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Macquoid (P.): A History of English Furniture (4 volumes)
O/P. One of the classic works on English furniture covering the period 1500 to 1820, published in 4 volumes as follows:
The Age of Oak: 243 pages, 15 plates, 215 figs., 1919.
The Age of Walnut: 245 pages, 15 plates, 223 figs., 1919.
The Age of Mahogany: 271 pages, 15 plates, 253 figs., 1919.
The Age of Satinwood: 260 pages, 15 plates, 243 figs., 1919.
Generally a good copy, with minor damage to top of spine on two volumes, a few bumped corners and the red cloth now darkened with age. Bindings tight. [Heavy book - weighs 12.0 kg] (Ref: K1248)
Price: £395.00

Mactaggart (P.) & Mactaggart (A.): Practical Gilding
O/P. 74 pages, illus., 1985. The tools and techniques required for the application of gold leaf: oil gilding, water gilding, gold size, gesso, etc. Good copy card covers. (Ref: K1615)
Price: £7.00

Maddison (F. R.) Turner (A. J.): Museum of the History of Science - Catalogue 2 - Watches
O/P. 91 pages, illus., 1973. A catalogue of the watches at this excellent Museum in Oxford. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1258)
Price: £9.00

Marti (L.): A Region in Time
NEW. 382 pages, illustrated 2007. A socio-economic history of the Swiss valley of St. Imier and the surrounding area, from 1700 to 2007. Published to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Longines this excellent new book traces the history of watchmaking and other industries in the Jura region where watches have been manufactured for over 300 years. Many great watchmaking names are mentioned including Longines, Blancpain, Chopard, Minerva and Reymond. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1518)
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Price: £50.00

Maryon (H.): Metalwork & Enamelling
O/P. 335 pages, 29 plates, 338 figs., 5th edition, 1971. A standard text on goldsmithing, silversmithing, and the repair and conservation of rare metal objects in general. The book addresses every aspect of the craft including tools and techniques. Good copy, paperback. (Ref: K1175)
Price: £10.00

Mather (H.H.): Clock and Watch Makers of Nottinghamshire
O/P. 93 pages, 9 figs., 15 plates, 1979. A useful listing of Nottinghamshire makers, this is the only book on the county. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1041)
Price: £15.00

Matz (B.): The History and Development of the Quartz Watch
NEW. 61 pages, illus., 1999. A useful history of the battery driven watch from its beginnings in a laboratory in 1952 to domination of the market place in the 1990's. Card covers. (Ref: N627)
Price: £14.50

May (W.E.): How the Chronometer Went to Sea
O/P. 27 pages, illustrated, 1976. An interesting account of the early use of chronometers by the Royal Navy and the East India Company. Originally published in Antiquarian Horology. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1764)
Price: £10.00

Mayne (R.): Jersey Long-Case or “Grandfather Clocks”
O/P. Pages 147 - 150, 1970. A rare three page listing of Jersey clockmakers with a one page introduction, contained in a volume of the Annual Bulletin published by the Société Jersiaise - a society for the study of jersey archaeology, history, and for local research. The Bulletin, of 200 pages, has lots of interesting articles but this is the only one of horological interest. Good copy card covers. (Ref: K1152)
Price: £18.00

McConnell (A.): Jesse Ramsden (1735 - 1800) London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker
NEW. 318 pages, illustrated, 2007. An excellent biography about the life and work of Jesse Ramsden who made scientific instruments for the major European observatories as well as private clients. This is a detailed account of the scientific instrument trade, in London, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The book also has a chapter on Ramsden's successors - Matthew Berge, James Allen and Nathaniel Worthington. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1517)
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Price: £60.00

McElhone (K.): Mechanical Music
O/P. 32 pages, illustrated, 1997. A useful introduction to musical boxes, player pianos, organs, etc. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1757)
Price: £1.00

McKenna (J.): Watch & Clockmakers of Warwickshire (1436 - 1900)
O/P. 59 pages, 9 illustrations, no date. A listing of Warwickshire makers, excluding Birmingham and Coventry. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1354)
Price: £7.00

Meis (R.): Pocket Watches from the Pendant Watch to the Tourbillon
O/P. 316 pages, 905 illustrations, 1987. An excellent and comprehensive book charting the development of all aspects of pocket watches - escapements, striking work, dials, cases, winding methods etc. Very good copy with good dj. (Ref: K1179)
Price: £40.00

