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[Barraud & Lunds]: Illustrated Price List
O/P. 34 pages, illustrated, limited edition of 500 copies, 1997. A reprint of a price list originally issued circa 1895 by this firm famous for its watches and chronometers. The catalogue includes early ladies' wristwatches as well as pocket watches and bracket clocks. A fine copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1543 - BX10) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Barter (A.): The Watch - A Twentieth-Century Style History
NEW. 336 pages, 400 colour illustrations, reprinted 2021. Decade by decade, this new book charts the era's stylistic and design highlights and examines the development of specific genres of watches. The early rise of the wristwatch led to a golden age of watch production which was followed by the electronic watch and latterly the renaissance of the mechanical watch again. The major technological and design advances are all included. (Ref: N4881) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Bassermann-Jordan (B.): The Book of Old Clocks and Watches
O/P. 522 pages, over 400 illus., 1st English edition, 1964. A good book being a detailed survey, description and information about many different types of clocks from around the world. This book is well worth reading. Very good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K26 - E4) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Bassermann-Jordan (B.): Uhren
O/P. 174 pages, illus., 1920. This is one of the earliest German clock books for enthusiasts and collectors, and the origin of the later version eventually translated into English. A clean copy, re-backed using original boards, board corners very worn. [German language] (Ref: K3169 - Z1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Battison (E.A.) & Kane (P.E.): The American Clock 1725 - 1865
O/P. 207 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1973. A well illustrated description of 48 American and two European clocks in the collections at Yale University. A good book which is now hard to find. A very good copy with good dust jacket (one small tear). (Ref: K1385 - S2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Becker (K.-E.) & Küffner (H.): Uhren
O/P. 184 pages, illustrated, 1978. A German equivalent of the British 'Miller's Guide', this is a pictorial survey of a wide range of clocks with their approximate values. [German language] (Ref: K2736 - R2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400 - 1850
O/P. First edition complete with the addenda (known as part 3); in total: 193 pages, 34 plates, folding map, published 1962 and (the addenda) 1967. A very good copy of the 1st edition complete with addenda (also in very good condition). The 1st edition now bound in red half Morocco, the addenda in red card covers as issued, both now in a purpose made, very good, slipcase. (Ref: KW1010 - D2) in stock.
Price: £50.00 |
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Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400 - 1850
O/P. 160 pages, 24 plates, folding map, 1st edition, 1962. Red card covers as issued. The first edition is now hard to find, this is a good copy. (Ref: K678 - D2) in stock.
Price: £40.00 |
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Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400-1850
O/P. 160 pages, 24 plates, folding map, 1st edition, 1962. A very good copy of the first edition now nicely bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. (Ref: K493 - B2) in stock.
Price: £50.00 |
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Beeson (C.F.C.): English Church Clocks 1280 - 1850
O/P. 132 pages, 86 figures, 1st edition, 1971. The standard reference book on English church clocks, also known as turret clocks by enthusiasts and collectors. A good copy of the Antiquarian Horological Society member's edition, card covers. (Ref: K708 - B3) in stock.
Price: £40.00 |
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Beeson (C.F.C.): English Church Clocks 1280 - 1850
O/P. 132 pages, 86 figures, 1st edition, 1971. The standard reference book on English church clocks, also known as turret clocks by enthusiasts and collectors. A good copy, Phillimore hardback edition, dust jacket worn. (Ref: K874 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £50.00 |
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 | Bell (G.H.) & Bell (E.F.): Old English Barometers
O/P. 42 pages, 40 plates, 1st and only edition, signed by authors, 1952. The first good book on barometers, still respected and now hard to find. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K734 - E1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Bellchambers (J.K.): Devonshire Clockmakers
O/P. 41 pages, 12 plates, 1962. The first book about Devonshire clockmakers. A very good copy (owners stamp on front cover). Card covers. (Ref: K30 - D1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Bellchambers (J.K.): Somerset Clockmakers
O/P. 79 pages, 20 plates, folding map, 1st edition, 1968. The book has notes on famous makers as well as lists of Bristol and Somerset clockmakers. A good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1011 - D2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Belville (J.H.): Mid-Nineteenth Century Barometers: Being a Reprint of Manual of the Mercurial and Aneroid Barometers (1858) to which is appended The Aneroid Barometer, How to Buy it and Use it. (1849)
O/P. 54 pages, 2 figs.; 32 pages, 12 figs., 1975. An interesting book for barometer and weather enthusiasts. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3424 - P1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Bender (G.): Die Uhrenmacher des hohen Schwarzwaldes und ihre Werke (2 volumes)
O/P. Volume 1: 536 pages, 36 colour and 223 b&w illustrations, 2nd edition, 1979; volume 2: 689 pages, 24 colour and 168 b&w illustrations, 1978. An excellent and well illustrated account of Black Forest clockmakers and their work and still the definitive work on the subject. The volumes include illustrations of clocks and movements, workshop views, portraits, tools and machinery. As well as an excellent bibliography two rare works on Black Forest clockmaking are reproduced in facsimile. Both volumes in excellent condition complete with good dust jackets (vol 1 jacket with 2 small tears to bottom of spine and wear to edges, vol 2 jacket with small tear to rear) and original card slipcases. [German language]
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(Ref: K1381 - V1) in stock.
Price: £175.00 |
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 | Bender (G.): Die Uhrenmacher des hohen Schwarzwaldes und ihre Werke (Volume 1 only)
O/P. 536 pages, 36 colour and 223 b&w illustrations, folding plate, 1975. An excellent and well illustrated account of Black Forest clockmakers and their work and still the definitive work on the subject. The book includes illustrations of clocks and movements, workshop views, portraits, tools and machinery. A fine copy (owner's name on half title page), with very good dust jacket and very good slipcase. [German language] (Ref: K3119 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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 | Beney (D.R.): Beaminster Clocks & their Makers
NEW. 61 pages, illustrated, 1996. A useful book about the clocks and clockmakers of this Dorset town written by a Beaminster resident. New, unused copies found in a box at the back of the store room. Card covers. (Ref: N2819) in stock.
Price: £1.00 |
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Benjamin Allen & Co.: Illustrated Catalogue 1917 (Timepiece Section)
O/P. 104 pages, illus, reprinted 1968. A reprint of the timepiece section of a catalogue issued in 1917 by Benjamin Allen & Company of Chicago. The catalogue is mainly of American pocket watches but some early wristwatches are also shown as well as some Swiss watches. Also bound in is a reprint of the 9 page watch section of a catalogue issued in 1897 by Green Brothers of New York. A useful historical record for the researcher and enthusiast. Card covers. (Ref: K1626 - BX5) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Benson Beevers (S.): Time Measurement Instruments
O/P. 15 pages, illustrated, 1958. An offprint from the Connoisseur, this is the first official catalogue of the John Gershom Parkington Memorial Collection of clocks, watches and sundials. The collection is housed in a museum at Bury St Edmunds, sadly it is currently closed to the public. Card covers, covers now a little worn. (Ref: K1780 - BX4) in stock.
Price: £1.00 |
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