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[Galerie Charpentier]: Poupées et Automates Depuis la Renaissance
O/P. [24 pages], illustrated, 1952. The catalogue of an exhibition of automata featuring the collection of Madame de Galea, held at the Galerie Charpentier, Paris. Thin card covers. [French language] (Ref: K2342)
Price: £50.00

Galizia (M.): Military Wristwatches - Sky, Land, Sea
NEW. 372 pages, 1030 photographs, 2008. A good new book for military watch enthusiasts with details of 274 military wristwatches used by the armed forces of 30 countries. Each watch is well illustrated (movement and case) and described with an explanation of the service markings. The majority of the watches included were made after World War II.

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(Ref: N2067)
Price: £135.00

García-Diego (J.A.): Juanelo Turriano Charles V’s Clockmaker – the Man and his Legend
S/H. 165 pages, 102 plates, 1986. A limited edition of 1000 copies. Turriano, who is better known in Italy and Spain than he is elsewhere, was born about 1510 and trained as a clockmaker in Lombardy. He made several astronomical clocks, automata and planetariums but is also famous for his work as an engineer on hydraulic projects. The card covers edition, a good copy. (Ref: K1316)
Price: £14.00

Gardner (Malcolm): Catalogue 16
O/P. Malcolm Gardner's 1971 horological book catalogue, of 138 pages, for the famous book collection of Professor D. S. Torrens of Trinity College, Dublin. This catalogue is a very useful reference tool as it includes many books which are now very rare. Good clean copy, the card covers now a little marked. (Ref: K713)
Price: £10.00

Gardner (Malcolm): Catalogues 17, 18 and 20
O/P. Malcolm Gardner's horological book catalogues 17, 18 and 20 published in 1973, 1976 and 1980. A useful reference to the scarcer items. 2 of the catalogues have some annotations in the text. Card covers now a little marked. (Ref: K754)
Price: £7.00

Gardner (Malcolm): Catalogue 18
O/P. Malcolm Gardner's horological book catalogue 18, not dated but published in 1976. A useful reference to the scarcer items. A good clean copy. Card covers. (Ref: K593)
Price: £3.00

Garrard (F.J.): Clock Repairing and Making
O/P. 168 pages, 120 figs., 1st edition, 10th impression, 1950. A good copy of the original hardback, the original paper dust jacket now worn and torn. (Ref: K121)
Price: £14.00

Garrard: The Watch Catalogue 1995
O/P. 28 pages, London, 1995. A priced catalogue by Garrard's illustrating fine wristwatches from the world's leading manufacturers. Card covers. (Ref: K124)
Price: £5.00

Garrard (F.J.): Watch Repairing, Cleaning and Adjusting
O/P. 214 pages, 210 figures, 5th impression, 1919. A practical book by a watchmaker who served an apprenticeship and worked at the bench all his life. Binding slightly loose, spine discoloured, contents good. (Ref: K123)
Price: £15.00

Gatto (M.): The Tavern Clock
NEW. 232 pages, 65 colour illustrations, a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered copies, 2010. An important 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. (Ref: N2267)
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Price: £50.00

Gazeley (W.J.): Clock & Watch Escapements
NEW. 294 pages, illus., reprinted 2001. The latest reprint of Gazeley's classic work, written by a master craftsman, with detailed explanations and diagrams of all commonly found escapements. This book is of use to restorers and all enthusiasts who want a better understanding of the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N125)
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Price: £22.00

Gazeley (W.J.): Clock and Watch Escapements
S/H. 294 pages, illus., reprinted 1977. The reprint of Gazeley's classic work, written by a master craftsman, with detailed explanations and diagrams of all commonly found escapements. This book is of use to restorers and all enthusiasts who want a better understanding of the subject. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1025)
Price: £15.00

Gazeley (W.J.): Watch and Clock Making and Repairing
NEW. 425 pages, 314 figures, 2nd edition, reprinted 2001. First published in 1953, and written by a highly respected craftsman, this book has been reprinted many times. The book starts with tools and techniques and then deals with the construction and repair of clocks, watches and chronometers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N510)
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Price: £25.00

Gazeley (W.J.): Watch and Clock Making and Repairing
S/H. 425 pages, 314 figures, 2nd edition reprinted 1970/1980's. First published in 1953, and written by a highly respected craftsman, this book has been reprinted many times. The book starts with tools and techniques and then deals with the construction and repair of clocks, watches and chronometers. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1026)
Price: £15.00

Gee (G.E.): The Silversmith's Handbook containing full instructions for the alloying and working of silver
O/P. 221 pages, figs., 5th edition, 1921. A complete manual for the craftsman working with silver. Good copy. (Ref: K1272)
Price: £15.00

Gents of Leicester: The B.P. System of Patent Silent Electric Impulse Clocks
NEW. 28 pages, illustrated, 2005. A reprint of the 1907 Gents of Leicester catalogue for their electric impulse clocks. The catalogue has illustrations and prices of master clocks and slaves for domestic, factory and external use. Card covers. (Ref: N795)
Price: £10.00

[Girard-Perregaux]: Sales Brochures
O/P. Sales brochures for the "ww.tc" and "Vintage 1945" products of this famous watch brand. Card covers. (Ref: K1468)
Price: £3.00

Glasemann (R.): Erde, Sonne, Mond & Sterne
O/P. 166 pages, illustrated, 1999. A catalogue of the 96 globes, sundials, astronomical and other scientific instruments in the Historischen Museum, Frankfurt am Main. A fine copy, card covers. [German language] (Ref: K2002)
Price: £15.00

Glennie (P.) & Thrift (N.): Shaping the Day A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
NEW. 456 pages, 11 b&w plates, 50 illustrations, 2009. Shaping the Day is a pathbreaking study of the practice of timekeeping in England and Wales between 1300 and 1800. Drawing on many unique historical sources, ranging from personal diaries to housekeeping manuals, the authors illustrate how a particular kind of common sense about time came into being, and how it developed during this period. Many remarkable figures make their appearance, ranging from the well-known, such as Edmund Halley, Samuel Pepys, and John Harrison, to less familiar characters, including sailors, gamblers, and burglars. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1905)
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Price: £37.00

[Glycine]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure for this company's range of watches probably circa 2001. Card covers. (Ref: K1469)
Price: £3.00

Goaman (M.): English Clocks
O/P. 119 pages, 73 plates, 1967. This book charts the development of clockmaking from the earliest times. Some of the illustrations are not to be found elsewhere. Good copy, dust jacket with some small tears. (Ref: K543)
Price: £10.00

Goaman (M.): English Clocks
O/P. 119 pages, 73 plates, 1967. This book charts the development of clockmaking from the earliest times. Some of the illustrations are not to be found elsewhere. Good copy, inscription on ffep, no dust jacket. (Ref: K128)
Price: £5.00

Goldberger (J.): Longines Watches
NEW. 308 pages, 1040 illustrations, 2006. The book opens with a brief history of Longines after which lots of pocket watches and wristwatches are illustrated and described. Each watch included in the book is illustrated with 7 excellent photographs showing dial, movement, case, serial numbers, etc. A date of manufacture is given for each watch. A book for Longines enthusiasts. (Ref: N1769)
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Price: £60.00

Goldberger (J.): Omega Sportswatches
NEW. 144 pages, 450 illustrations, 2007. Following the format of the author's Longines book, this book opens with a brief history of Omega Sportswatches after which many pocket watches and wristwatches are illustrated and described. Each watch included in the book is illustrated with 7 excellent photographs showing dial, movement, case, serial numbers, etc. A date of manufacture is given for each watch. A book for Omega Sports enthusiasts. (Ref: N1770)
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Price: £50.00

Goldberger (J.): Omega Watches
NEW. 255 pages, well illustrated, 2005. A well illustrated book with photographs of dial, movement and case, showing a wide range of Omega pocket watches, wristwatches and a few desk clocks. A book for Omega enthusiasts. (Ref: N1771)
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Price: £55.00

Goldberger (J.): 100 Superlative Rolex® Watches
NEW. 264 pages, 700 illustrations, 2008. A deluxe, leather bound book published to celebrate the founding of Rolex in 1908. The 100 watches, all desirable in collecting circles, are well illustrated with photographs of dial, movement, case and bracelet. An essential book for Rolex enthusiasts. With card slipcase. (Ref: N1935)
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Price: £99.95

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

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 fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K129)
Price: £30.00

Good (R.): Watches in Colour
O/P. 218 pages, 86 colour plates. A well illustrated book charting the history and development of the watch. A good copy with good dust jacket (the latter with some wear to head of spine). (Ref: K130)
Price: £5.00

Goodall (J.) (Editor): The 1977 Guide to Quality Watches
O/P. 138 pages, illustrated, 1977. A profile of all the major wristwatch brands and their watches in production in 1977. The book also contains a profile of George Daniels. Of historical interest to watch collectors. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1830)
Price: £8.00

Goodison (N.): English Barometers 1680 - 1860
O/P. 388 pages, 194 plates, 2nd edition, 1977. An excellent history of domestic barometers with a listing of their makers; this is the best book on the subject. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1028)
Price: £55.00

Goodison (N.): English Barometers 1680 - 1860
O/P. 388 pages, 194 plates, 2nd edition, reprinted 1992. An excellent history of domestic barometers with a listing of their makers; this is the best book on the subject. A fine copy with fine dust jacket.
(Ref: K757)
Price: £60.00

Goodison (N.): Gillow's Clock Cases
O/P. [16 pages], 6 plates, 1968. A very useful reprint of an article that first appeared in Antiquarian Horology with details of Gillow's clock case designs and their costs, extracted from the surviving Gillow's workshop records. An excellent copy, paper covers. (Ref: K1760)
Price: £12.00

Goodison (N.): Matthew Boulton: Ormolu
NEW. 496 pages, 241 colour and 141 b&w illustrations, 2002. This is a substantial revision to the author's original work on Matthew Boulton published in 1974. The book is a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the Soho factory between 1768 and 1782, the products and the people who bought them. The section on clock cases and watch stands is of great interest to English clock enthusiasts. With dust jacket. (Ref: N584)
Price: £85.00

