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Judy (D.: 100 Years of Vintage Wristwatches - A Collector's Identification & Price Guide
O/P. 224 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 2002. A collector's guide to American and Swiss pocket watches and wristwatches produced from the 1870's to the 1970's, the price guide in US dollars. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5050 - H2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Judy (D.): 100 Years of Vintage Wristwatches - Identification & Price Guide
O/P. 256 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2004. A collector's guide to American and Swiss pocket watches and wristwatches produced from the 1870's to the 1970's, the price guide in US dollars. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5051 - G3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Junghans: Collection '88
O/P. 82 pages, illustrated, 1988. A catalogue of quartz clocks and watches for the British market, manufactured by Junghans Uhren GmbH. A good copy, card covers, spiral bound. (Ref: K4827 - E3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Jürgensen (U.): Die höhere Uhrmacherkunst
O/P. 375 pages, portrait, 23 plates, reprinted 1980. First published in 1846 the book was edited by Louis Urban Jürgensen (Urban's son), based in the second French edition with amendments and additions, and a biography of Urban Jürgensen (1776 - 1830). The full title translates as "The higher art of watchmaking. Rules for the precise measurement of time by clocks, or instructions for the manufacture of astronomical, nautical and other precise clocks". A very good copy with good dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K5139 - Y3) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Kahlert (H.): Bibliographie zur Schwarzwalduhr - Teil II
O/P. 130 pages, 1996. An important bibliography of literature, from 1698 to 1996, relating to Black Forest clocks. Card covers. [German language] (Ref: K3245 - T1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Kahlert (H.): Uhren 1913
O/P. 88 pages, 1980. A reprint of a priced catalogue of German clocks and watches published in 1913 by the association of German clockmakers, plus advertisements culled from the issues of the trade press published in 1913. An interesting window of the German industry at this time. Good copy. Card covers. [German language] (Ref: K3244 - T1) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Kahlert, Mühe & Brunner: Armbanduhren: 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte
O/P. 304 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, 1983. This book - Wristwatches, History of a Century's Development - charts the development of the wristwatch from its mechanical origins to the modern electric and quartz designs. A standard reference work for wristwatch collectors. Good copy with good dust jacket and card slipcase. [German language] (Ref: K3207 - R3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Kahlert (H.), Mühe (R.) & Zeller (M.): A Brief History of the Black Forest Clock
S/H. 40 pages, illustrated, 2004. This book tells the history of clockmaking in the Black Forest. It focuses on the lives and work of the clockmakers, the clock trade, developments in clock technology and well-known types of clocks, such as the lacquer shield clock, the cuckoo clock, and the small alarm clock. Also included are many illustrations showing the most noteworthy Black Forest clocks in the German Clock Museum's collection at Furtwangen. Fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K4214 - S1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Kaltenböck (F.): Viennese Timepieces
NEW. 263 pages, 527 illustrations, 1993. A comprehensive description of clock and watch production in Vienna from the 17th century up to the second half of the 19th century. The book, which has excellent photographs, has chapters on watches, zappler clocks, bracket clocks, wall clocks, longcase clocks, and a listing of Viennese clock and watch makers. For collectors of true Viennese regulators this is the best book on the subject. With dust jacket and slipcase.
* Was £19.50, now on special offer at only £10.00 *
(Ref: N424) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Kaltenböck (F.) & Schwank (O.): Taschenuhrschlüssel - Geschichte und Entwicklung der Taschenuhrschlüssel über drei Jahrhunderte
O/P. 109 pages, illustrated, 1982. A pioneering study on pocket watch keys, and now hard to find. Long out of print, these are new copies still in publisher's shrink wrap (as can be seen in the photos). * Only 1 copy remaining * [German language] (Ref: K4280 - E4) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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Katra (J.R.): Clockmakers & Clockmaking in Southern Maine 1770 - 1870
O/P. 80 pages, 159 illus., 1989. The first half concentrates on clocks made in the Portland and Brunswick region, the second part studies the clocks of the Alfred and Berwick area including the Quaker clockmakers who used iron movement plates. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3054 - BX13) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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[Kellenberger]: Post Cards
O/P. Six postcards (unused) each showing a different clock now in the Kellenberger collection at Winterthur Museum Switzerland. 5 of the clocks were made before 1612, the other in 1767. Good condition. (Ref: K3479 - BX3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Kelly (H.C.): A Practical Course in Horology
O/P. 192 pages, figs., 1944. The general principles and notes on the practical repair, adjusting and testing of watches. A good copy, the dust jacket a little worn. (Ref: K1546 - J1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Kemp (R.): The Fusee Lever Watch
O/P. 117 pages, figs., 1981. A useful book for 19th century English lever watches especially those from Lancashire. The lists of Liverpool watch signatures and Liverpool case makers is also useful. A good copy, card covers a little marked and with wear to corners. (Ref: K177 - E1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Kemp (W.B. & Sons): Clocks Bronzes & Optics
O/P. 97 pages, illus., no date. A 1910's retail catalogue of clocks, bronzes, barometers and binoculars, all items priced in British shillings. The catalogue has a trademark logo WBK&S on the title page for W. B. Kemp & Sons of Bristol London & Paris. A good copy. (Ref: K4744 - C1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Kendal (J.F.): A History of Watches and Other Timekeepers
O/P. 252 pages, 88 figs., republished 1978. First published in 1892, this is a concise history of timekeeping and the construction of time keepers from the sundial to 19th century chronographs. A very good copy, the dust jacket (now a little faded) is a colour photocopy. (Ref: K1739 - H6) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Kenney (C.E.): The Quadrant and the Quill
O/P. 166 pages, 93 plates, 1947. A book written in honour of Captain Samuel Sturmy, "a tried and trusty Sea-man," and author of The Mariner's Magazine, 1669. An interesting book with sections on the life of Captain Samuel Sturmy, the seventeenth century background, a general description of his book - The mariner's Magazine - and a section on Sturmy's library. A good copy (bookplate on ffep), corners worn. (Ref: K3928 - Q3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Kent (P.) & Chapman (A.) Editors: Robert Hooke and the English Renaissance
NEW. 191 pages, illustrated, 2005. An interesting book about the life and work of Robert Hooke, whose genius is becoming more and more appreciated. Scientist, architect, town planner, microscopist, astronomer and inventor, Hooke was a true polymath. (Ref: N3515) in stock.
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Ltd: Duracy Watch Trade price List March 1st 1927
O/P. 8 pages, illustrated, 1927. Duracy pocket watches, available in a range of case styles, advertised as durable and accurate. Good copy, staples rusted. Card covers. (Ref: K3303 - BX17) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Kiegeland (B.): Uhren
O/P. 144 pages, illus., 1976. A well illustrated introduction to clocks and watches. With dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K3195 - S3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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