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We purchased a really good collection of books at the beginning of November and most of them are now catalogued and on the website. We have not offered some of the titles below for several years, so now could be a good time to treat yourself.
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Antiquarian Horology Volumes 1 to 19
Antiquarian Horological Society
O/P. A set of Antiquarian Horology from volume 1 issue 1 (December 1953) to volume 19 issue 6 (December 1991) beautifully bound in full red morroco with raised bands and gilt lettering to the spines. Sold with volumes 20 to 26 (March 1992 to June 2002), unbound as issued.
£595.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.)
O/P. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. The members' edition, half-leather binding with raised bands to spine and gilt decoration to front and spine, top edge gilt. A fine copy, now with fine quality slipcase.
346 pages, 9 illustrations, privately printed, London, 1881.
£175.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Baillie (G.H.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (1st edition, 1929)
O/P. £65.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Ball (M.): Masters of the Clockmakers Company and their Apprentices 1632 - 1850 (very rare)
O/P. £125.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Barraud (P.): A New Book of Single Cyphers, comprising Six Hundred; Invented & Engraved by Php. Barraud (1st edition, 1782)
O/P. £195.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Bates (K.): Clockmakers of Northumberland and Durham
O/P. £40.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Bonniksen (B.): The Karrusel Watch by its Inventor
O/P. £45.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Old English Clocks - The Wetherfield Collection
Frederick J. Britten
O/P. Measuring 15 x 11½ inches, this is a pictorial record of the Wetherfield collection with notes on the makers of the clocks included. For its age this is a very good copy, presentation inscription signed by D. A. F. Wetherfield on half-title page, original cloth a little worn and faded, light foxing to end papers, bookplate inside front cover, a few pages with small tears, corners bumped. A very rare book.
xii, 114 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, number 223 of 320 copies, signed by Wetherfield, 1907.
£245.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Horological Journal: Volumes 35, 36 and volumes 39 to 43 (7 bound volumes)
O/P. £125.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Bruton (E.): The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks - a Guide to Dating English Antique Clocks
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks (1st edition, 1913)
O/P. £95.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Cumming (A.): The Elements of Clock and Watch-work - Adapted to Practice in Two Essays (1st edition, 1766)
O/P. £295.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Dawson (P.G.): The Iden Clock Collection
O/P. £45.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Denison (E.B.), Tomlinson (C.) et al: Clocks and Locks
O/P. £75.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Derham (W.): The Artificial Clock-Maker. A Treatise of Watch and Clock-Work,... (3rd edition, 1714)
O/P. £250.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Edwardes (E. L.): The Story of the Pendulum Clock (leather bound edition)
O/P. £95.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Thomas Tompion 300 Years
Jeremy Evans, Jonathan Carter, Ben Wright
O/P. A magnificent volume, superbly illustrated (in colour), about England's most celebrated clock and watch maker. A chronology of Tompion's life is followed by a study of his domestic clocks; details of customers and visitors to Tompion's workshop; a detailed study of Tompion's watches and watchmakers; descriptions and illustrations of a large number of Tompion's clocks and instruments; plus the most comprehensive concise checklist of Tompion's clocks, watches and instruments yet produced. A fine copy with fine dust jacket.
664 pages, illustrated, limited edition of 750 copies, 2013.
£325.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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French (A.): John Joseph Merlin, The Ingenious Mechanick
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Grimthorpe (Lord): A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells
(8th edition, 1903)
O/P. £75.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Hope-Jones (F.): Electric Clocks (signed by author, 1931)
O/P. £70.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Hope-Jones (F.): Electric Clocks and How to Make Them (signed by author, 1949)
O/P. £35.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Howse (D.):
Francis Place and the Early History of The Greenwich Observatory
O/P. £20.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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"Viennese" Travelling Clocks / "Wiener Reiseuhren"
Peter Fritsch
O/P. An excellent, well illustrated book, describing and illustrating a wide variety of 'Viennese' carriage and other portable travelling clocks. A book of great use to enthusiasts as this information is not available elsewhere. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. [English and German language]
521 pages, over 1000 colour illustrations, 2010.
£125.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Hurcomb (W.E.): The Wetherfield Collection of 222 Clocks (1st edition, 1928)
O/P. £50.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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[Kelly's Directories]: Kelly's Directory of the Watch, Clock and Jewellery Trades throughout England Scotland and Wales, 1932
O/P. £75.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Maunder (E.W.): The Royal Observatory Greenwich - Its Work and History (published 1900)
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Morgan (C.O.S.): List of Members of the Clockmakers' Company from the Period of their Incorporation in 1631 to the Year 1732 (1883)
O/P. £10.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Mudge (Thomas): A Description with Plates of The Timekeeper Invented by the Late Mr. Thomas Mudge to which is Prefixed a Narrative, by Thomas Mudge, his son (facsimile reprint)
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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The Time Museum Catalogue of Chronometers
Anthony G. Randall
O/P. An excellent work describing and illustrating the Time Museum's collection of 157 precision timekeepers, mostly with spring detent escapements, one or two with lever escapements and a George Daniels watch with his double wheel 'independent' escapement. This work is an excellent reference and includes examples by Mudge, Arnold, Earnshaw, Berthoud, Breguet and Motel to name a few. The list of known Earnshaw chronometers and their double numbering system is very useful for dating Earnshaw's work. A guide to dating Ulysse Nardin chronometers is also given. Essential reading for chronometer enthusiasts. A very good copy.
366 pages, illustrated, 1992.
£85.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Catalogue of Watches in the British Museum VI - Pocket Chronometers, Marine Chronometers and Other Portable Precision Timekeepers
Anthony Randall & Richard Good
O/P. An excellent book describing and illustrating all the precision timekeepers in the Museum, written by two experts in this field. The Museum planned 6 catalogues but I think only two were ever published (see under Tait & Coole: The Stackfreed for the other volume). A fine copy with very good dust jacket of this essential reference book.
275 pages, 176 plates, 1st edition, 1990. £195.00 less 10% Order Here * One copy only *
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Reid (C.L.):
North Country Clockmakers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
O/P. £30.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks (2nd edition)
O/P. £45.00 Order Here
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Smith (J.): Horological Dialogues and Horological Disquisitions
(2 volumes, leather bound)
O/P. £75.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Stevens (J.): Benjamin Gray 1676 - 1764 An Esteemed but Little-Known London Clockmaker
O/P. £10.00 Order Here
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Streeter (Edward W.): Catalogue of Designs, and Prices, of .. (facsimile of 1885 catalogue)
O/P. £10.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Vernay (A.S.): The Wetherfield Collection of English Clocks
O/P. £35.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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White (W.D.): Derbyshire Clockmakers before 1850 - The Whitehurst Family
O/P. £5.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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This is our the last newsletter of 2023 so we wish everyone a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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With best wishes,
Jeff & Ros Formby
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Jeffrey Formby Antiques
Specialist in Horological Books & English Clocks
www.formby-clocks.co.uk
Phone UK: (0) 1608 650558
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