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Gordon (G.F.C.): Clockmaking Past and Present
O/P. 232 pages, 35 plates, 2nd edition, enlarged by A.V. May, 1949. This book includes sections on turret clocks and gravity escapements written by Lord Grimthorpe in Clocks, Watches & Bells. A very good copy (inscription inside front cover). (Ref: K132 - A1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Gotteland (A.) & Camus (G.): Sundials in Paris
O/P. 29 pages, 1995. A useful guide to public sundials in Paris, translated from Cadrans Solaires de Paris by Walker and Wells for use on a British Sundial Society visit to Paris in 1995. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3695 - BX11) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Gould (R.T.): Communications Old and New
O/P. 54 pages, illustrated, [ 1945 ]. Written for Cable and Wireless Ltd by Rupert T. Gould, the author of the famous book The Marine Chronometer its History and Development; the book describes many communication methods from jungle drums to television. A good clean copy but boards becoming detached. (Ref: K4923 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Gould (R.T.): John Harrison and his Timekeepers
O/P. 22 pages, 8 plates,1958 A reprint of an article first published in 1935. A detailed account of Harrison's life and work and also of Gould's work in rescuing the clocks from further decay and putting them into working order. Good copy, staples rusted, 2 centre pages loose, card covers. (Ref: K355 - BX2) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Green (A.R.): Sundials Incised Dials or Mass-Clocks
O/P. 203 pages, figs., 16 plates, 1926. This is one of the classic works on scratch dials - a study of the time-markers of medieval churches, containing descriptions, photographs, diagrams and analysis of dials, chiefly in Hampshire, but also in various other English counties. A good copy. (Ref: K1759 - G2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Green (F.H.): Old English Clocks
O/P. 89 pages, 51 plates, with errata slip, first edition, number 88 of 300 copies, 1931. A rare book limited to 300 copies, on handmade paper, uncut, with black leather spine and green cloth boards. A good copy, crisp and clean internally, bookplate inside front cover, the leather spine very rubbed as usual, corners bruised.
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(Ref: KW2586 - H1) in stock.
Price: £295.00 |
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 | Green (F.H.): Old English Clocks
O/P. 89 pages, 51 plates, with errata slip, first edition, this copy not numbered, 1931. A rare book limited to 300 copies, with grey cloth spine, grey cloth corners and pale grey paper covered boards. The book was printed by the St. Dominic's Press on handmade paper with deckled edges, the top edge gilt. A very good copy, bright and clean internally, covers clean and bright with gilt lettering to the spine. With poor dust jacket (wear to all edges, splitting on spine, some loss to top and bottom of spine).
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(Ref: K2598 - F1) in stock.
Price: £195.00 |
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 | Greenlaw (J.): Longcase Clocks
NEW. 40 pages, well illustrated, reprinted 2005. A concise survey of the development of the longcase clock in Great Britain, with useful advice on their setting up and maintenance. Card covers. (Ref: N2190) in stock.
