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Last updated 26 April 2010

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Allan (C.): Old Stirling Clockmakers
O/P. 111 pages, illustrated, 1990. A very detailed account of Stirling and St Ninians' clockmakers and their clocks up to 1900. A pristine, as new copy, with excellent dust jacket. (Ref: K6)
Price: £25.00

Andrews (H.C.): A Hertfordshire Worthy - John Briant Bell-Founder and Clockmaker 1749 - 1829
O/P. 95 pages, 11 plates, 1930. A biography of John Briant who worked in Hertford, together with a detailed list of his bells, turret clocks and longcase clocks. This is a very rare book. A good copy, the card covers a little worn and marked.

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(Ref: K1534)
Price: £195.00

Bacon (D.H.): Watchmaking in Llangollen by Robert Hughes - a Genuine late-Nineteenth Century Welsh Watch Manufacturer
NEW. 111 pages, illustrated, 2000. A detailed study of the business of Robert Hughes, based on original documents and record books, which manufactured and retailed watches in the second half of the 19th century. The book shows the difficulty faced by British manufacturers caused by large scale importation of low cost watches. With dust jacket. (Ref: N394)
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Price: £27.00

Bates (K.): Clockmakers of Northumberland and Durham
O/P. 303 pages, 126 plates, signed by author, number 297 of 1000 copies, 1980. A useful reference book on the clockmakers of these two English counties. A scarce book, good copy with dust jacket (now in plastic wrapper. (Ref: K1578)
Price: £90.00

Beeson (C.F.C.): Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400 - 1850
NEW. 212 pages, 34 plates, portrait, folding map, 3rd edition, 1989. This is a reprint of the second edition with a new introduction by A.V. Simcock and a new enlarged index which contains some additional information about the clockmakers. This book is essential reading if you are interested in the clocks and clockmakers of this county. Card covers. (Ref: N28)
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Price: £20.00

Bellchambers (J.K.): Devonshire Clockmakers
O/P. 41 pages, 12 plates, 1962. The first book about Devonshire clockmakers and still of interest. Card covers a little worn and bookplate inside front cover. (Ref: K30)
Price: £14.00

Bellchambers (J.K.): Somerset Clockmakers
O/P. 79 pages, 20 plates, folding map, 1st edition, 1968. The book has notes on famous makers as well as lists of Bristol and Somerset clockmakers. A good copy. (Ref: K1011)
Price: £20.00

Beney (D.R.): Beaminster Clocks & their Makers
O/P. 61 pages, illustrated, 1996. A useful book about the clocks and clockmakers of this Dorset town written by a Beaminster resident. Card covers. (Ref: K1335)
Price: £11.00

Betts (J.): Harrison
NEW. 96 pages, over 60 illustrations, enlarged edition, 2007. An excellent book explaining the longitude problem and the life and work of John Harrison. Harrison's early clocks, the Brocklesby Park clock, the precision pendulum clocks, the R.A.S. regulator and the marine timekeepers H1 to H4 are all illustrated and discussed. Also illustrated is a sketch by Harrison of his 'lesser watch' which may have been made but has never been found. Card covers with dust jacket. (Ref: N2268)
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Price: £8.00

Bird (C.): Metamec The Clockmaker Dereham
NEW. 382 pages, illustrated, 2003. Metamec of East Dereham in Norfolk, made a wide range of domestic clocks in the second half of the 20th century. This is a history of the firm, written whilst those with first hand knowledge of the business are still alive. The book has many photographs and details of the models Metamec made - at the height of their success they employed 1,000 people and were making 25,000 clocks a week! With dust jacket. (Ref: N395)
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Price: £21.00

Bird (C.) & Bird (Y.) (Editors): Norfolk & Norwich Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 223 pages, 123 illustrations, 1996. A well-researched volume recording the details of over 1000 Norfolk craftsmen. A welcome addition to books about individual English counties and well worth reading. With dust jacket. (Ref: N38)
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Price: £39.95

Branston (A.) & Eisel (J.C.): Herefordshire Clockmakers & Watchmakers
NEW. 207 pages, illus., 2005. An excellent book, the first to have any detailed information about this county. The major part of the book is an alphabetic listing of makers, their journeymen and apprentices together with detailed descriptions of some notable clocks. There is also a listing of makers by town and a listing of church clocks in the county. With dust jacket. (Ref: N699)
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Price: £25.00

Britten (F.J.): Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers
O/P. 517 pages, illustrated. This is a copy of the 1970's reprint of the 3rd edition, first published in 1911. Every enthusiast should have a copy of one of the editions of this book, which has a useful listing of former clock and watch makers. A good copy with good dj. (Ref: K1368)
Price: £25.00

Britten (F.J.): Britten’s Old Clocks & Watches and their Makers
O/P. 700 pages, illus., 9th edition, 1989. A good copy of the latest edition of this well-known work which has a very good listing of London clock and watch makers. Every enthusiast should have a copy of one of the editions of this book. With dust jacket. (Ref: K673)
Price: £65.00