Goodison (N.): Ormolu: The Work of Matthew Boulton
O/P. 398 pages, 2 colour & 174 b&w illustrations, 1st edition, 1974. The book is a comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the Soho factory between 1768 and 1782, the products and the people who bought them. The section on clock cases and watch stands is of great interest to English clock enthusiasts. With dust jacket. (Ref: K2065)
Price: £45.00

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

Goodrich (W.L.): The Modern Clock
O/P. 502 pages, 161 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 1978. This book, first published in 1905, is a study of the time keeping mechanism, its construction, regulation and repair. Includes a section on electric clocks. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K131)
Price: £18.00

Goodrich (W.): The Watchmakers' Lathe
NEW. 264 pages, 233 figs., reprinted 1999. A well known and well respected book which has been reprinted many times and is still of use today. This is a reprint of a book first published in 1903 and revised in 1952. (Ref: N1933)
Price: £19.50

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

Gordon (G.F.C.): Clockmaking Past and Present
O/P. 232 pages, illus., 2nd impression, 1946. This is still a useful reference book because of its information about turret clocks and gravity escapements. A good copy, the dust jacket very worn to edges. (Ref: K133)
Price: £20.00

Gordon (G.F.C.): Clockmaking Past and Present
O/P. 232 pages, 35 plates, 2nd edition, enlarged by A.V. May, 1949. This book includes sections on turret clocks and gravity escapements written by Lord Grimthorpe in Clocks, Watches & Bells. A good copy but one page torn (without loss). (Ref: K132)
Price: £15.00

Gordon (G.F.C.): Clockmaking Past and Present
O/P. 232 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1928. This is still a useful reference book because of its information about turret clocks and gravity escapements. Covers faded. (Ref: K1631)
Price: £20.00

Gouk (P.): The Ivory Sundials of Nuremberg 1500 - 1700
O/P. 144 pages, 18 plates, 131 figures, 1988. A comprehensive study of the Nuremberg ivory diptychs including why they are made of ivory, how they work, who made them and the market for them. The final 30 pages are a catalogue of an exhibition of 61 dials, held at Cambridge in 1988. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1952)
Price: £14.00

Gould (R.T.): Enigmas: Another Book of Unexplained Facts
O/P. 320 pages, 7 plates, 17 figures, 1929. Gould's second book analysing historical mysteries investigating The Landfall of Columbus, The Last of the Alchemists, Giants in Patagonia and the discovery of New South Greenland in the Antarctic (but never found again) + more. A good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K2351)
Price: £20.00

Gould (R.T.): John Harrison and his Timekeepers
O/P. 22 pages, 8 plates,1958 A reprint of an article first published in 1935. A detailed account of Harrison's life and work and also of Gould's work in rescuing the clocks from further decay and putting them into working order. Card covers. (Ref: K355)
Price: £11.00

Gould (R.T.): The Marine Chronometer its History and Development
O/P. 287 pages, 39 plates, 85 figures, 1978. The classic work on marine chronometers, written in 1923 and still the best reference work on the subject with a detailed history of the chronometer and its pioneers - John Harrison, Thomas Mudge, Thomas Earnshaw and John Arnold. A very good copy of the Holland Press edition, the dust jacket good, with light wear to edges.

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(Ref: K714)
Price: £250.00

Graf (J.): Modern Times: Timekeeping on its Way to the Present
S/H. 40 pages, illustrated, 2006. A history of clocks and timekeeping over the last 150 years from Alexander Bain's first electrical clock to the quartz and atomic clocks of more recent years. A fine copy, card covers.
(Ref: K2389)
Price: £7.00

Greenlaw (J.): Longcase Clocks
NEW. 40 pages, well illustrated, reprinted 2005. A concise survey of the development of the longcase clock in Great Britain, with useful advice on their setting up and maintenance. Card covers. (Ref: N2190)
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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

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

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

Griffiths (R.J.): William Bond Astronomical Regulator No. 395
O/P. [10 pages], 6 figs, 1987. A detailed description of the regulator originally at Liverpool Observatory and now in Liverpool Museum. Made in 1867 the clock has an unusual, sophisticated, fully detached mechanical escapement developed by William Bond of Boston. This is a new copy (old stock) of an offprint from Antiquarian Horology. Card covers with dust jacket. (Ref: N2157)
Price: £6.00

Grimthorpe (Lord): A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells for Public Purposes
O/P. 404 pages, 81 figs., 1 folding plate, 1974. A reprint of the 8th edition, originally printed in 1903, of this famous publication. Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe was one of the 19th century's great horological characters. The book contains lots of information on clocks, watches and chronometers. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K354)
Price: £65.00

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)
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Price: £39.50

Guye (S.) & Michel (H.) : Time & Space - Measuring Instruments from the 15th to the 19th Century
O/P. 289 pages, 295 illustrations, 1st English language edition, 1971. An interesting book charting the development of clocks, watches, chronometers and navigational instruments. A good copy. (Ref: K2003)
Price: £15.00

Hagans (O.R.) editor: The Best of J. E. Coleman: Clockmaker
O/P. 528 pages, illus., 1979. The collected writings of the respected American clockmaker which first appeared in the American Horologist and Jeweler where Coleman wrote a column for over 40 years. The articles contain information on clocks, watches, their history and related subjects. With worn dust jacket. (Ref: K1573)
Price: £18.00

Hagans (O.R.) editor: Year Clocks - Their Characteristics and Methods of Repair
O/P. 21 pages, 24 figs., no date. This item, about year going clocks with a torsion pendulum, was reprinted from The American Horologist & Jeweler in about 1949. The article first appeared in Deutsche Uhrmacher Zeitung in 1926. Paper covers now a little stained, staples rusted. (Ref: K1603)
Price: £14.00

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

Hall (E.E.): A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting
NEW. 46 pages, 25 figures, reprinted 2004. Originally published in Chicago in 1896 this book contains complete directions on how to make and fit new balance staffs from the raw material. Card covers. (Ref: N2281)
Price: £5.50

Hamer (S.H.): Long-Case Clocks and Some Notable Makers
O/P. [18 pages], 2 plates, 1924. An offprint from the Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, with notes on important makers including Knibb, Tompion and John 'Longitude' Harrison. A rare item, unopened, unbound. (Ref: K2356)
Price: £20.00

Hamer (S.H.): Some Remarkable Clocks with Some Reference to the Makers
O/P. [17 pages], 1925. An offprint from the Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society with notes on various makers. A rare item, unopened, unbound. (Ref: K2357)
Price: £20.00

[Hamilton]: Manual for Overhaul, Repair and Handling of Hamilton Ship Chronometer with Parts Catalog
NEW. 98 pages, 112 figures, reprinted 2000. This is a re-publication of the U.S. Navy’s manual for the Hamilton model 21 marine chronometer published in 1948. The book describes the principles of operation of the instrument and gives detailed information and instructions for its operation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, testing and adjustment. Soft covers. (Ref: N1311)
Price: £15.00

[HAMILTON]: Manual for Overhaul, Repair and Handling of Hamilton 35-Size Chronometer Watch with Parts Catalog
NEW. 63 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1988. The manual for the Hamilton model 22 deck watch, with lever escapement, was first published by the U.S. Navy in 1948. The watch was issued in gimbal and non gimbal boxes. Card covers. (Ref: N2540)
Price: £15.00

Hampel (H.): Automatic Wristwatches from Germany, England, France, Japan, Russia and the USA
NEW. 216 pages, 400 photographs, 1998. It's not only the Swiss who have produced automatic wristwatches; this book explores examples produced around the world. 123 watches are described in detail, each illustrated with three different views. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1892)
Price: £59.95

Hampel (H.): Automatic Wristwatches from Switzerland
NEW. 350 pages, 500 illustrations, 1994. The historical development of automatic wristwatches from 1926 to 1978 is discussed and illustrated with photographs (dial and movement) of over 300 examples. The technology of the self-winding mechanism is also explained. With dust jacket and price guide. (Ref: P1893)
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Hana W.F.J.): Engelse Lantaarnklokken
O/P. 156 pages, 127 illustrations, paperback edition, 1977. The Dutch version of Hana's well known book about English lantern clocks. A good copy, card covers. [Dutch language] (Ref: K1973)
Price: £15.00

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

Harris (J.C.): The Clock and Watch Makers American Advertiser - Being a compilation of Advertisements of the Trade, including those of the Mathematical and Philosophical Instrument Makers, Published in the News-Papers of the American Colonies and States, from A.D. 1707 - 1800
NEW. 534 pages and an additional 10 page index, 2003. A useful source for information about 18th century British makers who emigrated to America, and for American makersrepairersretailers. The book is fully indexed by name and subject so the information is accessible. A useful research tool for clock and watch enthusiasts who do not have access to early American newspapers. Hardback with transparent film wrapper. (Ref: N396)
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Price: £36.00

Harris (P.B.): Modern Watch & Clock Repairing
O/P. 250 pages, 148 illus., 1972. 'Modern' in the title means 1944 when this book was first published. The book was written for beginners who wanted to improve and become professional clock and watch repairers. A good copy. (Ref: K1593)
Price: £9.00

Harrison (S.): John Harrison's Contrivance - The Scientific Basis and Design of his Ultimate Pendulum Clock
NEW. 310 pages, illustrated, 2010. Writing in 1775, John Harrison proposed to build a regulator that would keep time to within 1 second in 100 days - i.e. his ultimate pendulum clock. In this book the author has studied in great detail Harrison's last regulator, now owned by the Royal Astronomical Society, and has produced detailed drawings of the clock as it is today and also as Harrison originally intended. The book is a contribution to our knowledge of Harrison's scientific and mathematical achievements and will stimulate debate on the subject. The book will be of interest to Harrison enthusiasts and also to those who wish to build an accurate replica of the RAS regulator. (Ref: N2324)
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Price: £47.50

Harrold (M.C.): American Watchmaking - A Technical History of the American Watch Industry 1850 - 1930
O/P. 144 pages, 210 photographs, 36 figures, 1984. Published as supplement # 14 to the NAWCC Bulletin in 1984 this book is a comprehensive overview of the American Watchmaking industry with information about the watches, how they were made and the companies that made them. Card covers. (Ref: K1319)
Price: £20.00

