It's that time of year again when I get asked to recommend books for people to buy as a Christmas gift for a friend or relation. I always find it a very difficult question to answer especially when no new books have been published recently. This months newsletter concentrates on new books currently in stock as well as some of the more interesting and useful out of print titles.

Some of the new books in stock:

Ein neues Uhrenformat entsteht Die Evolution des Ulysse Nardin Kalibers 22/24
William Attree

New. A comprehensive book on the legendary deck watch, caliber 22/24, produced by Ulysse Nardin between 1897 and 1972. These watches, mostly in large pocket watch style cases, were sold to governments and navies around the world so the book will be of great interest to military watch enthusiasts. The book opens with an account of the evolution of the watch and this is followed by a detailed, well illustrated account of 30 specific examples. [German language]

164 pages, illustrated, 2018.

£75.00 Order Here * One copy only *

[Barraud & Lunds]: Illustrated Price List

New. A reprint of a price list originally issued circa 1895 by this firm famous for its watches and chronometers. The catalogue includes early ladies' wristwatches as well as pocket watches and bracket clocks.

34 pages, illustrated, limited edition of 500 copies, 1997.

£15.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Barter (A.): The Watch - A Twentieth-Century Style History
NEW. £45.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Bergmann (S.): Comtoise-Uhren
NEW. £60.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Caudine (A.): La Grande Horloge - La Comtoise au XIXe Siècle
NEW. £35.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Daniels (G.): The Art of Breguet
NEW. £95.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Dunn (R.): The Telescope - A Short History
NEW. £12.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Fléchon (D.) & Gardinetti (G.):
Horology, a Child of Astronomy / L'Horlogerie, Fille de L'Astronomie
NEW. £25.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Heel (F.-C.) editor: The Rolex Story
NEW. £35.00 Order Here * One copy only *

James (H.): Rolex Highlights
NEW. £19.50 Order Here * One copy only *

Viennese Timepieces
Frederick Kaltenböck

NEW. 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.

263 pages, 527 illustrations, 1993.

£15.00 Order Here * Six copies only *

Kreuzer (A.): Omega Designs
NEW. £55.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Linnard (W.): Cardiff Clocks: A Comprehensive Account of Watch and Clockmakers in Cardiff, the Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan
NEW. £10.00 Order Here * Four copies only *

Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World - Complete 21st Century Edition
NEW. £50.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Marshall (T.): Buckinghamshire Clock & Watchmakers
NEW. £48.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Miles (R.H.A.) & Ridout (M.): Brillié Electric Clocks
NEW. £15.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Negretti & Zambra: A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments
NEW. £7.95 Order Here * Three copies only *

Niehüser (E.):
French Bronze Clocks, 1700 - 1830 - A Study of Figural Images
O/P. £80.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Black Forest Clocks
Rick Ortenburger

NEW. An excellent book covering the development of clocks made in the Black Forest over 300 years, illustrated with over 600 different examples. With dust jacket.

268 pages, illustrated, 1991.

£65.00 Order Here * Four copies only *

Ovens (R.) & Sleath (S.): Time in Rutland - a History and Gazeteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of Rutland
NEW. £9.00 Order Here * Seven copies only *

Penney (D.): Explorers' Watches: Makers and Variations
NEW. £15.00 Order Here * Four copies only *

Robey (J.): Gothic Clocks to Lantern Clocks - Short Duration Clocks & Rural Clocks 1480 - 1800
NEW. £75.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Sabrier (J.-C.): Les Horloges Lanternes françaises
O/P. £10.00 Order Here * Five copies only *

Wely (B. van) et al: Sing Song: Schatten uit de Verboden Stad /Treasures from the Forbidden City
NEW. £22.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Some of the out of print books in stock:

The Master of Omega - Speedmaster - Flightmaster - Speedsonic
Alberto Isnardi

O/P. A comprehensive and detailed guide to the full range of Speedmaster, Flightmaster and Speedsonic wristwatches produced between 1957 and 2006, with illustrations of cases, movements, dials and bracelets. Complete with separate 21-page price guide. Fine copy (hardback) with fine dust jacket; the price guide also in fine condition, card covers. [English & Italian language]

367 pages, well-illustrated, 2006.

£195.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Francillon (A.): Histoire de la Fabrique des Longines - précédée d'un essai sur le Comptoir Agassiz (published 1947)
O/P. £150.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Kemp (R.): The Englishman's Watch
O/P. £20.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

BHI: Principles and Explanations of Timekeepers by Harrison, Arnold and Earnshaw
O/P. £75.00 Order Here * One copy only *

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. £95.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Laycock (W.S.): The Lost Science of John "Longitude" Harrison
O/P. £235.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

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

Stamford Clocks & Watches
Laurence Tebbutt

O/P. A scarce and useful contribution to knowledge of regional clock & watch making and repairing. A good copy. Card covers, rear cover creased.

173 pages, 106 figures, signed by author, 1975. Copy number 378 of a limited edition of 500.

£75.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Tardy: French Clocks the World Over (4 volume set) (English language edition)
O/P. £550.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks (1st edition, 1913)
O/P. £95.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Roberts (D.): Skeleton Clocks Britain 1800 - 1914
O/P. £95.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Bird (C.) & Bird (Y.) (Editors): Norfolk & Norwich Clocks & Clockmakers
O/P. £45.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Pollard (D.): The Astronomical Clockmaker Edward Cockey, & other Warminster Horologists
O/P. £50.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Ponsford (C.N.): Devon Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. £35.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Reid (T.): Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical (1843, leather bound)
O/P. £210.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

That's all for this month but, as always, if there are any specific books you are looking for please send us an email - jeff@formby-clocks.co.uk - and we will do our 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