Brown (C.) & Brown (M.): The Clockmakers of Llanrwst - Pre-Industrial Clockmaking in a Welsh Market Town
NEW. 277 pages, 11 colour plates and 197 figures, first soft bound edition, 2002. This excellent book is primarily about the life and work of John and Watkin Owen who made clocks in Llanrwst between about 1745 and 1809. There is a wealth of information about the clock movements, the dials and the very identifiable Llanrwst clock cases. Soft bound. (Ref: N471)
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Price: £21.00

Brown (H.M.): Cornish Clocks and Clock Makers
O/P. 96 pages, 10 plates, 3rd edition, 1980. A good copy, with good dust jacket, of the only book about the clock and watch makers of Cornwall. (Ref: K1013)
Price: £20.00

Bundock (M.) & McKay (C.): James W. Benson of Ludgate Hill - Turret Clock Makers
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2002. James Benson was a prolific retailer of clocks and watches in the 19th and early 20th century. This book focuses on the turret clock activities of the company and reproduces rare catalogue and advertising material. A list of known Benson turret clock installations is also included. Card covers. (Ref: N527)
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Price: £12.00

Cave-Brown-Cave (B.W.): Jonas Barber Clockmaker of Winster
O/P. 269 pages, 10-page index, 1979. A very detailed account about the Barber family and the clocks they made. The Barbers numbered their clocks hence this is a useful guide to the progression of styles. The book also covers the Philipson family who continued the Barber numbering system. Card covers. A special purchase of old stock found in the publishers warehouse means that we can sell these unused copies, all in excellent condition, at £14.50 each - prior to this second-hand copies were selling (and still are!) for £25.00 upwards. Buy now before stocks are exhausted. (Ref: K1016)
Price: £14.50

Cloutman (E.W.) & Linnard (W.): Henry Williams Lancarvan 'A Clock and Watchmaker and a Great Farmer'
NEW. 136 pages, b&w illustrations, 4 colour plates, 2003. A detailed study of the life and work of Henry Williams (1727 - 1790) who made good quality longcase clocks in the Vale of Glamorgan. As with many provincial clockmakers Williams was also a farmer hence the book's sub-title. Only 300 copies of this book have been printed. With dust jacket. (Ref: N537)
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Price: £24.00

Cosh (M.): Clockmaker Extraordinary: The Career of Alexander Cumming
O/P. 3 pages, 6 illustrations, 1969. An article about the life of Alexander Cumming, a London clockmaker, who was born in Scotland. He is best know for his book The Elements of Clock and Watch-Work published in 1766 and for his 3 clocks with self-recording barograph. This article is contained in an issue of Country Life for 1969. Good copy, card covers now a little worn. (Ref: K2199)
Price: £24.00

Craven (M.A.J.B.): John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker & Scientist 1713 - 88
O/P. 272 pages, illus., 1996. A delightful biography of the famous instrument maker, engineer and clockmaker who became a member of the Royal Society. The second half of the book concentrates on the clockmaking activities of John Whitehurst and his successors to 1857 and beyond. A very good copy, the dust jacket a little worn. (Ref: K623)
Price: £135.00

Cunnington (B.H.): Clock and Watch Makers of Wiltshire of the 17th and 18th Centuries
O/P. Two papers by the same author with the same title: 5 pages, 1938, 3 pages, 1942. One of the earliest listings of Wiltshire makers contained within two issues of the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Magazine. A rare item. Card covers. (Ref: K1060)
Price: £47.00

Daly (A.): Ormskirk Clockmakers & Watchmakers
NEW. 142 pages, 176 illustrations mostly in colour, 2006. An excellent new book with a comprehensive horological history of the area and detailed information about its clock and watchmakers. The book includes the surrounding villages of Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Parbold, Skelmersdale and Scarisbrick and has a chapter on local clock case makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N961)
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Price: £19.00

Daniell (J.A.): The Making of Clocks and Watches in Leicestershire and Rutland
O/P. [36 pages], 8 plates, 1951. This paper is still an excellent source for information about makers in these two counties, and is contained in a volume of the Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society. A very good copy, the card covers a little worn at the edges as usual. (Ref: K2170)
Price: £40.00

Daniels (G.): “All in Good Time” Reflections of a Watchmaker
O/P. 162 pages plus 45 pages of colour and 23 pages of b&w illustrations, revised edition, 2006. This revised edition of George Daniels' autobiography includes more colour photographs than the first edition. Daniels is famous for his invention of the co-axial escapement and for the design and production of a small number of excellent watches for which he made all the parts including the case. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1262)
Price: £35.00

Darken (J.) (editor): Time & Place - English Country Clocks 1600 - 1840
NEW. 260 pages, illustrated in colour, 2006. The catalogue for an exhibition held by the Antiquarian Horological Society at the Museum of The History of Science in Oxford from 25 November 2006 until 15 April 2007. The catalogue describes and beautifully illustrates 67 clocks and includes a portrait of John Whitehurst. There are articles on The Greenhill clockmakers from Kent, John London of Bristol, John Watts of Stamford, James Woolley of Codnor, Henry Hindley of York, and Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans. Visit the exhibition of you can, if not then buy the catalogue as it will be a useful reference in the years to come. Card covers. (Ref: N1291)
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Price: £22.50