Hasluck (P.N.): The Clock Jobber's Handybook
O/P. 159 pages, 105 figures, 8th edition, 1914. This book is well-known to clock enthusiasts who want to clean and overhaul clock movements. A good copy, the cloth binding good but possibly not original. (Ref: K1031)
Price: £12.00

Haspels (J.J.L.): Royal Music Machines
NEW. 286 pages, illustrated in colour, 2006. An excellent book, well researched and illustrated, and produced to a high standard. The book is the catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museum van Speelklok, Utrecht; the first 85 pages contain an introduction and six scholarly essays on the subject, followed by a detailed catalogue of the 55 exhibits - 37 musical clocks plus music boxes, organs and spinets. There is an appendix with the music scores of some of the exhibits as well as information about the contributions of Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to mechanical music. This in an important contribution to our knowledge of musical clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2391)
Price: £35.00

Haswell (J.E.): Horology the Science of Time Measurement and the Construction of Clocks, Watches and Chronometers
O/P. 288 pages, 19 plates, 111 figures, reprint of 2nd edition, 1976. A useful book about the technical aspects of clocks, watches and chronometers, including turret clocks and electric clocks. Good copy with dust jacket, the latter faded on the spine. (Ref: K1149)
Price: £22.00

Hatton ( T.): An Introduction to the Mechanical Part of Clock and Watch Work
NEW. 400 pages, 18 folding plates, first published in 1773, facsimile reprint 1978. The sub title is: containing all the arithmetic and geometry necessary, with their particular application in the said branches, a work very useful for the working mechanic, or gentlemen mechanically inclined. An excellent copy of this famous work which, as well as the arithmetic and geometry, includes the calculation of trains, construction of a fusee engine, pendulums, etc. (Ref: N473)
Price: £25.00

Hawkins (J.B.): Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking
O/P. 256 pages, illus., 1975. The standard reference book on the life and work of Thomas Cole who made some fabulous clocks before his death from typhoid in 1864. Cole is probably the best clockmaker of the early Victorian period famed for the elegance of his designs and the quality of his engraving. This book is also very useful for the horology extracts from the 1851 and 1862 London exhibitions, and the 1855 Paris exhibition. A good copy (shelf wear to lower edge), the dust jacket price clipped and with wear to top of spine and corners. (Ref: K1074)
Price: £50.00

Hayden (A.): Chats on Old Clocks
O/P. 302 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1917. One of the early works on British clocks including lantern, longcase and bracket clocks. The author also included chapters on provincial clocks which were ignored by most authors at that time. (Ref: K863)
Price: £8.00

Hayward (J.F.): English Watches
O/P. 10 pages, 47 plates, 1st edition, 1956. Published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K140)
Price: £6.00

Hayward (J.F.): English Watches
O/P. 14 pages, 59 plates, 2nd edition, 1969. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K141)
Price: £6.00

Heimann (P.): Regulator Clock Construction
NEW. 140 pages, illustrated, 2007. This book describes the building of two typical English wall regulators and their cases, one of eight-day duration the other month going. Full working drawings are supported by detailed photographs and line drawings suitable for the enthusiast with a small workshop. Paperback. (Ref: N2165)
Price: £14.95

Hepplewhite (G.): The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide
O/P. viii + 24 pages, plus 124 plates, reprinted 1969. A reprint of the third edition of George Hepplewhite's famous book of furniture designs, with a new introduction by Joseph Aronson. A fine copy, large paperback. (Ref: K2303)
Price: £10.00

Herbert A.P.: Sundials Old and New
O/P. 198 pages, 15 plates, 1st edition, 1967. A practical book on dialling, explaining the science of dials and their construction. A clean copy, owner's name on ffep, the dust jacket worn to edges and spine faded. (Ref: K1974)
Price: £40.00

Hesketh (D.): Penny-In-the-Slot Automata and the Working Model
NEW. 224 pages, over 300 colour illustrations, published January 2005. The first comprehensive guide to those ingenious amusements which have delighted visitors to the seaside and the fairground for over a century (1860's to 1970's). The book has chapters on the British makers Ahrens, Bolland, Canova, Dennison, Kraft, Lee and Tansley as well as on American working models and coin-operated mechanical music. A price guide and list of museums with good collections is also included. With dust jacket. (Ref: N599)
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Price: £95.00

Heuer (P.) & Maurice (K.): European Pendulum Clocks
NEW. 334 pages, 730 plates, 1st English edition, 1988. A good pictorial review of English, French, Dutch, Swedish and German pendulum clocks for standing on the floor, placing on a table or hanging on the wall. A well illustrated book showing some fine clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N143)
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Price: £49.95

Heuer (P.) & Maurice (K.): European Pendulum Clocks
S/H. 334 pages, 730 plates, 1st English edition, 1988. A good pictorial review of English, French, Dutch, Swedish and German pendulum clocks for standing on the floor, placing on a table or hanging on the wall. A well illustrated book showing some fine clocks. A fine copy with very good dust jacket (faded to spine). (Ref: K1152)
Price: £40.00

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

Hewitt (P.A.): Turret Clocks in Leicestershire and Rutland
O/P. 48 pages, 18 figures, 1994. A survey of all the turret clocks in these two English counties with details about the clocks and their makers. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1522)
Price: £22.00

Hickling (J.E.): Jewellery Making for Profit
O/P. 175 pages, 75 illustrations, 1995. The author describes various dies, jigs and punches that can be made to speed up the production of jewellery items made by hand. A very good copy with good dust jacket (spine faded). (Ref: K2261)
Price: £10.00

Hickling (J.): Practical Jewellery Repair
O/P. 192 pages, figures, reprinted 1998. A useful guide to the tools and techniques used in jewellery repair, written by an experienced craftsman. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K2572)
Price: £14.00

Higton (H.): Sundials - an Illustrated History of Portable Dials
NEW. 136 pages, well illustrated in colour, 2001. A book about the history of sundials from ancient Egyptian times through to the late 19th century when dials were displaced by more accourate pocket watches. A good book which properly covers the subject for the first time. With dust jacket. This book is now out of print. (Ref: N144)
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Higton (H.): Sundials - an Illustrated History of Portable Dials
O/P. 136 pages, well illustrated in colour, 2001. A book about the history of sundials from ancient Egyptian times through to the late 19th century when dials were displaced by more accurate pocket watches. A good book which properly covers the subject for the first time. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2577)
Price: £30.00

Higton (H.): Sundials at Greenwich
NEW. 463 pages, 450 black and white illustrations, 16 pages of colour illustrations, 2002 An important new work. The first part of the book is about sundials and their history, the second part is a detailed catalogue of the sundials, nocturnals and horary quadrants in the National Maritime Museum, which has a world-class collection. This and Higton's book on portable dials will be the standard reference work for many years to come. With dust jacket and slip case.

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Price: £120.00

Hill (D.R.): On the Construction of Water Clocks
NEW. 46 pages, figures, 1976. An English translation of an Arabic manuscript which exists in 3 versions, one of them dated 1620. The manuscripts commence with the words ' This is the Book of Archimedes on the Construction of Water Clocks'. Card covers. (Ref: N1300)
Price: £10.00

Hirst Brothers & Co. : Catalogue of Clocks
O/P. 93 pages, illus., 1982. This is a reprint of the clocks and watches section, from the Hirst Brothers and Company of Manchester catalogue, circa 1910. The clocks are mainly German and American with a large selection of "Vienna Regulators". A useful book for dating early 20th century clocks. Soft bound. (Ref: K148)
Price: £15.00

Hobson (C.): Hobson's Choice
O/P. 101 pages, illus., 1982. An essential book for restorers and enthusiasts as it contains an old clockmaker's working sketches of English bracket clock repeating work with photographs where necessary. The clocks featured are generally early examples by well-known makers with interesting repeating mechanisms. A fine copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1154)
Price: £20.00

Hoke (D.R.): The Time Museum Historical Catalogue of American Pocket Watches
NEW. 330 pages, illustrated, 1991. An important book on American pocket watches, describing the 374 items in the Time Museum collection, many of them illustrated. The book opens with two historical essays: A Survey of the American Watch Industry and The Development of Watch Manufacturing at the Waltham Watch Company 1849 - 1910. The watches are described in five sections: Pre-Factory production 1771 - 1850; Jeweled Watch Manufacturers; Dollar Watch Manufacturers; Cheap Watch Manufacturers and Experimental and Independent makers 1850 - 1972. (Ref: N1885)
Price: £85.00

Holtey (G. von), Scherer (U.B.) & Kägi (A.) : Deutschschweizer Uhrmachermeister und ihre Werke vom 14. bis 19. Jahrhundert / Les horlogers de Suisse alémanique et leurs oeuvres du 14e au 19e siècle
NEW. 253 pages, illustrated, 2006. A good book about clocks from the German speaking areas of Switzerland and their makers. The book is arranged by Canton and lists all known makers and their work with dates where known. [Mostly German language but introduction and chapter preliminaries are also in French language.] (Ref: N1347)
Price: £35.00

Holtzapffel (J.J.): Hand or Simple Turning Principles and Practice
O/P. 592 pages, 1976 hardback reprint of volume 4 of Turning and Mechanical Manipulation. Good copy with good dust jacket, the latter faded on the spine. (Ref: K1156)
Price: £30.00

Holtzapffel (C.): Turning and Mechanical Manipulation Volume 1
NEW. 462 pages, 315 figs., reprinted 1994. Volume 1 of this famous work was first published in 1843 and has the subtitle: Materials; their differences, choice, and preparation; various modes of working them, generally without cutting tools. Paperback. (Ref: N1798)
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Holtzapffel (C.): Turning and Mechanical Manipulation Volume 2
NEW. [567 pages], 1024 figs., a reprint of the 1875 edition, 1993. Volume 2 of this famous work has the subtitle: The principles of construction, action, and application, of cutting tools used by hand; and also of machines derived from the hand tools. Paperback. (Ref: N1799)
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Holtzapffel (C.): Turning and Mechanical Manipulation Volume 3
NEW. 796 pages, 430 figs., a reprint of the 1894 edition, 1994. Volume 3 of this famous work has the subtitle: Abrasive and miscellaneous processes which cannot be accomplished with cutting tools. Paperback. (Ref: N1800)
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Hoopes (P.R.): Shop Records of Daniel Burnap Clockmaker
O/P. 188 pages, illus., 1958. Daniel Burnap worked in East Windsor, Connecticut from about 1779 to 1805. Burnap is one of the few clockmakers whose records still exist so this book gives a good insight into the life and times of a successful late 18th century American clockmaker. A good copy with one bruised corner. (Ref: K1552)
Price: £80.00