Mercer (V.) : John Arnold & Son Chronometer Makers 1762 - 1843
O/P. 302 pages, 212 plates, 1972; complete with the Supplement; pages 303 - 320, plates 213 - 218, 1975. The definitive volume of the life and work of John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold. An essential book for chronometer collectors and enthusiasts. A very good copy with good dust jacket, but the latter has been permanently laminated to the book. Supplement in good condition, paper covers as issued. (Ref: K716)
Price: £170.00

Mercer (V.) : John Arnold & Son Chronometer Makers 1762 - 1843
O/P. 302 pages, 212 plates, 1972; complete with the supplement: pages 303 - 320, plates 213 - 218, 1975. The definitive volume on the life and work of John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold. An essential book for chronometer collectors and enthusiasts. Part of the print run of the book must have been bound after 1975 as the supplement is bound in with the main volume. A good copy (top edge a little stained) with a poor dust jacket (worn and torn with some loss). (Ref: K363)
Price: £160.00

Mercer (V.): The Frodshams - the Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers
O/P. 458 pages, 106 plates, 1981. This is the standard work on the various branches of the Frodsham family. Charles Frodsham and Parkinson & Frodsham are two of the most famous chronometer making enterprises of the 19th and early 20th century. The book also covers the business of Frodsham & Keen as well as that of other family members. This is an excellent reference book about this family of chronometer, clock and watchmakers. An excellent copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K958)
Price: £295.00

Meyer (P.) & Millot (P.): La Comptabilité de l'Horloger-Bijoutier et les nouvelles lois fiscales
O/P. 332 pages, 2 folding tables, 1918. A book on accountancy for clockmakers, watchmakers and jewellers published following the introduction of new tax laws in France in 1916 and 1917. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: K1266)
Price: £20.00

Meyrick (R.): Time Measurement Instruments
O/P. 46 pages, illus., 1979. The catalogue of the John Gershom Parkington Memorial Collection of Time Measurement Instruments in Bury St. Edmunds. This collection has some fine clocks and is well worth a visit. God copy, soft covers. (Ref: K210)
Price: £6.00

Middleton (W.E.K.): A History of the Thermometer and its Uses in Meteorology
NEW. 249 pages, figures, originally published in 1966 this is the recent paperback reprint. An interesting work on thermometers and thermometer scales and also a learned tome for weather buffs. Paperback. (Ref: N1801)
Price: £25.00

Migeon (G.): Catalogue De La Collection Paul Garnier - Horloges et Montres, Ivoire et Plaquettes
O/P. 112 pages, 48 plates, 1917. This famous collection, which includes 63 watches and 3 table clocks, was donated to the Louvre Museum by Paul Garnier (son of the man of early carriage clock fame) in 1916. The watches, all dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, are mostly by French makers. A good copy with original (and good) card covers. [French language] (Ref: K212)
Price: £55.00

Miles (R.H.A.) (Translator): The Bulle-Clock of Favre-Bulle, a Practical Manual
S/H. 55 pages, illus., 1995. An English translation of a practical manual published by Favre-Bulle circa 1929. The book describes the design principles of the Bulle electric clock and the practical aspects of checking, testing and adjusting the movement and the electrical circuit. If you have the clock, you need the book! A good second-hand copy with one bruised corner, card covers. (Ref: K773)
Price: £8.00

Miles (R.H.A.) & Ridout (M.): Brillié Electric Clocks
NEW. [98 pages], illustrated, 2007. This new book published by the AHS's Electrical Horology Group is an English translation of several original French product catalogues, installation and set up notes, and a fault-finding guide. The catalogues cover a wide range of Brillié clocks and the notes on operation, installation and fault finding will be of use to restorers. Soft covers. (Ref: N1427)
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Price: £16.00

Milham (W.I.): Time & Timekeepers
O/P. 616 pages, 339 figs., 1945. Originally published in 1923, this book is a history of clocks, watches and chronometers with information on their accuracy, construction and care. With a chapter on electrical clocks. A good copy without dust jacket. (Ref: K1181)
Price: £15.00

