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Atkins (C.E.): The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631 - 1931
O/P. 339 pages, 18 plates, 1931. A scarce and useful reference book which is now very hard to find. A very good copy, corner clipped from front end paper. (Ref: W101) in stock.
Price: £99.00 |
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Bell (G.H.) & Bell (E.F.): Old English Barometers
O/P. 42 pages, 40 plates, 1st and only edition, 1952. The first good book on barometers, still respected and now hard to find. A good copy with good good dust jacket. (Ref: W104) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Britten (F.J.): Britten’s Old Clocks & Watches and their Makers
O/P. 700 pages, illus., 9th edition, 1989. A good copy of the latest edition of this well-known work which has a very good listing of London clock and watch makers. Every enthusiast should have a copy of one of the editions of this book. Fine copy with very good dust jacket jacket. (Ref: W105) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Cescinsky (H.): The Old English Master Clockmakers and their Clocks 1670-1820
O/P. 182 pages, 275 illustrations, 1st edition, 1938. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: W108) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Dinsdale (N.V.): The Old Clockmakers of Yorkshire
O/P. 82 pages, illus., signed by author, 1946. The first book about Yorkshire clockmakers and now very hard to find. A very good copy with poor dust jacket. Card covers. (Ref: W113) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Dowler (G.): Gloucestershire Clock & Watch Makers
O/P. 230 pages, 37 plates, 1984. A well researched and written book, one of the better titles on provincial makers. A lot more than just a list of makers; one maker was convicted and transported to Australia! Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: W114) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Earnshaw (T.): Longitude. An Appeal to the Public: stating Mr Thomas Earnshaw's Claim to the Original Invention of the Improvements in his Timekeepers
O/P. [xxii + 280 pages + 35 pages of appendices], portrait, 6 plates, limited edition of 350 copies, 1986. This is a facsimile reprint of Earnshaw's appeal to the Board of Longitude for a reward for his inventions, first published in 1808, with a new introduction by John Griffiths. A very good copy, leather spine/marbled boards. (Ref: W115) in stock.
Price: £85.00 |
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Elliott (D.J.): Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 172 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 1979. This is the only book on the county and is always in demand as it contains information not to be found elsewhere. The book also contains a chapter on the history of J.B. Joyce & Co. Ltd of Whitchurch, famous for their turret clocks. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: W137) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Goodison (N.): English Barometers 1680 - 1860
O/P. 388 pages, 194 plates, 2nd edition, 1977. An excellent history of domestic barometers with a listing of their makers; this is the best book on the subject. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: W116) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Hawkes (A.J.): The Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Wigan 1650 - 1850
O/P. 84 pages, 13 plates, published by the author in 1950. A very scarce title on regional clockmaking. This book concentrates on William Barker, Archibald Coates, Peter Fearnley, Laurence Leicester, John Burgess and Thomas Bridge. A good copy. (Ref: W138) in stock.
Price: £60.00 |
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Hughes (R.G.) & Craven (M.): Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Derbyshire
O/P. 256 pages, illus., 1998. A very useful contribution to information about regional clocks and clockmakers. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. This book is now out of print and becoming hard to find. (Ref: W119) in stock.
Price: £40.00 |
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Hurcomb (W.E.): The Wetherfield Collection of 222 Clocks
O/P. 95 pages, 2nd edition, 1929, illustrating clocks from this famous collection. A useful reference book. A good copy, red cloth covers a little marked as usual. (Ref: W142) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Huygens (C.): Horologium
O/P. 20 pages, 1 illustration, 1970. A facsimile reprint of the Latin text of Christiaan Huygens' famous work Horologium (first published in 1658), together with an English translation by Ernest Edwardes. An offprint from Antiquarian Horology. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: W120) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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Jagger (C.): The Artistry of the English Watch
O/P. 160 pages, 93 plates, 1988. A detailed well illustrated study of the design and decoration of English watchcases and movements from about 1600 to the Victorian era. With chapters on materials and techniques. Very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: W122) in stock.
Price: £8.00 |
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Ponsford (C.N.): Devon Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 360 pages, 12 figs., 47 plates, 1985. A good book with lots of information about clock and watch making in Devon with notes on Devonshire makers. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: W136) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Ponsford (C.N.): Time in Exeter
O/P. 200 pages, 50 illustrations, hardback, 1st edition, 1978. A well researched book on the history of 700 years of clockmaking in Exeter. Biographical details are given for more than 300 makers. A good copy with bookplate inside front cover and a dust jacket. (Ref: W131) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Roberts (D.): British Skeleton Clocks
O/P. 271 pages, 45 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, 1st edition, 1987. This is the standard reference book on British skeleton clocks and is essential reading for all collectors. A comprehensive survey of British skeleton clocks with excellent illustrations and detailed notes on Evans, Smith & Sons, Condliff and other famous makers. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: W132) in stock.
Price: £60.00 |
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Robertson (J. D.): The Evolution of Clockwork
O/P. 358 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1931. An interesting book, valuable for its special section of 100 pages about the clocks of Japan and the extensive horological bibliography. A good copy, signed by Cecil Clutton on front end paper, faded to spine. (Ref: W133) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Waters (I.): Chepstow Clock and Watchmakers
O/P. 15 pages, 3 illustrations, 1978. A useful listing of Chepstow clock and watch makers with addresses and working dates where known. This booklet is now very hard to find. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: W139) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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