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Camm (F.J.): Watches, Adjustment and Repair
O/P. 166 pages, 148 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 1943. A practical handbook on 20th century watches for the restorer. Good copy with light wear to boards. (Ref: K402)
Price: £10.00

Camm (F.J.): Watches: Adjustment and Repair
O/P. 166 pages, 5th edition, 1946. A practical handbook on 20th century watches. (Ref: K1104)
Price: £10.00

Cardinal (C.) et al: Ferdinand Berthoud 1727 - 1807 Horloger Méchanicien du Roi et de la Marine
O/P. 343 pages, 166 figs., 1984. Published by the Musée International D'Horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, the first half of this book is about the life and times of Berthoud and the quest for an accurate marine timekeeper. The remainder of the book is a catalogue of clocks, watches and chronometers (mostly by Berthoud) for an exhibition held in 1984. A very good copy. [French language] (Ref: K1963)
Price: £65.00

Cardinal (C.): The Watch from its Origins to the XIXth Century
O/P. 237 pages, 106 colour and 74 b&w illustrations, first English language edition, 1989. A good book charting the development of pocket watches and especially the evolution of their case decoration. A very good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K63)
Price: £35.00

Carpenter (W.B.): Mechanical Philosophy, Horology and Astronomy
O/P. 579 pages, 181 figs., 1857. An educational treatise for the Victorians and still of use today. (Ref: K1996)
Price: £40.00

Carrera (R.): Swatchissimo 1981 - 1991
O/P. 511 pages, well illustrated in colour, 1991. A history of the Swatch phenomena and good photographs of all the models to 1991. Love them or loathe them one has to respect the design and marketing achievement of selling over 100 million 'throw-away' watches in 10 years and making it a collectable icon. A good copy with light wear to corners. [Text in French, Italian and English] (Ref: K1585)
Price: £25.00

Cescinsky (H.): The Gentle Art of Faking Furniture
O/P. 168 pages, 292 plates, 1st edition, 1931. An interesting book about the detection of fakes and 'improvements' in English furniture and woodwork. The book includes a chapter on longcase and bracket clocks. A good copy but binding a little loose, covers faded. (Ref: K2087)
Price: £60.00

Cescinsky (H.): The Old English Master Clockmakers and their Clocks 1670-1820
O/P. 182 pages, 275 illustrations, 1st edition, 1938. A good copy with dust jacket (the latter with some loss to top of spine and now in film wrapper). (Ref: K345)
Price: £35.00

Chamberlain (P.M.) It's About Time: It's About Time
O/P. 490 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1941. An essential book for watch collectors, with good explanations of escapements and useful biographies of important makers. A fairly good copy, end papers a little foxed, covers a little marked, cloth a bit worn to edges. (Ref: K2086)
Price: £75.00

Chamberlain (P.M.) It's About Time: It's About Time
O/P. 490 pages, illus., Holland Press edition, 1964. An essential book for watch collectors, with a good explanation of the evolution and development of various escapements together with informative biographies of important makers. A good copy, the dust jacket complete but worn as usual. (Ref: K68)
Price: £75.00

Chambers (D.L.): How to Gold Leaf Antiques and other art objects
O/P. 108 pages, illus., 1973. Techniques of an ancient art explained step by step in words and photographs. Card covers. (Ref: K1108)
Price: £6.00

Chapiro, Meslin-Perrier & Turner : Orologi E Strumenti di Precisione dal 1500 alla metà '600
O/P. 128 pages, illustrated, 1991. A catalogue of the 93 clocks and scientific instruments at the Musée national de la Renaissance, Château d'Ecouen. Excellent descriptions and illustrations of some fine, and early, watches, clocks, sundials, astrolabes, and other instruments. Larger format and on even better quality paper than the French version published 2 years earlier. A fine copy with very good and original slipcase. [Italian language] (Ref: K1997)
Price: £50.00

