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 | Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, 9 illustrations, top edge gilt, privately printed, 1881. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. A very good copy of the standard brown cloth edition with gilt lettering to front and spine, pages clean and bright, corners lightly bumped. Now scarce.
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(Ref: K13 - M2) in stock.
Price: £150.00 |
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 | Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, 9 illustrations, privately printed, 1881. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. A good copy, rebound many years ago with a vellum spine and paper covered boards, the latter worn to edges and with worn and bruised corners. A scarce book.
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(Ref: K3041 - V1) in stock.
Price: £160.00 |
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 | Berthoud (F.): L'art de conduire et de régler les pendules et les montres, ....
O/P. 193 pages, 5 plates (1 folding), 6th edition, Brussels 1836. The title translates as How to manage and regulate Clocks and Watches for those who have no knowledge of horology. This was probably the first owners' manual for watch and clock owners and provides an insight into looking after domestic clocks in the 18th century. A very good copy, the pages (size 14 x 9.5 cm) generally clean and bright, the plates a little browned, minor foxing to end papers, in 19th century quarter-leather binding with gilt lettering and tooling to spine, with marbled boards and end papers. [French language]
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(Ref: K4251 - E5) in stock.
Price: £150.00 |
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Britten (F.J.): The Watch & Clock Maker's Handbook, Dictionary and Guide
O/P. 384 pages, illus., 6th edition, 1886. One of the earlier editions of this clasic work, and still of use to clock makers and restorers today. A good copy for its age, internally good, wear to head (with small split) and foot of spine. (Ref: K343 - C3) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Cumming (A.): The Elements of Clock and Watch-work - Adapted to Practice in Two Essays
O/P. [ 8 ] pp, 192 pages, 1 page errata, 16 engraved plates, [ 14 ] page index, published by author, 1st and only edition, 1766. Page size 10 x 8 inches. Alexander Cumming was a well-respected 18th century watchmaker. The first essay - An Essay Towards the Improvement of Clock-work - deals with pendulum design including temperature compensation, the use of oil and the design of recoil and deadbeat escapements. The second essay - An Essay Towards the Improvement of Watch-work - deals with the design of watch main springs, balances and balance springs. A very good copy, first two pages slightly foxed, other pages in very clean condition, the plates in even better condition. Full leather binding, re-bound many years ago with new spine (which has blind tooling and a red lettering piece), the boards with the original leather covering laid down.
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(Ref: KW5204 - N2) in stock.
Price: £295.00 |
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 | Derham (W.): The Artificial Clock-Maker. A Treatise of Watch and Clock-Work, .
O/P. The second edition, including the supplement, published by James Knapton, London in 1700. Title page, [ 7p ] preface, [ 5p ] contents list, 119 pages plus supplement (title page + 28 pages), [ 2p ] advertisements, 3 folding plates and 2 folding tables (containing the four equation of time tables). A complete copy of this famous work, most pages now a little browned with age (especially the leaves of gathering E), page 48 torn (not affecting text), plates and tables good. The contemporary full calf binding skilfully re-backed retaining original boards (the front board with blind tooling), the spine with raised bands and original red leather label laid down, one corner very worn.
Inside the front cover the book has two presentation inscriptions date 1834 and 1862 respectively and two book plates, one for 'Calwich Library'. The library at Calwich Hall, Staffordshire, belonged to the Granville family and was sold by auction in September 1844.
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(Ref: K3492 - J1) in stock.
Price: £495.00 |
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 | Derham (W.): The Artificial Clock-Maker. A Treatise of Watch and Clock-Work,...
O/P. The third edition, published by James Knapton, London in 1714. Title page, [ 9p ] preface, [ 5p ] contents list, 140 pages, 3 folding plates and 4 folding tables. A complete copy of this famous work, the pages and plates now very lightly browned with age. Re-backed many years ago using very dark grey leather and the original brown leather covered boards. Leather to all edges chipped and worn, the leather somewhat marked in places. Overall a very good, and complete, example of the third edition.
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(Ref: KW4327 - E5) in stock.
Price: £250.00 |
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Dodd (G.): British Manufactures Series IV
O/P. 218 pages, illus., 1845. An interesting little book with chapters on glass manufacture, carpet manufacture, floor-cloth manufacture, piano-forte manufacture and 29 pages on watch and clock manufacture. An interesting historical perspective. Contents good, board becoming detached (held on by clear tape), boards very worn, leather spine marbled boards (worn through). (Ref: K3083 - N1) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Glasgow (D.): Watch and Clock Making
O/P. 341 pages, 69 figs., 1st edition, 1885. Written by a well-known Victorian clockmaker, with the desire to assist the education of the next generation, this book is respected and always in demand. A good, clean copy with light wear to top of spine, corners and edges, all commensurate with its age. (Ref: K127 - K1) in stock.