Hope-Jones (F.): Electrical Timekeeping
O/P. 275 pages, 6 plates, 124 figs., 1st edition second printing, 1942. One of the classic works on the subject by an acknowledged expert and essential reading. A very good copy, pages a little dust stained, the dust jacket complete but a little worn and discoloured. (Ref: K2130)
Price: £35.00

Hope-Jones (F.): Electrical Timekeeping
O/P. 279 pages + adverts, 9 plates, 125 figs., 2nd edition, 1949. One of the classic works on the subject by an acknowledged expert and essential reading. A very good copy, the dust jacket very worn with some loss. (Ref: K766)
Price: £30.00

Hope-Jones (F.): Electrical Timekeeping
O/P. 279 pages, 9 plates, 125 figs., facsimile reprint of 2nd edition, 1976. One of the classic works on the subject by an acknowledged expert. Good copy with good dj. Page edges a little dust stained. (Ref: K1032)
Price: £40.00

Hope-Jones (F.): Electric Clocks and How to Make Them
O/P. 197 pages, illus., 1st edition, not dated but published in 1949. A good book, always in demand by electric clock enthusiasts, with chapters on the Hipp clock, the Synchronome system, the Bulle clock and lots more. A good copy, the dust jacket worn and torn with some loss. (Ref: K765)

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Hopp (P.M.): Joint Slide Rules: Sectors, 2-foot 2-fold and similar slide rules
NEW. 202 pages, over 100 illustrations, 2009. The 2-foot long 2-fold carpenters rule was a long-lived device which with a slide added in one leg, became a slide rule for calculation as well a rule for measurement. This book is a comprehensive account of joint slide rules and contains detailed information about their makers. Calculating devices that preceded the slide rule such as sectors and timber rules are also included. Card covers. (Ref: N2317)
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Hopp (P.M.): Slide Rules Their History, Models, and Makers
NEW. 310 pages, 25 figs., 18 tables, 1999. An excellent reference book on slide rules, their makers, manufacturers and retailers. The book includes brief descriptions of thousands of slide rules as well as a comprehensive bibliography. Card covers. (Ref: N1802)
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Horbleck (M.P.): The Alarm Wristwatch: The History of an Undervalued Feature
NEW. 232 pages, illustrated, 2007. A new monograph on an interesting area for specialist collectors - mechanical wristwatches with an audible alarm function. This book is a complete history of alarm wristwatches with descriptions, illustrations and technical data on nearly all the models and movements ever made. With dust jacket. (Ref: P1894)
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Horbleck (M.P.): The Alarm Wristwatch: The History of an Undervalued Feature
S/H. 232 pages, illustrated, 2007. A new monograph on an interesting area for specialist collectors - mechanical wristwatches with an audible alarm function. This book is a complete history of alarm wristwatches with descriptions, illustrations and technical data on nearly all the models and movements ever made. An unused copy, the dust jacket good but with light shelf wear. (Ref: K1683)
Price: £50.00

[Horological Journal]: English Clocks and Watches and their Makers
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, not dated [ 1924 ]. A small and rare booklet published by the Horological Journal to coincide with the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924. The first part of the book deals with the old masters of horology such as Tompion and Knibb. The second part reviews the watch and clock exhibits at the exhibition with details of all the horological exhibitors. A useful historical reference. A good copy, card covers now a little worn and rear cover creased. (Ref: K404)
Price: £33.00

Hosker (I.): Woodfinishing Handbook
O/P. 152 pages, illustrated, 1995. A guide to the preparation, staining, bleaching, colouring, waxing, polishing, etc., of wood. A good copy, paperback. (Ref: K1820)
Price: £6.00

Howgrave-Graham (R.P.): The Wells Clock
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 4th edition, 1978. A description of the Wells cathedral clock, which has an internal dial only, and dates from the 14th century. The original movement is now in the London Science Museum. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2306)
Price: £5.00

Howse (D.): Greenwich Time and the Discovery of the Longitude
O/P. 254 pages, 79 illustrations, 1st edition, 1980. A well written account of the determination of time and of longitude for astronomers, navigators and the British Isles. Later chapters cover the use of Greenwich as prime meridian and its adoption by the world. A good copy, with Ted Crom's bookplate and good dust jacket. (Ref: K521)
Price: £9.00

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.

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Price: £175.00

Hughes (P.): French Eighteenth-Century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection
O/P. 103 pages, illustrated, 1994. A good description, with full-page colour illustrations, of 37 fine clocks and 5 barometers in the Wallace collection in London. An as new copy. Card covers. (Ref: N2567)
Price: £42.00

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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Hughes (R.) & Rowe (M.): The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
O/P. 372 pages, 16 colour plates, 40 figures, reprinted 2004. A well researched manual for metalworkers who want to alter the surface colour and finish of bronze, brass (sheet and cast), copper and silver. The book has detailed information on practical workshop methods followed by the detailed recipes classified by the colour and finish they produce on each metal. An as new copy with an as new dust jacket. (Ref: K2436)
Price: £30.00

Humbert (B.): Modern Calendar Watches
NEW. 123 pages + 6 pages of adverts, 190 figs., 2nd edition reprinted 2007. A useful book for understanding calendar watches - date, day of week, month, phases of the moon, perpetual - with details of their action and repair. The various calibres with calendar indication current in 1954 (when the book was first published) are all described and discussed. Hardback. (Ref: N1788)
Price: £50.00

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

Humbert (B.): The Chronograph Its Mechanism and Repair
NEW. 158 pages, 259 figures. 3rd edition 1990. A treatise (originally published circa 1950) on the chronograph, by the Professor of Special Chronograph Courses at the Bienne School of Watchmaking. Hardback. (Ref: N1789)
Price: £50.00

Hundorf (K) & Saluz (E.): A Brief History of the Wristwatch
S/H. 40 pages, illustrated, 2006. A history of the subject from about 1900, when watches were first worn on the wrist, to today when many people never take them off. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2392)
Price: £7.00

Hunter (J.): Clocks
O/P. 160 pages, illustrated, 1991. A good introductory book on the subject which also includes a chapter on watches. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1508)
Price: £5.00

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

Imai (K.): Rolex - 3621 Wristwatches
NEW. 224 pages, 3621 illustrations, 2009. A virtual catalogue of Rolex wristwatches, with reference numbers and brief technical details for each of the 3621 watches photographed, grouped by 14 model lines - Bubbleback, Submariner, Oyster Perpetual, Explorer, etc., etc. An essential book for Rolex enthusiasts as it shows virtually all case and dial variations produced in each of the different models. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2193)
Price: £55.00

Inder (P.M.): Clocks and Watches in the Collection of the Exeter Museums and Art Gallery
O/P. 22 pages, 10 watches illustrated, 1972. A small catalogue of the collection. Card covers. (Ref: K805)
Price: £5.00

Introna (E.) & Ribolini (G): Famous Watch Houses
O/P. 207 pages, illustrated, 1993. An introduction to the history and wristwatches of 22 leading Swiss watch brands, well illustrated in colour. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2553)
Price: £30.00

[IWC]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure for this famous watch brand with price list dated November 2001. A 227 page hardback brochure. (Ref: K1470)
Price: £10.00

[Jaeger-LeCoultre]: Atmos Repair Notes
O/P. 16 pages, illus., no date. Repair notes for the famous Atmos clock, caliber numbers 526 (the Atmos V), 528 (the Atmos VI) and 540 (the Atmos Classic 5400 and Atmos 150e). Very good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K1649)
Price: £9.00

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

Jagger (C.): Royal Clocks, The British Monarchy & its Timekeepers 1300 - 1900
O/P. 340 pages, well illustrated, 1983. A very good copy of the hardback edition, with good dust jacket, in original slipcase as issued. (Ref: K164)
Price: £30.00

Jagger (C.): Royal Clocks, The British Monarchy & its Timekeepers 1300 - 1900
O/P. 340 pages, well illustrated, 1983. A very good book about the English and European clocks which are (or have been) in the Royal collection. A good copy of the soft cover edition, spine a little creased as usual, light shelf wear. (Ref: K166)
Price: £15.00

Jagger (C.): The Artistry of the English Watch
O/P. 160 pages, 93 plates, 1988. A detailed well illustrated study of the design and decoration of English watchcases and movements from about 1600 to the Victorian era. With chapters on materials and techniques. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K167)
Price: £25.00

Jagger (C.): The World's Great Clocks & Watches
O/P. 256 pages, well illustrated, 1977. The first and best edition of a book which has been reprinted many times. With dust jacket. (Ref: K169)
Price: £5.00

James (H.): Patek Philippe Highlights
NEW. 95 pages, illustrated in colour, 2010. A brief history of this famous Swiss brand describing and illustrating about one hundred of their wristwatches. The watches include historical models, as well as those with complications, plus recent and current production - including Calatrava, Nautilus, Aquanaut and Ellipse d'Or models. [Text in English and German] (Ref: N2322)
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Jaquet (E.) & Chapuis (A.): Technique and History of the Swiss Watch
O/P. 278 pages, illustrated, 1st English edition, 1953. A good book about Swiss watches from their beginnings to the present day. Good copy without dust jacket. (Ref: K170)
Price: £60.00

Jaquet (E.) & Chapuis (A.): Technique and History of the Swiss Watch
O/P. 272 pages, 46 colour & 190 b&w plates, 30 figs., 1970. The enlarged edition of this classic work (first published in 1953), with a new chapter covering developments from 1945 to 1968. A good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K171)
Price: £35.00

Jaquet (E.) & Defossez (L.): Cours Élémentaire de Réglage
O/P. 83 pages, 1927. This volume is the third part of the Swiss Horological School's notes on pendulums and balances for time regulation. Good copy, card covers. [French language.] (Ref: K172)
Price: £25.00