Chapiro, Meslin-Perrier & Turner: Horlogerie et Instruments de précision du début du XV1 siecle au milieu du XV11 siecle
O/P. 141 pages, illustrated, 1989. A catalogue of the 93 clocks and scientific instruments at the Musée national de la Renaissance, Château d'Ecouen. Excellent descriptions and illustrations of some fine, and early, watches, clocks, sundials, astrolabes, and other instruments. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. [French language] (Ref: K1998)
Price: £50.00

Chapman (A.): Astronomical Instruments and their Users: Tycho Brahe to Wiliam Lassell
NEW. xii + 320 pages, figures, 1996. A collection of 17 learned papers reprinted from various scientific journals making the information available to all. Several of the papers investigate the accuracy of scale graduations on the instruments, others discuss their use. As well as Brahe and Lassell there are papers on George Graham, Jesse Ramsden, John Herschel, George Biddell Airy, Jeremiah Horrocks and others. (Ref: N2063)
Price: £70.00

Chapuis (A.) (Editor): L'Horlogerie Une Tradition Helvétique
O/P. 325 pages, 1948. A comprehensive review of Swiss horology from early times up to 1948. Chapters on electric clocks, marine chronometers, watch balances, wristwatches etc. Spine torn at head and faded, corners bumped, hence sensible price. [French language] (Ref: K70)
Price: £50.00

Chapuis (A.) & Jacquet (E.): The History of the Self-Winding Watch 1770 - 1931
O/P. 246 pages, 1st English edition, 1956. A good copy of an interesting book and well worth reading. (Ref: K75)
Price: £30.00

[Chopard]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure - Happy News No. 1 - with price list and published in 2001. An 84 page brochure publicising Chopard's links with the Cannes Film Festival, Elton John, The Prince of Wales etc. Card covers. (Ref: K1434)
Price: £5.00

[Christie's]: The Dr Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks
O/P. 187 clocks described and illustrated in colour, 1998. A good catalogue showing a wide range of French carriage clocks including rare and unusual examples. A very good copy, hardback, with good dust jacket. [Sale @ South Kensington, London 26/11/1998] (Ref: K1604)
Price: £22.00

[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 for the famous Ilbert collection; the collection was sold to the British Museum prior to the auction. Ex reference library, a clean copy with small blind library stamp to plates, spine worn and with title etc added in ink, boards discoloured. Hardback. [Sale @ King Street, London 6 & 7/11/1958] (Ref: K1238)
Price: £30.00

[Christie's]: Time Measuring Instruments from the Time Museum
O/P. 107 pages plus index, 1988. The catalogue of 161 instruments from the Time Museum Collection sold by Christie's in London in April 1988. The instruments included some good astrolabes and sundials. A very good copy, hardback. [Sale @ South Kensington, London 14/04/1988] (Ref: K1999)
Price: £20.00

[Chronoswiss]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure - Fascination of watchmaking produced in 1993. A 68 page brochure, card covers. (Ref: K1491)
Price: £7.00

Cipolla (C.M.) Clocks & Culture 1300 - 1700: Clocks & Culture 1300 - 1700
O/P. 192 pages, 8 plates, 1967. Put down the depthing tool, switch off the wheel-cutting engine for an evening and read about the history of clock development and production which led to Europe's industrial supremacy. A good copy, the dust jacket good but worn to top of spine. (Ref: K1109)
Price: £10.00

Clark (J.E.T.): Musical Boxes
O/P. 72 pages, illustrated, [ 1948 ]. A good introduction to cylinder and disc musical boxes, and to barrel organs. A good copy, spine faded. (Ref: K1775)
Price: £6.00

Clark (J.E.T.): Musical Boxes A History and an Appreciation
O/P. 264 pages, illustrated, 3rd edition, 1961. A good introduction to cylinder and disc musical boxes, and to barrel organs, with a chapter on Nicole-Freres and an appendix giving details of the main makers. A Good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1778)
Price: £10.00

Claterbos (F.H. Van W.): Viennese Clockmakers and What They Left Us
S/H. 336 pages, 82 figs, 1979. The first 112 pages chart the development of Viennese clocks from 1683 to 1848; the remainder is a very useful and detailed list of Viennese clockmakers not available elsewhere. The book also has a German-English dictionary of clockmaking terms. Recommended. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K1643)

