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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.
Price: £5.00 |
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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.
Price: £7.00 |
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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.
Price: £1.00 |
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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.
Price: £10.00 |
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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.
Price: £5.00 |
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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.
Price: £6.00 |
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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.
Price: £4.00 |
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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.
Price: £2.50 |
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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.
Price: £2.50 |
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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.
Price: £5.00 |
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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.
Price: £15.00 |
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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.
Price: £9.00 |
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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.
Price: £1.00 |
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Randell (W.L.): Watch Repairing and Adjusting
O/P. 46 pages, 25 figs., 2nd edition, reprinted 1958. A small book, useful when it was published. A good copy, pages browned with age, thin card covers (now worn). (Ref: BB309) in stock.
Price: £1.00 |
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Rees (A.): Clocks, Watches and Chronometers (1819 - 20)
O/P. 295 pages, figures. The 1970 facsimile of the horological sections of Rees's Cyclopaedia. This book has a lot of information on chronometers, clocks, horological tools, compensated balances, dials and dialling, escapements, pendulums and their compensation, remontoirs, etc. An interesting book factually and historically. Good copy, the dust jacket faded. (Ref: BBW296) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Roberts (D.): British Longcase Clocks
S/H. 373 pages, 522 illus., 1990. A very well illustrated book covering all types of longcase clock from circa 1660 to Edwardian times. Well worth having on your bookshelf. A good copy, torn dust jacket. (Ref: BBW240) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Robinson (T.R.): Modern Clocks, Their Repair and Maintenance
O/P. 193 pages, 148 figures, 2nd edition, 1943. A book about clock movements produced in the 1920's and 30's with good information on electric clocks and movements of the period. The book has a chapter of drawings of electric and clockwork driven clock movements in production in 1939. Clean copy internally, annotations inside front cover, covers marked. (Ref: BB212) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Robinson (T.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 467 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, reprinted 1989. This is one of the best books on the subject and essential reading for all collectors and enthusiasts; all editions are now out of print. A good copy, binding slightly loose, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: BB97) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks
O/P. 198 pages, 98 plates, 1st edition 1978. The standard work on tavern & other dial clocks, also useful for its information on Thwaites numbering system. A good copy with worn dust jacket. (Ref: BBW307) in stock.
Price: £12.00 |
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Rose (R.E.): Looking After your Barometer
O/P. 32 pages, 19 figs., 1981. A useful booklet for the owner with details of how to set up different types of clock. A good copy. Card covers faded.
(Ref: BB237) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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