Davies (E.): Greater Manchester Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 342 pages, about 270 illustrations, 2007. A well researched new book containing detailed information about the clock and watch makers of Southeast Lancashire and Northeast Cheshire (including Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan and Ashton-under-Lyne). As well as information on the makers the book has chapters on turret clocks, public clocks, scientific lectures, the Townley group of astronomers and mill clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1283)
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Price: £35.00

Dowler (G.): Gloucestershire Clock & Watch Makers
O/P. 230 pages, 37 plates, 1984. A well researched and written book, one of the better titles on provincial makers. This book is a lot more than just a simple list of makers; one maker was convicted and transported to Australia! A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1021)
Price: £40.00

Elliott (D.J.): Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 172 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 1979. This is the only book on the county and is always in demand as it contains information not to be found elsewhere. The book also contains a chapter on the history of J.B. Joyce & Co. Ltd of Whitchurch, famous for their turret clocks. With dj. (Ref: K1024)
Price: £45.00

Evans (J.): Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns
NEW. 130 pages, 110 illustrations many in colour, 2006. The book includes a concise check list of the clocks, watches and instruments from the Tompion workshops, including the work of George Graham and other makers who were also apprenticed to Tompion. This is an excellent new book by Jeremy Evans who has recently retired from the British Museum. It is the result of many years work recording, researching and documenting the life, times and work of one of the world's most famous clockmakers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N960)
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Price: £30.00

Forrester (M.): The Clockmakers of Odiham
NEW. 42 pages, illustrated, 2007. An interesting study, with some new information, of the 30 clockmakers who worked in the village of Odiham, Hampshire before 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N1401)
Price: £7.00

Greenlaw (J.): Swansea Clocks - Watch and Clockmakers of Swansea and District (Llanelli, Llandeilo, Neath)
O/P. 123 pages, illus., 1997. A comprehensive list of watch and clock makers for Swansea and neighbouring towns with notes on the development of horology in Wales. The book also has short chapters on the clockmaker's workshop and the clockmaker's apprentice. Soft covers. A very good copy. (Ref: K575)
Price: £45.00

Haggar (A.L.) & Miller (L.F.): Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. Complete with the Supplement. In total: 203 pages, 93 figs., 1974, Supplement 1979. This is a very useful reference book and is the only book about this county. A good copy with previous owner's name on title page and a worn and torn dust jacket. Main work hardback, the supplement has card covers. This book is now very hard to find.

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(Ref: K846)
Price: £250.00

Hayton (S.J.): Robert Mann Lowne 1844 - 1929
O/P. 28 pages, 18 figs., 2006. An important paper in a volume of the Transactions of the Newcomen Society. Robert Lowne was an inventor, scientific instrument maker and electric clock pioneer; he was granted a patent in 1901 for Improvements in Electric Clocks and Timepieces and founded the Lowne Electric Clock and Appliances Company in 1904. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1865)
Price: £25.00

Hewitt (P.A.): The Deacon Family of Leicestershire Clockmakers
NEW. 79 pages, 57 figs, 2nd edition, 2008. A new edition, revised and expanded by John Thornton, on the Deacon family including Samuel Deacon of Barton-in-the-Beans. An excellent account of a clock and watch making family and their longcase clocks including two musical examples. The book has an appendix on Deacon numbered and dated clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N1871)
Price: £12.50

Hughes (R.G.) & Craven (M.): Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Derbyshire
NEW. 256 pages, illus., 1998. A very useful contribution to information about regional clocks and clockmakers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N155)
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Price: £24.99

Jagger (C.): Paul Philip Barraud - the Supplement
O/P. In this supplement the pagination and plate numbers are continued from the main work; this volume has pages 178 - 283, plates 22 - 33 and was published in 1979. A good copy of the supplement (only) to the excellent book on the Barraud family of clock and chronometer makers. Soft covers. (Ref: K425)
Price: £9.50

Lane (J.): Coventry Apprentices and their Masters, 1781 - 1806
O/P. 144 pages, 1983. About 9% of the boys listed were apprenticed into the watch and clock making trades and the book has indices for occupation, location, apprentice name and master name. A useful reference source. A fine copy with small bookplate inside front cover. (Ref: K1513)
Price: £22.00

Lee (R.A.): The Knibb Family Clockmakers
O/P. 187 pages, 5 colour and 190 b&w plates, 1st and only edition of 1000 copies, 1964. This volume, now hard to find, is the standard reference book on the life and work of John, Joseph, Peter and Samuel Knibb. A very good clean copy but with a small stain to two pages and slight fading to front cover. The dust jacket has a few tears and is worn to edges with small area of loss to top of spine and top corners, now in Mylar wrapper for protection.

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(Ref: K798)
Price: £895.00

Lee (R.A.): The Knibb Family Clockmakers
O/P. 187 pages, 5 colour and 190 b&w plates, 1st and only edition of 1000 copies, 1964. This volume, now hard to find, is the standard reference book on the life and work of John, Joseph, Peter and Samuel Knibb. A very good clean copy but pages edges showing signs of use and small bruise to top of front board. The dust jacket is very worn with several tears and is worn to all edges with small areas of loss.