Claxton Stevens (C.) & Whittington (S.): 18th Century English Furniture: The Norman Adams Collection
S/H. 489 pages, 56 colour and 475 b&w illustrations, reprinted 1999. The Norman Adams business, now closed, was one of Britain's leading antique furniture dealers; this book documents some of the fine furniture which passed through their hands over the years. The book emphasises the importance of proportion, colour and patina. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K2248)
Price: £40.00

Clockmakers Company: Short Guide to the Clocks and Watches owned by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers displayed at the Guildhall Museum of the City of London
O/P. [12 pages], illustrated, no date. A brief guide to the superb collection housed in the Guildhall Library, London. The booklet is undated but was probably produced in the 1980's. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2100)
Price: £4.00

Clutton (C.): Collector's Collection
O/P. 96 pages, illustrated in b&w, 1974. An informative guide to a collection of pocket watches and clocks, including examples by important early makers such as Tompion, Arnold, Emery, Le Roy and Breguet. Also illustrated is the first watch produced in 1969 by George Daniels. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K478)
Price: £25.00

Clutton (C.) & Daniels (G.): Clocks & Watches in the Collection of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
O/P. 123 pages, illustrated, published 1975, reprinted 1980. This is the most recent catalogue of the Clockmakers Company's collection and is a useful reference book. The collection, at the Guildhall Library in London, is open to the public and well worth a visit. A good copy with good dust jacket (the latter with a little wear and discolouration to edges). (Ref: K564)
Price: £30.00

Clutton (C.) & Daniels (G.): Watches
O/P. 312 pages, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, 3rd edition, 1979. A copy of the best edition of this reference work. The book is a comprehensive history of the subject as well as a technical assessment of the principal escapements. The escapement illustrations are especially useful. The book is clean internally with no inscriptions but with staining to edge of pages. No dust jacket.

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(Ref: K421)
Price: £110.00

Clutton (C.) & Daniels (G.): Watches
O/P. 159 pages, profusely illustrated in black & white, 1st edition, 1965. This well respected book is a comprehensive history of the subject covering the period from 1500 to 1960. A clean copy, owner's name on front endpaper, rear of dust jacket tipped in so as to preserve the colour photographs and their descriptions. (Ref: K637)
Price: £30.00

Collard (F.): Regency Furniture
O/P. 346 pages, 40 colour and 304 b&w illustrations, 1985. An excellent book on English Regency furniture including the designs of Henry Holland, Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Hope plus the Greek Revival and French influence. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2114)
Price: £35.00

Collins (P.): Pastime - Telling Time from 1879 to 1969
O/P. 95 pages, illustrated, 1993. A pictorial record of some of the domestic clocks produced in America between 1879 and 1969, many with plastic cases. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K2285)
Price: £5.00

Coole (P.G.) & Newmann (E.): The Orpheus Clocks
O/P. 164 pages, 85 b&w plates, published in 1972. A detailed description of nine superb 16th century table clocks, the gilt cases each with a cast representation of Orpheus charming the animals. Good copy butwithout dust jacket. (Ref: K82)
Price: £12.00

Cooper (J.): Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors - from the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau
O/P. 256 pages, 683 illustrations, 1987. A well illustrated book on the period with concise accounts of the main designers such as A.W.N. Pugin, Christopher Dresser, William Morris, C.R. Ashbee and many more. An excellent copy with very good dust jacket (spine faded). (Ref: K2037)
Price: £16.00

Copernicus (N.): On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
O/P. 328 pages, 1976. A translation from the Latin, with an introduction and notes by A. M. Duncan. A good English translation of Nicolaus Copernicus' famous work, first published in 1543, describing his theory that the earth revolves round the sun. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K2048)
Price: £55.00

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

Cumhaill (P.W.): Investing in Clocks & Watches
O/P. 159 pages, illustrated, the 1971 reprint of a book first published in 1967. A useful introduction to the subject but the prices are obviously totally out of date! Good internally but spine and rear cover faded, no dust jacket. (Ref: K479)
Price: £5.00

