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Gaertner Scientific Corporation: Catalog B1 - Chronographs and Accessories
O/P. 32 pages, illus., 1935. An interesting catalogue, with prices, of tape chronographs, drum chronographs, electrically driven tuning forks, clocks, chronometers and watches. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K4776 - BX7) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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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 - BX5) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Gammenthaler (A.): L'Achevage de L'Échappement A Ancre Après Dorure
O/P. 20 pages, 1911. A paper on the completion of the lever escapement after gilding, published by the Journal Suisse d'Horlogerie. Very good copy, card covers. [French language] (Ref: K4916 -BX7) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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García-Diego (J.A.): Juanelo Turriano Charles V's Clockmaker - the Man and his Legend
O/P. 165 pages, illustrated, 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. A very good copy of the hardback edition with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1315 - F3) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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García-Diego (J.A.): Juanelo Turriano Charles V's Clockmaker - the Man and his Legend
O/P. 165 pages, illustrated, 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. A very good copy of the card covers edition. (Ref: K1316 - M2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Gardner (M.): Can Time go Backward?
O/P. 9 pages, illus., 1967. It seems an intuitively plausible concept but the idea creates a variety of paradoxes! An offprint from Scientific American. A very good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K3045 - BX13) in stock.
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Gardner (Malcolm): Catalogues
O/P. A collection of Malcolm Gardner's horological book catalogues, numbers: 6 part 2, (1950), 6 part 3 (1950), 8 (1952), 12 (1958), 14 (1961), 15 (1968), 16 (1971), 17 (1973), 18 (1976), 20 (1980), 21 (1982), 22 (1983), 23 (1985 -86), 24 (1987-88). A useful reference to the scarcer items as Malcolm Gardner was the foremost horological bookseller of his day and his old catalogues are very useful as reference sources for clock and watch enthusiasts. Good copies, paper covers. (Ref: K4878 - W3) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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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 over 2000 items, many of which are now very rare. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2762 - K1) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Garfield (S.): Timekeepers - How the World Became Obsessed with Time
O/P. 349 pages, illustrated, 2016. Managing time is one of the greatest challenges we face in our lives, this multi-layered history helps us understand it. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K4531 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Garrard (F.J.): Clock Repairing and Making
O/P. 168 pages, 120 figs., 10th impression, 1950. This well-known work was first published in 1914 and has been reprinted several times since. A very good copy. (Ref: K122 - C2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Garrard (F.J.): Watch Repairing, Cleaning and Adjusting
O/P. 214 pages, 210 figures, 3rd edition, 1914. A practical book by a watchmaker who served an apprenticeship and worked at the bench all his life. Still in original cloth binding (now a bit loose), spine discoloured, contents good. (Ref: K123 - Z3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Gatty (A.): The Book of Sun-Dials. Collected by Mrs Alfred Gatty
O/P. 156 pages, 5 engraved plates, 1st edition, 1872. A wealth of information on sundials and sundial mottoes by Mrs Alfred Gatty. A very good copy in original Victorian binding with gilt logo and blind tooling to front, gilt lettering to spine. Bookplate inside front cover.
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(Ref: K4300 - G3) in stock.
Price: £125.00 |
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 | Gee (B.): Francis Watkins and the Dollond Telescope Patent Controversy
NEW. 392 pages, 17 colour plates + many b&w illustrations, 2014. A well researched book on the life and work of Francis Watkins; Watkins partnership with Dollond and the telescope patent controversy; and Watkins successors - Watkins & Smith and Watkins & Hill. Another excellent book about British scientific instrument makers and their times. With dust jacket. (Ref: N3644) in stock.
Price: £60.00 |
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 | Gelis (E.): L'Horlogerie Ancienne - Histoire, Décor et Technique
O/P. 255 pages, 110 plates including 12 in colour, 1949. Number 1215 of 1500 copies. This book, primarily devoted to early French watches and clocks, describes and illustrates pieces from the Gelis collection given to the Toulouse Museum. A very good copy, in original binding, as issued, with card covers and dust jacket (the latter with some loss to lower spine - see photo). [French language] (Ref: K126 - F6) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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 | 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) in stock.
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Ghidoni (C.) & Ribolini (G.): Pendolette Fantasia
O/P. 206 pages, illustrated, 1994. A book of unusual, and technically interesting, 20th century clocks including Atmos, solar powered, and those with complications. The illustrations are excellent. All the clocks are elegant designs by the top European makers. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. [Italian language] (Ref: K2765 - L3) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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[Ghidoni (C.) & Ribolini (G.)]: Pendolette Fantasia DoveTrouvarle
O/P. 61 pages, illustrated, 1994. A companion volume to the above, produced for 8 retailers and an auctioneer who specialise in these clocks. Very good copy, card covers. [Italian language] (Ref: K2767 - C2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Gillett & Johnson: "Gillett" Clocks, Carillons, Bells
O/P. 43p, illus., [ 1982 ]. An interesting reprint of a 1906 Gillett & Johnson turret clock catalogue. The introduction and a new afterword outline the history of the firm and its proprietors since its foundation in 1844. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1143 - BX6) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Gillgrass (A.): The Book of Big Ben
O/P. 47 pages, 17 plates, presentation inscription signed by author, 1946. A brief history of the great clock at Westminster with some interesting old photographs and details of its survival during World War II. A good copy. (Ref: KW2518 - B2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Giodarno (R.V.): The Discoverers' Lens - A Photographic History of the Simple Microscope 1680 - 1880
O/P. 299 pages, illustrated, 2012. A large format volume (23 x 33 cm) documenting the Giordano collection of 127 instruments, each one described and beautifully illustrated in colour at about natural size. This is the most complete description available of simple microscopes constructed from the beginning of the instrument in the 1600's to about 1880. A fine copy. [English and French languages]
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(Ref: K4587 - P3) in stock.
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