith (J.): Old Scottish Clockmakers from 1453 to 1850
O/P. 436 pages, 25 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1921. A good book and, for many years, the only source for a list of Scottish clockmakers. Still useful to have as some information about the makers is not contained in the more recent book by Whyte. A good copy internally, binding tight, boards a little worn. (Ref: K993)
Price: £75.00

[Smiths] compiled by Smith (B.): Smiths Domestic Clocks
NEW. 290 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2008. A brief history of the origins of Smiths Industries and their domestic clock making activities which started in 1931 and ceased in 1979. Smiths owned several companies and trade marks so Smiths English Clocks Ltd, the Enfield Clock Company, 'Astral' and 'Empire' are just a few of the names mentioned. The book also contains a picture gallery of over 2150 different clocks and timers produced by Smiths. A lot of clocks, but they were England's largest manufacturer of clocks at the time! Card covers. (Ref: N1918)
Price: £18.00

[Smiths] compiled by Smith (B.): Smiths Watches
NEW. 277 pages, illustrated, 2009. A history of watch production by the Smiths group of companies with details of the pocket and wristwatches produced at the factories in Cheltenham and Ystradgynlais (Wales). The wide range of watches produced between 1947 and 1974 is shown in the 16 surviving catalogues reprinted here. Card covers. (Ref: N2146)
Price: £18.00

Snell (M.): Clocks and Clockmakers of Salisbury - 600 Years of Skill and Invention
O/P. 280 pages, 235 plates, figs., 1986. An excellent book on the clocks, watches and makers of Salisbury and South Wiltshire. The book has a section on turret clocks and lots of information about each clock and watch maker. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1209)
Price: £50.00

Streeter (P.): Streeter of Bond Street - A Victorian Jeweller
O/P. 174 pages, 105 figs., 1993. An interesting book about Edwin William Streeter and his jewellery business which operated in London from 1867 to 1905. The business also sold clocks and watches. Very good copy, card covers.
(Ref: K2444)
Price: £20.00

Stuart (S.E.): Biographical List of Clockmakers, North Lancashire and South Westmorland 1680 - 1900
O/P. 192 pages, first edition 1996. A useful reference work, the makers' biographies are more detailed than that to be found elsewhere. This item is now hard to find. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1647)
Price: £35.00

Stuart (S.): Clockmaking in the Lancaster Region
O/P. 28 pages, 4 plates, circa 1985. This study investigates the export of clocks and clocks cases from Lancaster as well as the movement of clockmakers to and from Lancaster. The influence of Gillows on local case making is also investigated. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K482)
Price: £10.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 320 pages, 272 plates + 2 folding plates, first edition, 1951. The deluxe edition, printed on handmade paper, top edge gilt, limited to 350 copies, burgundy half calf binding and gilt lettering, with red cloth covered slipcase. This copy number 275, but as with several others I have handled, is not signed by the author. An important book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. A very good copy with good slip case (the case edges now reinforced with tape).

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(Ref: K293)
Price: £650.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 320 pages, 4 colour plates, 272 b&w plates, 2 folding plates, 1st edition 1951. Every enthusiast needs a copy of this book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. The original edition is so much nicer than the reprint, and the photographs are sharper. A very good copy, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K2061)
Price: £85.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 316 pages, 272 figs, 2 folding plates, Spring Books edition 1969. Every enthusiast needs a copy of this book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K295)
Price: £60.00

Treherne (A.A.): Nantwich Clockmakers
O/P. [36 pages], illustrated, [ 1985 ]. A catalogue of clocks and watches exhibited at Nantwich Museum with biographies of all known Nantwich Clock and Watchmakers. A useful book with excellent details of the famous astronomical and chronological clock by John Naylor as well as several clocks by Gabriel Smith of Barthomley and a Smith family tree. Good copy (covers slightly marked), card covers. (Ref: K301)
Price: £24.00

Tribe (T.) and Whatmoor (P.): Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 234 pages, 38 illus., 1981. An excellent book on the county and also useful for the listing of makers in the Channel Islands (Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey). Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K858)
Price: £40.00

Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Hertfordshire
NEW. 40 pages, 1997. A simple alphabetical list of makers with a listing by town and village. The only such listing for this county. Soft covers. (Ref: N306)
Price: £5.00

Vulliamy (D.G.): The Vulliamy Clockmakers
NEW. 50 pages, 12 black and white & 8 colour illustrations, 2002. A book about the history of the Vulliamy family written by a descendant. The book includes chapters on the origins of the English Vulliamys (Justin Vulliamy, Benjamin Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy) as well as turret clocks and the Vulliamy numbering system. With dust jacket. (Ref: N317)
Price: £25.00

Walker (J.E.S.): Hull and East Riding Clocks
O/P. 96 pages, illus., 1982. This exhibition catalogue includes a directory of makers for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire before 1900. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K318)
Price: £15.00

Watson (H.F.): Keeping Time - A History of Clocks, Watches and Barometers in a Provincial Town from 1700 until 1900
NEW. 323 pages, 550 illustrations, 2008. A new book using the provincial town of Grantham, Lincolnshire as the example, describes and illustrates the stock in trade sold by 18th and 19th century clockmakers. British clocks as well as, in the 19th century, French, American and Black Forest clocks are all included as well as watches and barometers. The book has a comprehensive directory (169 pages) of the watch and clock makers who traded in Grantham during the period. The book also has a useful chapter on Lincolnshire longcase clock cases, in particular the work of the Usher family of Lincoln. (Ref: N1912)
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Price: £36.00

Whyte (D.): Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Scotland
NEW. 334 pages, 226 figures, 2005. A good book on Scottish makers, including all the research by the author and other workers since the publication in 1921 of Smith's pioneering work Old Scottish Clockmakers 1453 - 1850. This is an essential reference book for all Scottish clock and watch enthusiasts. With dust jacket. (Ref: N725)
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Price: £35.00

Wotton (P.) & Wotton (P.): The Kent Turret Clocks of Thomas Cooke of York
NEW. 36 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations, b & w illus., 2004. A short history of Thomas Cooke's turret clockmaking activities with full details and photographs of 6 clocks in Kent churches and country houses. An inexpensive source for information about Thomas Cooke and his clocks. Soft covers. (Ref: N401)
Price: £6.50

Young (J.): Wiltshire Watch and Clockmakers - Volume 1
NEW. 193 pages, illustrated, 2004 The first of a series of 3 volumes on Wiltshire. This volume covers the north of the county and includes Chippenham, Marlborough and Swindon. This is an excellent addition to the literature on clockmakers of English counties and contains much new research not recorded elsewhere. An essential book for enthusiasts. Soft covers. (Ref: N420)
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Price: £13.00

Young (J.): Wiltshire Watch and Clockmakers Volume 2 - Devizes, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Pewsey & Central Wiltshire
NEW. 324 pages, illustrated, 2006. The second volume on Wiltshire makers, a very detailed listing of all the makers in central Wiltshire including the towns listed above. An excellent addition to the literature on regional clockmakers. Volume 1 on North Wiltshire is still available; volume 3 on the southern part of the county is not yet published. Soft covers. (Ref: N999)
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Price: £23.00

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