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A.H.S.: Continental Clocks and Watches
O/P. 75 pages, illus., 1989. An interesting catalogue of an exhibition held at Prescot Museum and organised by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society in 1989. All the exhibits are illustrated and described. A very good copy but front cover torn. Card covers.
(Ref: BB85)
Price: £4.00

Asprey & Neilson: Exhibition of Fine Antique & Decorative Clocks 10th - 20th June, 1975
O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1975. 98 fine clocks are described and many of them are illustrated, some in colour. 23 of the clocks are skeleton clocks from the Major Heathcote collection. A clean copy internally, end papers written on in ink, dust jacket very poor. (Ref: BB71)
Price: £4.00

Baillie (G.H.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World
O/P. 416 pages, 1st edition, 1929. A copy of the first edition of this book, red cloth binding with gilt lettering and tooling to the spine. The book is clean internally with owner's name on front endpaper and significant wear to cloth on edges of spine. Top of spine very worn with small tear to cloth each side. (Ref: BB52)
Price: £20.00

Bassermann-Jordan (E.): The Book of Old Clocks and Watches
O/P. 522 pages, illustrated, 1st English edition, 1964. A detailed survey, description and information about many different types of clock from around the world. A clean copy, binding slightly loose, inscription of front end paper, no dust jacket. (Ref: BB19)
Price: £10.00

Bassermann-Jordan (B.): The Book of Old Clocks and Watches
O/P. 522 pages, over 400 illus., 1st English edition, 1964. A good book being a detailed survey, description and information about many different types of clock from around the world. This book is well worth reading. A clean copy but book becoming detached from rear cover. No dust jacket. (Ref: BB83)
Price: £5.00

Bird (A.): English House Clocks 1600 - 1850
O/P. 313 pages, 45 plates, 1973. An historical survey and guide to the subject and still worth reading. With dust jacket. (Ref: BB3)
Price: £9.00

Britten (F.J.): Watch and Clockmakers' Handbook, Dictionary and Guide
O/P. 499 pages, illus., 1976. A reprint of the 11th edition (originally published in 1915) of this well-known handbook. Most enthusiasts have a copy of one of the editions of this work as it's still of use to clock makers and restorers today. A well used copy with scruffy dust jacket.
(Ref: BB100)

Bruton (E.): Clocks & Watches
O/P. 140 pages, illustrated, 1968. A good introduction to the subject. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: BB80)
Price: £1.00

Cuss (T.P. Camerer): The Camerer Cuss Book of Antique Watches
S/H. 332 pages, 179 plates, 15 figures, 1976. A very good book on the subject covering the period from 1500 to 1900, with a chapter on the history of the firm Usher & Cole. Clean internally, tight binding, pages edges dust stained and minor damage to spine. Poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB84)
Price: £10.00

De Carle (D.): Clock and Watch Repairing
S/H. 316 pages, 259 figures, reprinted 1970. First published in 1959 this book has three sections: clocks, watches and complicated watches. A clean copy with poor dust jacket.
(Ref: BB68)
Price: £5.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Clock Repairing
S/H. 244 pages, 405 figures, reprinted 1975. De Carle wrote this book in 1946 because no authoritative book existed to provide the specialist knowledge required by apprentices and working clock repairers. The book has become a standard reference work on the subject. Good copy, inscription inside front cover, dust jacket worn and with tear.
(Ref: BB69)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Adjusting & Springing
S/H. 150 pages, 4 plates, 186 figures, reprinted 1977. Writing in 1977, Donald De Carle observed that watch adjusting and springing had reached its peak - quartz watches being superior timekeepers. If you work on watches with balance springs then you need this book: it will enable you to get the best out of a mechanical watch. Basically a good copy with dust jacket, ex library with a few stamps.
(Ref: BB96)
Price: £6.00

De Carle (D.) : Practical Watch Repairing
O/P. 299 pages, 553 figures, 1st edition 2nd impression, reprinted 1947. De Carle wrote this book in 1946 because no authoritative book existed to provide the specialist knowledge required by apprentices and working watch repairers. The book has become a standard reference work on the subject. Clean internally covers a bit worn, dust jacket very poor. (Ref: BB5)
Price: £5.00

De Carle (D.): De Carle's Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
O/P. 307 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, reprinted 1978. The book has over 3,000 entries providing antiquarian and technical information and over 30% of the entries are illustrated by line drawings. Quite a good copy, no dust jacket.
(Ref: BB64)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): De Carle's Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
O/P. 307 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, reprinted 1975. The book has over 3,000 entries providing antiquarian and technical information and over 30% of the entries are illustrated by line drawings. A well used copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB101)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): Watchmakers' and Clockmakers' Encyclopaedic Dictionary
O/P. 252 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1950. Clean copy internally, boards and end papers a bit scruffy. (Ref: BB21)
Price: £6.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 270 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1976. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A well used copy, several pages creased, poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB90)
Price: £8.00

