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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.
Price: £75.00 |
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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.
Price: £30.00 |
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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.
Price: £15.00 |
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Chenakal (V. L.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers in Russia 1400 - 1850
O/P. 64 pages, 10 plates, 1st edition, 1972. A useful listing of Russian clockmakers including foreigners such as Robert Hynam who was born in England but worked in St. Petersburg. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K710 - F2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Dawson (P.G.): The Iden Clock Collection
O/P. 283 pages, illustrated, 1987. This book about the famous Iden collection of early English clocks was limited to 1000 copies and is now scarce. Each of the 127 clocks and barometers is well illustrated and described. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: KW95 - S3) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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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.
Price: £35.00 |
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'Espinasse (M.): Robert Hooke
O/P. 192 pages, 16 plates, 1956. A pioneering book on the life and work of Robert Hooke, one of England's great scientists who was also an architect and surveyor. Ex-library but a very good copy, library stamp inside front cover, front end paper and half-title pages broowned. (Ref: K1922 - X2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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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.
Price: £75.00 |
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Folsom (M.B.) & Lubar (S.D.) editors: The Philosophy of Manufactures - Early Debates over Industrialisation in the United States
O/P. 462 pages, 1982. A republication of 32 speeches and lectures written between 1775 and 1860; some in favour, others against, the industrialisation of the United States. Some in the newly independent America saw industrialisation as a way to be free of British trade influence, others saw it as fundamentally undemocratic regarding factory workers as slaves of the factory owners. Good copy with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K3494 - S3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Gardner (Malcolm): Catalogues
O/P. A collection of Malcolm Gardner's horological book catalogues, numbers: 6 part 2, (1950), 6 part 3 (1950), 8 (1952), 12 (1958), 14 (1961), 15 (1968), 16 (1971), 17 (1973), 18 (1976), 20 (1980), 21 (1982), 22 (1983), 23 (1985 -86), 24 (1987-88). A useful reference to the scarcer items as Malcolm Gardner was the foremost horological bookseller of his day and his old catalogues are very useful as reference sources for clock and watch enthusiasts. Good copies, paper covers. (Ref: K4878 - W3) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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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.
Price: £125.00 |
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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.
Price: £15.00 |
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International Wristwatch : International Wristwatch (issues 25 - 36)
O/P. This bi-monthly magazine was the international, English language edition, of Orologida Polso a leading periodical devoted to wristwatches with up to date information and articles by leading experts. It is no longer published and becoming hard to find - it will be an important reference source in years to come. Complete run from issue 25 (November 1994) to issue 36 (September 1996). A good set housed in original slipcase. In very good condition with good slip case. (Ref: K5172 - B1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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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.
Price: £20.00 |
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Mercer (A.): Chronometer Makers of the World
O/P. 291 pages, illus., first edition, 1991. This book is very useful as it contains an extensive list of chronometer makers and craftsmen with addresses and working dates. The early chapters include information about John Harrison, the Greenwich trials, Kelvin & Hughes, Mercer serial numbers, etc. A good copy (a few small stains to front end paper) with fair dust jacket (complete but with some coffee stains). (Ref: K2710 - P1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Odmark (A.L.): Patents for Inventions Abridgements of Specifications Class 139 Watches, Clocks and Other Timepieces 1901 - 1930
O/P. Facsimile edition, 1979. This is volume 2 only, covering the period 1901 - 1930 (volume 1 covered the period 1855 - 1900). These abridgements, published by the British Patent Office are a very useful resource for researchers interested in mechanical and electrical clocks and watches. If you find something of interest then the full patent may be obtained from the Patent Office. A very good copy. (Ref: K3951 - S1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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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: £20.00 |
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 | Penney (D.): Mail Guards' Watches: As used on Mail Coaches and early Railways
NEW. 24 pages, well illustrated, 2025. The latest book in a series of Horological Profiles by well-known horologist David Penney. A brief history of the British Post Office's mail coaches and the strong, durably cased watch movements, often of several day's duration, as needed on some of the longer routes. Official post was first carried in mail coaches in 1784 and continued until the business transferred to the railways in the 1830's and 1840's. A useful contribution on a little known subject that is becoming very collectable. Card covers. (Ref: N5243) in stock.
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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.
Price: £25.00 |
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Roberts (Deryck): The Bracket Clock
O/P. 192 pages, 30 plates, 42 figures, 1982. This book covers the period 1650 to 1925 and is a good general survey of case, movement, dial and hand styles that are useful for dating bracket clocks. Very good copy, the dust jacket good but faded to spine. (Ref: K1048 - P1) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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