Cumhaill (P.W.): Investing in Clocks & Watches
O/P. 159 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1967. A useful introduction to the subject but the prices are obviously totally out of date! Good copy, torn dj. (Ref: K745)
Price: £5.00

Cumhaill (P.W.): Investing in Clocks & Watches
O/P. 159 pages, illus., reprinted 1970. A useful introduction to the subject but the prices are obviously totally out of date! Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K84)
Price: £8.00

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

Cunnington (B.H.): Clock and Watch Makers of Wiltshire of the 17th and 18th Centuries
O/P. 3 pages, [no date but published 1942]. One of the earliest listings of Wiltshire makers, this is an offprint from the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Magazine. A rare item. Card covers. (Ref: K2286)
Price: £35.00

Cunynghame (H.H.): Time and Clocks
O/P. 200 pages, frontispiece, 82 figs., re-issued 1909. A description of ancient and modern methods of measuring time with an appendix on the shape of the teeth of wheels. A very good clean copy, with light wear to boards, tight binding. (Ref: K85)
Price: £25.00

Cuss (T.P. Camerer): Early Watches
O/P. 63 pages, illustrated, 1971. A small book in the Country Life Collectors' Guides series about pocket watches from 1500 to 1775. With dust jacket. (Ref: K1946)
Price: £8.00

Cuss (T.P. Camerer): The Camerer Cuss Book of Antique Watches
O/P. 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. Good copy with good dj. (Ref: K539)
Price: £30.00

Cuss (T.P. Camerer): The Country Life Book of Watches
O/P. 128 pages, 128 illustrations, 1967. One of the better introductions to the subject so worth having on your bookshelf. Good copy with good dust jacket, the latter a little discoloured. Signed by author. (Ref: K86)
Price: £12.00

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)
Price: £12.00

Cutmore (M.): Collecting and Repairing Watches
O/P. 191 pages, illus., 1999. This book was originally published as The Watch collector's Handbook in 1976 and is a useful introduction for the serious beginner. A very good copy, rear cover lightly creased. Paperback. (Ref: K2296)
Price: £10.00

Cutmore (M.): The Pocket Watch Handbook
O/P. 208 pages, 47 figures, 36 plates, 1985. A good, serious introduction to the subject with a wealth of information for the enthusiast. A very good copy with good dust jacket (faded to spine). (Ref: K87)
Price: £15.00

Cutmore (M.): The Pocket Watch Handbook
O/P. 208 pages, 47 figures, 36 plates, 2002. A good, serious introduction to the subject with a wealth of information for the enthusiast. A very good copy of the paperback edition. (Ref: K2297)

Cutmore (M.): The Watch Collector's Handbook
O/P. 159 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1976. A useful introduction to pocket watches for the serious beginner. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K88)
Price: £15.00

Cutmore (M.): Watches 1850 - 1980
O/P. 240 pages, 160 plates, 20 figures, 2002. This is the paperback edition of a useful book first published in 1989. The book traces the history of the machine-made spring-driven watch from its beginnings, through mainstream developments in Europe, America and the Far East, up to 1980. Companies that pioneered the new methods are discussed in detail, as is the development of electric and electronic watches. A very good copy, paperback. (Ref: K536)
Price: £12.00

Cuzner (B.): A Silversmith's Manual
O/P. 212 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1979. A practical book explaining the basic processes used by all silversmiths, with modern designs and instructions on how to make them. A very good copy with good dust jacket (spine faded). (Ref: K2260)
Price: £9.00

Dale (R.): Timekeeping
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, 1992. A small book on timekeeping, from the earliest attempts to measure time to today's atomic clocks. This book was aimed at teenagers, aged14+ and interested in science and technology. Card covers. (Ref: K2018)
Price: £4.00

Daniel (C. St. J.H.): Sundials
S/H. 32 pages, illustrated, 1986. A good inexpensive introduction to sundials. A fine copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1965)
Price: £2.50

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

[Daniels (G.)]: George Daniels Retrospective Exhibition
O/P. 92 pages illustrated, 2006. The catalogue of an exhibition held at Sotheby's, London in July 2006, documenting and illustrating 36 watches made by George Daniels. This is an important reference book as it documents all George Daniels' pocket watches as well as the wristwatches fitted with his coaxial escapement which led to the escapement being adopted by Omega of Switzerland for large scale production. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2294)
Price: £45.00

