Domestic Clocks - English

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

Bird (A.): English House Clocks 1600 - 1850
O/P. 313 pages, 45 plates, 1981. An historical survey and guide to the subject and still worth reading. With dust jacket. (Ref: K37)
Price: £18.00

Britten (F.J.): Old English Clocks - The Wetherfield Collection
O/P. 114 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1907. A good copy of a rare reference book, only 320 copies of this book were printed, this is copy number 140. Useful for the illustrations of Wetherfield's clocks. Binding a little loose, corners bumped, spine splitting and faded. (Ref: K52)
Price: £325.00

Britten (F.J.): Old English Clocks - The Wetherfield Collection
O/P. 114 pages, 131 illus., copy 502 of 1000 copies, re-published 1980. This edition is also now hard to find. It is useful for the illustrations of Wetherfield's clocks and the biographies of their makers. Very good copy, simulated suede covered boards as issued. (Ref: K1339)
Price: £60.00

Bruton (E.): The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks - a Guide to Dating English Antique Clocks
O/P. 263 pages, over 220 b&w illustrations, 1981. A pictorial record of the Wetherfield collection collating the data from all previous publications and identifying errors of authenticity and date in the earlier works. This is a useful guide to dating English clocks and is the most useful reference to this famous collection. A very good copy with good dust jacket of the original hardback edition. So much nicer that the more recent paperback edition with a similar title. (Ref: K1015)
Price: £20.00

Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks
O/P. 354 pages, 407 figs. A good copy of the 1976 reprint of this classic work on English clocks; no enthusiast should be without a copy. The dust jacket is good but worn on corners. (Ref: K1017)
Price: £20.00

Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks
O/P. 354 pages, 407 figures, 1st edition [published 1913]. The classic work on English clocks. No enthusiast should be without a copy as most of the book is still relevant and of use today. Original half leather boards, spine rebacked with original worn spine laid down, corners bumped. (Ref: K741)
Price: £95.00

Christie's: The Celebrated Collection of English and Continental Clocks formed by the late Courtnay A. Ilbert, Esq., F.B.H.I.
O/P. 96 pages, 26 b&w plates, 1 colour plate, 1958. The Christie's sale catalogue for the famous Ilbert collection; the collection was sold to the British Museum prior to the auction. A pristine copy of the hardback catalogue. (Ref: K1238)
Price: £33.00

Cloutman (E.W.): English & Scottish Musical Clocks
O/P. 58 pages, 2000. Contemporary scores from longcase and bracket clocks to aid dating and restoration. The book includes scores, which will be of help in identifying tunes on other clocks. A useful book for the enthusiast and restorer. Pristine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K77)
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Price: £40.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. This is a good copy showing signs of use with price clipped dust jacket. (Ref: K1022)
Price: £30.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 215 pages plus 159 plates, 4th edition, 1980. This is the most recent and best edition of this well known book. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K110)
Price: £35.00

Good (R.): Victorian Clocks
O/P. 207 pages, 143 clocks illustrated and described, 1996. A good book about the best of Victorian clockmaking, previously ignored by most authors. The book has chapters on English carriage clocks, chronometers, wall, longcase, mantel and skeleton clocks, regulators, time ball & electric clocks and turret clocks. A pristine unused copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K129)
Price: £40.00

Greenlaw (J.): Longcase Clocks
S/H. 40 pages, well illustrated, reprinted 2001. A concise survey of the development of the longcase clock in Great Britain, with useful advice on their care and transportation. Excellent copy, card covers. (Ref: K1382)
Price: £3.00

Hana (W.F.J.): English Lantern Clocks
O/P. 159 pages, 127 plates, 1st English edition, 1979. This was the first book on the subject and is still useful to have on the shelf. The book includes 17th century clocks as well as clocks and alarm timepieces from the 18th century. A good copy with dust jacket, the latter a bit worn to top edge. (Ref: K356)
Price: £20.00

Hurcomb (W.E.): The Wetherfield Collection of 222 Clocks
O/P. 95 pages, 1928, illustrating clocks from this famous collection. A very good copy of the rare 1st edition of this useful reference book. Red cloth covers, lower corners a little bumped. (Ref: K156)
Price: £120.00

Hurcomb (W.E.): The Wetherfield Collection of 222 Clocks
O/P. 95 pages, 2nd edition, 1929, illustrating clocks from this famous collection. A useful reference book. Red cloth covers a little marked as usual, contents good. (Ref: K158)
Price: £50.00

Lee (R.A.): The Knibb Family Clockmakers
O/P. 187 pages, 5 colour and 190 b&w plates, 1st and only edition, number 678 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 good clean copy with tight binding, the dust jacket with wear to top and bottom of spine and a small tear to the top of the front cover with slight loss. (Ref: K798)
Price: £950.00

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 good clean copy with a slight watermark to the very bottom of most of the pages, the dust jacket is also good with a slight wear to top of spine and corners. (Ref: K702)
Price: £900.00