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(Ref: K2249)
Price: £795.00

Light (R.J.): Upjohn - A Study in Ancestry
O/P. 2 volumes, 286 pages, 76 illus.; and 156 pages, map; 1990. The author, a descendant of Richard Apjohn born circa 1520 has traced and recorded Richard Apjohn's descendants down to the present day. The value of this book to clock enthusiasts is the chapter on the Upjohn clockmakers of Shaftesbury, Topsham, Exeter, Bideford, Plymouth & London in volume 1 and, in the second volume, the fascinating journal of James Upjohn. Volume 2 reproduces two early journals, one of them written in 1783 - The life and Travels of James Upjohn who was born in Shaftesbury, worked for his father in Topsham and Exeter and then moved to London. He was a very successful clock and watch maker, travelled in Germany Belgium, Holland and France, and made a few clocks for James Cox. A fine copy with very good slipcase. A rare item, published in America by the author.

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(Ref: K1860)
Price: £135.00

Linnard (W.): Cardiff Clocks - A Comprehensive Account of Watch and Clockmakers in Cardiff, The Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan
NEW. 80 pages + 44 page appendix, figs., 1999. The appendix is a facsimile of a catalogue and price list issued by Howell Morgan of Blaengarw, circa 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N182)
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Linnard (W.): Charles Vaughan of Pontypool - a Mystery Clockmaker and His Clocks
NEW. 93 pages, 110 illustrations, 2005. A detailed study of Charles Vaughan, head of an important family of clockmakers in industrial South Wales. This book contains new research about the Vaughan family and an in-depth study of 50 Vaughan clocks, all made in the second half of the 18th century. Limited edition of 400 signed and numbered copies. Card covers. (Ref: N603)
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Price: £16.00

Linnard (W.): Richard Joynson and Thomas Hampson of Wrexham, Clockmakers
O/P. 8 pages, illus., 2009. An offprint from the Denbighshire Historical Society Transactions about the oldest known Wrexham clock (by Joynson), and the most prolific Wrexham maker (Hampson). Card covers. (Ref: K2153)
Price: £3.00

Linnard (W.): Wales Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 270 pages, illustrated, 2003. An excellent book which contains new research and many new illustrations. This book brings Welsh clockmaking into focus as the only previous work, by Peate, was first published in 1945 and last updated in 1975. This book will be the standard reference work on Welsh clockmaking for many years to come. With dust jacket. (Ref: N183)
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Price: £30.00

Loomes (B.): Clockmakers of Northern England
NEW. 320 pages, 402 illus., 5 maps., 1997. Includes the work of over 850 makers. A useful book for North Country clock owners and enthusiasts. This book contains all Loomes' recent research and has additional information about clockmakers, which is not in his earlier books. With dust jacket. (Ref: N191)
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Price: £34.99

Loomes (B.): Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 184 pages, 16 photographs, 1975. A useful book with a list of Lancashire makers. This is a good copy of a scarce book with good dust jacket, the spine of the latter faded as usual. (Ref: K194)
Price: £55.00

Loomes (B.): Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 184 pages, 16 photographs, 1975. A useful book with a list of Lancashire makers. A copy of a scarce book now showing signs of use, with worn dust jacket, faded on spine as usual. (Ref: K456)
Price: £35.00

Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World - Complete 21st Century Edition
NEW. 873 pages, reprinted 2009. This book contains over 90,000 names of makers of clocks, watches, scientific instruments, sundials and barometers, all in alphabetical order. This work covers the period from the late 16th century to the early 20th century and includes all the names in the old 'Baillie' and 'Loomes' plus an additional 20,000 names brought to Loomes' attention since their publication. An essential book for all clock and watch enthusiasts. With dj. (Ref: N1079)
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Price: £50.00

Loomes (B.): Westmorland Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 120 pages, 8 plates, 1974. A useful book on this county with a list of Westmorland clockmakers. Good copy with good dust jacket, the latter faded on the spine a usual. (Ref: K199)
Price: £20.00

Loomes (B.): Yorkshire Clockmakers
NEW. 196 pages plus 10 page index, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1985. A very useful and comprehensive listing with biographical information of over 2,000 Yorkshire clock and watch makers. With dust jacket. (Ref: N577)
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Price: £22.00

Mason (B.): Clock And Watchmaking in Colchester
O/P. 436 pages, well illustrated, 1st and only edition, 1969. This is a very detailed account of Colchester makers and their output and set a standard for regional books which has never been equalled. This is a very good copy, the dust jacket with minor wear to top edge and now in film wrapper.

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(Ref: K414)
Price: £120.00

Mason (B.): Clock And Watchmaking in Colchester
O/P. 436 pages, well illustrated, 1st and only edition, 1969. This is a very detailed account of Colchester makers and their output and set a standard for regional books which has never been equalled. A good copy, the dust jacket worn with some loss.