Daniels (G.): The Practical Watch Escapement
O/P. 80 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1994. An expert's description of all common escapements with practical notes on their geometries, together with a description and drawings of Daniel's co-axial escapement. The co-axial escapement, the first new escapement since Thomas Mudge's lever, is now in production in an Omega watch. An excellent book by the world's greatest living watchmaker. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1438)
Price: £45.00

Daniels (G.): Watchmaking
O/P. 420 pages, 22 plates, 777 figures, 3rd edition, reprinted 2002. A superb book, by the world's greatest living watchmaker, which explains in detail how to design and make all the parts of a watch. The drawings by David Penney are excellent and make all the techniques described in the text easily understandable. Daniels' aim in writing the book was to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking - the aim has been achieved as the book has been constantly in demand since it was first published in 1981. A fine copy with very good dust jacket.

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(Ref: K876)
Price: £180.00

Darken (J.) (editor): The Passage of Time - an Exhibition of Timekeeping Through the Ages
O/P. 41 pages, illustrated, 1999. The catalogue of an exhibition held in London in November 1999. Many of the clocks were on loan from private collections so the illustrations are not available elsewhere. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K495)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): British Time: De Carle (D.): British Time
O/P. 199 pages, 46 plates, 18 figs., 1st edition, 1947. This book has never been reprinted so is the rarest of De Carle's books. A good survey of British public timekeeping including Greenwich, Kew, 'Big Ben', Daylight Saving Time, time signals, 'TIM', electric clocks and the Shortt free pendulum. A very good copy, the best I have seen for many years, with previous owners name inside front cover. (Ref: K1120)
Price: £28.00

De Carle (D.): Clocks and their Value
O/P. 159 pages, illus., 4th edition 1979. Somewhat out of date but still useful for the alphabetical list of clock types and the list of Tompion's numbered clocks. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1506)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): Clocks and Their Value
O/P. 144 pages, 1968. Somewhat out of date but useful for the listing of Tompion's numbered clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: K96)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): Complicated Watches and Their Repair
S/H. 174 pages, 217 figures, 1977. First published in 1956 this book has been reprinted many times as it is in essential reference book for the watch repairer and restorer. The book covers automatic watches, chronographs, alarm watches, calendar watches and repeaters from all the major manufacturers. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K889)

De Carle (D.): De Carle's Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
S/H. 330 pages, illustrated, 3rd edition, reprinted 1988. The book has over 3,000 entries providing antiquarian and technical information and over 30% of the entries are illustrated by line drawings. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1503)
Price: £15.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Clock Repairing
S/H. 244 pages, 405 figures, reprinted 1991. 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 with good dj. (Ref: K867)
Price: £12.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Clock Repairing
S/H. 244 pages, 405 figures, reprinted 1997. 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 with good dj. (Ref: K1019)
Price: £14.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Clock Repairing
S/H. 244 pages, 405 figures, 2nd edition, 1968. 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. (Ref: K480)
Price: £10.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Adjusting & Springing
O/P. 150 pages, 4 plates, 186 figures, reprinted 1973. 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 to get the best out of a mechanical watch. A good copy, the dust jacket with wear to edges. (Ref: K1376)
Price: £10.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Adjusting & Springing
O/P. 150 pages, 4 plates, 186 figures, 1st edition, 1964. 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. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K97)
Price: £14.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Repairing
O/P. 299 pages + 44 pages of adverts, 553 figures, 2nd impression, 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. With poor dj. (Ref: K747)
Price: £9.00

De Carle (D.) : Practical Watch Repairing
O/P. 319 pages, 574 figures, 3rd edition, 1969. 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. This edition includes chapters on the Bulova tuning fork watch and the use of timing machines. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: K555)
Price: £9.00