Price: £65.00 |
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 | Hatton (T.): An Introduction to the Mechanical Part of Clock and Watch Work
O/P.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.
xvi, 400 pages, 18 engraved folding plates, page size 20 x 12 cm, first edition, London 1773. This is a good copy of a well-known work by a London watchmaker, in full leather binding, re-backed using original boards and later gilt tooled spine.
Most of the book is lessons in arithmetic and geometry but there are chapters on pendulums and the drawing of watch calibres, plus an appendix of practical tips for those working at the bench.
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(Ref: K4330 - N1) in stock.
Price: £475.00 |
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Havard (H.): L'Horlogerie
O/P. 182 pages, 82 figs., no date (1890?). A study of timekeeping including sundials and clocks. Very good copy, nicely bound with leather spine (raised bands and gilt lettering) and marbled paper covered boards (a little worn to edges), marbled end papers, all edges gilt. [French language] (Ref: K3438 - S2) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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 | Leadbetter (C.): Mechanik Dialling; or, the New Art of Shadows, ....
O/P. xi + 148 pages (page size 21 x 12.5 cm), 12 plates, 1773. This is the 4th edition of Charles Leadbetter's well known work. As well as instructions for laying out dials the book has a collection of sundial mottos in English and Latin, the latitude of towns and cities around the world and instructions for painting sundials. This is a very good copy complete with all plates, in an 18th or 19th century full leather binding, neatly re-backed with contemporary spine, leather covered boards a bit rubbed, corners worn.
Order of plates: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ,7 ,8 ,9 ,10 & X, XB, 11, 1 [a complete set - this is all the text calls for]
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(Ref: K3022 - M1) in stock.
Price: £225.00 |
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[Lukin (J.)]: The Amateur Mechanic's Workshop
O/P. 148 pages, 2 folding plates, 168 figures, 7th edition, 1888. A treatise containing plain and concise directions for the manipulation of wood and metals including casting, forging, brazing, soldering and carpentry. A good copy (4cm split to cloth on spine). (Ref: K3500 - X2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Rees (A.): The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature (a volume of plates)
O/P. Plates, Volume II, Basso Relievo to Horology, 1820.
A single volume (only) of about 230 plates from this famous cyclopaedia which consisted in total of 39 volumes of text and 6 volumes of plates. The plates in this volume include all 50 Horology Plates, as well as plates on Dialling, Drawing Instruments and Engines. The latter section includes Henry Hindley's Cutting Engine and Jesse Ramsden's Dividing Engine. For a more detailed list of the plates included, follow the 'More Information' link below. Enthusiasts will be familiar with the poor quality 1970 reprint of the horological sections of the Cyclopædia - the original plates, as here, are much clearer. A very good copy, the plates generally very clean and bright with only minor foxing to a few plates. Now smartly rebound in half-leather with marbled boards, the original spine (with its raised bands, glit lettering and tooling) laid down, page size 10¾ x 8½ inches.
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(Ref: KW1073 - N3) in stock.
Price: £140.00 |
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 | Reid (T.): Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
O/P. xii, 476 pages, 19 folding plates, 1st edition, 1826. The first edition of this celebrated work by Thomas Reid, the famous Edinburgh clock and watch maker. The book is a comprehensive treatise on clocks, watches and chronometers with information on orreries and turret clocks. A very good copy with a little dust staining to the edges of some pages, the plates in good condition. Very good modern binding with leather spine and marbled boards (bookplate inside front cover).
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(Ref: KW665 - M2) in stock.
Price: £275.00 |
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Saunier (C.): Lehrbuch der Uhrmacherei in Theorie und Praxis volume 3 only (of 4)
O/P. 438 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1891. The German language version of Sainier's famous treatise on modern horology in theory and practice, translated from the French by Moritz Grossmann. This volume contains all the sections on Depths, Motors and Miscellaneous Articles. Good copy, half-title page missing. [German language] (Ref: K3369 - F3) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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[Spon]: Workshop Receipts for Manufacturers Mechanics & Scientific Amateurs
O/P. 450 pages, 66 figs, 1888. A single volume covering all kinds of subjects. Cloth on spine splitting at head and foot, corners bumped, binding a bit loose, but internally it is in clean condition. (Ref: K2128 - Z2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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