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(Ref: K823)
Price: £100.00

Mather (H.H.): Clock and Watch Makers of Nottinghamshire
O/P. 93 pages, 9 figs., 15 plates, 1979. A useful listing of Nottinghamshire makers, this is the only book on the county. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1041)
Price: £15.00

McKay (C.): John Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell - Turret Clock Makers
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2002. This book reproduces two articles, first published in 1843 and 1852, about visits to the Moore factory. Also included is a brief history of the firm, a listing of turret clocks produced by Moore and photographs of typical Moore clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N530)
Price: £12.00

McKay (C.): J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell - Facsimiles
NEW. 72 pages, illustrated, 2001. Advertising material and catalogues, dating from 1880 and circa 1910, showing Smith's products are reproduced in facsimile, as well as a Victorian article about the firm from The Illustrated London News. The material covers all kinds of English clocks. Card covers. (Ref: N531)
Price: £12.00

McKenna (J.): Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Central England
NEW. 368 pages, 300 illus., 1 map, 2002. A very detailed study of makers in Birmingham, Coventry, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire. As well as the biographical details of makers there are sections on Uttoxeter case makers, Newcastle-under-Lyme movement makers, sources of parts and materials as well as Birmingham dial makers and dial painters. This is an excellent book and well worth buying. With dust jacket. (Ref: N206)
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Price: £35.00

McKenna (J.): Watch & Clockmakers of Warwickshire (1436 - 1900)
O/P. 59 pages, 9 illustrations, no date. A listing of Warwickshire makers, excluding Birmingham and Coventry. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1354)
Price: £7.00

Mercer (A.): Chronometer Makers of the World
NEW. 301 pages, illustrated, revised edition, 2004. This book is very useful as it contains an extensive list of chronometer makers and craftsmen with addresses and working dates. The early chapters include information about John Harrison, the Greenwich trials, Kelvin & Hughes, Mercer serial numbers, etc. This revised edition has a few corrections in the list of makers and 10 extra pages at the end - Chronometer frame makers (1 page), overseas names listed by country (5 pages) and detailed views of Mercer chronometer movements (4 pages). With dust jacket. (Ref: N411)
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Price: £42.00

Mercer (V.): John Arnold & Son Chronometer Makers 1762 - 1843
O/P. 302 pages, 212 plates, 1972, with the separate supplement pages 303 - 320, plates 213 - 218, 1975. The definitive volume on the life and work of John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold. An essential book for chronometer collectors and enthusiasts. A very good copy, the dust jacket a bit worn to top and bottom of spine; the supplement also good with card covers as issued.

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(Ref: K208)
Price: £215.00

Mercer (V.): The Frodshams - the Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers
O/P. 458 pages, 106 plates, 1981. This is the standard work on the various branches of the Frodsham family. Charles Frodsham and Parkinson & Frodsham are two of the most famous chronometer making enterprises of the 19th and early 20th century. The book also covers the business of Frodsham & Keen as well as that of other family members. This is an excellent reference book about this family of chronometer, clock and watchmakers. An excellent copy, nicely bound in maroon with gilt lettering on spine (binding is different than the standard edition). No dust jacket.

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(Ref: K501)
Price: £270.00

Mercer (V.): The Frodshams - the Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers
O/P. 458 pages, 106 plates, 1981. This is the standard work on the various branches of the Frodsham family. Charles Frodsham and Parkinson & Frodsham are two of the most famous chronometer making enterprises of the 19th and early 20th century. The book also covers the business of Frodsham & Keen as well as that of other family members. This is an excellent reference book about this family of chronometer, clock and watchmakers. A good copy but with very poor dust jacket and 2 bruised corners.

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(Ref: K717)
Price: £250.00

Millburn (J.R.): Wheelwright of the Heavens - The Life and Work of James Ferguson, FRS
NEW. 328 pages, 59 figs, 1988. James Ferguson is an interesting 18th century character who designed clocks with astronomical and tidal dials, designed and made orreries and globes and wrote books on astronomy, mechanics, horology and electricity. Ferguson also lectured on 'popular science' in the mid-Georgian period. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1240)
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Price: £30.00

Moreno (R.): José Rodríguez De Losada Vida Y Obra
NEW. 233 pages, well illustrated, a limited edition of 1500 numbered copies, 1995. A detailed study on the life and work of Losada who worked in Spain before moving to London in about 1835. The book has a detailed study of the clocks and watches made by Losada with details of several public clocks in England and Spain. The book has an excellent section on Losada's marine chronometers, including information from the Spanish Navy's archives. With dust jacket. [Spanish language] (Ref: N608)
Price: £85.00

Murray (H.): Directory of York Goldsmiths, Silversmiths & Associated Craftsmen
NEW. 160 pages, 14 plates, 1998. This well researched book includes York watch and clock makers who may also have worked in gold and silver. Each entry includes dates, addresses and family details where known. Card covers. (Ref: N695)
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Price: £10.00

Neale (J.A.): Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671 - 1737
NEW. 304 pages, 248 black and white, and 13 colour illus., 1999. This book traces the rise of the Windmills' business, describes their clocks and watches in detail and provides information on their family and associates. An important book about one of Britain's most respected clockmaking families. With dust jacket. (Ref: N222)
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Price: £30.00