De Carle (D.): Practical Watch Repairing
O/P. 299 pages, 557 figures, 2nd edition, reprinted 1960. 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. (Ref: K496)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.): The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe - a User's Manual
O/P. 195 pages, 47 plates, 229 figures, 4th edition, 1985. This book is the standard work on the subject and is a comprehensive survey of lathes and lathe accessories worldwide. A fine copy with very good dust jacket (faded on spine). (Ref: K1245)
Price: £12.00

De Carle (D.): Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
O/P. 307 pages, illus., 2nd edition, 1959. Spine faded. (Ref: K892)
Price: £8.00

De Carle (D.) : Watch & Clock Encyclopedia
O/P. 307 pages, illus., 2nd edition with supplement, 1975. A good copy of the of this well known reference book. With lightly worn dust jacket. (Ref: K891)
Price: £10.00

De Carle (D.): Watches and Their Value
O/P. 159 pages, 1978. Still a good introduction to the subject but the prices are totally out of date! A good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K100)
Price: £7.00

De Carle (D.): With the Watchmaker at the Bench
O/P. 243 pages, 166 figs., 5th edition, 1946. The books sub-title is A book for the practical watchmaker, the student and all Interested in the watch trade also for those engaged in the aircraft instrument making and repairing industry. A practical book for watchmakers and restorers. A good copy. (Ref: K748)
Price: £15.00

De Smet (A.): Album Antoine de Smet
O/P. 526 pages, 27 plates, 14 figures, addendum sheet, 1974. A volume of 27 collected essays by Antoine de Smet to commemorate his career as scholar and map librarian at the Bibliothèque Royale, Brussels. The essays are all about maps and map makers. [Essays in language of original publication - variously Dutch, French, German and English. A good copy. (Ref: K2053)
Price: £35.00

[Deutsches Museum]: [Deutsches Museum]: Uhren und Automaten: Vermächtnis Werner Brüggemann
O/P. 66 pages, illustrated, 1986. A catalogue of the 35 clocks bequeathed to the Deutsches Museum, Munich by Werner Brüggemann in 1980. A good copy with card covers and dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K2000)
Price: £9.00

Ditisheim (P.): Correction De L'Erreur De Compensation Des Chronomètres Par L'Emploi Du Balancier Systeme Guillaume and Note Sur Le Tropométre No. 16815
O/P. 8 pages, 1902. A small, rare booklet with two papers by the great French horologist. Paper covers, good condition. (Ref: K103)
Price: £48.00

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

Dreyer (J.L.E.) & Turner (H.H.): History of The Royal Astronomical Society 1820 - 1920
O/P. 258 pages, 12 illustrations, 1923. A history of the first 100 years of this well respected society. A clean copy, cloth splitting on spine edges. (Ref: K2141)
Price: £30.00

Drinkwater (P.I.): The Art of Sundial Construction
O/P. 74 pages, figures, 1st edition, 1985. A delightful book on the construction of several types of accurate sundials. Card covers. (Ref: K1967)
Price: £12.00

Ebauches S.A: Catalogue of Technical Communications
O/P. A large red lever arch file of technical communications on lots of Swiss calibres. The calibre sheets have various dates between about 1976 and 1981. A good copy. (Ref: K1127)
Price: £15.00

Ebauches S.A.: Dictionnaire Technologique
O/P. 51 pages, 1969. A small dictionary which illustrates wristwatch parts, gives the part number and describes each part by name in 5 languages (French, English, Italian, German, Spanish). Useful for repairers and enthusiasts. A well used copy. (Ref: K840)
Price: £3.00

[Ebel]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A 75 page watch sales brochure - A Certain Vision of Design - with price list dated January 2002. Card covers. (Ref: K1463)
Price: £7.00

