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 | Reid (T.): Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
O/P. iv, 466 pages, 19 folding plates, 2nd edition, [ 1843 ]. The second edition of this celebrated work by Thomas Reid, the famous Edinburgh clock and watch maker. The book is a comprehensive treatise on clocks, watches and chronometers with information on orreries and turret clocks. A very good copy, light foxing to half-title page as usual, pages very clean; the plates generally very good with slight water stain to top edge not affecting text, a few with light foxing. In smart leather binding, skilfully re-backed with raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt tooling to the spine, original boards laid down.
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(Ref: K779 - R2) in stock.
Price: £210.00 |
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Reves (Watches) Ltd: Reves News
O/P. 4 pages, 1966. A 13½" x 8½" newspaper style advertising flyer for a company selling watches by mail order. They advertised Britain's lowest priced waterproof lever wristwatch at 95 Shillings. An interesting piece of horological ephemera. (With two creases where folded). (Ref: K1478 - BX6) in stock.
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Reynaud (P.): Étude sur Le Système Solaire Nouvelle Loi des Distances des Planètes et des Satellites
O/P. 83 pages, 1 folding plate, 1919. A study on the solar system and the law of the distances of planets and satellites. A good copy, now nicely rebound with cloth spine & corners and marbled paper covered boards, original card covers bound in. [French language] (Ref: K4917 - E3) in stock.
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Richard & Co., Ltd.: Clocks 1928/1929
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1928. A clock manufacturers wholesale catalogue, with prices, showing a wide range of English made longcase and mantel clocks as well as French made drawing room, carriage and alarm clocks. The company also sold a range of spring driven 'lantern clocks'. This is a very rare catalogue and it still has the manufacturers information sheet at the front (these were usually torn out by the retailer). Good copy, staples rusted away so pages loose, a few pencil annotations in text, card covers. (Ref: K4295 - G3) in stock.
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 | Ridgway (M.H.) & Priestley (P.T.): The Compendium of Chester Gold and Silver Marks, 1570 to 1962 from the Chester Assay Office Registers
NEW. 520 pages, illustrated, 2004. All known registered and unregistered marks associated with goldsmith and silversmiths from Chester are given here from 1570 to 1962, when the Assay Office was closed by Act of Parliament. In all approximately 10,000 marks are recorded, with 800 listings for the watch trade. The book has an addendum on Liverpool Watchcase Makers and also an addendum to Priestley's 'Watchcase Makers of England 1720 - 1920'. With dust jacket. (Ref: N2178) in stock.
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Ridgway (M.H.) & Priestley (P.T.): The Compendium of Chester Gold and Silver Marks, 1570 to 1962 from the Chester Assay Office Registers
O/P. 520 pages, illustrated, 2004. All known registered and unregistered marks associated with goldsmith and silversmiths from Chester are given here from 1570 to 1962, when the Assay Office was closed by Act of Parliament. In all approximately 10,000 marks are recorded, with 800 listings for the watch trade. The book has an addendum on Liverpool Watchcase Makers and also an addendum to Priestley's 'Watchcase Makers of England 1720 - 1920'. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K4045 - F4) in stock.
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Riefler (C.): Precision Pendulum Clocks, Nickel-Steel Compensation-Pendulums, Electric Apparatus
O/P. 16 pages, illustrated, no date. A modern reprint of Clemens Riefler's 1928 catalogue of precision pendulum clocks and accessories. Sold with an 8-page reprint of Clemens Riefler's Instructions for erecting Riefler's astronomical clocks in air-tight metal cases. Both items in very good condition. Soft covers. (Ref: K4756 - BX10) in stock.
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Roberts (D.): A Life with Antique Clocks
S/H. 128 pages, 60 illustrations, 2010. The story of Derek Roberts' very successful antique clocks business which started in the 1960's. An interesting book with some humorous stories, the illustrations show some rare clocks handled by the author over the years including some from The von Bertele Collection. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K4544 - D2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Robert (D.): Amazing Clocks
O/P. 88 pages, well illustrated in colour, 1987. An excellent catalogue of an exhibition of 19 fabulous clocks. The clocks include an Edward Cockey astronomical clock, a Radeloff rolling ball clock dated 1660 and an astronomical clock by Joseph Finney of Liverpool. Very good copy, soft covers. (Ref: K4381 - E1) in stock.