Jendritzki (H.): The Watchmaker and his Lathe
NEW. 87 pages, well illustrated, 1982. An excellent book for those who wish to learn how to use a lathe and its accessories, as well as how to sharpen the tools required. (Ref: N2414)

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Jendritzki (H.): Watch Adjustment
NEW. 107 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, reprinted 2006. This book has long been unavailable, despite its importance for the repair of mechanical watches, so this reprint will be welcomed by watch enthusiasts. The book will enable the reader to understand the fundamental rules of watch adjustment, and the manner in which they should be applied, to improve the performance of a watch quickly and with little trouble. (Ref: N959)
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Jendritzki (H.): Watch Adjustment
NEW. 107 pages, 210 figs., 2nd edition, 1972. A very detailed book containing the theory and practice required to properly adjust the watch balance and hairspring such that the watch will keep good time in all positions. A fine copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1166)
Price: £38.00

Jendritzki (H.) & Matthey (J.P.): Repairing Antique Pendulum Clocks
NEW. 96 pages, lots of figures, 1973. A well respected book with chapters on Gear Trains, Escapements, Pendulums and their Suspension; The Striking Works; and Time Indication. The hardback (laminated boards) edition. (Ref: N2415)
Price: £45.00

Jerome (C.): History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome
O/P. 144 pages plus index, portrait, 2001. An exact reproduction of Chauncey Jerome's book first published in 1860. By 1850 Jerome had built up a clock business annually producing more than half of the clocks made in the entire United States. Six years later his empire crumbled leaving him penniless. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1804)
Price: £10.00

[Jewellers' Circular Publishing Co.]: Workshop Notes for Jewelers & Watchmakers
O/P. 222 pages, reprinted 1996. This is a modern reprint of a book first published in 1892 which itself was a collection of articles which first appeared in the American The Jewelers' Circular from 1870 onwards. There are articles on watch repairing, clock repairing, the treatment of gold and silver as well as a good index. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1574)
Price: £22.00

John Jewsbury & Co.: Designs in Antique Brassfoundry (Furniture Fittings, Etc.)
O/P. 60 pages, illustrated, + 15 page price list. Not dated but probably published in 1st quarter of 20th century. An interesting catalogue of brass fittings for furniture and clocks - handles, escutcheons, knobs, hinges, finials, locks, clock dials, clock dial spandrels and clock case fittings. A good copy, binding a bit loose, one page detached, one page with piece cut out. (Ref: K1774)
Price: £45.00

Jezierski (D. von): Slide Rules - A Journey Through Three Centuries
NEW. 126 pages, 55 figs, 2nd edition, 2000. The history of the slide rule, its development and adoption worldwide in the 19th and 20th centuries. Slide rules have become very collectable since their demise in the mid 1970's. Card covers. (Ref: N1803)
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Jones (B.E.): Clock Cleaning and Repairing
O/P. 176 pages, 94 figures, 6th edition, reprinted 1981. Originally written in 1917 this book has a chapter on adding quarter chimes to grandfather clocks - how we all wish they had not done so! The chapters on cleaning and repairing English and French clocks are still of use as are the sections on synchronous clocks and electric master-clocks. A very good copy. (Ref: K481)
Price: £6.00

Joy (E.): Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design
S/H. 583 pages, over 6000 illustrations, reprinted 2003. The drawings from 49 19th century design books (including Sheraton, Thomas Hope, Tatham, Pugin, Liberty, etc.) are presented here in chronological order by furniture type enabling the progression of design to be clearly seen. A very useful book for dating British furniture. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K2203)
Price: £40.00

Joy (E.T.): The Country Life Book of Clocks
O/P. 96 pages, 91 black & white illus., 1967. Another little book most useful for its photographs of English longcase and bracket clocks. A good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K173)
Price: £5.00

Judge (A.W.) & Horner (F.): Engineering Workshop Practice (2 volumes)
O/P. Vol 1: 346 pages 6 plates, 514 figs., Vol 2: 344 pages, 13 plates 419 figs. A detailed manual published in the 1930's and still of use today. Good copy. (Ref: K1851)
Price: £10.00

Kahlert, Mühe & Brunner: Wristwatches: History of a Century's Development

Kahlert, Muhe & Brunner: Wristwatches: History of a Century's Development
NEW. 519 pages, well illustrated, 5th edition, 2005. A well respected reference book on watches from around the world and their makers, technological changes, construction and automatic features. With almost 2000 photographs of hundreds of watches. With dust jacket. (This book weighs 3.5 kg when packed) (Ref: P1895)
Price: £59.95

Kahlert, Muhe & Brunner: Wristwatches, History of a Century's Development
S/H. 399 pages, well illustrated with price guide, 1st English edition, 1986. With over 1700 photographs this book charts the development of the wristwatch from its mechanical origins to the modern electric and quartz designs. A standard reference work for wristwatch collectors. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K174)
Price: £40.00

Kahlert (H.), Mühe (R.) & Zeller (M.): A Brief History of the Black Forest Clock
NEW. 40 pages, illustrated, 2004. This book tells the history of clockmaking in the Black Forest. It focuses on the lives and work of the clockmakers, the clock trade, developments in clock technology and well-known types of clocks, such as the lacquer shield clock, the cuckoo clock, and the small alarm clock. Also included are many illustrations showing the most noteworthy Black Forest clocks in the German Clock Museum's collection at Furtwangen. Card covers. (Ref: N2250)
Price: £9.95

Kaltenböck (F.): Viennese Timepieces
NEW. 263 pages, 527 illustrations, 1993. A comprehensive description of clock and watch production in Vienna from the 17th century up to the second half of the 19th century. The book, which has excellent photographs, has chapters on watches, zappler clocks, bracket clocks, wall clocks, longcase clocks, and a listing of Viennese clock and watch makers. For collectors of true Viennese regulators this is the best book on the subject. With dust jacket and slipcase. (Ref: N424)
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Kaye (G.R.): A Guide to the Old Observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain , Benaras
O/P. 108 pages, 15 plates, 1985. A facsimile reprint of a book first published in 1920, about the monumental observatories built by Jai Singh of Jaipur in India in the early 18th century. The large masonry instruments include the world's largest equinoctial sundial; another instrument is the world's largest brass astrolabe - over 2 metres in diameter. A good copy with dust jacket (one small tear). (Ref: K2020)
Price: £35.00

Kaye (G.R.): The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh
O/P. 151 pages, 26 plates, 67 figs., folding map, reprinted 1982. Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur was born in 1686 and died in 1734. This book originally written in 1918 is an archaeological record of the observatories Jai Singh built in India together with illustrations and descriptions of the known metal and masonry instruments (mainly astrolabes and dials). A good copy with one bruised corner, card covers. (Ref: K1975)
Price: £65.00

Kelly (H.C.): Modern Methods in Watch Adjusting
O/P. 114 pages, 13 figs., 1933. The object of this book is to present the essentials of adjusting watches in a practical and non-technical matter for the man at the bench. Good copy, lettering faded on spine. (Ref: K1548)
Price: £15.00

Kemlo (F.): Kemlo's Watch Repairer's Hand Book
O/P. 93 pages, illus., 1895. A complete guide written by a practical watch maker for the young beginner in taking apart, putting together, and thoroughly cleaning the English lever and other foreign watches, and all American watches. A very good copy for its age, slightly faded on spine. (Ref: K1547)
Price: £85.00

Kemp (R.): The Englishman's Watch
O/P. 148 pages plus 139 plates, 1979. A good introductory book to pocket watch collecting written by a watch collector who liked American, Swiss and English watches of the late 18th to the early 20th century. Lots of information for the enthusiast. A good copy, the dust jacket basically good but with water damage to lower half.
(Ref: K1034)
Price: £25.00

Kendal (J.F.): A History of Watches and Other Timekeepers
O/P. 252 pages, 88 figs., republished 1978. First published in 1892, this is a concise history of timekeeping and the construction of time keepers from the sundial to 19th century chronographs. A good copy with good dust jacket (now a little faded). (Ref: K1739)
Price: £14.00

Kendal (J.F.): A History of Watches and Other Timekeepers
O/P. 252 pages, 88 figs., 1st edition, 1892. A concise history of timekeeping and the construction of time keepers from the sundial to 19th century chronographs. A little foxed internally, rebacked using original spine and boards, internal hinges strengthened. (Ref: K2496)
Price: £14.00

King (H.C.): Geared to the Stars, the Evolution of Planetariums, Orreries & Astronomical Clocks
O/P. 442 pages, well illustrated, 1978. An excellent book, that is always in demand by clock enthusiasts, with a wealth of information worthy of careful study. A good copy with good dust jacket, the latter faded on spine and with wear to corners.