Newman (S.): The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang
NEW. 256 pages, 30 illustrations, 2010. This book is a detailed study of poverty, survival and bygone trades; and explores the significance of watch making and other cottage industries that helped to keep the people of Christchurch out of the clutches of poverty. The author explores the significance of the fuse chain and what this industry meant to the inhabitants of Christchurch. A good study on fusee chain making, with details of the manufacturers and their employees. Card covers. (Ref: N2209)
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Price: £16.99

North (J.D.): Richard of Wallingford
O/P. An edition of his writings with introductions, English translation and commentary. 3 volumes; 586 pp, 378 pp, 318 pp; with circa 160 line drawings and 25 plates; 1976. The definitive work on Richard of Wallingford, who died in 1336. Wallingford is best known to horologists for his famous great astronomical clock. Because of his writings it is the earliest known clock of which we have any detailed knowledge. An excellent copy, volumes 1 & 2 with good dust jackets, volume 3 without dust jacket.

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(Ref: K523)
Price: £275.00

Ovens (R.) & Sleath (S.): Time in Rutland - a History and Gazeteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of Rutland
NEW. 400 pages, illustrated, 2002. A very comprehensive book, with a wealth of information for horologists and campanologists, about England's smallest county. The book has a gazeteer of all bells, sundials and turret clocks known to be in Rutland and a biographical listing of all Rutland clockmakers plus notes on clockmakers from outside the county who made clocks which are now located in the county. A useful section is devoted to information about British bell founders who supplied bells to Rutland - this information is not easily available elsewhere. A good book which deserves a place on your bookshelf. With dust jacket. (Ref: N234)
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Price: £24.00

Pearson (M.): Kent Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 320 pages, illus., 1997. A comprehensive account of over 1200 clockmakers from the earliest period until the late 19th century. This edition is limited to 1000 numbered copies. Another useful regional title. With dust jacket. (Ref: N241)
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Price: £34.99

Peate (I.C.): Clock and Watch Makers in Wales
O/P. 107 pages, 7 plates, 2nd edition 1960. A good copy of this useful book with a listing of Welsh clock and watch makers. Hardback edition, the dust jacket in good condition for its age. (Ref: K548)
Price: £20.00

Peate (I.C.): Clock and Watch Makers in Wales
O/P. 112 pages, 7 plates, 11 figs., 3rd edition 1975. A good copy of this useful book with a listing of Welsh clock and watch makers. With good dust jacket (spine faded). (Ref: K1043)
Price: £20.00

Penfold (J.B.): The Clockmakers of Cumberland
O/P. 284 pages, 118 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1977. This is one of the best books on English counties and has become the most sought after and difficult to find. Many famous clockmakers were born in Cumberland - George Graham, John Barwise, John Brockbank and James Gandy to name a few. This well researched book has information about all the Cumberland makers and is an essential reference book for enthusiasts. A very good copy.

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(Ref: K872)
Price: £350.00

Penfold (J.B.): The Clockmakers of Cumberland
O/P. 284 pages, 118 illustrations, 1st edition, 1977. This is one of the best books on English counties and has become the most sought after and difficult to find. Many famous clockmakers were born in Cumberland - George Graham, John Barwise, John Brockbank and James Gandy to name a few. This well researched book has information about all the Cumberland makers and is an essential reference book for enthusiasts. A very good copy.

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(Ref: K1954)
Price: £350.00

Pickford (C.): Bedfordshire Clock & Watchmakers 1352 - 1880
O/P. 252 pages, 35 plates, 2 figs., 1991. An excellent, well researched book about the clock makers of Bedfordshire with lots of biographical information as well as a brief history of timekeeping in Bedfordshire. This book is now very hard to find. A good copy, paperback, card covers a little marked. (Ref: K1358)
Price: £125.00

Ponsford (C.N.): Devon Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 360 pages, 12 figs., 47 plates, 1985. A good book with lots of information about clock and watch making in Devon with notes on Devonshire makers. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1288)
Price: £75.00

Ponsford (C.N.): Time in Exeter
O/P. 200 pages, 50 illustrations, hardback, 1st edition, 1978. A well researched book on the history of 700 years of clockmaking in Exeter. Biographical details are given for more than 300 makers. A good copy with bookplate inside front cover and a dust jacket. (Ref: K812)
Price: £55.00

Potts (M.S.): Potts of Leeds Five Generations of Clockmakers
NEW. 432 pages, illustrated, 2006. An excellent book about William Potts & Sons, later Charles Potts & Company, who made turret clocks and dial clocks in Leeds from 1790 until 1958. Potts were one of the most important turret clock makers in Britain and exported to the British Empire, Russia and Argentina. The book has a complete history of the business together with a listing of over 1600 public clocks by Potts. The book has over 700 illustrations and reproduces a number of the firm's catalogues. With dust jacket. (Ref: N878)
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Price: £45.00

Priestley (P.T.): Aaron Lufkin Dennison - An Industrial Pioneer and his Legacy
NEW. 156 pages, over 200 illustrations, 2010. Dennison's career commenced in America, as a watchmaker and then a manager, at Roxbury and Waltham before he moved to Switzerland and set up a watch factory in Zurich. His final career was as a watchcase manufacturer in England. The Dennison Watch Case Company remained in business until 1967. Card covers. (Ref: N2181)
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Price: £25.00

