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Brown (P.): The Noel Terry Collection of Furniture & Clocks
NEW. 152 pages, 119 colour and 71 b&w illustrations, 1987. A good catalogue of the Terry collection, now owned by the York Civic Trust and on public display at Fairfax House, York. The collection includes barometers by Quare, Hallifax of Doncaster and Agar of York. The clocks include fine examples by Edward East, Joseph Knibb, Henry Jones, Tompion, Quare, Windmills, George Graham and Robert Anderson of Liverpool. The hardback edition, with dust jacket (now with one small tear).
* Priced reduced to £5.00 *
(Ref: N2917) in stock.
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Brunner (G.L.) & Pfeiffer-Belli (C.): Wristwatches: A Handbook and Price Guide
O/P. 186 pages, 484 photographs, 4th edition, 2004. A useful handbook with historical information, a description of how mechanical wristwatches work, information on their preservation, care and repair, as well as a chapter on fakes and hybrids. A good popular introduction to the subject, with a section on Swatch watches. Fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K4409 - X2) in stock.
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Brunner (G.L.) & Pfeiffer-Belli (C.): Wristwatches / Armbanduhren / Montres-bracelets
O/P. 512 pages, 2100 illustrations, 1999. The success of the wristwatch in the 20th century is told here through the story of 84 of the century's most prominent watch producers. Some of the makers included were famous in their day but have long been forgotten. Very good copy with good dust jacket. [Text in English, French and German] (Ref: K1568 - F4) in stock.
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Brusa (G.): Italian Night Clocks
O/P. 11 pages, 16 illustrations, 1975. An interesting article reprinted from Antiquarian Horology. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3451 - BX10) in stock.
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Bruton (E.): Clocks & Watches
O/P. 140 pages, illustrated, 1968. A good introduction to the subject. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K57 - G1) in stock.
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Buckley (Francis): The Watch and Clock Makers of Northumberland and Durham of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Recorded in Newspapers, Directories etc.
O/P. 11 pages, 1930. An early paper on the Northumberland and Durham makers contained in a volume of learned society transactions. Good copy. (Ref: K5095 - Q2) in stock.
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[Christie's]: The Celebrated Collection of English and Continental Clocks formed by the late Courtnay A. Ilbert, Esq., F.B.H.I.
O/P. 96 pages, 26 b&w plates, 1 colour plate, 1958. The Christie's sale catalogue (illustrated) for the famous Ilbert collection; the collection was sold to the British Museum prior to the auction. A good copy, the boards a little discoloured. Hardback. [Sale @ King Street, London 6 & 7/11/1958] (Ref: A201) in stock.
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[Clockmakers Company]: British Clock and Watch Making Today
O/P. 56 pages, illustrated, 1987. The catalogue of an exhibition held in London in 1987 to show the work of British horological craftsmen including items by George Daniels, Thomas Mercer and Derek Pratt. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2722 - H2) in stock.
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Conservatoire National des Arts et et Métiers: Catalogue Du Musée - section K - Poids et Mesures Métrologie
O/P. 222 pages, 56 figs., 1941. A detailed catalogue of the weights, measures and measuring instruments in this famous Parisian museum. Good copy (paper covering to spine worn and a bit loose), card covers. [French language] (Ref: K3801 - M1) in stock.
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Cumming (A.): Elemente der praktischen Gross-und Klein-Uhrmacherkunst
O/P. 180 pages, 16 plates, 1978. A facsimile reprint of the 1789 German language edition of Alexander Cumming's well know work The Elements of Clock and Watchwork, Adapted to Practice in Two Essays first published in 1766. A very good copy with poor dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K4031 - F5) in stock.
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Cuss (T.P. Camerer): The Story of Watches
O/P. 176 pages, illustrated in b&w, 1st edition, 1952. The story of pocket watches is covered from their origins up to the early 20th century. Good copy, the dust jacket complete but torn and worn. (Ref: K540 - H2) in stock.
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Davis (L.H.): The Greek Revival Influence on American Clock Case Design and Empire Case Development
O/P. 112 pages, 192 illus., 1991. A detailed study of American shelf clock cases. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K3281 - W1) in stock.
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Dégallier (E.): Tables des Ressorts-Moteurs
O/P. 23 pages, 2 plates (one folding), 2nd edition, 1930. A technical paper in the Bibliotheque Horlogerie series, on the relationship between mainspring thickness and barrel diameter. A fine copy, paper covers. [French language] (Ref: K2839 - BX15) in stock.
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'Detent': Repairing American Watches
O/P. 30 pages, reprinted 1971. An essay written by 'Detent' for the 10th Prize Essay Contest in The American Jeweler. Fine copy. (Ref: K2929 - BX14) in stock.
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Deutsches Uuhrenmuseum: Made in Furtwangen - Vom Hausgewerbe zur Uhrenindustrie
O/P. 204 pages, illustrated, 2003. An interesting book showing products (mainly clocks) produced in Furtwangen during the last two centuries. A fine copy, card covers. [German language] (Ref: K4193 - G5) in stock.
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 | Drake (S.): Galileo Galilei Operations of the Geometric and Military Compass
O/P. 95 pages, illus., 1978. This is an English translation, with introduction, of Galileo's first publication printed in 1606. Galileo developed the sector (Galileo's "compass") into a useful calculation instrument sufficiently accurate to solve military problems associated with fortification and artillery as well as problems of proportion. A fine copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1966) in stock.
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[Dreweatts]: The Horological Working Library of Charles Allix, Fine Clocks Barometers and Scientific Instruments
O/P. 138 lots of books and 126 lots of clocks, barometers and scientific instruments, illustrated, 2012. The auction catalogue for the sale of Charles Allix's collection of manuscripts, books, portraits and ephemera, which included 8 lots of important manuscripts with a direct provenance from John and William Harrison as well as a bronze bust of John Harrison. A good copy, with ink annotations to text. Card covers. (Ref: K2766 - P3) in stock.
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[Elgin]: Elgin Reminiscences
O/P. 32 pages, illus., 1972. A collection of articles first published in the 19th century about the Elgin National Watch Company. The articles include Making Watches by Machinery (1869); excerpts from the 1873 Elgin Almanac; Ode to an Elgin Watch, and several more. Very good copy, card covers.
* Was £9.00, now on special offer at £5.00 *
(Ref: K1345 - BX1) in stock.
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Frédérique Constant: Collection 2010, 2011
O/P. 159 pages, illusrated, 2010. A very smart publicity brochure for the Geneva based Swiss watchmakers Frédérique Constant, detailing their range of wristwatches. Very good copy, card covers.
(Ref: K5130 - N1) in stock.
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Garfield (S.): Timekeepers - How the World Became Obsessed with Time
O/P. 349 pages, illustrated, 2016. Managing time is one of the greatest challenges we face in our lives, this multi-layered history helps us understand it. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K4531 - Q1) in stock.
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