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Griffiths (R.J.): Clock and Watchmaking Today
O/P. 35 pages, 12 plates, 1985. The catalogue of an exhibition held at Prescot Museum of Clock and Watchmaking, Lancashire in 1985. The exhibits, most of which are illustrated, included tourbillon watches by George Daniels and Anthony Randall. Card covers. (Ref: K1640 - BX1)

Price: £1.00

Griffiths (R.J.): William Bond Astronomical Regulator No. 395

Griffiths (R.J.): William Bond Astronomical Regulator No. 395
O/P. [10 pages], 6 figs, 1987. A detailed description of the regulator originally at Liverpool Observatory and now in Liverpool Museum. Made in 1867 the clock has an unusual, sophisticated, fully detached mechanical escapement developed by William Bond of Boston. This is a good copy, card covers with dust jacket (faded to spine, remains of sticky label on back). (Ref: K2157 - BX8)

Price: £6.00

Grimbergen (C.A.) et al: Willem Barentsz en Zijn Uurwerk (Willem Barents and his Clock)
O/P. 30 pages, illustrated, 1996. Willem Barents, navigator, cartographer and arctic explorer, took part in three expeditions searching for a northern trade route to Asia in the late 16th century. In 1871 the building where the third expedition's crew over-wintered was found, the contents included a gothic clock which is the subject of this book. A good copy, card covers. [Dutch and English language]

* Was £30.00, now on special offer at £15.00 *

(Ref: K3909 - G6)

Price: £15.00

Grimthorpe (Lord): A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells
O/P. 404 pages, 81 figs., 1 folding plate, 8th edition, 1903. Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe, was one of the 19th century's great horological characters. The book contains lots of information on clocks, watches and chronometers. This is a very good copy with the folding plate of The Great Westminster Clock, still in its original cloth binding (the latter now a little discoloured). (Ref: KW1029 - T1)

Price: £75.00

Grimthorpe (Lord): A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells for Public Purposes
O/P. 404 pages, folding frontispiece of the Westminster clock, 81 figs., 1975. A reprint of the 8th edition, originally printed in 1903, of this famous publication. Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe was one of the 19th century's great horological characters. The book contains lots of information on clocks, watches and chronometers. A very good copy (newspaper cutting about Denison on ffep) with fair dust jacket. (Ref: K354 - E5)

Price: £50.00

Grosch (H.), Dietzschold (C.) & Hüttig (A.):  Praktisches Handbuch für Uhrmacher

Grosch (H.), Dietzschold (C.) & Hüttig (A.): Praktisches Handbuch für Uhrmacher
O/P. 320 pages, 263 figs., 1907. A detailed practical manual for watchmakers with notes and instructions on selecting materials and setting up the tools and machines needed for the production of watch and clock parts, with sections on the repair, adjustment and regulation of clocks and watches. A clean copy, boards very worn. [German language] (Ref: K3171 - P2)

Price: £65.00

Grossmann (M.): Der freie Ankergang für Uhren - Praktische und theoretische Abhandlung
O/P. 352 pages, figures, 20 plates, facsimile reprint 1981. Moritz Grossmann, a watch manufacturer from Glashütte, was awarded first prize in November 1865 by the British Horological Institute for his Prize Essay on the detached lever escapement. This is a reprint of the second edition published in 1893, his essay is a Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Detached Lever Escapement for Watches and Timepieces. A very good copy with good dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K5136 - Y2)

Price: £15.00

Grötzsch (H.): Dresden Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
O/P. 195 pages, illus., 1979. A well illustrated catalogue of 178 clocks, watches and scientific instruments in the collection of the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Dresden. A good copy with dust jacket and card slipcase. [German language] (Ref: K4042 - H5)

Price: £10.00

Gruen Watch Company: Gruen material Catalog No. 453
O/P. 89 pages, illustrated, no date. A materials catalogue for Gruen watch parts, not dated but probably published in the early 1970's. A good clean copy, card covers worn with a few tears. (Ref: K4935 - C1)