Lloyd (H.A.): The English Domestic Clock Its Evolution and History
O/P. 29 pages, 42 figs., second impression, 1938. This is, I believe, Lloyd's first publication on clocks and charts the development of lantern, longcase and bracket clocks. A good introduction to the subject. A good copy. (Ref: K1174)
Price: £30.00

Loomes (B.): Brass Dial Clocks
O/P. 448 pages, 48 colour & 711 b&w plates, 1998. This excellent book is a detailed study of the origins and development of brass dial domestic clocks in Britain and America. Always in demand by longcase clock enthusiasts, this book also has a chapter of case studies of early provincial makers. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K830)
Price: £130.00

Loomes (B.): Country Clocks and Their London Origins
O/P. 192 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1976. This book is often overlooked these days but it is essential reading for the chapter on the Fromanteel family, it contains accurate information, the result of much research. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K359)
Price: £25.00

Loomes (B.): Grandfather Clocks and their Cases
O/P. 352 pages, 433 illus., 1st edition (not the later reprint), 1985. 20 years on, this is still the best book for understanding English and Scottish regional case styles. This is one of Loomes' best books and is essential reading for collectors. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K912)
Price: £85.00

Loomes (B.): Painted Dial Clocks 1770 - 1870
O/P. 280 pages, 267 plates, 8 figures, 1994. This is the best reference book on painted dial clocks and is in demand by enthusiasts now that it is out of print. The book is mostly about longcase clocks and is essential reading when dating longcase painted dials and their cases. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K809)
Price: £90.00

Nicholls (A.): English Bracket and Mantel Clocks
O/P. 160 pages, 112 illustrations, 1981. A good book about bracket and mantel clocks from before 1700 through to the late Victorian period. Information includes the numbering system of several makers. Very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K226)
Price: £35.00

Roberts (D.): Skeleton Clocks Britain 1800 - 1914
O/P. 271 pages, 45 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, the 1996 reprint of British Skeleton Clocks first published in 1987. This is the standard reference book on British skeleton clocks and is essential reading for all collectors. A good copy, the dust jacket with 2-inch tear. (Ref: K949)
Price: £60.00

Robinson (T.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 467 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, 1981. This is one of the best books on the subject and essential reading for all collectors and enthusiasts; all editions are now out of print. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1410)
Price: £85.00

Robinson (T.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 467 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, reprinted 1985. This is one of the best books on the subject and essential reading for all collectors and enthusiasts; all editions are now out of print. Good copy with dust jacket, bookplate on front endpaper. (Ref: K870)
Price: £70.00

Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks
O/P. 198 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1978. The standard work on tavern and other dial clocks, also useful for its information on the Thwaites numbering system. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K266)
Price: £25.00

Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks
O/P. 198 pages, illustrated, 1st edition 1978. The standard work on tavern & other dial clocks, also useful for its information on Thwaites numbering system. A good copy, the dust jacket with tear to top of spine. (Ref: K1263)
Price: £18.00

Royer-Collard (F.B.): Skeleton Clocks
O/P. 154 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1969. The first book on skeleton clocks and still a useful reference source. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K784)
Price: £15.00

Shenton (A.) & Shenton (R.): The Price Guide to Clocks 1840 - 1940
O/P. 541 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1977. A very useful guide to a wide range of collectable clocks but the prices are obviously out of date. Good copy, signed by authors, with good dust jacket. (Ref: K458)
Price: £15.00

Symonds (R.W.): A Book of English Clocks
O/P. 80 pages, 64 plates, 2nd edition, 1950. A small boook from the King Penguin series, under-rated but interesting and worth having on the bookshelf. A good copy. (Ref: K290)
Price: £10.00

Symonds (R.W.): Masterpieces of English Furnitue and Clocks
O/P. 172 pages, 8 colour plates, 131 b&w illus., 1st edition, 1940. Limited edition of 1250 copies. An excellent book on English furniture and clocks; the latter occupies pages 95 – 168 and illustrates some fine bracket and longcase clocks and a few barometers. Good copy, corners bumped, covers a little marked. (Ref: K292)
Price: £55.00

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: £85.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 316 pages, 272 figs., 2 folding plates, 1969. With worn dust jacket. (Ref: K371)
Price: £60.00

White (G.): English Lantern Clocks
O/P. 539 pages, 8 colour plates and lots of b&w illustrations, 1st and only edition, 1989. A very large and comprehensive work which has become the standard reference book on English lantern clocks. This is the essential book on the subject and all lantern clock enthusiasts need a copy. The book covers styles and development of lantern clocks in London and the provinces in great detail and has lots of information about how to spot conversions, alterations and fakes. An excellent copy of a rare book with excellent dust jacket. (The publisher keeps talking about a reprint but it has not appeared and may never do so.) (Ref: K1252)
Price: £545.00