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Loomes (B.): British Clocks Illustrated
O/P. 272 pages, 300 illustrations, 1992. A good pictorial survey of clocks and their history, styles, periods and collectability. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: BB278)  in stock.

Loomes (B.): Complete British Clocks
O/P. 256 pages, illustrated, 1978. Good clean copy with good dust jacket of a useful book about English longcase clocks (and a few bracket clocks). (Ref: BB217)  in stock.

Loomes (B.): Country Clocks and their London Origins
O/P. 192 pages, illus., 1st and only edition, 1976. This book is often overlooked these days but it is essential reading for the chapter on the Fromanteel family; it contains accurate information, the result of much research. Good copy with fair dust jacket. (Ref: BB226)  in stock.

Loomes (B.): Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 184 pages, 16 photographs, 1975. A useful book with a list of Lancashire makers. A good copy of a scarce book now showing signs of use, with poor dust jacket, faded on spine as usual. (Ref: BB342)  in stock.

Loomes (B.): The White Dial Clock
O/P. 172 pages, 44 illus., 1977. Loomes' pioneering work on painted dial longcase clocks. A good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: BB228)  in stock.

Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World volume 2
O/P. 299 pages, 2nd edition, reprinted 1992 This and volume 1 are indispensable for their listings of makers and their working dates. (See under Baillie for volume 1, and under Loomes for the new combined 21st century edition). A good copy, showing signs of use. (Ref: BB203)  in stock.

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 (inscription on ffep) with good dust jacket, the latter faded on the spine a usual. (Ref: BBW341)  in stock.

Marshall (P.): Electric Clocks and Chimes
O/P. 159 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1976. Originally published in the 1920's this is a practical handbook giving complete instructions for the making of successful electrical timepieces, synchronised clocks systems, and chiming mechanism. A good copy, card covers, spine faded. (Ref: BB13)  in stock.

McConnell (A.): Barometers
O/P. 32 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, reprinted 2003. A good introductory guide to the subject. Card covers. (Ref: BB313)  in stock.

Mercer (A.): Chronometer Makers of the World
S/H. 301 pages, illus., 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). A good clean copy but with two bruised corners and no title page, with dust jacket. (Ref: BB266)  in stock.

Miller (J.): Miller's Clocks & Barometers Buyers Guide
O/P. 321 pages, illustrated, 2001. Illustrations and brief descriptions of all types of clocks with an indication of their then value. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: BB301)  in stock.

Mortensen (O.): Jens Olsen's Clock
O/P. 156 pages, well illustrated, 1957. A detailed description of a complex astronomical clock made betweeen 1944 and 1955. If you are in Copenhagen go and see it, it's in the Town Hall. A good copy, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB325)  in stock.

Moore (N.): Chester Clocks & Clockmakers
O/P. 19 pages, illus., 1976. A catalogue of an exhibition held in Chester museum in 1976 and still of use to enthusiasts for its list of Chester makers. A good copy, corners a bit worn, stapled card covers. (Ref: BB286)  in stock.

Nicholls (A.): Clocks in Colour
O/P. 204 pages, 83 pates, 33 figs, 1975. A well illustrated book showing clocks from all over the world. Good copy with dust jacket. (Ref: BB191)  in stock.

Nicholls (A.) & Good (R.): Clocks and Watches in Colour
O/P. 218 pages, 86 plates, 1985. Illustrates clocks from Europe, America, Japan and China. A good introduction to the subject. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB114)  in stock.

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): Collecting Musical Boxes and How to repair Them
O/P. 140 pages, 44 plates, 19 figures, 1967. A good book on the history of disc and cylinder musical boxes and how to restore them. The book has chapters on how to identify makers' trade marks and a list of known makers and their agents. A good copy showing signs of use, covers worn and marked. (Ref: BB310)  in stock.

Peate (I.C.): Clock and Watch Makers in Wales
O/P. 107 pages, 7 plates, 2nd edition 1960. A useful book with a listing of Welsh clock and watch makers. A good copy (bookplate and owners name inside front cover)with good dust jacket (worn & faded to spine).
(Ref: BB99)  in stock.

Penman (L.): The Clock Repairer's Handbook
O/P. 176 pages, 301 figures, 1985. This is an excellent book that describes in detail how to find and assess a clock's mechanical problems and how to fix them. The fault-finding chart is very useful as are the author's diagrams and descriptions of repair techniques. A book of great use to enthusiasts and restorers. A good copy of the hardback edition with poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB327)  in stock.

Pryce (W.T.R.) & Davies (T.A.): Samuel Roberts Clock Maker
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, with good dust jacket. (Ref: BB256)  in stock.

Quill (H.): John Harrison, Copley Medallist and the £20,000 Longitude prize
O/P. 26 pages, 21 figs., 1976. Published in commemoration of the bicentenary of the death of John Harrison, 24th March 1776. An interesting review of the life of the famous chronometer pioneer and the longitude prize. A good copy, card covers a little faded. (Ref: BB328)  in stock.