Millburn (J.R.): Wheelwright of the Heavens - The Life and work of James Ferguson, FRS
S/H. 328 pages, 59 figs, 1988. James Ferguson is an interesting 18th century character who designed clocks with astronomical and tidal dials, designed and made orreries and globes and wrote books on astronomy, mechanics, horology and electricity. Ferguson also lectured on 'popular science' in the mid-Georgian period. Good copy with worn and faded dust jacket. (Ref: K1642)
Price: £20.00

Mody (N.H.N.): Japanese Clocks
O/P. 44 pages of introduction plus descriptions and plates of 135 clocks, reprinted 1977. An excellent book about Japanese clocks including lantern, pillar and bracket types. This is the best book in the English language on Japanese clocks and explains the pre 1873 Japanese method of time measurement and calendar. Excellent copy with excellent dust jacket and good original card slipcase. (Ref: K1182)
Price: £80.00

Money (R.): The Clocks of St. Dunstans, Mayfield and Mayfield Clockmakers
O/P. 18 pages, illus., 1988. The first clock in the church was erected in 1657 by Thomas Punnett, the present clock is the third to be installed and the Mayfield (Sussex) clockmakers listed were all working in the second half of the 19th century. Card covers. (Ref: K1445)
Price: £5.00

Monk (S.C.): The Essence of Clock Repair
O/P. 193 pages, illus., 1983. An American publication by a well respected clockmaker, this book studies over 50 types of clock and their repair. Good copy with dust jacket (the latter worn to corners and top of spine). (Ref: K1183)
Price: £25.00

Moore (N.): Chester Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 19 pages, illus., 1976. A catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grosvenor Museum, Chester in 1976, illustrating the variety of clocks that were produced in the Chester area over a period lasting from 1650 to 1850. The booklet includes a list of Chester makers. Card covers. (Ref: K1184)
Price: £7.00

Moore (N. H.): The Old Clock Book
O/P. 339 pages, 104 illustrations, the 1937 printing. This book has separate sections on English clocks and American clocks, as well as lists of English and American Clockmakers. A good copy. (Ref: K216)
Price: £20.00

Moore (D.S.) & Priestley (P.T.): Some Account of Liverpool Watch Case Makers 1785 - 1798
O/P. 13 pages, 3 figs., 1997. Useful information about Liverpool watch case makers and their marks, first published in Antiquarian Horology. Card covers. (Ref: K1357)
Price: £4.00

[Moore & Wright]: British Precision Engineer's Tools
O/P. 116 pages, illus., 1932. A catalogue of engineer's issued by Moore & Wright of Sheffield. The catalogue includes micrometers, gauges, squares, taps and dies, etc. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1702)
Price: £10.00

Morgan (H.): Price List of Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Electroplate sold by H. Morgan,Park Blaengarw
O/P. 44 pages, illustrated, no date. A catalogue, with prices, issued by Howell Morgan of Park House Blaengarw, a small coalmining community in Glamorgan South Wales, circa 1900. Morgan sold English, Swiss and American Watches, American clocks, as well as Jewellery, electro-plated tableware, barometers, musical instruments and bicycles. Catalogues such as this rarely survive, and give an insight into what was sold by a typical trader at the start of the 20th century. A good copy, the pages a little browned with age, the paper covers worn around the edges with small area of loss to rear cover. A rare item. (Ref: K1742)
Price: £20.00

Mortensen (O.): Jens Olsen's Clock
O/P. 156 pages, well illustrated, 1957. A detailed description of a complex astronomical clock made betweeen 1944 and 1955. If you are in Copenhagen go and see it, it's in the Town Hall. A good copy but with 2 slightly bumped corners. The poor dust jacket is complete but worn at head and foot. (Ref: K365)
Price: £15.00

Morton (H.E. ) & Hudleston (C.R.): Bristol Gold and Silversmiths and Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 30 pages, an extract from the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Transactions, 1938. A detailed listing of makers compiled from the Bristol Apprentice and Burgess Books from the 16th century up to 1938. Good copy, card covers, the last page is a photocopy. (Ref: K974)
Price: £8.00

Mudge (Thomas) : A Description with Plates of The Timekeeper Invented by the Late Mr. Thomas Mudge to which is Prefixed a Narrative, by Thomas Mudge, his son
S/H. Portrait, (14) pp, 151 page prefix, 176 pages, 9 plates, first published in 1799 this is the 1977 facsimile reprint. An excellent quality reprint of this horological classic work by one of the chronometer pioneers. The first 8 plates are about marine chronometers and the 9th is of the lever escapement invented by Mudge. A good second hand copy. (Ref: K663)
Price: £15.00