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(Ref: K801)
Price: £350.00

King (H.C.): The Background of Astronomy
O/P. 254 pages, 1957. The history of astronomy from its obscure beginnings in the Near East to its position at the close of the sixteenth century in Western Europe. A very good copy, the dust jacket good but with two small tears. (Ref: K2474)
Price: £10.00

Kleinlein (W.J.): Practical Balance and Hair-spring Work
NEW. 115 pages, 42 figs., reprinted 1992. First published in 1925 this book is still of use today. Card covers. (Ref: N1471)
Price: £9.50

Kleinlein (W.J.): Practical Balance and Hair-spring Work
O/P. 115 pages, 42 figs., reprinted 1992. First published in 1925 this book is still of use today. A very good second-hand copy, card covers.
(Ref: K1498)
Price: £6.00

Knight (D.C.): Copernicus
O/P. 232 pages, illustrated, 1965. A biography of Nicolaus Copernicus the famous astromomer who discovered that the earth orbited the sun. Boards worn. (Ref: K2475)
Price: £5.00

Knirim (K.): British Military Timepieces / Uhren der britischen Streitkräfte
NEW. 793 pages, well illustrated, 2009. A large detailed reference book cataloguing the wide variety of chronometers, deck watches, pocket watches, wristwatches and clocks used by the British Army, Navy and Air Force in the 19th and 20th century. There are also chapters on watches used by Commonwealth and French Forces as well as (strangely!) Japan. With dust jacket. [English and German language]

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(Ref: N1927)
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Price: £135.00

Knirim (K.): Military Timepieces - 150 Years of Watches and Clocks of German Forces / Militäruhren - 150 Jahre Zeitmessung beim deutschen Militär
NEW. 625 pages, well illustrated, 2nd edition, 2002. A large detailed reference book cataloguing the wide variety of chronometers, clocks and watches used by the German military from about 1850 onwards, including East and West Germany during the Cold War period. With dust jacket. [English and German language]

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(Ref: N1928)
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Price: £110.00

Koch (R.): Bi-Lexikon Uhren und Zeitmessung
O/P. Published 1987. A German lexicon of over 1500 words and phrases used in the sphere of clocks, watches and time measurement illustrated by line drawings and 40 plates. With dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K2022)
Price: £5.00

Kochaver (V.): Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century
NEW. 152 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1999. An excellent book on Vienna regulators describing and illustrating 101 examples, with over 150 colour illustrations, from the author's collection. An excellent book on the subject. With dj. (Ref: N910)
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Price: £52.50

Kochmann (K.): Black Forest Clockmaker and the Cuckoo Clock
NEW. 266 pages, illustrated, reprinted 2005. A detailed study of cuckoo clocks, including notes and diagrams of their mechanisms. The book also has chapters on history, restoration, trademarks and illustrations from several late 19th century catalogues. Card covers. (Ref: N1424)
Price: £25.00

Kochmann (K.): Black Forest Music Clocks
NEW. 61 pages, 33 colour illus., figures, 1990. A useful book on the history, makers, technology and construction of the Black Forest flute clock. Card covers. (Ref: N625)
Price: £20.00

Kochmann (K.): Clock & Watch Trademark Index of European Origin
NEW. 989 pages, reprinted 2007. This is the latest edition of this essential reference book and the preliminary notes are given in English, French and German. Trademarks are listed/illustrated by country of origin with a complete alphabetical and symbol index at the end. This edition has chapters on electric and electronic clocks (in English, French and German) with a listing of trademarks and patents. Nicely bound with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. (Ref: N722)
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Price: £45.00

Kochmann (K.): Gustav Becker Story 1847 - 1927
NEW. 117 pages, 136 illus., 8th edition, reprinted 2005. A good introduction to the Gustav Becker business which produced 350,000 clocks in 1913 alone! The book tells the history of the firm, provides details of their trademarks and reproduces sales catalogue pages from 1895 and the 1920's and 1930's. Card covers. (Ref: N1425)
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Price: £15.00

Kochmann (K.): Junghans Story
O/P. 208 pages, 123 plates, 1976. A detailed history of the Junghans business in the Black forest area of Germany from its founding in 1861 up to 1960. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1392)
Price: £35.00

Kochmann (K.): Lenzkirch Clock Factory Winterhalder & Hofmeier Clocks
NEW. 136 pages, 175 plates, 3rd edition, 2006. A guide to the history and products of two important German clock factories whose products are now very collectable. Both factories exported many clocks to England and the United States of America. Card covers. (Ref: N1426)
Price: £15.00

Korey (M.): The Geometry of Power - Mathematical Instruments and Princely Mechanical Devices from around 1600
NEW. 64 pages, 79 colour illustrations, 2007. An interesting book about the 16th and 17th century instruments collected by the rulers of Saxony, now in the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Dresden. The items include globes, sundial, astrolabe, odometer, encryption devices, clocks and automata. Card covers. (Ref: K2528)
Price: £14.00

Kreuzer (A.): Omega Designs
NEW. 224 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2008. A detailed history of Omega wristwatch production and an illustrated description of all watch movements manufactured by Omega since registration of its trade mark in 1894. A new revised edition with updated price guide. With dust jacket. (Ref: P1852)
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Price: £49.95

Kreuzer (A.): Vintage Wristwatches / Faszinierende Welt der Alten Armbanduhren
O/P. 394 pages, illustrated, 1987. The first 80 pages describe the development of gentlemen's and ladies' wristwatches, the remainder of the book reproduces various catalogues of watches - from an Omega catalogue of 1906 to a Universal catalogue of 1955. A good book for historical research. A very good copy. [English and German language.] (Ref: K1168)
Price: £35.00

Kurz (O.): European Clocks and Watches in the Near East
NEW. 109 pages, 16 plates with 38 photographs, 1975. An interesting historical study commencing with the period of Islamic supremacy in time measurement, charting the growth of European horological skills and the age of European supremacy and the large export market in the 18th and 19th centuries. The book also discusses the export of English watches to Turkey and the dominance of George Prior. Pristine copy still in publisher's wrapper. (Ref: N568)
Price: £10.00

L'Amour De L'Art: La Mesure du Temps
O/P. 168 pages, illus., 1948. This issue of the French publication L'Amour de l'Art is devoted to the measurement of time from early sundials to modern clocks and watches. Card covers as issued, now a little worn. (Ref: K179)
Price: £15.00

Landes (D.S.): Revolution in Time - Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
O/P. 482 pages, 8 colour plates, 32 figures, 1st edition, 1983. The author explores why the clock was invented in Europe and remained a European monopoly for 500 years, then describes the improvement in timekeeping devices during those years. The final section studies the methods of manufacture and the people who made them. A good copy of the original hardback edition with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1169)
Price: £25.00

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

Lang (G-R.) & Meis (R.): Chronograph Wristwatches: To Stop Time
NEW. 256 pages, 675 illustrations, 1998. The standard reference work on the history, development and identification of wrist chronographs - mechanical wristwatches with an additional mechanism to time short term events. With price guide and dust jacket. (Ref: P1896)
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Price: £59.95

Lang (K.R.) & Whitney (C.A.): Wanderers in Space
O/P. 316 pages, illustrated, 1991. An interesting book about exploration and discovery in the solar system. The exploration of space in the last 40 years has greatly increased our knowledge of the planets and their moons. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2142)
Price: £5.00

Langdon (J.E.): Clock & Watchmakers and Allied Workers in Canada: 1700 - 1900
O/P. 195 pages, 1976. A useful directory of Canadian makers, with working dates where known, with a town and city index. Good internally, card covers a little worn. (Ref: K1419)
Price: £7.00

Lassaussois (J.) & Lhote (G.): The World of Watches
O/P. 143 pages, over 500 watches illustrated in colour, reprinted 1999. The book shows over 500 vintage and modern wristwatches from the world's most prestigious makers. Fine copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1444)
Price: £11.00

Layton (C. & E.): C. & E. Layton's Improved Arithmometer, formerly known as Tate's Arithmometer ....
NEW. 16 pages, 1 illustration, 1989. A reprint of a very scarce instruction manual (originally published circa 1890) for the English version of Thomas de Colmar's successful mechanical calculator. Paper covers. (Ref: N1323)
Price: £5.00

Le Syndicat des Constructeurs en Instruments D'Optique & de Précision: L'Industrie Française des Instruments de Précison Catalogue 1901 - 1902
O/P. 271 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1980. A very useful guide to French scientific instrument making at the start of the 20th century. A fine copy. [French language] (Ref: K2476)
Price: £75.00

LeCoultre (F.): A Guide to Complicated Watches
NEW. 217 pages, 54 figures, 3rd edition, English language, 2004. A good book by a former professor at the Geneva School of Watchmaking. All types of complication are discussed in detail - striking mechanisms, astronomical work, chronographs, jumping seconds, quarter repeaters, perpetual calendars, equation work, etc. A useful book for enthusiasts and restorers. (Ref: N953)
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Price: £37.50

LeCoultre: Atmos Century Repair Notes
O/P. 6 pages, illustrated, a reprint, no date. Repair notes for the famous Atmos clock, caliber number 526. Good copy, paper covers.
(Ref: N1866)
Price: £7.50

Ledger (A.P.) & Smith (R.): Benjamin Vulliamy and the Derby Porcelain Manufactory 1784 - 1795
NEW. 142 pages, 23 colour illustrations, 2007. Benjamin Vulliamy started to produce expensive ornamental clocks with porcelain figures in about 1780 and became one of the leading producers of decorative works of art in Britain by the early 1800's. This book, based on Vulliamy's correspondence with the Derby Porcelain factory, shows his efforts to assist the Derby factory in producing biscuit figures of the highest quality and his marketing of ornamental clocks by direct approach to influential patrons. Card covers. (Ref: N1930)
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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

Leibe (F.): Watches - A Collector's Guide
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, 1999. A well illustrated guide to pocket watches and wristwatches from the 16th century to today. This useful book is part of the Miller's Collector's Guides series. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2275)
Price: £4.00

Lennox-Boyd (M.): Sundials - History, Art, People, Science
NEW. 144 pages, well illustrated, 2006. An excellent new book about all types of sundials from pre-history up to the present day. The illustrations are really excellent as are the descriptions; the book has an appendix on dial theory & geometry as well as a glossary of dialling terms. Interest in sundials is growing; I can recommend this book to all who are interested in the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1062)
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[Lenzkirch]: Illustrated Catalogue of the Lenzkirch Clock Company 1895 - 1905 : Vol 1: Alarm, Table and Longcase clocks
NEW. 70 pages, illus., no date. This is a reprint of the 1895 - 1905 Lenzkirch Clock Company illustrated catalogue. Issued in two volumes, this volume covers alarm, table and standing clocks. Each item is illustrated with the material and dimensions listed. Specific sections include alarm pendulum clocks, eight day fancy timepieces, fourteen day pendulum timepieces, fourteen day pendulum bracket clocks, eight day bracket clocks, eight day chiming clocks, and various longcase clocks and regulators. Card covers. [German, French & English language] (Ref: N2299)
Price: £29.50

[Lenzkirch]: Illustrated Catalogue of the Lenzkirch Clock Company 1895 - 1905 : Vol 2: Wall Clocks & Regulators
NEW. 78 pages, illus., no date. This is a reprint of the 1895 - 1905 Lenzkirch Clock Company illustrated catalogue. Issued in two volumes, this volume covers wall clocks and regulators. Each item is illustrated with the material and dimensions listed. Specific sections include centre second weight driven regulators, weight driven regulators, fourteen day and eight day spring driven regulators, spring driven wall clocks, dial clocks, ships clocks, and clock movements without cases. Card covers. [German, French & English language] (Ref: N2300)
Price: £29.50