Eckhardt (G.H.): Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 229 pages, illus., an undated reprint of a book first published in 1955. A good book on Pennsylvania clocks with a detailed list of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania makers. The book also contains the music and words of Henry Clay Work's famous song "Grand-father's Clock" and a sequel to it. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1071)
Price: £15.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 165 pages, 22 plates, 1st edition, 1949. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A clean copy of the first edition with bumped corners and fading to spine. (Ref: K109)
Price: £15.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 253 pages, 54 plates, 2nd edition, 1952. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A good copy, the covers a little faded. (Ref: K749)
Price: £15.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. This is a good copy showing signs of use with price clipped dust jacket. (Ref: K1022)
Price: £30.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, signed by author, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. This is a good copy but the dust jacket, now a bit marked, has been laminated to the book. (Ref: K1128)
Price: £15.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 270 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, reprinted 1976. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A good copy with faded dust jacket. (Ref: K352)
Price: £20.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 215 pages plus 159 plates, 4th edition, 1980. This is the most recent and best edition of this well known book. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K110)
Price: £35.00

Edwardes (E.L.): The Story of the Pendulum Clock
O/P. 270 pages & 206 plates, 1977. A very readable and informative book containing information not to be found elsewhere. I regard this as one of Edwardes' best books. A good copy of the standard, cloth bound edition, with dust jacket. (Ref: K1023)
Price: £40.00

Edwardes (E.L.): Weight-driven Chamber Clocks of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
O/P. 160 pages, 64 plates, 8 figs, 1965. An interesting, well researched, and under-rated book on the horology of the Middle Ages, the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century. An excellent copy with excellent dust jacket. (Ref: K1625)
Price: £30.00

Edwardes (E.L.): Weight-driven Chamber Clocks of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
O/P. 160 pages, 64 plates, 8 figs, 1965. An interesting, well researched, and under-rated book on the horology of the Middle Ages, the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century. A good copy, the dust jacket with one small tear and sellotape repair. (Ref: K2136)
Price: £24.00

Ehrhardt (R.): Waltham Pocket Watch Identification and Price Guide
O/P. 172 pages, illustrated, 1976. Serial numbers with descriptions and illustrations of Waltham pocket watch movements. The price guide is well out of date but the identification information and serial number listing is still of use to enthusiasts. A good copy, spiral bound with card covers. (Ref: K2258)
Price: £15.00

[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. Good copy, card covers. (Ref: K1345)
Price: £9.00

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

Eras (V.J.M.): Locks and Keys Throughout the Ages
O/P. 194 pages, 304 illustrations, 1957. A well illustrated and interesting book charting the development of locks and keys from Roman times to the mid 1950's. Good copy, spine a little discoloured. (Ref: K1130)
Price: £95.00

[Eterna]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure for this famous watch brand with price list dated January 2002. A 74 page hardback brochure. (Ref: K1464)
Price: £6.00

[Eterna]: Sales Brochure
O/P. A sales brochure for this famous watch brand produced circa 2001/2002. A 74 page hardback brochure, corners bumped. (Ref: K1465)
Price: £6.00

ETIC: Passport to Electronic Watch Repairing
O/P. 126 pages, figs., 1978. Issued by The Electronic Time Company of La Chaux-de-Fonds this is a technical dictionary produced to explain the principles of, and to demystify, electronic watchmaking. Card covers. (Ref: K1831)
Price: £5.00

Evans (J.H.): Ornamental Turning
O/P. Volumes 1 & 2 only (of 3 volumes). Volume 1: 165 pages, 120 figures, 3 plates, 1903; volume 2: 164 pages, figures 121 - 168, plates 4 - 9, 1904. The book's sub title A Work of Practical Instruction on the above Art suggests that this is a book for any turner who wants to improve his skills in ornamental turning. Both volumes in good condition, original cloth with very light wear to spine. (Ref: K751)
Price: £95.00

Evans (J.H.): Ornamental Turning
O/P. Volumes 1 only of 3 volumes. 165 pages, 120 figures, 3 plates, 1903. The book's sub title A Work of Practical Instruction on the above Art suggests that this is a book for any turner who wants to improve his skills in ornamental turning. A clean copy, card covers now worn with small tears and the front cover partly detached. (Ref: K752)
Price: £30.00

Favorite: Watch Mainsprings
O/P. 48 pages, not dated but probably 1970,s. A list of comparative sizes for all calibres then current. In French, English, German and Spanish. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K1745)
Price: £4.00

