Our first newsletter of the New Year starts off with two brand new books published just a few weks ago, then we have 2 rare out-of-print titles (on Wiltshire and Bath clockmakers) plus prints of Thomas Tompion and Richard Green's Lichfield clock. See the website for details of all these items and more including a superb longcase regulator by James Condliff of Liverpool.

Early French Pendulum Clocks, 1958 - 1700
(known as Pendules Religieuses)
Reinier Plomp

This book presents information about the Paris clockmakers who made pendulum clocks after their introduction in 1658. It also discusses the development of the French pendulum clock and includes suberb illustrations (dials, movements & cases) of almost 100 clocks. On the basis of the evidence available, the author concludes that many clocks made in the 1680's were made in the workshop of Andre-Charles Boulle, the famous cabinetmaker. An excellent contribution to our knowledge of early clockmaking in France. With dust jacket.

119 pages, 214 colour illustrations, 2009.

£48.50 Order Here

German Military Timepieces of WWII volume 3 -
German Army/Waffen-SS
[Ulric of England]

A complete manual on the repair of LED and LCD watches. Learn failure analysis and repair techniques by understanding the fundamentals for LED and LCD watches, including the electronic portion of the analog quartz timepieces.

Spiral bound, card covers. 76 pages, 65 figs., 3rd edition, 1980 reprinted 2009.

£20.00      Order Here

Watch and Clock Makers in the City of Bath
Ian White

A history of clock and watch making in Bath from 1700 to 1900, with a detailed listing and information about all known Bath makers and examples of their work. . Only 50 copies of the hardback edition and 250 copies of the soft bound edition were printed, both are now very hard to find. 159 pages, more than 60 b&w illustrations, 1996.

A fine copy of the hardback edition, with fine dust jacket.  (Only one copy in stock.)   £95.00      Order Here        

Clock and Watch Makers of Wiltshire of the 17th and 18th Centuries
B. H. Cunnington

Two papers by the same author with the same title, contained in two issues of the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Magazine. The first of 5 pages published in 1938; the second of 3 pages published in 1942. This is one of the earliest listings of Wiltshire makers and is very hard to find.

Both issues have card covers.

Only one copy in stock. £47.00     Order Here 

An Engraving of Richard Green’s Lichfield Clock

An engraving from the Universal Magazine for August 1748 showing the case and movement of an unusual musical clock with automata.

The print has the title A Draught of a curious Clock in the possession of Mr Richd Green of Litchfield and details of the publisher Engrav’d for the Universal Magazine for J. Hinton at the King’s Arms in St. Paul’s church yard London, 1748.

The clock was purchased by Lichfield resident Richard Green in the 1740’s and displayed by him in his Museum of Curiosities. The clock is now in the Art Gallery above the public library in Bath.

Only one copy available.

£125.00 More information

An Engraved Portrait of Thomas Tompion

A 20th century facsimile reproduction of the well known mezzotint of Thomas Tompion by John Smith, after the original portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller painted circa 1695.

Thomas Tompion is England's most famous clockmaker, he died in 1713. This print is probably from a limited edition of 750 copies produced in 1973 (see Antiquarian Horology volume 8 page 315).

Only one copy available.

£95.00 More information