Leopold (J.H.): Astronomen Sterne Geräte - Landgraf Wilhelm IV und seine sich selbst bewegenden Globen
O/P. 239 pages, 174 illustrations, copy 175 of 1000 copies, 1986. Count Wilhelm IV of Hesse (1552 - 1592) built an observatory at Kassel and employed Jost Bürgi the famous mathematician, clockmaker and globe maker. This well produced book is a detailed study of astronomy at Kassel and of the celestial mechanical globes, astronomical clocks and armillary spheres, produced during the Landgraf's reign. A fine copy, with very good dust jacket and slip case, of an important book. [German language]

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(Ref: K2024)
Price: £175.00

Leopold (J.H.): The Almanus Manuscript
O/P. 306 pages, illustrations and descriptions of 30 clocks, 1971. This book reproduces and translates the manuscript written in 1475, of Brother Paulus Almanus. He was entrusted with care of the clocks in Rome and made elaborate notes on the clocks he considered interesting. Very good copy with very good dj. (Ref: K660)
Price: £35.00

[Leroy]: Collection Léon Leroy - Mouvements Portraits Livres et Documents
NEW. 116 pages, illustrated, 1982. An important auction catalogue, now a useful bibliographic reference, of a very important horological library. The catalogue indexes and collates about 1500 volumes, portraits, manuscripts and watch movements. Hardback. [French language.] (Ref: N1321)
Price: £15.00

Lester (E.R.): John Kalabergo of Banbury
O/P. 99 pages + 32 page facsimile Banbury directory for 1851, 1975. John Kalabergo was born in Italy and settled in Banbury making and selling barometers and repairing and selling clocks. In 1851 Kalabergo's nephew, William Kalabergo, arrived from Italy to work for him, but within 3 months John was dead - murdered by his nephew. William Kalabergo was the last person to be publicly hanged at Oxford. A very good copy of the hardback edition. (Ref: K2309)
Price: £18.00

Lester (E.R.): John Kalabergo of Banbury
O/P. 99 pages + 32 page facsimile Banbury directory for 1851, 1975. John Kalabergo was born in Italy and settled in Banbury making and selling barometers and repairing and selling clocks. In 1851 Kalabergo's nephew, William Kalabergo, arrived from Italy to work for him, but within 3 months John was dead - murdered by his nephew. William Kalabergo was the last person to be publicly hanged at Oxford. A very good copy, card covers a little creased. (Ref: K2206)
Price: £15.00

Lester (J.) - editor: Mrs Crowley's Sundial Sketchbooks of Devon & Cornwall
NEW. 384 pages, illustrated, 2008. An interesting historical record of the sundials in Devon & Cornwall sketched by Mrs Crowley in the 1950's and 1960's. A recent photograph of each dial is given alongside each dial sketch with information on its current state. Card covers. (Ref: N1792)
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Levenberg (J.): Russian Wristwatches, Pocket watches, Stop Watches, Deck Watches & Marine Chronometers
NEW. 96 pages, 505 items illustrated, 1995. With an increasing number of Russian watches and chronometers arriving in the West this book is a useful guide for collectors. The book includes a guide to Cyrillic inscriptions and a price guide in US dollars, the prices now somewhat out of date. Card covers. (Ref: N1282)
Price: £16.95

Levin (L.) & Levin (S.): Practical Benchwork for Horologists
O/P. 377 pages, 475 figs., 4th edition, 1945. A very good book for watchmakers and restorers, covering tools and their uses, repair problems and adjusting. A good copy. (Ref: K1171)
Price: £30.00

Light (R.U.): 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

Linder (P.): At the Heart of an Industrial Vocation - Longines Watch Movements (1832 - 2007)
NEW. 621 pages, illustrated, English language edition, 2007. A massive tome published to celebrate Longines 175th anniversary of its establishment in 1832. The book is a summary of all the watch calibres produced together with a technical analysis of the evolution of the watch movement during the different phases of organisation within the Swiss watch industry. A very large book measuring 30.5 x 30.5 x 6 cm and weighing 4 kg, with dust jacket. (Ref: N1514)
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Price: £65.00

Linnard (W.): A Special Customer of Henry Williams of Llancarfan
O/P. pages 136 - 139, 2 figs., 2004. An article about a musical longcase clock by Henry Williams which is not included in Cloutman & Linnard's book about this maker, contained in a volume of the Journal of Glamorgan History. Card covers.
(Ref: K2150)
Price: £4.00

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.): Cardiff Clocks: A Comprehensive Account of Watch and Clockmakers in Cardiff, the Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan
S/H. 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. A very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K2106)
Price: £10.00

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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Price: £16.00

Linnard (W.): John Lloyd of Hafodunos and Wigfair, and his Remarkable Collection of Scientific Instruments and Clocks
O/P. [12 pages], 1 illustration, 2008. An off-print, with card covers, from the Denbighshire Historical Society transactions. Lloyd's collection was sold 1816 and included clocks by John Holmes of London, Joyce of Whitchurch, and (probably) John Owen of Llanrwst. As new, card covers. (Ref: K1743)
Price: £3.00

Linnard (W.): Quaker Letters to a Watchmaker
O/P. 5 pages, 2009. An offprint from Antiquarian Horology of a letter originally published in 1794 but probably a spoof letter as it is humorously phrased and other very similar versions of the letter are known from Devon and Lancashire. Card covers. (Ref: K2152)
Price: £3.00

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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Price: £30.00

Linnard (W.): Welsh Scratch Dials
O/P. 7 pages, 5 figs, 2007. An offprint from a learned journal about all the known scratch dials in Wales (17 dials at 11 locations). Stapled pages, no covers, excellent condition. (Ref: K2154)
Price: £4.00

Linz (J.): Electrifying Time: Telechron & G. E. Clocks, 1925 - 1955
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated, 2001. Henry Warren invented the self-starting synchronous electric clock motor in 1916; a new era in timekeeping began in 1926 when the Warren Telechron Company switched from production of battery powered clocks to production of synchronous electric clocks. The Revere Clock Company and General Electric also produced clocks using Telechron electric motors. Card covers. (Ref: N1527)
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Linz (J.): Westclox®: Electric
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated, 2004. Hundreds of Westclox electric clocks introduced between 1931 and 1970 are illustrated with over 720 images. The book also covers Westclox store displays, after-market automobile clocks, and weather instruments. An extensive history of the company is presented, including the merger with Seth Thomas to form General Time. Card covers. (Ref: P1901)
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Linz (J.): Westclox®: Wind-up
NEW. 256 pages, well illustrated, 2004. An extensive history of the company and its employees is told through photographs, poems, letters, and anecdotes; over 790 illustrations display hundreds of Westclox "wind-up" clocks and watches produced between 1885 and 1970. Card covers. (Ref: P1902)
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Lloyd (H.A.): Chats on Old Clocks
O/P. 186 pages, 74 plates, 1951. This is one of Lloyd's earlier books but is still well worth reading. (Ref: K184)
Price: £8.00

Lloyd (H.A.): Old Clocks
O/P. 176 pages, 54 plates, 3rd edition, 1964. Lloyd was one of the most respected horologists of his day and all his books are worth reading. This book has chapters on early continental clocks, lantern clocks, bracket clocks, longcase clocks, night clocks and American clocks. Covers marked around edges. (Ref: K185)
Price: £8.00

Lloyd (H.A.): Old Clocks
O/P. 216 pages, 80 plates, 4th edition, 1970. The best edition of this book. Lloyd was one of the most respected horologists of his day and all his books are worth reading. This book has chapters on early continental clocks, lantern clocks, bracket clocks, longcase clocks, night clocks and American clocks. Poor dust jacket. (Ref: K911)
Price: £8.00

Lloyd (H.A.): Some Outstanding Clocks Over Seven Hundred Years 1250 - 1950
O/P. 160 pages, 173 plates, 42 figs., 1st edition, 1958. A well respected book which illustrates and explains a succession of important clocks. Giovanni de Dondi's clock of 1364, Joseph Williamson's equation clock, Cummings's barograph clock and James Cox's perpetual motion clock are all included and properly explained. A good copy but with poor dust jacket as is usual with this book. (Ref: K358)
Price: £30.00

Lloyd (H.A.): The Collectors' Dictionary of Clocks
O/P. 214 pages, 509 illustrations, 1st edition, 1964. A very useful book illustrating all the various types of clock from around the world, with notes on some famous makers. I find this a useful reference book to have on the bookshelf. A good copy, slightly faded on spine. (Ref: K188)
Price: £25.00

Lloyd (H.A.): The Collector's Dictionary of Clocks
O/P. 214 pages, 509 illustrations, 1969. A very useful book on clocks, watches, chronometers, sundials and astrolabes, illustrating all the various types from around the world, with notes on some famous makers. A good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1261)
Price: £20.00

Lloyd (H.A.): The Collectors' Dictionary of Clocks
O/P. 214 pages, 509 illustrations, the American edition, 1969. A very useful book on clocks, watches, chronometers, sundials, and astrolabes illustrating all the various types from around the world, with notes on some famous makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: K189)
Price: £15.00

Lloyd (H A.): The English Domestic Clock Its Evolution and History
O/P. 29 pages, 42 figs., first edition, 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, binding a bit loose. (Ref: K662)
Price: £25.00

Lloyd (H.A.): The English Domestic Clock Its Evolution and History
O/P. 29 pages, 42 figs., first edition, 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 very good copy, with book plate on front end paper. (Ref: K1174)
Price: £35.00

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.): Antique British Clocks - A Buyer's Guide
NEW. 224 pages, 70 illustrations, reprinted 2007. Useful information for the longcase clock enthusiast, including distinguishing between the genuine and fake, between good and mediocre and how to distinguish the factors which represent quality. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1907)
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Price: £25.00

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 very good copy with good dust jacket.