Priestley (P.T.): Watch Case Makers of England: A History and Register of Gold & Silver Watch Case Makers of England: 1720 - 1920
O/P. 216 pages, 126 figures, 1994. The first half of the book is a detailed review of watch case making, including the development of case styles and watch bow shapes together with a history of English hallmarking and the location and history of the case making trade. The second half of the book contains a fully detailed list of watch case makers and their marks. An essential book for all English pocket watch enthusiasts. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K962)

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Pryce (W.T.R.) & Davies (T.A.): Samuel Roberts Clock Maker - an Eighteenth Century Craftsman In a Welsh Rural Community
O/P. 450 pages, 129 figs., 1985. The definitive work on Samuel Roberts, an eighteenth-century craftsman in the Welsh rural community of Llanfair Caereinion. Roberts produced about 600 clocks and his Account Book for the period 1755 - 1774 is reproduced as an appendix. A good copy of an excellent book, with dust jacket. (Ref: K777)
Price: £32.00

Raistrick (A.): Quakers in Science and Industry
NEW. 361 pages, illus., 1993. A reprint of a book first published in 1950 and still in demand. The book charts the origin and rise of Quakers as citizens and businessmen in the United Kingdom with chapters on Ironmasters, Merchants, Miners, Clockmakers, Doctors, Botanists and Bankers. The clock chapter includes information about Thomas Tompion, George Graham and Daniel Quare. Soft covers. (Ref: N400)
Price: £10.00

Reid (C.L.): North Country Clockmakers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
O/P. 140 pages, 6 plates, 1925. An early and well known work on the clockmakers of Northern England which is always in demand. A good copy with a small stain to a few pages, still in the original thin card covers now a little worn.

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(Ref: K1533)
Price: £120.00

Reid (C.L.): North Country Clockmakers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
O/P. 140 pages, 7 plates, 1981. A useful reprint of a work first published in 1925 and now hard to find. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K1046)
Price: £35.00

Severs (D.F.): A Concise Guide to the Clockmakers of Northallerton and their Clocks
NEW. 339 pages, 42 plates, 10 figs., 2008. A limited edition of 400 numbered copies. A new, detailed and well researched book about the clocks and clockmakers of this North Yorkshire market town. The earliest clockmaker in the town was Mann Beckett who married there on Saint Valentine's Day 1719/20. The author's previous book on Northallerton makers is now hard to find and expensive; buy this one before it goes out of print. Card covers. (Ref: N1874)
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Severs (D.F.): Northallerton's Clockmakers: Hugh Pannell and his Successors
O/P. 244 pages, 36 plates, signed by author, 1998. Number 79 of 300 copies. A well researched and detailed book about the clocks and clockmakers of this Yorkshire market town. A very good copy (ex university research library with bookplate and library stamps (not affecting spine) and little used. (Ref: K2196)
Price: £60.00

Severs (D.F.): Stokesley's Clockmakers - Clockmaking in a North Yorkshire Market Town
NEW. 139 pages, 36 plates, a limited edition of 250 numbered copies, 2008. A well researched book with a detailed account of the 29 clockmakers, and their clocks, who worked in Stokesley between 1740 and 1900. Card covers. (Ref: N1926)
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[Smiths] compiled by Smith (B.): Smiths Domestic Clocks
NEW. 290 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2008. A brief history of the origins of Smiths Industries and their domestic clock making activities which started in 1931 and ceased in 1979. Smiths owned several companies and trade marks so Smiths English Clocks Ltd, the Enfield Clock Company, 'Astral' and 'Empire' are just a few of the names mentioned. The book also contains a picture gallery of over 2150 different clocks and timers produced by Smiths. A lot of clocks, but they were England's largest manufacturer of clocks at the time! Card covers. (Ref: N1918)
Price: £18.00

[Smiths] compiled by Smith (B.): Smiths Watches
NEW. 277 pages, illustrated, 2009. A history of watch production by the Smiths group of companies with details of the pocket and wristwatches produced at the factories in Cheltenham and Ystradgynlais (Wales). The wide range of watches produced between 1947 and 1974 is shown in the 16 surviving catalogues reprinted here. Card covers. (Ref: N2146)
Price: £18.00

Snell (M.): Clocks and Clockmakers of Salisbury - 600 Years of Skill and Invention
O/P. 280 pages, 235 plates, figs., 1986. An excellent book on the clocks, watches and makers of Salisbury and South Wiltshire. The book has a section on turret clocks and lots of information about each clock and watch maker. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1209)
Price: £50.00

Snell (M.): Clocks and Clockmakers of Salisbury - 600 Years of Skill and Invention
O/P. 280 pages, 235 plates, figs., 1986. An excellent book on the clocks, watches and makers of Salisbury and South Wiltshire. The book has a section on turret clocks and lots of information about each clock and watch maker. A good copy, covers a little faded, without dust jacket. (Ref: K1842)
Price: £35.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 320 pages, 272 plates + 2 folding plates, first edition, 1951. The deluxe edition, printed on handmade paper, top edge gilt, limited to 350 copies, burgundy half calf binding and gilt lettering, with red cloth covered slipcase. This copy, unusually, is not numbered or signed by the author. An important book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. A very good copy, spine a little rubbed and marked. Slipcase good, the cloth worn to edges.

