Added This Month

Bassermann-Jordan (B.): The Book of Old Clocks and Watches
O/P. 522 pages, over 400 illus., 1st English edition, 1964. A good book being a detailed survey, description and information about many different types of clocks from around the world. This book is well worth reading. Very good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K26 - E4)  in stock.

Carruthers (A.S.): James Carruthers (1788-1849) Clockmaker
O/P. 9 pages, 1959. A paper about the life of James Carruthers, contained in a volume of the Transactions of the Dumfriesshire Antiquarian Society. Carruthers worked for Blaylock in Carlisle prior to starting his own business in Dumfries in 1828, moving to Carlisle in 1833. Very good copy, thick card covers. (Ref: K3522 - Z1)  in stock.

Daniell (J.A.): The Making of Clocks and Watches in Leicestershire and Rutland
O/P. 36 pages, 8 plates, 1952. This small book is still an excellent source for information about makers in these two counties. This is the reprint, with revisions, of a paper originally published in the Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society. A very good copy, now nicely bound in blue cloth. (Ref: K4307 - A2)  in stock.

Gardner (Malcolm): Catalogue 16
O/P. Malcolm Gardner's 1971 horological book catalogue, of 138 pages, for the famous book collection of Professor D. S. Torrens of Trinity College, Dublin. This catalogue is a very useful reference tool as it includes over 2000 items, many of which are now very rare. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2762 - K1)  in stock.

Good (R.): Victorian Clocks
O/P. 207 pages, 143 clocks illustrated and described, 1996. A good book about the best of Victorian clockmaking, previously ignored by most authors. The book has chapters on English carriage clocks, chronometers, wall, longcase, mantel and skeleton clocks, regulators, time ball & electric clocks and turret clocks. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K129 - F3)  in stock.

Hasluck (P.N.): The Clock Jobber's Handybook
O/P. 160 pages, 105 figures, 11th edition, 1928. This book is well-known to clock enthusiasts who want to clean and overhaul clock movements. A good copy, still in original card covers. (Ref: K497 - BX2)  in stock.

Howse (D.): Greenwich Time and the Longitude
O/P. 199 pages, illustrated, 1998. A well written account of the determination of time and of longitude for astronomers, navigators and the British Isles. Later chapters cover the use of Greenwich as prime meridian and its adoption by the world. This is an updated edition of a book with a similar title, first published in 1980. A fine copy with fine dust jacket (faded to spine). (Ref: K4245 - Q2)  in stock.

Kemp (R.): The Englishman's Watch
O/P. 148 pages plus 139 plates, 1979. A good introductory book to pocket watch collecting written by a watch collector who liked American, Swiss and English watches of the late 18th to the early 20th century. Lots of information for the enthusiast. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1034 - G3)  in stock.

Legg (E.): The Clock & Watchmakers of Buckinghamshire
O/P. 39 pages, card covers, 1976. A carefully researched book with a useful list of clock and watch makers. A small booklet but now hard to find. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K455 - BX2)  in stock.

Nelthropp (H.L.): A Treatise on Watch-Work Past and Present
O/P. 310 pages, figures, 1st and only edition, 1873. A well written book by one of the leading collectors of his time, written with the help of George Blackie - a watchmaker. The book includes a translation of Lalande's 1755 treatise on the pitching of wheels and pinions that was first published in Lepaute's Traité d'Horlogerie. A fairly good copy, clean internally, original cloth, binding a bit loose, cloth worn through along part of spine and corners, wear to boards. Sold at a sensible price. (Ref: K691 - Q1)  in stock.

Symonds (R.W.): Thomas Tompion His Life and Work
O/P. 320 pages, 4 colour plates, 272 b&w plates, 2 folding plates, signed by author, 1st edition 1951. Every enthusiast needs a copy of this book about England's most famous clock and watch maker. The original edition is so much nicer than the reprint, and the photographs are sharper. An interesting copy as it has the bookplate of Geoffrey Buggins, M.B.E. The Buggins family of clockmakers purchased the Thwaites & Reed clockmaking business in 1856 and it remained in family ownership, latterly led by Geoffrey Buggins until 1978. A very good copy, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K294 - N3)  in stock.

Thoday (A.G.): Barometers
O/P. 38 pages, 24 illustrations, 1978. A Science Museum booklet which is an excellent introduction to the subject with good historical and technical explanations. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K463 - BX2)  in stock.

Tribe (T.) & Whatmoor (P.): Dorset Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 234 pages, 38 illus., 1981. An excellent book on the county and also useful for the listing of makers in the Channel Islands (Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey). Very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K858 - F5)  in stock.

Ward (F.A.B.): Time Measurement
O/P. 151 pages, 12 plates, 1966. A publication by the Science Museum, London being a descriptive catalogue of the collection illustrating time measurement. The section on electric clocks and watches is of interest as is the section on sundials. A good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K485 - H4)  in stock.

White (G.S.J.): The Clockmakers of London
O/P. 48 pages, illustrated, 1998. An interesting introduction to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and its fine collections of books, manuscripts, clocks and watches housed at the Guildhall Library, London. A very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2205 - G2)  in stock.

Wood (E.J.): Curiosities of Clocks and Watches from the Earliest Times
O/P. 443 pages, 1st edition, 1866. A history of horology from the earliest times supplemented with details of famous clocks and famous people, humorous anecdotes and lots more. A good clean copy of the first edition in its original binding, cloth faded and worn to top and bottom of spine, corners bumped. (Ref: K794 - N1)  in stock.