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Barraud (E.M.): Barraud, The Story of a Family
O/P. 190 pages, frontispiece + 20 plates, 11 pedigree charts, 1967. The story of the Barraud family in England, New Zealand and America, all descended from Philippe Barraud who was born in France and became a British citizen in 1704. The family includes several distinguished artists as well as the clock and chronometer makers. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover) with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K25 - F2)  in stock.

Brown (O.): The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Catalogue 2 Balance & Weights
O/P. 32 pages, illustrated, 1982. A useful description of the collection of balances and weights at this well-known Museum in Cambridge. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3790 - G3)  in stock.

Brown (O.): The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Catalogue 4 Spheres, Globes & Orreries
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1983. A useful description of the spheres, globes and orreries at this well-known Museum in Cambridge. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5250 - E3)  in stock.

Cescinsky (H.): The Gentle Art of Faking Furniture
O/P. 168 pages, 292 plates, 1st edition, 1931. An interesting book about the detection of fakes and 'improvements' in English furniture and woodwork. The book includes a chapter on longcase and bracket clocks. A very good copy, covers a little faded. (Ref: K2087 - G2)  in stock.

De Carle (D.): British Time
O/P. 199 pages, 46 plates, 18 figs., 1st edition, signed by author, 1947. This book has never been reprinted so is the rarest of De Carle's books. A good survey of British public timekeeping including Greenwich, Kew, 'Big Ben', Daylight Saving Time, time signals, 'TIM', electric clocks and the Shortt free pendulum. A very good copy with fair dust jacket. (Ref: K1120 - J1)  in stock.

Ditisheim (P.): The Timing of Chronometers and Watches - A Review of the History and Progress of Adjusting
O/P. A nicely bound photocopy, 14 pages, 25 figs. This is an English translation, of item K3325 above, (Le Progrès du Réglage des Chronomètres et des Montres), which first appeared in "English Mechanics" March-April 1926. A good useable copy. (Ref: K5249 - P1)  in stock.

Drinkwater (P.I.): Oronce Finé's First Book of Solar Horology
O/P. 31 pages, illustrated, 1990. A biography of Finé followed by a translation and interpretation of Finé's first book of solar horology first published in 1560. The first book deal with sundials (a stationary device with a moving shadow), and a nocturnal. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3589 - K1)  in stock.

Drinkwater (P.I.): Oronce Finé's Second Book of Solar Horology
O/P. 32 pages, illustrated, 1993. A translation and interpretation of Finé's second book of solar horology which deals with observational instruments (quadrants, ring dials, universal astrolabes, Regiomontanus dial) whose main purpose is to tell the time. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3781 - J1)  in stock.

Drinkwater (P.I.): Oronce Finé's Third & Fourth Books of Solar Horology
O/P. 11 pages, illustrated, 1993. A translation and interpretation of Finé's third and fourth books of solar horology which deal with the construction (book 3) and use (book 4) of his own, slightly amended form, of astrolabe quadrant. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3782 - L1)  in stock.

Duncan (A.M.): Copernicus: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
O/P. 328 pages, 1976. An English translation of Nicolaus Copernicus' famous work De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium first published in Nuremberg in 1543. The work proved that the sun is at the centre of our solar system, orbited by the earth and the other planets. A fine copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K5244 - F3)  in stock.

Fallet (E.): La Mesure du Temps en Mer et les Horlogers Suisses
O/P. 520 pages, illustrated, 1995. A comprehensive study of Swiss marine chronometer makers and their work; some makers such as Nardin and Ditisheim are well-known, but this book also includes a lot of less well-known makers. The book includes a chapter on the Neuchâtel and Geneva Observatories where chronometers were tested and a list of all the chronometers (with their serial numbers) on trial at Neuchâtel between 1860 and 1984 - very useful for dating extant examples. A very good copy, pictorial boards, spine faded. [French language] (Ref: K2290 - E4)  in stock.

Gatty (A.): The Book of Sun-Dials. Collected by Mrs Alfred Gatty
O/P. 156 pages, 5 engraved plates, 1st edition, 1872. A wealth of information on sundials and sundial mottoes by Mrs Alfred Gatty. A very good copy in original Victorian binding with gilt logo and blind tooling to front, gilt lettering to spine. Bookplate inside front cover.

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(Ref: K4300 - G3)  in stock.

Gazeley (W.J.): Clock and Watch Escapements
O/P. 294 pages, 192 illustrations, reprinted 2020. A recent reprint of Gazeley's classic work, written by a master craftsman, with detailed explanations and diagrams of all commonly found escapements. This book is of use to restorers and all enthusiasts who want a better understanding of the subject. A good copy with good dust jacket (it is all in fine condition but with 2 bruised corners). (Ref: K1025 - N1)  in stock.

Hoare (C.): The Slide Rule and How to Use It
O/P. 104 pages, 9th edition, complete with original cardboard slide rule, 1907. The basics of how to use a slide rule and chapters on how to use it in mensuration, mechanics, engineering and commerce. A very good copy but card slide rule is inserted within a linen pocket inside the front cover, as the rule projects beyond the top edge of the board the top 3cm of the rule are worn and creased. (Ref: K5245 - J1)  in stock.

Hudson (F.): Scottish Clockmakers (A Brief History - up to 1900)
O/P. 32 pages, 4 colour + 51 figures, 1984. A brief history of Scottish clockmaking. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2399 - P1)  in stock.

Manthey (D): A Treatise of Mathematical Instruments by John Robertson
O/P. 226 pages, 11 plates, 2002. A reprint of the 3rd edition of A Treatise of such Mathematical Instruments, as are usually put into a Portable Case by John Robertson published in 1775. The book has 26 pages of modern notes by David Manthey including a biography of Robertson. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K5246 - N1)  in stock.

Negretti & Zambra: A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments
S/H. 176 pages, reprint of a book first published in 1864. A detailed work describing the principles and construction of barometers, hygrometers, rain gauges, anemometers, ozonometers and other meteorological instruments. Very good copy, paperback. (Ref: K2310 - K1)  in stock.

Nettell (D.F.): An Amateur's Guide to Automatic Winders
O/P. 49 pages, figures, 1987. A useful guide to the types of automatic winder available for turret clocks. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K774 - K1)  in stock.

Owen (G.A.): A Treatise on Weighing Machines
O/P. 207 pages, 175 illustrations, 1922. A good guide to the principles and construction of all types of weighing machines - beam scales, counter machines, steelyards, weighbridges, and many more. With a chapter on friction, knife-edges and bearings. Good copy. (Ref: K5247 - F3)  in stock.

Price (D. de Solla): Gears from the Greeks - The Antikythera Mechanism
O/P. 70 pages, 45 figures, 1974. In 1900 a mediterranean shipwreck was discovered off the small island of Antikythera in Greece. The shipwreck dates from 80 B.C. and the find included an assembly of corroded bronze gear wheel fragments believed to be a mechanical model of the solar system and able to calculate, astronomical positions, eclipses etc. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K5248 - G3)  in stock.