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Greenlaw (J.): Swansea Clocks - Watch and Clockmakers of Swansea and District (Llanelli, Llandeilo, Neath)
O/P. 123 pages, illus., 1997. A comprehensive list of watch and clock makers for Swansea and neighbouring towns with notes on the development of horology in Wales. The book also has short chapters on the clockmaker's workshop and the clockmaker's apprentice. A very good copy, soft covers. (Ref: K575 - J2) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Greenwood (T.): The New Turners' & Fitters' Handbook
O/P. 160 pages, 1 folding plate, no date. The subtitle is: The New Turners' and Fitters' Handbook. Great Discoveries relating to Screw Cutting and the Lathe, establishing this work as a Standard Text Book for all time. Combined with The Original Turners' and Fitters' Handbook, which, without advertising, is now in the hands of over 50,000 engineers, and has reached the 15th edition. Also a complete explanation of what the Author believes to be the Most Perfect Lathe in the World, Which enables the Student to become an Expert Workman, and to acquire the best and simplest Methods of Calculation, by both British and Metric Measurements, Making both Lathe and Book highly adapted for Technical Schools. This was self published by the author circa 1904. A very good copy for its age, spine faded. (Ref: K2218 - BX4) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Grimthorpe (Lord): A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells
O/P. 404 pages, 81 figs., 1 folding plate, 8th edition, 1903. Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe, was one of the 19th century's great horological characters. The book contains lots of information on clocks, watches and chronometers. This is a very good copy with the folding plate of The Great Westminster Clock, still in its original cloth binding (the latter now a little discoloured). (Ref: KW1029 - T1) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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Grimthorpe (Lord): A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells for Public Purposes
O/P. 404 pages, folding frontispiece of the Westminster clock, 81 figs., 1975. A reprint of the 8th edition, originally printed in 1903, of this famous publication. Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe was one of the 19th century's great horological characters. The book contains lots of information on clocks, watches and chronometers. A very good copy (newspaper cutting about Denison on ffep) with fair dust jacket. (Ref: K354 - E5) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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 | Grosch (H.), Dietzschold (C.) & Hüttig (A.): Praktisches Handbuch für Uhrmacher
O/P. 320 pages, 263 figs., 1907. A detailed practical manual for watchmakers with notes and instructions on selecting materials and setting up the tools and machines needed for the production of watch and clock parts, with sections on the repair, adjustment and regulation of clocks and watches. A clean copy, boards very worn. [German language] (Ref: K3171 - P2) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Gschwind (E.): Montres de Genève / Geneva Watches / Genfer Uhren 1630 - 1720
O/P. [98 pages] including 44 pages of colour plates, 1978. A catalogue of 29 early Geneva made watches, many with fine Geneva enamelling to the cases including examples by the Huaud family. A fine copy. Card covers. [French, English and German language] (Ref: K2801 - J1) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Guéroux (F.): Watches - An Identification Manual for Contemporary and Collector's Pieces
S/H. 283 pages, over 300 illustrations, 2018. The growth in wristwatch collecting, and the value of genuine watches has led to a massive increase in the number of well make fakes on the market. This book is a comprehensive guide to identifying fake wristwatches and is an essential book for collectors and enthusiasts. An unused copy but with two bruised corners (transit damage).
(Ref: K4515 - E1) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Guye (S.) & Michel (H.): Time & Space - Measuring Instruments from the 15th to the 19th Century
O/P. 289 pages, 295 illustrations, 1st English language edition, 1971. An interesting book charting the development of clocks, watches, chronometers and navigational instruments. R. K. Foulkes' copy with his signature on end paper. A very good copy with good dust jacket (now a bit discoloured). (Ref: KW2003 - C3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Guyot (E.): Dictionnaire des Termes Utilisés dans la Mesure du Temps
O/P. 125 pages, illustrated, 1953. A dictionary of terms used in time measurement, written by the director of the Neuchâtel Observatory. A good copy (but with hole drilled in one corner), card covers. [French language] (Ref: K4921 - Z1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Hagans (O.R.) editor: Year Clocks - Their Characteristics and Methods of Repair
O/P. 21 pages, 24 figs., no date. This item, about year going clocks with a torsion pendulum, was reprinted from The American Horologist & Jeweler in about 1949. The article first appeared in Deutsche Uhrmacher Zeitung in 1926. Paper covers now a little stained, staples rusted. (Ref: K1603 - BX5) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Haggar (A.L.) & Miller (L.F.): Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. Complete with the Supplement. In total: 203 pages, 93 figs., 1974, Supplement 1979. This is a very useful reference book and is the only book about this county. A very good copy. Main work hardback without dust jacket, the Supplement with card covers. This book is now very hard to find. (Ref: K412 - F6) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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 | Haggar (A.L.) & Miller (L.F.): Suffolk Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 169 pages, map, 86 figs., 1974. This is a very useful reference book and is the only book about this county. A very good copy with good dust jacket (worn to top of spine). This book in now hard to find. (Ref: K2718 - Q2) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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