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Brunner (G.L.) & Pfeiffer-Belli (C.): Wristwatches / Armbanduhren / Montres-bracelets
O/P. 512 pages, 2100 illustrations, 1999. The success of the wristwatch in the 20th century is told here through the story of 84 of the century's most prominent watch producers. Some of the makers included were famous in their day but have long been forgotten. Very good copy with good dust jacket. [Text in English, French and German] (Ref: K1568 - F4)  in stock.

Brusa (G.): Italian Night Clocks
O/P. 11 pages, 16 illustrations, 1975. An interesting article reprinted from Antiquarian Horology. Very good copy, card covers.

* Was £5.00, now on special offer at £2.00 *

(Ref: K3451 - BX10)  in stock.

Brusa (G.) & Allix (C.): The Eminent Pierre Le Roy in the Art of Timekeeping Part 1 - Up to about 1765
O/P. [18 pages], 17 figs, 2006. Le Roy's innovations and developments including his one-wheel clock and several escapements. An offprint from Antiquarian Horology. A good copy, not bound (the loose pages are stapled). (Ref: K2641 - BX5)  in stock.

Brusa (G.) & Leopold (J.H.): The Vertical Stackfreed. Mechanical Evidence and Early Eye-Witnesses
O/P. Pages 411 - 426, 7 figs., 1997. A paper about two Italian renaissance clocks with a 'vertical stackfreed' to equalise the spring force. An offprint from an Italian journal. A fine copy, card covers.

* Was £15.00, now on special offer at £1.00 *

(Ref: K2615 - BX5)  in stock.

Brusa (G.) & Sabrier (J.-C.): L'Etraordinaire "Oignon" de Monsieur Camus
O/P. 7 pages, 6 figs., no date. A paper about a pocket watch invented in 1709 by Franciscus Josephus de Camus, an offprint from L'Horlogerie Ancienne. Card covers. [French language]

* Was £4.00, now on special offer at £1.00 *

(Ref: K2611 - BX4)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): Clocks & Watches
O/P. 140 pages, illustrated, 1968. A good introduction to the subject. Good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K57 - G1)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): Collector's Dictionary of Clocks and Watches
O/P. 304 pages, illustrated, 1999. A wide-ranging dictionary with almost 2000 entries including almost everything a collector of clocks and watches would want to know. A fine copy, the dust jacket good but with long tear to rear. (Ref: K2756 - S1)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): The History of Clocks and Watches
O/P. 288 pages, illus., 1979. A very good copy of a well-produced and useful book. A very good copy, with good dust jacket and complete with original slip case. (Ref: K60 - G3)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): The History of Clocks and Watches
O/P. 288 pages, illus., the 1989 reprint. A very good copy of a well-produced and useful book. With good dj. (Ref: K684 - C3)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 146 pages, 26 figs., 22 plates, 1st edition, 1964. A useful book about longcase clocks including their history, movements, cases and makers. Good copy. (Ref: K674 - Z2)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 246 pages, 32 figs., 146 plates, 2nd edition, reprinted 1981. The second and best edition of this well-known work. A useful book about longcase and clocks (English, American and European) including their history, movements, cases and makers. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: KW1014 - C2)  in stock.

Bruton (E.): Uhren Geschichte Schönheit und Technik
O/P. 288 pages, illus., 1979. The German edition of The History of Clocks and Watches, a well produced and useful book. A good copy with good dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K3206 - R2)  in stock.

Bruton (E.) Editor: Watch and Clock Year Book 1963
O/P. 144 pages, published by N.A.G. Press, 1963. A yearbook with a few short articles but mostly of interest for its advertisements and lists of suppliers. Card covers, the spine now with strengthening tape. Covers worn. (Ref: K1102 - BX3)  in stock.

Bryant (D.): Wooden Clock Cases
O/P. 159 pages, illustrated, 1994. An excellent book, the best on the subject, with detailed scale drawings for making cases for English bracket, wall and longcase clocks. Plans are also included for a Black Forest wall clock, a cuckoo clock and a 19th century 'Vienna' regulator. A very good copy of the hardback first edition. (Ref: K1566 - D3)  in stock.

Bryden (D.J.): James Short and his Telescopes
O/P. 34 pages, 8 plates, 1968. An account of the life of James Short (1710 - 1768), Europe's foremost maker of reflecting telescopes; with a description of the instruments brought together for the Bicentenary Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. A good copy, bookplate on rear of title page, card covers. (Ref: K4636 - BX11)  in stock.

Buckley (Francis): The Watch and Clock Makers of Northumberland and Durham of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Recorded in Newspapers, Directories etc.
O/P. 11 pages, 1930. An early paper on the Northumberland and Durham makers contained in a volume of learned society transactions. Good copy. (Ref: K5095 - Q2)  in stock.

Bulova: Bulova Accutron Quartz - Service Manual for Stepping Motor Quartz (S.M.Q.) Series 242
O/P. 11 pages, illus., 1978. Service manual for the 242 series of Accutron quartz watches. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K4994 - BX12)  in stock.

Bulova: Bulova Accutron - Service Manual Series 230
O/P. 24 pages, illus., 1973. Service manual for the 230 series of Accutron 'tuning fork' watches. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K4996 - BX15)  in stock.

Bundock (M.): Herne Bay Clock Tower - A Descriptive History
O/P. 50 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2016. The clock tower, 70 feet high, was completed in 1837, has 4 dials, and is still in use. The original movement by Moore & Sons of Clerkenwell was removed in 1971 and is now in the Clock Tower Information Centre. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2523 - H2)  in stock.