Musée De L'Horlogerie De Genève: Montres et Merveilles
O/P. 162 pages, illustrated, 1994. Catalogue of an exhibition of 200 masterpieces, 50 belonging to the museum, the remainder to the Piaget company. Many of the items are illustrated, some in black and white, many in colour. Text is in English and French. Good copy, soft covers, slightly creased on spine. (Ref: K219)
Price: £15.00

Musée International D'Horlogerie: L'Homme et Le Temps
O/P. 68 pages, illus., 1977. An introduction and guide to the museum of Man and Time in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Card covers. [Text in French, English and German] (Ref: K1618)
Price: £5.00

NAWCC: Cleveland National Convention Exhibit 1986
O/P. 64 pages, illus., 1986. A catalogue illustrating the exhibits - primarily Vienna regulators and Black Forest clocks - at the National Association of Clock Collectors' convention in 1986. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1636)
Price: £5.00

Nautical Almanac Office: Seven-Figure Trigonometrical Tables for Every Second of Time
O/P. This was published by order of The Lords Commissioners of The Admiralty in 1939. Astronomers measure right ascension, hour angle etc. in hours, minutes and seconds of time. These tables avoid having to convert to degrees and minutes when using trigonometrical functions. (Ref: K221)
Price: £10.00

Needham (J.), Ling (W.) & Price (D.J.): Heavenly Clockwork, The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China - A Missing Link in Horological History
O/P. 254 pages, 71 figs., 1st edition, 1960. Chinese water-driven clocks with a form of mechanical escapement pre-date the first mechanical clocks in the West by 600 years. A detailed scholarly book, with an appendix on Chinese horary systems. A very good copy, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K664)
Price: £70.00

Nelthropp (Rev. H. L.): A Treatise on Watch-Work Past and Present
O/P. 310 pages, figures, 1st and only edition, 1873. A well written book by one of the leading collectors of his time, written with the help of George Blackie - a watchmaker. The book includes a translation of Lalande's 1755 treatise on the pitching of wheels and pinions which was first published in Lepaute's Traité d'Horlogerie. Good copy, original cloth, tight binding. (Ref: K691)
Price: £100.00

Nicholls (A.): Clocks in Colour
O/P. 204 pages, illus. A well illustrated book showing clocks from all over the world. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K225)
Price: £4.00

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

Nicholls (A.) & Good (R.): Clocks and Watches in Colour
O/P. 218 pages, 86 plates, 1985. Illustrates clocks from Europe, America, Japan and China. A good introduction to the subject. With dust jacket. (Ref: K227)
Price: £5.00

Niehüser (E.): French Bronze Clocks, 1700 - 1830 - A Study of Figural Images
S/H. 267 pages, well illustrated in colour and black and white, 1999. An interesting book showing clocks with bronze figures, with the symbolism of each one explained - Gods, Heroes and Muses, Cupid and Venus, Noble Savages and Genre Scenes. The book also has a directory of 1365 documented French bronze clocks with references to the literature where more information can be found. A very useful book if you want to research your clock. An unused copy, the dust jacket is very good but with some shelf wear. (Ref: K1682)
Price: £55.00

Ohlson (O.): Helpful Information for Watchmakers
NEW. 95 pages, illus., the 2000 reprint of a book first published circa 1910. An interesting booklet published by the Waltham Watch Company to assist repairers of Waltham watches. Card covers. (Ref: N1186)
Price: £8.50

Ohlson (O.): Helpful Information for Watchmakers
O/P. 37 pages, illus., 11th edition, 1937, republished 1987. An interesting booklet published by the Waltham Watch Company to assist repairers of Waltham watches. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1717)
Price: £4.00

[Omega]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure for this famous watch brand, with price list dated July 2002. Card covers. (Ref: K1474)
Price: £5.00

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): Clockwork Music
O/P. 334 pages, illus., 1973. The subtitle describes the book well: An Illustrated History of Mechanical Musical Instruments from the Musical Box to the Pianola, from Automaton Lady Virginal Players to the Orchestrion. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K229)
Price: £25.00

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): Restoring Musical Boxes
O/P. 186 pages, 53 figures, 50 plates, 1980. This is a complete handbook to the techniques used in musical box repair, restoration and conservation; cylinder and disc types are both included. The book also has a section on restoring the wooden boxes. Excellent copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1189)
Price: £40.00