Price: £10.00

Gschwind (E.): Montres de Genève / Geneva Watches / Genfer Uhren 1630 - 1720
O/P. [98 pages] including 44 pages of colour plates, 1978. A catalogue of 29 early Geneva made watches, many with fine Geneva enamelling to the cases including examples by the Huaud family. A fine copy. Card covers. [French, English and German language] (Ref: K2801 - J2)

Price: £30.00

Guéroux (F.): Watches - An Identification Manual for Contemporary and Collector's Pieces

Guéroux (F.): Watches - An Identification Manual for Contemporary and Collector's Pieces
NEW. 283 pages, over 300 illustrations, 2018. The growth in wristwatch collecting, and the value of genuine watches has led to a massive increase in the number of well make fakes on the market. This book is a comprehensive guide to identifying fake wristwatches and is an essential book for collectors and enthusiasts. (Ref: N4511)

Price: £45.00

Guéroux (F.): Watches - An Identification Manual for Contemporary and Collector's Pieces
S/H. 283 pages, over 300 illustrations, 2018. The growth in wristwatch collecting, and the value of genuine watches has led to a massive increase in the number of well make fakes on the market. This book is a comprehensive guide to identifying fake wristwatches and is an essential book for collectors and enthusiasts. An unused copy but with two bruised corners (transit damage).
(Ref: K4515 - E1)

Price: £30.00

Gunther (R.T.): Early Science in Oxford - Volume 1
O/P. 407 pages, illus., 1923. Volume 1 covers Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Surveying. An excellent reference to the early scientists at Oxford University and the Oxford Colleges and the extant scientific equipment they used. A good copy, blue cloth as issued. (1.1 kg) TC3
(Ref: K4700 - J1)

Price: £20.00

Gunther (R.T): Historic Instruments for the Advancement of Science
O/P. 90 pages, a few line drawings, 1st edition, 1925. A handbook to the Oxford collections prepared for the opening of the Lewis Evans Collection on May 5th 1925. The Lewis Evans Collection, together with instruments from the Oxford University colleges, forms the core of the Museum of the History of Science all still housed in the Old Ashmolean building, Oxford. This is a rare item, so the original print run must have been very small. A very good copy, corners lightly worn. (Ref: K4627 - G5)

Price: £40.00

Guye (S.) & Michel (H.): Time & Space - Measuring Instruments from the 15th to the 19th Century
O/P. 289 pages, 295 illustrations, 1st English language edition, 1971. An interesting book charting the development of clocks, watches, chronometers and navigational instruments. R. K. Foulkes' copy with his signature on end paper. A very good copy with good dust jacket (now a bit discoloured). (Ref: KW2003 - C3)

Price: £15.00

Guyot (E.): Dictionnaire des Termes Utilisés dans la Mesure du Temps
O/P. 125 pages, illustrated, 1953. A dictionary of terms used in time measurement, written by the director of the Neuchâtel Observatory. A good copy (but with hole drilled in one corner), card covers. [French language] (Ref: K4921 - Z1)

Price: £5.00

Guyot (E.): Histoire de la Détermination des Longitudes
O/P. 254 pages, illus., 1955. A detailed history of determining longitude by various methods including lunar distances, chronometers and the electric telegraph, written by the Director of the Neuchâtel Observatory. The chronometer section covers the work of all the pioneers. Very good copy, card covers a bit creased. [French language] (Ref: K3179 - J1)

Price: £50.00

Guyot (E.): Quelle est la précision de l'extrapolation de l'heure fournie par les horloges à quartz?
O/P. 7 pages, figs., 1959. A paper about the precision of two quartz observatory clocks contained in Communication No. 151 de l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique. A very good copy, paper covers. [French language] (Ref: K4742 - BX6)

Price: £5.00

Haag (J.): La Chronométrie
O/P. 46 pages, 19 figs., 1936. Published by the Société Chronométrique de France this if the record of a conference held in Lille in June 1935. Clean copy, binding loose, paper covers, now detached. [French language] (Ref: K3190 - BX16)

Price: £9.00

Haas (C.) & Saluz (E.C.): A Brief History of Clock and Time
O/P. 40 pages, illustrated, 2007. This book describes the development of clocks and the development of the concept of time in our culture, with illustrations of some of the items in the collection of the German Watch and Clock Museum at Furtwangen. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5023 - F5)

Price: £5.00


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