In England school holidays are almost over and the temperature is much cooler in the evenings, so autumn is almost upon us. Some ideas for your autumn reading are given below, our full book listing is of course always available online on our website.

New Books:

Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and his Salem Clocks
Frank P. Albright

NEW. The life, times and work of Johann Ludwig Eberhardt who arrived in Salem, North Carolina from Germany in 1799. The movements and cases of over 30 clocks are described and Eberhardt features identified. With dust jacket, still in publisher's shrink wrap.

160 pages, 51 figures, 1978.

£20.00 Order Here

Clockmakers of Northumberland and Durham
Keith Bates

NEW. A useful reference book on the clockmakers of these two English counties. New copies, but old stock, recently purchased direct from the publisher. With dust jacket.

303 pages, 126 plates, signed by author, an edition of 1000 numbered copies, 1980.

£45.00 Order Here

Chadwick (R.): A Voyage Through Time: The Masis Collection of Horological Masterpieces
NEW. £220.00 less 10% Order Here

Cologni (F.): Vacheron Constantin - Artists of Time
NEW. £80.00 Order Here

Dowling (J.M.) & Hess (J.P.): The Best of Time - Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorised History
NEW. £119.99 less 10% Order Here

Holtey (G. von), Scherer (U.B.) & Kägi (A.) : Deutschschweizer Uhrmachermeister und ihre Werke vom 14. bis 19. Jahrhundert / Les horlogers de Suisse alémanique et leurs oeuvres du 14e au 19e siècle
NEW. £42.00 Order Here

Hoke (D.R.): The Time Museum Historical Catalogue of American Pocket Watches
NEW. £85.00 Order Here

Imai (K.): Rolex - 3621 Wristwatches
NEW. £60.50 Order Here

Lines (M.L.): Ferranti Synchronous Electric Clocks 1932 - 1957
NEW. £20.00 Order Here

Loring (J.): Tiffany Timepieces
NEW. £30.00 Order Here

Mennim (E.): Transit Circle: The Story of William Simms 1793 - 1860
NEW. £9.50 Order Here

Lancashire Watch Company - History and Watches
John G. Platt

NEW. A well researched and definitive account of the Lancashire Watch Company and its Watches. This book documents the rise and fall of the company, as well as its watches, and will be of great interest to enthusiasts and collectors. The book includes an analysis of the company's ledgers and reproduces sales catalogues, LWC documents and the auction catalogue from 1911 when the remaining assets of the company were sold. With dust jacket.

528 pages, about 1000 illustrations, 2016.

£65.00 Order Here

Priestley (P.T.): Early Watch Case Makers of England 1631 - 1720
NEW. £60.00 Order Here

Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Sussex
NEW. £27.00 Order Here

Out of Print Books:

Carriage Clocks - Their History and Development
Charles Allix

O/P. The best book about the history and manufacture of carriage clocks from around the world. This book is essential for understanding carriage clocks and their development. A very good copy with good dust jacket.

484 pages, illustrated, signed by author, first edition, 1974.

£95.00 Order Here

Berthoud (F.): Essai sur L'Horlogerie (facsimile reprint, 1978)
O/P. £250.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Bolle (B.): Barometers
O/P. £10.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Coole (P.G.) & Neumann (E.): The Orpheus Clocks
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Feek P.G.: Church Clocks of Worcestershire and Further Notes on Worcestershire Church Clocks
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Fried (H.B.): Repairing Quartz Watches
O/P. £40.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Musical Automata - Catalogue of the automatic musical instruments in the National Museum 'From Musical Clock to Street Organ
J. J. L. Haspels

O/P. A high quality publication, the catalogue of the automatic musical instruments in the National Museum van Speelklok tot Pierment, Utrecht. The collection includes musical clocks, cylinder and disc musical boxes, pianolas, orchestrions and street organs. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. [English language edition]

256 pages, illustrated, signed by author, 1994.

£85.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Hatton (T.): An Introduction to the Mechanical Part of Clock and Watch Work (first edition, 1773)
O/P. £495.00 Order Here * One copy only *

[F. P. Journe]: Sonnerie Souveraine - Grande Sonnerie
O/P. £125.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Judy (D.: 100 Years of Vintage Wristwatches - A Collector's Identification & Price Guide
O/P. £10.00 Order Here * One copy in stock *

Moore (A.J.), Rice (R.W.) & Hucker (E.): Bilbie and The Chew Valley Clock Makers
O/P. £250.00 less 10% Order Here * Two copies only *

Perregaux (C.): Les Ecoles Professionnelles de France - Notes de Voyage
O/P. £45.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Reeve (C.B.): The Musical Clock
O/P. £30.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Rooney (D.): Ruth Belville - The Greenwich Time Lady
O/P. £18.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Sully (H.): Règle Artificielle du Temps, Traité de la Division naturelle & artificielle du Temps, des Horloges & des Montres de différentes constructions (facsimile reprint, 1985)
O/P. £195.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Tebbutt (L.): Stamford Clocks & Watches
O/P. £135.00 less 10% Order Here * Two copies only *

As always, if there are any books you are looking for please let me know by email and I will do my best to find them for you.

With best wishes, Jeff & Ros Formby

Jeffrey Formby Antiques
Specialist in Horological Books & English Clocks
www.formby-clocks.co.uk
Phone UK: (0) 1608 650558