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 | Antiquarian Horological Society: Continental Clocks and Watches
O/P. 75 pages, illus., 1989. An interesting catalogue of an exhibition held at Prescot Museum and organised by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society in 1989. All the exhibits are illustrated and described. A new copy (old stock), card covers. (Ref: N2159) in stock.
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A.H.S.: Horological Dialogues volume 2
O/P. 91 pages, illustrated, 1986. Published by the American section of the Antiquarian Horological Society this is the catalogue of an exhibition of seventeenth century spring driven table clocks. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: KW2617 - BX11) in stock.
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Antiquarian Horological Society: Pioneers of Precision Timekeeping
O/P. 117 pages, illus., no date but circa 1970. A detailed account of some famous watches: Harrison's H5, Mudge's first lever watch, Kendall's K2, Mudge's marine chronometer, and the Huber/Mudge timepiece. A good copy of the hardback edition. (Ref: K552 - C1) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Antiquarian Horological Society: Tercentenary Exhibition of the Pendulum Clock of Christian Huygens
O/P. 28 pages, 13 illustrations plus colour plate on cover, 1956. The catalogue of an exhibition which showed the development of the pendulum as a timekeeper, with an appendix on Huygens' pendulum experiments. Good condition, card covers. (Ref: K1257 - BX2) in stock.
Price: £2.00 |
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 | Antiquarian Horological Society: The Proceedings of the Oxford 2000 Convention
NEW. 49 pages, illustrated, 2000. The book has reports of several interesting papers given at the conference. Card covers. (Ref: N2878) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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[A.H.S.]: The Royal Society and the Fourth Dimension: The History of Timekeeping
O/P. 72 pages, illus., 1993. A record of the papers presented at a symposium including papers on Christian Huygens, John Harrison, Robert Hooke and the Transit of Venus. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K2962 - R1) in stock.
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Appleby (K.): Clockmakers of Cheshire
O/P. 152 pages, 12 colour and 12 b&w plates, 1999. This is the only book about Cheshire makers and the listing by town and village is most useful. The extracts from the Cheshire Sheaf, Chester Chronicle and Chester Courant provide useful information about the makers, which is not easily available elsewhere. This book has become hard to find. A very good clean copy, the dust jacket fairly good but with wear to edges and corners. (Ref: K5197 - F3) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers August 1972
O/P. 25 pages, illustrated, 1972. A useful reference for the descriptions and illustrations of some fine chronometers by Arnold, Earnshaw, Dent, Motel, McCabe etc. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K600 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers May 1979
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1979. A useful catalogue describing and illustrating some fine chronometers by Arnold, Barraud, Dent, Breguet, Ditisheim, etc. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: KW475 - BX11) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Asprey: Exhibition of Marine Chronometers December 1987
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1987. A useful catalogue describing and illustrating some fine chronometers by Arnold, Barraud, Pennington & others, Breguet, James Murray, Usher & Cole, etc. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3907 - D2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Asprey: The Clockwork of the Heavens
O/P. 92 pages, 88 photographs, 1973. A useful and informative exhibition catalogue of astronomical clocks, watches & scientific instruments. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K11 - H3) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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 | Asprey & Neilson: Exhibition of Fine Antique & Decorative Clocks 10th - 20th June, 1975
O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1975. 98 fine clocks are described and many of them are illustrated, some in colour. 23 of the clocks are skeleton clocks from the Major Heathcote collection. These are unused pristine copies with perfect dust jackets - a special purchase of old stock found in a booksellers warehouse. (Ref: N1856) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Asprey & Neilson: Exhibition of Fine Antique & Decorative Clocks 10th - 20th June, 1975
O/P. 57 pages, illustrated, 1975. 98 fine clocks are described and many of them are illustrated, some in colour. 23 of the clocks are skeleton clocks from the Major Heathcote collection. Good copy, the dust jacket with a few small tears. (Ref: K1400 - H1) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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Assmus (F.): Technische Laufwerke einschliesslich Uhren
O/P. 279 pages, 273 figs, 1958. A detailed technical manual on gear trains, escapements and striking work for clocks, watches and relates mechanisms. A good copy, the dust jacket with a few small tears. [German language] (Ref: K3145 - Q2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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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, bookplate on front endpaper, edges of cloth a little rubbed.
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(Ref: K12 - Q1) in stock.
Price: £145.00 |
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 | Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, 9 illustrations, top edge gilt, privately printed, 1881. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. A very good copy of the standard brown cloth edition with gilt lettering to front and spine, pages clean and bright, corners lightly bumped. Now scarce.
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(Ref: K13 - M2) in stock.
Price: £150.00 |
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 | Atkins (S.E.) & Overall (W.H.): Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London
O/P. 346 pages, 9 illustrations, privately printed, 1881. An historical account of the Company and its working practices with information about early makers. A good copy, rebound many years ago with a vellum spine and paper covered boards, the latter worn to edges and with worn and bruised corners. A scarce book. (Ref: K3041 - V1) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Atkinson (R.J.C.): Stonehenge and Avebury and neighbouring monuments
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, reprinted 1971. A useful visitor guide to Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill and the other prehistoric monuments in the area. A good copy, card covers (front cover torn). (Ref: K4527 - BX3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Attali (J.): Mémoire de Sabliers - Collections, mode d'emploi
O/P. 189 pages, illustrated, 1997. A detailed study of sandglasses and how they were used, with excellent colour illustrations of surviving glasses. The book also shows sandglasses depicted in paintings of the period in which they were made and used. A fine copy, with very good dust jacket. [French language] (Ref: K1959 - P3) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Atthill (R.): Time Passed in Somerset - Clockmakers of Ashwick and Oakhill
O/P. 2 pages, 3 illustrations, 1976. An extract from Country Life magazine, The Hardwick and Roper families lived and worked as clockmakers in the Ashwick and Oakhill area for 200 years. Richard Hardwick, the founder of the dynasty was apprenticed as a clockmaker in 1715. A good copy, now folded. (Ref: K5253 - BX 3) in stock.
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