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Barraud (E.M.): Barraud, The Story of a Family
O/P. 190 pages, frontispiece + 20 plates, 11 pedigree charts, 1967. The story of the Barraud family in England, New Zealand and America, all descended from Philippe Barraud who was born in France and became a British citizen in 1704. The family includes several distinguished artists as well as the clock and chronometer makers. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover) with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K25 - F2)  in stock.

Brown (O.): The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Catalogue 2 Balance & Weights
O/P. 32 pages, illustrated, 1982. A useful description of the collection of balances and weights at this well-known Museum in Cambridge. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3790 - G3)  in stock.

Brown (O.): The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Catalogue 4 Spheres, Globes & Orreries
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1983. A useful description of the spheres, globes and orreries at this well-known Museum in Cambridge. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5250 - E3)  in stock.

Cescinsky (H.): The Gentle Art of Faking Furniture
O/P. 168 pages, 292 plates, 1st edition, 1931. An interesting book about the detection of fakes and 'improvements' in English furniture and woodwork. The book includes a chapter on longcase and bracket clocks. A very good copy, covers a little faded. (Ref: K2087 - G2)  in stock.

De Carle (D.): British Time
O/P. 199 pages, 46 plates, 18 figs., 1st edition, signed by author, 1947. This book has never been reprinted so is the rarest of De Carle's books. A good survey of British public timekeeping including Greenwich, Kew, 'Big Ben', Daylight Saving Time, time signals, 'TIM', electric clocks and the Shortt free pendulum. A very good copy with fair dust jacket. (Ref: K1120 - J1)  in stock.

Ditisheim (P.): The Timing of Chronometers and Watches - A Review of the History and Progress of Adjusting
O/P. A nicely bound photocopy, 14 pages, 25 figs. This is an English translation, of item K3325 above, (Le Progrès du Réglage des Chronomètres et des Montres), which first appeared in "English Mechanics" March-April 1926. A good useable copy. (Ref: K5249 - P1)  in stock.

Drinkwater (P.I.): Oronce Finé's First Book of Solar Horology
O/P. 31 pages, illustrated, 1990. A biography of Finé followed by a translation and interpretation of Finé's first book of solar horology first published in 1560. The first book deal with sundials (a stationary device with a moving shadow), and a nocturnal. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3589 - K1)  in stock.

Drinkwater (P.I.): Oronce Finé's Second Book of Solar Horology
O/P. 32 pages, illustrated, 1993. A translation and interpretation of Finé's second book of solar horology which deals with observational instruments (quadrants, ring dials, universal astrolabes, Regiomontanus dial) whose main purpose is to tell the time. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3781 - J1)  in stock.

Drinkwater (P.I.): Oronce Finé's Third & Fourth Books of Solar Horology
O/P. 11 pages, illustrated, 1993. A translation and interpretation of Finé's third and fourth books of solar horology which deal with the construction (book 3) and use (book 4) of his own, slightly amended form, of astrolabe quadrant. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3782 - L1)  in stock.

Chenakal (V. L.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers in Russia 1400 - 1850
O/P. 64 pages, 10 plates, 1st edition, 1972. A useful listing of Russian clockmakers including foreigners such as Robert Hynam who was born in England but worked in St. Petersburg. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K710 - F2)  in stock.

Dawson (P.G.): The Iden Clock Collection
O/P. 283 pages, illustrated, 1987. This book about the famous Iden collection of early English clocks was limited to 1000 copies and is now scarce. Each of the 127 clocks and barometers is well illustrated and described. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: KW95 - S3)  in stock.

Duncan (A.M.): Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
O/P. 328 pages, 1976. An English translation of Nicolaus Copernicus' famous work De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium first published in Nuremberg in 1543. The work proved that the sun is at the centre of our solar system, orbited by the earth and the other planets. A fine copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K5244 - F3)  in stock.

'Espinasse (M.): Robert Hooke
O/P. 192 pages, 16 plates, 1956. A pioneering book on the life and work of Robert Hooke, one of England's great scientists who was also an architect and surveyor. Ex-library but a very good copy, library stamp inside front cover, front end paper and half-title pages broowned. (Ref: K1922 - X2)  in stock.

Fallet (E.): La Mesure du Temps en Mer et les Horlogers Suisses
O/P. 520 pages, illustrated, 1995. A comprehensive study of Swiss marine chronometer makers and their work; some makers such as Nardin and Ditisheim are well-known, but this book also includes a lot of less well-known makers. The book includes a chapter on the Neuchâtel and Geneva Observatories where chronometers were tested and a list of all the chronometers (with their serial numbers) on trial at Neuchâtel between 1860 and 1984 - very useful for dating extant examples. A very good copy, pictorial boards, spine faded. [French language] (Ref: K2290 - E4)  in stock.

Folsom (M.B.) & Lubar (S.D.) editors: The Philosophy of Manufactures - Early Debates over Industrialisation in the United States
O/P. 462 pages, 1982. A republication of 32 speeches and lectures written between 1775 and 1860; some in favour, others against, the industrialisation of the United States. Some in the newly independent America saw industrialisation as a way to be free of British trade influence, others saw it as fundamentally undemocratic regarding factory workers as slaves of the factory owners. Good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K3494 - S3)  in stock.

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.

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.

Gazeley (W.J.): Clock and Watch Escapements
O/P. 294 pages, 192 illustrations, reprinted 2020. A recent reprint of Gazeley's classic work, written by a master craftsman, with detailed explanations and diagrams of all commonly found escapements. This book is of use to restorers and all enthusiasts who want a better understanding of the subject. A good copy with good dust jacket (it is all in fine condition but with 2 bruised corners). (Ref: K1025 - N1)  in stock.

Hoare (C.): The Slide Rule and How to Use It
O/P. 104 pages, 9th edition, complete with original cardboard slide rule, 1907. The basics of how to use a slide rule and chapters on how to use it in mensuration, mechanics, engineering and commerce. A very good copy but card slide rule is inserted within a linen pocket inside the front cover, as the rule projects beyond the top edge of the board the top 3cm of the rule are worn and creased. (Ref: K5245 - J1)  in stock.

Hudson (F.): Scottish Clockmakers (A Brief History - up to 1900)
O/P. 32 pages, 4 colour + 51 figures, 1984. A brief history of Scottish clockmaking. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2399 - P1)  in stock.