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 | Earnshaw (T.): Longitude. An Appeal to the Public: stating Mr Thomas Earnshaw's Claim to the Original Invention of the Improvements in his Timekeepers
O/P. [xxii + 280 pages + 35 pages of appendices], portrait, 6 plates, limited edition of 350 copies, 1986. This is a facsimile reprint of Earnshaw's appeal to the Board of Longitude for a reward for his inventions, first published in 1808, with a new introduction by John Griffiths. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover), leather spine/marbled boards complete with the original film wrapper (now with a few tears and small area of loss).
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(Ref: K1126 - W1) in stock.
Price: £125.00 |
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Eckhardt (G.H.): Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 229 pages, illus., an undated reprint of a book first published in 1955. A good book on Pennsylvania clocks with a detailed list of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania makers. The book also contains the music and words of Henry Clay Work's famous song "Grand-father's Clock" and a sequel to it. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1071 - H4) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Edgcumbe (R.): The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth Century London
O/P. 197 pages, 25 colour and 139 b&w illustrations, 2000. This is an excellent book and is the first detailed study of the chasing of watchcases and gold boxes in the eighteenth century. This book charts the international origins of the chasers, their training and techniques, the engraved sources for their designs, and their relationships with the patrons and watchmakers who commissioned their work. The chasers worked for all the leading watchmakers of the day including George Graham, the Ellicotts and Thomas Mudge. A fine copy with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K703 - R2) in stock.
Price: £145.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 165 pages, 22 plates, 1st edition, 1949. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A clean copy of the first edition, light foxing to end papers, poor dust jacket. (Ref: K109 - F3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A very good copy with good dust jacket (a little worn to edges). (Ref: K1128 - R2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A good copy with dust jacket (with 3cm tear). (Ref: K1022 - B2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 270 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, reprinted 1976. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K352 - G4) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 215 pages plus 159 plates, 4th edition, 1980. This is the most recent and best edition of this well- known book. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K110 - E6) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Edwardes (E. L.): The Story of the Pendulum Clock
O/P. 270 pages & 206 plates, leatherbound edition, number 10 of 100 copies, signed by author, 1977. A very readable and informative book containing information not to be found elsewhere. I regard this as one of Edwardes' best books. A very good copy bound in full morocco, all edges gilt, and with gilt lettering to the spine, in its original slipcase. (Ref: KW998 - A1) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Edwardes (E. L.): The Story of the Pendulum Clock
O/P. 270 pages & 206 plates, 1977. A very readable and informative book containing information not to be found elsewhere. I regard this as one of Edwardes' best books. The standard cloth bound edition, a very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1023 - H6) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): Weight-driven Chamber Clocks of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
O/P. 160 pages, 64 plates, 8 figs, signed by author, 1965. An interesting, well researched, and under-rated book on the horology of the Middle Ages, the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K1625 - G2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): Weight-driven Chamber Clocks of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
O/P. 160 pages, 64 plates, 8 figs, 1965. An interesting, well researched, and under-rated book on the horology of the Middle Ages, the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century. A good copy (edge of page block marked), poor dust jacket. (Ref: K2136 - A3) in stock.
Price: £7.00 |
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Ehrhardt (R.) (editor): American Pocket Watches volume 3: Marion Watches
O/P. 147 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1993. A wealth of information, including serial numbers to enable the rapid identification of pocket watches made by the United States Watch Company of Marion, New Jersey and its successors. Good copy, card covers, spiral bound. (Ref: K3620 - M3) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Ehrhardt (R.): Rockford Watch Company Identification and Price Guide
O/P. 68 pages, illustrated, 1976. A useful guide containing production figures with grade and serial numbers for Rockford pocket watches. Good copy, card covers, spiral bound. (Ref: K5008 - H3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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[Elgin]: Elgin Reminiscences
O/P. 32 pages, illus., 1972. A collection of articles first published in the 19th century about the Elgin National Watch Company. The articles include Making Watches by Machinery (1869); excerpts from the 1873 Elgin Almanac; Ode to an Elgin Watch, and several more. Very good copy, card covers.
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(Ref: K1345 - BX1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Elliott (D.J.): Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 172 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 1979. This is the only book on the county and is always in demand as it contains information not to be found elsewhere. The book also contains a chapter on the history of J.B. Joyce & Co. Ltd of Whitchurch, famous for their turret clocks. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1024 - D1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Engberts (E.): Descriptive Catalogue of Telescopes
O/P. 148 pages, 22 plates, 1970. A catalogue of the telescopes, about 150 in number, in the National Museum of the History of Science, Leiden. A good copy, card covers now a little worn. (Ref: K4597 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Epsilon: Brochures
O/P. 8 brochures and datasheets for the range of watch jewels and chatons manufactured by the Epsilon company of Besançon, France. Probably 1970's. Very good condition, card covers. [French language] (Ref: K4823 - BX8) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Erbrich (K.): Präzisionspendeluhren von Graham bis Riefler
O/P. 254 pages, 487 illustrations, 1978. This well illustrated book is a comprehensive survey of the pendulum regulator, from Graham's invention of the mercury pendulum until the adoption of the atomic clock for standard time. A clean copy showing significant signs of use and the binding very loose, worth rebinding. [German language]
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(Ref: K2760 - H7) in stock.
Price: £145.00 |
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'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.
Price: £15.00 |
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