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Roberts (D.): British Longcase Clocks
S/H. 373 pages, 522 illus., 1990. A very well illustrated book covering all types of longcase clock from circa 1660 to Edwardian times. Well worth having on your bookshelf. A good second hand copy, the dust jacket good but worn to edges and faded on spine as usual. (Ref: K813 - G6) in stock.
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 | Roberts (D.): British Skeleton Clocks
O/P. 271 pages, 45 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, 1st edition, 1987. This is the standard reference book on British skeleton clocks and is essential reading for all collectors. A comprehensive survey of British skeleton clocks with excellent illustrations and detailed notes on Evans, Smith & Sons, Condliff and other famous makers. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover) with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K1404 - F1) in stock.
Price: £100.00 |
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 | Roberts (D.): Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks
NEW. 368 pages, well illustrated in colour and b&w, 1993. This book is just as useful as Allix's Carriage Clocks but concentrates on the more rare and more decorative items. Several of the better-known English makers each have a chapter devoted to them. A very useful reference book if you are interested in carriage clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N254) in stock.
Price: £90.99 |
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Roberts (D.): Carriage and other Travelling Clocks
S/H. 368 pages, signed by author, 1993. This book is just as useful as Allix's Carriage Clocks but concentrates on the more rare and more decorative items. Several of the better-known English makers each have a chapter. A very good copy (spine a little creased), no dust jacket. (Ref: K992 - T3) in stock.
Price: £60.00 |
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Roberts (D.): Collecting Clocks
O/P. 128 pages, illustrated, 1997. A well illustrated (in colour) introduction to the wide range of clocks that have been produced and to the fascinating subject of horology. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2711 - E1) in stock.
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Roberts (D.): Collecting Clocks- The Collector's Guide to the Colourful World of Clocks
O/P. 128 pages, illustrated, 2002. A well illustrated introduction to the wide range of clocks that have been produced and to the fascinating subject of horology. [Other than the title, this book is identical in content to A Collector's Guide to Clocks]. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2376 - B3) in stock.
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 | Roberts (D.): Continental and American Skeleton Clocks
NEW. 247 pages, well illustrated, 1989. A good book about European and American skeleton clocks. This and Roberts' book Skeleton Clocks, Britain 1800 - 1914 are the definitive works about this type of clock. With dust jacket. (Ref: N255) in stock.
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Roberts (D.): Continental and American Skeleton Clocks
S/H. 247 pages, illus., 1989. A good book about European and American skeleton clocks. This and Roberts' book Skeleton Clocks, Britain 1800 - 1914 are the definitive works about this type of clock. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1197 - Q3) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Roberts (D.): Precision Pendulum Clocks
O/P. 125 pages, well illustrated, 1986. An excellent exhibition catalogue with a good technical section on mechanical methods and devices which improved precision from Tompion to Riefler. This was the first book in English on precision clocks. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K257 - G4) in stock.
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 | Roberts (D.): Precision Pendulum Clocks - the Quest for Accurate Timekeeping
NEW. 224 pages, profusely illustrated, many in colour, 2003. This book relates the story of how leading clockmakers, primarily in England, struggled to provide accurate timekeeping over 300 years. The best examples of each new invention are described and illustrated and Georgian, Regency and Victorian advances documented. There are chapters on the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and on the many men of science who contributed to the quest. The first of 3 volumes by Roberts on precision clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N258) in stock.
Price: £74.99 |
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 | Roberts (D.): English Precision Pendulum Clocks
NEW. 296 pages, well illustrated, many in colour, 2003. This is a splendid book, the second of Derek Roberts' three volumes on precision clocks. The book describes and illustrates clocks by all the famous English makers - John Shelton, Thomas Mudge, John Ellicott, John Arnold, Thomas Earnshaw, the Vulliamys, Robert Molyneaux, James Condliff, Dent and Frodsham, to name but a few! This is the only book on English regulators and will be regarded as the standard reference work on the subject for many years to come. With dust jacket. (Ref: N259) in stock.
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