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(Ref: K293)
Price: £650.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 320 pages, 4 colour plates, 272 b&w plates, 2 folding plates, 1st edition 1951. Every enthusiast needs a copy of this book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. A good clean copy of the first edition -so much nicer than the reprint, and the photographs are sharper. Slight fading to part of spine. (Ref: K294)
Price: £75.00

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 316 pages, 272 figs, 2 folding plates, Spring Books edition 1969. Every enthusiast needs a copy of this book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K295)
Price: £85.00

Tribe (T.) and Whatmoor (P.): Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 234 pages, 38 illus., 1981. An excellent book on the county and also useful for the listing of makers in the Channel Islands (Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey). Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K858)
Price: £40.00

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)
Price: £5.00

Vulliamy (D.G.): The Vulliamy Clockmakers
NEW. 50 pages, 12 black and white & 8 colour illustrations, 2002. A book about the history of the Vulliamy family written by a descendant. The book includes chapters on the origins of the English Vulliamys (Justin Vulliamy, Benjamin Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy) as well as turret clocks and the Vulliamy numbering system. With dust jacket. (Ref: N317)
Price: £25.00

Walker (J.E.S.): Hull and East Riding Clocks
O/P. 96 pages, illus., 1982. This exhibition catalogue includes a directory of makers for Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire before 1900. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K318)
Price: £15.00

Watson (H.F.): Keeping Time - A History of Clocks, Watches and Barometers in a Provincial Town from 1700 until 1900
NEW. 323 pages, 550 illustrations, 2008. A new book using the provincial town of Grantham, Lincolnshire as the example, describes and illustrates the stock in trade sold by 18th and 19th century clockmakers. British clocks as well as, in the 19th century, French, American and Black Forest clocks are all included as well as watches and barometers. The book has a comprehensive directory (169 pages) of the watch and clock makers who traded in Grantham during the period. The book also has a useful chapter on Lincolnshire longcase clock cases, in particular the work of the Usher family of Lincoln. (Ref: N1912)
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Price: £36.00

White (G.): The Clockmakers of London
O/P. 48 pages, illustrated, 1998. An interesting introduction to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and its fine collections of books, manuscripts, clocks and watches housed at the Guildhall Library, London. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2205)
Price: £15.00

White (I.): Watch and Clock Makers in the City of Bath
O/P. 159 pages, more than 60 b&w illustrations, 1996. A history of clock and watch making in Bath from 1700 to 1900, with a detailed listing and information about all known Bath makers and examples of their work. Only 250 copies of this book were printed and it is now very hard to find. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K955)
Price: £80.00

Whyte (D.): Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Scotland
NEW. 334 pages, 226 figures, 2005. A good book on Scottish makers, including all the research by the author and other workers since the publication in 1921 of Smith's pioneering work Old Scottish Clockmakers 1453 - 1850. This is an essential reference book for all Scottish clock and watch enthusiasts. With dust jacket. (Ref: N725)
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Price: £35.00

Wilbourn (A.S.H.) & Ellis (R.): Lincolnshire Clock, Watch and Barometer Makers
O/P. 196 pages, 45 plates, 2001. This book contains a lot of new research hence it has a very good list of Lincolnshire makers listed alphabetically and by place. There are interesting sections on Lincolnshire clock case makers, regional stylistic features of longcases and clockmakers' wills. A very useful addition to the regional literature as nothing else exists for the county. An excellent copy of the hardback edition, with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K324)
Price: £45.00

Wotton (P.) & Wotton (P.): The Kent Turret Clocks of Thomas Cooke of York
NEW. 36 pages, 8 pages of colour illustrations, b & w illus., 2004. A short history of Thomas Cooke's turret clockmaking activities with full details and photographs of 6 clocks in Kent churches and country houses. An inexpensive source for information about Thomas Cooke and his clocks. Soft covers. (Ref: N401)
Price: £6.50

Young (J.): Wiltshire Watch and Clockmakers - Volume 1
NEW. 193 pages, illustrated, 2004 The first of a series of 3 volumes on Wiltshire. This volume covers the north of the county and includes Chippenham, Marlborough and Swindon. This is an excellent addition to the literature on clockmakers of English counties and contains much new research not recorded elsewhere. An essential book for enthusiasts. Soft covers. (Ref: N420)
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Young (J.): Wiltshire Watch and Clockmakers Volume 2 - Devizes, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Pewsey & Central Wiltshire
NEW. 324 pages, illustrated, 2006. The second volume on Wiltshire makers, a very detailed listing of all the makers in central Wiltshire including the towns listed above. An excellent addition to the literature on regional clockmakers. Volume 1 on North Wiltshire is still available; volume 3 on the southern part of the county is not yet published. Soft covers. (Ref: N999)
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Price: £23.00

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