Fleet (S.): Clocks
O/P. 96 pages, reprinted 1972. A survey of clocks from all over the world from the earliest to modern times. With torn dust jacket. (Ref: BB6)
Price: £1.00

Garside (J.T.): Old English Furniture - The Oak Period 1500 - 1630
O/P. 154 pages, 30 plates, 70 figures, 1924. A book on Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture and its construction. An ex-library copy but in very good condition and binding tight.
(Ref: BB95)
Price: £4.00

Good (R.): Watches in Colour
O/P. 218 pages, 86 colour plates, 1978. A well illustrated book charting the history and development of the watch. A good copy of the paperback edition. (Ref: BB89)
Price: £3.00

Hatton (T.): An Introduction to the Mechanical Part of Clock and Watch Work
S/H. 400 pages, 18 folding plates, first published in 1773, facsimile reprint 1978. The subtitle is: containing all the arithmetic and geometry necessary, with their particular application in the said branches, a work very useful for the working mechanic, or gentlemen mechanically inclined. A good copy of this famous work which, as well as the arithmetic and geometry, includes calculation of trains, construction of fusee engine, pendulums, etc. Basically a good copy but showing significant signs of use. (Ref: BB73)
Price: £9.00

Jagger (C.): The World's Great Clocks & Watches
O/P. 256 pages, well illustrated, 1977. The first and best edition of a book which has been reprinted many times. With dust jacket. (Ref: BB81)
Price: £3.00

Jones (B.E.): Clock Cleaning and Repairing
O/P. 156 pages, 97 figs., reprinted 1922. A small book in the Cassell's "Work" Handbooks series. Paperback, covers worn, binding a bit loose. (Ref: BB88)
Price: £4.00

Lloyd (H.A.): Some Outstanding Clocks Over Seven Hundred Years 1250 - 1950
O/P. 160 pages, 173 plates, 42 figs, 1st edition, 1958. A well-respected book which illustrates and explains a succession of important clocks. Giovanni de Dondi’s clock of 1364, Joseph Williamson’s equation clock, Cummings’s barograph clock and James Cox’s perpetual motion clock are all included and properly explained. A good copy but with dust jacket laminated to book. (Ref: BB91)
Price: £15.00

Lloyd (H.A.): The Collectors' Dictionary of Clocks
O/P. 214 pages, 509 illustrations, the American edition, 1964. A very useful book on clocks, watches, chronometers, sundials and astrolabes, illustrating all the various types from around the world, with notes on some famous makers. A good clean copy, poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB39)
Price: £5.00

Marshall (P.): Electric Clocks and Chimes
O/P. 159 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1976. A practical handbook on making electrical timepieces. Several loose pages, card covers a bit discoloured. (Ref: BB13)
Price: £4.00

Moore (N. H.): The Old Clock Book
O/P. 339 pages, 104 illustrations, the 1936 printing. This book has separate sections on English clocks and American clocks, as well as lists of English and American Clockmakers. A clean copy internally, end papers foxed and written on in pencil. (Ref: BB70)
Price: £9.00

Peate (I.C.): Clock and Watch Makers in Wales
O/P. 85 pages, 8 plates, 1st edition 1945. A useful book with a listing of Welsh clock and watch makers. A well used copy, the card covers worn and becoming detached. Half of plate 8 is missing.
(Ref: BB99)
Price: £5.00

Robinson (T.R.): Modern Watch Repairing and Adjusting
O/P. 118 pages, 123 figures, 1st edition, not dated but early 1930's. Useful chapters on watch repairing written by a Swiss expert with additional chapters by Robinson. Ex library, but a clean copy internally. (Ref: BB63)
Price: £5.00

Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks
O/P. 198 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1978. The standard work on tavern and other dial clocks, also useful for its information on the Thwaites numbering system. Clean internally, very poor dust jacket and a bit dusty. (Ref: BB76)
Price: £12.00

Saunier (C.): The Watchmakers' Handbook
O/P. 482 pages, 13 (of 14) plates, facsimile reprint of the 1882 edition, 1993. One of the classic works on watch making that has been reprinted many times and is always in demand. A very good copy but plate 14 is missing. Paperback. (Ref: BB102)
Price: £9.00

Smith (A.): The Country Life International Dictionary of Clocks
O/P. 351 pages, illustrated, 1988. This is the UK reprint of this excellent book which has sections on clock styles and their history, mechanical parts, tools and materials, international clockmaking, and sundials. Clean copy but dust jacket permanently laminated to book. (Ref: BB92)
Price: £5.00

Symonds (R.W.): A Book of English Clocks
O/P. 80 pages, 72 plates, 1st edition, 1947. A small boook from the King Penguin series, under-rated but interesting and worth having on the bookshelf. Spine reinforced with tape. (Ref: BB87)
Price: £3.00