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| Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Hertfordshire NEW. 40 pages, 1997. A simple alphabetical list of makers with a listing by town and village. The only such listing for this county. Soft covers. (Ref: N306) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Hertfordshire S/H. 40 pages, 1997. A simple alphabetical list of makers with a listing by town/village. Fine copy, soft covers. (Ref: K1526 - BX8) in stock. Price: £3.50 |
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| Tyler (E.J.): The Clockmakers of Sussex NEW. 40 pages, illus., circa 1988. A useful list of clock and watch makers, with lots of biographical information. The only book about this county and now hard to find. Card covers. Old stock discovered at the back of the store room, still in new condition! (Ref: N2872) in stock. Price: £27.00 |
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Tyler (E.J.): The Craft of the Clockmaker O/P. 96 pages, illus., 1973. A useful introduction to the tools and techniques used in clockmaking. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K307 - N2) in stock. Price: £10.00 |
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Ullyett (K.): British Clocks and Clockmakers O/P. 48 pages, 8 colour and 24 b&w plates, reprinted 1987. One of the older books but the illustrations are useful. A fine copy. (Ref: K310 - F3) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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Ullyett (K.): In Quest of Clocks O/P. The Spring Books edition, 1968. A good introduction to the subject by one of the well known collectors of his day. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K313 - G2) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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Ullyett (K.): Watch Collecting O/P. 144 pages, illustrated, 1970. One of the better books for beginners. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K314 - G5) in stock. Price: £9.00 |
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Ulric of England: German Military Timepieces of WWII O/P. 46 pages, illustrated, 1996. A useful introduction to the subject which includes wristwatches, deck watches and a few clocks. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5045 - E4) in stock. Price: £15.00 |
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| Ungerer (A.) & Ungerer (T.): L'Horloge Astronomique de la Cathédrale de Strasbourg O/P. 152 pages, 71 figures, 42 pates (1 folding), 1922. A very detailed study of the famous astronomical clock in Strasbourg Cathedral made by Jean Baptiste Schwilgué between 1838 and 1842, with full details of the movement and the dials. The book also includes everything that is known about the two earlier clocks in the Cathedral. A good copy, minor spotting to first few pages, binding a bit loose, one page loose, corners a bit bumped, owners name on ffep. A rare item. [French language]
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(Ref: K4626 - M3) in stock. Price: £195.00 |
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Uresova (L.): European Clocks - an Illustrated History of Clocks and Watches O/P. 240 pages, 161 illus., first English edition, 1986. An interesting book looking at clocks and watches from a European perspective. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K614 - F1) in stock. Price: £10.00 |
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Uresova (L.): Hodiny A Hodinky / Clocks and Watches O/P. 124 pages, illustrated, 1998. A useful catalogue, illustrated in colour, of fine clocks and watches in the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague. Fine copy, card covers. [Czech and English languages] (Ref: K5198 - T1) in stock. Price: £10.00 |
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| [Vallée De Joux]: Fermes Horlogères /Watchmakers Farms de la /from Vallée de Joux NEW. A 63 cm x 47.5 cm folding map of the Joux Valley showing the location of 26 old farmhouses where prior to the 20th century farming was the summer activity and the winters were devoted to watchmaking. [French, German, Italian, English, Spanish and Chinese language] (Ref: N2353) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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| Heurck (H. van): The Microscope: Its Construction and management. Including Technique, Photo-Micrography, and the Past and Future of the Microscope O/P. 382 pages, over 250 engraved illustrations, frontispiece + 1 plate, facsimile edition, no date. A late 20th century facsimile of the English language edition published in 1893. The instructions for the use of the microscope and its accessories are very clear, and the survey of microscopes then in production is of great interest historically. A very good copy. (Ref: K4509 - E7) in stock. Price: £35.00 |
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Varzeliotis (A.N.T.): Time Under Sail O/P. 104 pages, illustrated, 1998. A history of the chronometer and its use at sea by Captain Cook and George Vancouver on their famous voyages. The working life of John Arnold's chronometer no. 176, used by Vancouver, is also given. Very good copy. (0.4 kg) (Ref: K4984 - R1) in stock. Price: £15.00 |
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| Veldhoven (L. van): Mayet Morbier Comtoise - Birth and Life of a Legendary Clock O/P. 351 pages, illustrated, 2014. An interesting book about the origins and development of the Comtoise clock by the Mayet family and its production in Morbier and the surrounding area of the Haut-Jura for over 200 years. The book starts with a history of France, Franche-Comté and the Haut-Jura, setting the political and social environment which led to the creation of the Comtoise clock. Later chapters discuss the development of the metal and enamel industries, the birth of the Comtoise, technical developments, and the evolution of the Comtoise's appearance and design. A very good copy. (Ref: K4127 - E7) in stock. Price: £95.00 |
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Verbaandert (J.): Clepsydre électrique destinée à l'intercomparaison des chronomètres et à la determination de leur état par comparaison avec les signaux horaires de temps moyen O/P. 10 pages, illus., 1956. Description of a phase displacement device used to determine the time of a chronometer to an accuracy of a hundredth of a second. Communication No. 96 de l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique. A very good copy, paper covers. [French language] (Ref: K4741 - BX6) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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Verbaandert (J.): Examen comparatif des résultats obtenus au moyen du chronomètre électronique Cintel et du chronographe Belin dans les services horaires de l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique O/P. 10 pages, illus., 1954. A comparison of the results obtained by means of the Cintel electronic chronometer and the Belin chronograph in the time service of the Royal Observatory. Communication No. 67 de l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique. A very good copy, paper covers. [French language] (Ref: K4740 - BX6) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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Verhagen (C.): Van Gnomon Tot Precisie-Uurwerk O/P. 96 pages, illus., 1948. The development of time measuring instruments from the sundial to the precision clock. Card covers. [Dutch language] (Ref: K3115 - BX15) in stock. Price: £7.00 |
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Vérité (P.): L'Horloge Monumentale de la Cathédrale de Beauvais O/P. 31 pages, illus., 1963. A guide to the Beauvais cathedral clock and how to read its many dials. Good copy. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: K3157 - BX15) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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Vérité (P.): L'Horloge Monumentale de la Cathédrale de Beauvais O/P. 31 pages, illus., 1946. A guide to the Beauvais cathedral clock and how to read its many dials. Good copy. Card covers. [French language] (Ref: K3156 - BX15) in stock. Price: £5.00 |
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