The horological world seems to have been very quiet this last month so I have nothing new to report. I guess that's to be expected as it's the vacation season in the northern hemisphere.

This month's newsletter is a compilation of out of print books which may be of interest to you. It's always useful to see what other books are available as ones interests change and grow.

Out of Print Books:

The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth Century London
Richard Edgcumbe

O/P. A detailed study of the chasing of watchcases and gold boxes in the eighteenth century. This book charts the international origins of the chasers, their training and techniques, the engraved sources for their designs, and their relationships with the patrons and watchmakers who commissioned their work. The chasers worked for all the leading watchmakers of the day including George Graham, the Ellicotts and Thomas Mudge. Fine copy, very good dust jacket.

197 pages, 25 colour and 139 b&w illustrations, 2000.

£150.00 less 10% Order Here

It's About Time
Paul M Chamberlain

O/P. An essential book for watch collectors with good explanations of many watch escapements and useful biographies of important makers. A very good copy (bookplate on rear endpaper) with good dust jacket.

490 pages, illustrated, the 1964 Holland Press reprint.

£70.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Reeve (C.B.): The Musical Clock
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Henslow (T.G.W.): Ye Sundial Booke (1935)
O/P. £30.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Hernick (J.L.) & Arnold (R.F.) editors: Hampden Watch Co. Canton, Ohio
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Millburn (J.R.):
Benjamin Martin: Author, Instrument-maker, and 'Country Showman'
O/P. £160 less 10% Order Here * Two copies only *

[Dreweatts]: The Horological Working Library of Charles Allix, Fine Clocks Barometers and Scientific Instruments
O/P. £8.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Pendule Spiral Diapason
Henri Bouasse

O/P. A very detailed study on the theory of timekeeping using a pendulum or balance spring and balance. The book includes sections on escapements, secondary compensation of balances as well as the going and regulation of chronometers. A wealth of technical information for the enthusiast. A clean copy, pages lightly browned with age as usual, paper covers marked and worn. [French language]

2 volumes, 474 pages + 518 pages, figs., 1920.

£150.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Clarke (T.N.), Morrison-Low (A.D.) & Simpson (A.D.C.):
Brass & Glass, Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland
O/P. £70.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Baily (F.):
An Account of the Rev.d John Flamsteed, The First Astromomer Royal:...
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Allan (C.): Old Stirling Clockmakers
O/P. £12.00 Order Here

Tardy: La Pendule Française - des origines a nos jours (3 volumes)
O/P. £250.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Robertson (J. D.): The Evolution of Clockwork ( 1931)
O/P. £45.00 Order Here

Rooney (D.): Ruth Belville - The Greenwich Time Lady
O/P. £18.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Haselton (P.H.): The Watchman's Clock in America - A Brief History
O/P. £40.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Lyman (I.P.): Railway Clocks
O/P. £265.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Roberts (K.D.): The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology 1810 - 1862
O/P. £35.00 Order Here

Wood (E.J.):
Curiosities of Clocks and Watches from the Earliest Times (1st edition, 1866)
O/P. £60.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Hohmann (F.L.): Timeless Masterpiece American Brass Dial clocks
O/P. £40.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Howse (D.): Greenwich Time and the Discovery of the Longitude
O/P. £9.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Mayet Morbier Comtoise
Birth and Life of a Legendary Clock
Leonard van Veldhoven

O/P. The origins and development of the Comtoise clock by the Mayet family and its production in Morbier and the surrounding area of the Haut-Jura for over 200 years. The book starts with a history of France, Franche-Comté and the Haut-Jura, setting the political and social environment which led to the creation of the Comtoise clock. Later chapters discuss the development of the metal and enamel industries, the birth and evolution of the Comtoise, and its technical developments. A very good copy.

351 pages, illustrated, 2014.

£95.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Musical Automata - Catalogue of the automatic musical instruments in the National Museum 'From Musical Clock to Street Organ'
J J L Haspels

O/P. A high quality publication, the catalogue of the automatic musical instruments in the National Museum van Speelklok tot Pierment, Utrecht. The collection includes musical clocks, cylinder and disc musical boxes, pianolas, orchestrions and street organs. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. [English language edition]

256 pages, illustrated, signed by author, 1994.

£85.00 Order Here * One copy only *

De Carle (D.): British Time
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Woof (E.): The Construction of a St Paul's Cathedral Skeleton Clock
O/P. £40.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Loomes (B.): Grandfather Clocks and their Cases
O/P. £75.00 Order Here

Treffry (T.) & Treffry (A.) (editors): BHI 150
O/P. £50.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Tait (H.) & Coole (P.G.):
Catalogue of Watches in the British Museum - The Stackfreed
O/P. £40.00 Order Here

Pollard (D.): The Astronomical Clockmaker Edward Cockey, & other Warminster Horologists
O/P. £65.00 Order Here

Cardinal (C.): The Watch from its Origins to the XIXth Century
O/P. £30.00 Order Here

[Patek Philippe]: Timepieces for Royalty - 1850-1910
O/P. £125.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

The Elements of Clock and Watch-work
Adapted to Practice in Two Essays
Alexander Cumming

O/P. Alexander Cumming was a well-respected 18th century watchmaker. The first essay - An Essay Towards the Improvement of Clock-work - deals with pendulum design including temperature compensation, the use of oil and the design of recoil and deadbeat escapements. The second essay - An Essay Towards the Improvement of Watch-work - deals with the design of watch main springs, balances and balance springs. A good copy, now in smart half calf binding.

[ 8 ] pp, 192 pages, [ 14 ] page index, 16 engraved plates, 1st edition, 1766.

£650.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Chapuis (A.): Grand Artisans de la Chronométrie
O/P. £195.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *

Burton (S.H.): The Watch Collection of Stanley H. Burton
O/P. £15.00 Order Here

Otto (H.): The First Lever Watch with Free Balance Invented and Made by Thomas Mudge (1930)
O/P. £30.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Seibel (E.) & Hagans (O.R.): Complicated Watches
O/P. £18.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Touchet (P.): A Practical Manual of Electric and Electronic Horology
O/P. £35.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Rycroft (C.H.): Thomas Lister 1745 - 1814 The Thomas Listers, Clockmakers
NEW. £25.00 Order Here

Robinson (R.W.) & Burt (H.B.): The Willard House and Clock Museum and The Willard Family Clockmakers
O/P. £50.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Fritts (C.E.): The Watch Adjuster's Manual (1895)
O/P. £40.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Alexander Bain's Short History of the Electric Clock (1852)
Willem D Hackmann (editor)

O/P. A reprint of Bain's famous pamphlet about his clocks together with an introduction and commentary by Hackmann. The book includes a list of 7 Bain clocks in British museums. A very good copy (owners name, etc. on ffep), card covers.

31 pages, illustrated, 1973.

£15.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Gillett & Johnson: "Gillett" Clocks, Carillons, Bells
O/P. £50.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Weiss (L.):
A Few Notes on Watchmaking in England During the Reign of George III
O/P. £10.00 Order Here

Winterton (J.): English Grande Sonnerie Clocks
O/P. £10.00 Order Here

Cowham (M.): A Dial In Your Poke
O/P. £27.00 Order Here

Atkins (C.E.):
The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631 - 1931
O/P. £295.00 less 10% Order Here * Two copies only *

With best wishes, Jeff & Ros Formby

Jeffrey Formby Antiques
Specialist in Horological Books & English Clocks
www.formby-clocks.co.uk
Phone UK: (0) 1608 650558