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(Ref: K830)
Price: £175.00

Loomes (B.)d: British Clocks Illustrated
O/P. 272 pages, 300 illustrations, 1992. A good pictorial survey of clocks and their history, styles, periods and collectability. A very good copy with good dust jacket.
(Ref: K983)
Price: £15.00

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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Loomes (B.): Clockmakers of Northern England
S/H. 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. A very good second-hand copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1352)
Price: £27.00

Loomes (B.): Complete British Clocks
O/P. 256 pages, illustrated, signed by author, 1978. This is the original edition not the later reprint. A good copy, the dust jacket with tear to one corner and very worn to top edge. (Ref: K192)
Price: £9.00

Loomes (B.): Complete British Clocks
O/P. 256 pages, illustrated, 1978. The Bracken Books reprint. Good copy with good dust jacket of a useful book about English longcase clocks (and a few bracket clocks). End papers slightly marked. (Ref: K808)
Price: £10.00

Loomes (B.): Grandfather Clocks and their Cases
O/P. 352 pages, 433 illustrations, 1985. 25 years on, this is still the best book for understanding English and Scottish regional case styles. This is one of Loomes' best books and has become hard to find. A very good copy, the dust jacket good but with light wear to top and bottom of spine. (Ref: K912)
Price: £75.00

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.): Lantern clocks & their Makers
NEW. 528 pages, 200 colour & 950 b&w illustrations, 2008. A detailed survey of lantern clock making in Britain, over 400 clocks are illustrated and there are detailed biographies of over 1000 makers. The book also studies lantern clock movements used in longcase clocks as well as hoop & spike clocks and those made for export to the Middle East ('Turkish Market' clocks). This is an important book. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1839)
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Price: £85.00

Loomes (B.): Painted Dial Clocks 1770 - 1870
O/P. 280 pages, 44 colour and 267 b&w plates, 8 figures, 1994. This is a completely rewritten book, with many new illustrations, and incorporates all the author's researches since publication of his White Dial Clocks in 1981. The book is mostly about longcase clocks and is essential reading when dating longcase painted dials and cases. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1822)
Price: £85.00

Loomes (B.): The Concise Guide to British Clocks
O/P. 252 pages, 133 illustrations, 1992. A comprehensive guide to British domestic clocks from their origins in the 17th century to the late 19th century. Paperback.
(Ref: K2520)
Price: £6.00

Loomes (B.): The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain
O/P. 608 pages, 1981. This is the definitive list of British clockmakers working before 1700. An excellent book if you want information about early British clock makers. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K810)
Price: £45.00

Loomes (B.): The White Dial Clock
O/P. 172 pages, 44 illus., 1st edition, second impression, 1977. A fine copy of Loomes' pioneering work on painted dial longcase clocks. With fine dust jacket. (Ref: K1037)
Price: £20.00

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.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World volume 2
O/P. 263 pages, 1st edition, 1976. This and volume 1 are indispensable for their listings of makers and their working dates. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (See under Baillie for volume 1, and under Loomes for the new combined 21st century edition). (Ref: K1038)
Price: £10.00

Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World volume 2
O/P. 299 pages, 2nd edition, reprinted 2002. This and volume 1 are indispensable for their listings of makers and their working dates. (See under Baillie for vol. 1, and under Loomes for the new combined 21st century edition). A very good copy. (Ref: K916)
Price: £15.00

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.): White Dial Clocks - The Complete Guide
O/P. 268 pages, 91 illustrations, 2nd impression 1989. This was Loomes' pioneering work which brought painted dial longcase clocks to the attention of many enthusiasts. A very good copy with good dust jacket (creased to top of spine). (Ref: K917)
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

Loomes (B.): Yorkshire Clockmakers
O/P. 192 pages, illus., 1st edition, hardback, 1972. A good copy of the 1st edition, the dust jacket very worn to spine and now in film cover. (Ref: K848)
Price: £20.00

Loomes (B.): Yorkshire Clockmakers
O/P. 192 pages, illus., 1st edition, paperback, signed by author, 1972. A very good copy of the 1st edition. (Ref: K1078)
Price: £20.00

Loring (J.): Tiffany Timepieces
NEW. 304 pages, illustrated, 2004. This well illustrated volume celebrates the role Tiffany, with the help of Patek Phillipe, has played in making the watch a treasured possession and an indispensable fashion accessory. Tiffany & Co., since its inception 150 years ago, was perhaps the first and the finest purveyor of Swiss-made watch and clock movements in America. With full colour slipcase. (Ref: P2176)
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Price: £35.00

Loveday (M.S.) & McKay (C.G.): Big Ben - Its Engineering Past and Future
O/P. [59 pages], illustrated, 1981. A monograph produced by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers following the catastrophic failure of the great clock at the Palace of Westminster in 1976. The book has four parts: The Design and Construction of the Clock, The Failure of the Quarter Striking Mechanism in 1976, The Safety Brake fitted to prevent re-occurrence, and Non-Destructive Tests Carried out on the Mechanism. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2200)
Price: £27.00

Lucchina (G.G.) & Jenkins (B.R.): The Origin and Evolution of the Watchmakers' Staking Tool
O/P. 22 pages, 17 figures, 1978. A detailed study on the history of the staking tool, from its beginnings with J.G. Hall and its development by The Chicago Watch Tool Company and Kendrick & Davis. Reprinted from the NAWCC Bulletin, a very good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K2225)
Price: £24.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 1
NEW. 336 pages, 1159 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1999, with price update for 2005. This well illustrated volume features nineteen clock companies including Ansonia, Chelsea, Gilbert, Howard, Ingraham, Ithaca, Kroeber, New Haven, Seth Thomas, Waltham, Waterbury, and Welch. The book has an historical essay on each company, illustrations of their products from their sales catalogues, tips for collectors and a good index. Hardback. (Ref: N941)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 2
NEW. 336 pages, 1032 illustrations, revised edition, 1995, with price update for 2000. This addition to American Clocks includes illustrations from original factory catalogues and does not repeat the information given in volume 1. There is a special section on self-winding clocks, commencing with the history of the Self Winding Clock Company followed by information about their products. The book also has sections on batteryelectric clocks by Poole, Landis, Howard and others. Hardback. (Ref: N942)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks Volume 3
NEW. 352 pages, 992 illustrations, with price guide, 2002. This book does not include any information given in the earlier two volumes and includes the early manufactured clocks. The first section of the book discusses clocks by type and includes Beehive, Column & Cornice, Cottage, Pillar & Scroll, Steeple, Torsion Pendulum, Wagon Spring, etc. The second section illustrates clocks by the Ball Watch Company, Lux, Keebler and Westclox. Hardback. (Ref: N943)
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Price: £45.00

Ly (Tran Duy): American Clocks - the set of volumes 1, 2 and 3 at a special price
NEW. The 3 volumes are a self-contained reference library to American clocks.

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(Ref: N944)
Price: £120.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Ansonia Clocks & Watches
NEW. 746 pages, over 3000 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1998. A brief history of the Ansonia Company from its inception in 1850 to its demise in 1930 plus a wealth of illustrations of Ansonia clocks taken from original catalogues with dates where known. The illustrations are grouped by clock type for ease of reference. The book is hardback and comes with a 2004 price guide (paper covers). An essential book for Ansonia enthusiasts. (Ref: N1394)
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Price: £67.50

Ly (Tran Duy): Gilbert Clocks - with Supplement
NEW. 448 pages, 1698 illustrations, 1998; with supplement: 113 pages, illustrations 1699 - 2085, 2000. William Gilbert, an important Connecticut clockmaker, was a partner in several firms before he founded the Gilbert Clock Company in 1871. These two volumes are a comprehensive survey of the clocks produced with information from old catalogues and photographs of actual clocks. The supplement includes a price guide in US dollars. (Ref: N1876)
Price: £55.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Gustav Becker Clocks - a Guide to Identification and Prices
NEW. 246 pages, illustrated, 1997. Becker started his business in 1850 and the trademark continued in use until about 1935. This book demonstrates the wide range of clocks made by the Gustav Becker factory and its successor - the United Clock Factories of Freiburg. The illustrations are taken from old company catalogues together with photographs of surviving clocks, all grouped by type of clock, with details of clock size and striking details. An essential book for Gustav Becker enthusiasts. Hardback edition with latest price update, in US $, for the year 2000. (Ref: N620)
Price: £39.50

Ly (Tran Duy): Ingraham Clocks & Watches
NEW. 375 pages, 1269 illustrations, 1998. A good account of the Ingrahams and their clockmaking firms in Connecticut from the 1820's until the 1970's. The book has a special section on early Ingraham clocks made prior to 1860; the remainder is a detailed survey of the other clocks and watches produced with illustrations from old catalogues and photographs of surviving clocks. With 1999 price update in US dollars. (Ref: N1877)
Price: £37.50

Ly (Tran Duy): Kroeber Clocks - American & Imported
NEW. 584 pages, 2015 illustrations, 2006. Florence Kroeber, based in New York but German by birth, was a major retailer of American, German and French clocks in the second half of the 19th century. The book illustrates many of the different clock types and styles sold by the firm and is a very useful guide to dating them. The section on French and German clocks includes gilt and marble mantel clocks, "Vienna regulators" and cuckoo clocks. With 2006 price guide in US dollars. (Ref: N1312)
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Price: £65.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators Part 1: Machine Made Clocks
NEW. 504 pages, 1137 illustrations, 1994. A detailed survey, with illustrations from old catalogues, of the longcase clocks and regulators produced by 50 factories in England, Europe and America. Some names such as Ansonia, Gustav Becker and S. Smith & Son will be familiar; others such as the Mauthe Clock Company, Haas & Shone and Harris & Harrington less so. With 2000 price update in US dollars. (Ref: N1878)
Price: £55.00

Ly (Tran Duy): Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements
NEW. 2 volumes, 1151 pages in total, illustrated, 3rd edition, 2004. Seth Thomas commenced making clocks in the early 19th century and the firm was still in business in 2001, the early clocks had wooden movements. A very detailed and comprehensive guide to the clocks and movements made by the firm with information taken from old sales catalogues which helps to date them. This is the best reference book to Seth Thomas Clocks and includes watches and turret clocks made by the firm. With price guide dated 2005.

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Price: £120.00

Lynn (B.): Woodwork - My First Seventy Years
O/P. 120 pages, illustrated, 1992. A fascinating book by a New Zealand master craftsman with a large section on ornamental turning. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K769)
Price: £70.00

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