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): The Musical Box - A Guide for Collectors Including a Guide to Values
NEW. 343 pages, 330 plates, 78 figs, 1995. This is the most recent and best of Ord-Hume's books on musical boxes and is the definitive history of mechanical music, its instruments and their development and technology. The book illustrates the various types of mechanism and includes patents, makers trade marks and tune sheets. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1653)
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Price: £59.95

[Oris]: Sales Brochures
O/P. Two sales brochures for 'Oris' wristwatches dated 1970 and 1971, the latter with price list. Card covers. (Ref: K1475)
Price: £4.00

[Oris]: The High Mech Booklet - How Oris Turns its Hands to the Future
O/P. 112 pages, illus., 1995. A sales brochure for Oris mechanical wrist watches with price list dated April 1996. Card covers. (Ref: K1700)
Price: £7.00

Osterhausen (F. von): The Movado History
NEW. 234 pages, 270 illustrations, 1996. The Movado Company, of La Chaux-de-Fonds, was founded in 1881 by the Ditesheim family. This is a high quality book, produced with the cooperation of Movado, with excellent illustrations and detailed information. With dust jacket and card slipcase. (Ref: N1528)
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Price: £67.50

Osterhausen (F. von): Wristwatch Chronometers - Mechanical precision watches and their testing
S/H. 211 pages, 289 illustrations, 1997. The first section of the book is a detailed account of chronometer testing for wristwatches in Europe, primarily in Switzerland. Information is given about testing methods and procedures based on the yearly reports from the Swiss Observatories and Swiss testing agencies. The remainder of the book illustrates and describes wristwatch chronometers from a large number of makers (mainly Swiss). A new unused copy, slight bruise to one corner, the dust jacket with light shelf wear. (Ref: K1530)
Price: £50.00

Ovens (R.) & Sleath (S.): Time in Rutland - A History and Gazetteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of Rutland
S/H. 400 pages, illustrated, 2002. A very comprehensive book, with a wealth of information for horologists and campanologists, about England's smallest county. The book has a gazetteer of all bells, sundials and turret clocks known to be in Rutland and a biographical listing of all Rutland clockmakers plus notes on clockmakers from outside the county who made clocks which are now located in the county. A useful section is devoted to information about British bell founders who supplied bells to Rutland - this information is not easily available elsewhere. A good second-hand copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1666)
Price: £16.00

Pagani (C.): "Eastern Magnificence & European Ingenuity" Clocks of Late Imperial China
NEW. 286 pages, 43 figs, 2001. A detailed historical study of the introduction of European clocks into China and the role they played in the commercial and diplomatic spheres. The first European clock was taken to China in 1582 and many fine and decorative clocks were given to the Emperors of the Qing dynasty who collected them. The establishment of clock manufacturing in China during this period is documented and an appendix lists the known European makers who supplied clocks to China. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1787)
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Price: £44.50

Palmer (B.): A Treasury of American Clocks
O/P. 371 pages, 558 illustrations, 1st edition, 1967. A good, well illustrated survey to a wide range of American clocks. The book also includes a list of over 6,000 American clockmakers. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1386)
Price: £20.00

Palmer (B.): A Treasury of American Clocks
O/P. 371 pages, 558 illustrations, 1st edition, 1967. A good, well illustrated survey to a wide range of American clocks. The book also includes a list of over 6,000 American clockmakers. A well used copy, covers marked. (Ref: K235)
Price: £15.00

Palmer (B.: The Book of American Clocks
O/P. 318 pages, 312 illustrations, 12th printing, 1974. A pictorial survey of American clocks and a few watches, plus a list of over 6000 American clock and watch makers. A good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1387)
Price: £20.00

Parker (P.): Clockmaking in the Vale of Clwyd
O/P. 78 pages, 41 figs., 1993. A detailed account of clock and watch making in The Vale of Clwyd, an area in North Wales which includes Denbigh, Henllan, Llanrhaedr, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, Ruthin and St. Asaph. The appendix has a list of clock and watch makers in the area. An excellent unused copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1794)
Price: £35.00

[Patek Philippe]: Patek Philippe Geneve 1920 - 1965 Material Catalog
NEW. [36 pages], reprinted 2000. A facsimile reprint of a materials catalogue originally published by Pa