Ferguson (J.): Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles....
O/P. 501 pages plus index, folding frontispiece and 17 folding plates, 10th edition, late 18th century. A copy of one of the later editions of this well know work, the title page and the last 4 pages of the index are photocopies bound in. The book has been nicely rebound in recent years in maroon buckram with new end papers. A very useable copy, all the plates are present and in good condition, plates 6 and 16 have small tears with no loss. [Note that the title page is a photocopy of the 10th edition published in 1799, this book may be a slightly earlier edition]. (Ref: K2138)
Price: £120.00

Fermi (R.) & Bernardini (G.): Galileo and the Scientific Revolution
O/P. 150 pages, 8 plates, figs., 1962. An account of the origin of modern science as epitomised in the life story of Galileo. Good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K2070)
Price: £5.00

Ferriday (P.): Lord Grimthorpe 1816 - 1905
O/P. 230 pages, illus., 1957. A biography of Edward Beckett Denison, later Sir Edmund Beckett, later Lord Grimthorpe who designed the Great Clock at Westminster and rebuilt the Abbey at St Albans. A lawyer by profession he is one of the most famous horologists of the Victorian era. A good copy with good dust jacket (spine discoloured). (Ref: K2090)
Price: £20.00

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 dust jacket. (Ref: K115)
Price: £5.00

Flume: Der Flume-Grossuhr-Schlüssel Band 4
O/P. Published 1957. A catalogue of part numbers and replacement parts for various clocks. Good copy, card covers. [German language] (Ref: K1247)
Price: £5.00

Förderverein Schwatzwalduhr: : Die Schwarzwalduhr - Ausgabe 2
O/P. 36 pages, illus., circa 1992. This is bulletin number 2 of the Society for the Friends of the Black Forest Clock (I do not know of anyone who admits to being a member!). The articles are mainly about new clocks but include some historical content. Card covers. [Text in German and English] (Ref: K1575)
Price: £3.00

[Fortis]: Sales Brochures
O/P. Two sales brochures - Fortis Spacematic and Fortis in Space promoting the 'Pilot', 'Flieger' and 'Cosmonaut' watches made by Fortis. With price list dated May 2002. Card covers. (Ref: K1467)
Price: £5.00

Fox (C.A.O.): An Anthology of Clocks and Watches
O/P. 62 pages plus index, illus., 1947. Gives a selection of verse together with a few prose extracts and epitaphs, gathered from the earliest references to weight and spring driven clocks up to the present day. This copy has a complete and clean dust jacket with one small tear; it is rare to find a dust jacket on a copy of this book. (Ref: K116)
Price: £30.00

Fox (C.A.O.): An Anthology of Clocks and Watches
O/P. 62 pages plus index, illus., 1947 Gives a selection of verse, together with a few prose extracts and epitaphs, gathered from the earliest references to weight and spring driven clocks up to the present day. Without dust jacket. (Ref: K117)
Price: £25.00

Fried (H.B.): Cavalcade of Time a Visual History of Watches
O/P. 126 pages, 98 watches illustrated, 1st edition, 1968. A well-illustrated survey of the pocket watches, including early examples, in the Zale collection. (Ref: K118)
Price: £15.00

Fried (H.B.): Repairing Quartz Watches
O/P. 248 pages, lots of figures, 2nd edition, 1988. An excellent guide to the repair of quartz watches by an expert, the book includes a basic course in electricity and electronic horology. An excellent copy with good dust jacket, the latter with small tear and wear to bottom of spine. (Ref: K1135)
Price: £35.00

Fried (H.B.): The Watch Repairer's Manual
O/P. 326 pages, illustrated, 3rd edition, 1973. This book has become an international standard reference work on the subject of watch repair; there is even a Chinese edition! This is a very detailed and comprehensive book which was written for restorers of American and European watches. A very good copy, the dust jacket now worn. (Ref: K1139)
Price: £25.00

Fulcrand (J.) & Bourge (P.): Midi au Soleil - Comment réaliser un cadran solaire?
O/P. 112 pages, illustrated, 5th edition 1994. A practical book showing how to make various types on sundial, illustrated with photographs of extant dials located around France. A fine copy, card covers. [French language] (Ref: K1971)
Price: £18.00