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 | Daniels (G.): The Art of Breguet
New. 394 pages, well illustrated with 427 b&w illustrations and 12 colour plates, reprinted with a foreword by Emmanuel Breguet, 2021. Long out of print, this much needed reprint makes Daniels' standard reference work, about the life and work of Abraham Louis Breguet and his successors, available to a new generation of enthusiasts and collectors. With dust jacket. (Ref: N5084) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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 | Daniels (G.): The Art of Breguet
O/P. 394 pages, well illustrated with 427 b&w illustrations and 12 colour plates, 1st edition, 3rd impression, 1986. A magnificent volume, now the standard reference work, about the life and work of Abraham Louis Breguet and his successors. A fine copy with very good dust jacket, but all corners a little bruised. (Ref: K836 - M3) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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 | Daniels (G.): The Practical Watch Escapement
NEW. 76 pages, illustrated, new edition, 2016. An expert's description of all common escapements with practical notes on their geometries, together with a description and drawings of George Daniel's famous co-axial escapement, the first new escapement since Thomas Mudge's lever. The text of this new edition is the same as the first edition, plus a foreword by Roger Smith and a summary of the industry's use of the co-axial escapement since Omega started using it in their wristwatches in 1999. The photographs, different but now in colour, show several of Daniel's pocket watches and his Anniversary wristwatch. This new edition is hardback with dust jacket. (Ref: N4096) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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 | Daniels (G.): Watchmaking
NEW. 420 pages, portraits, 25 plates, 777 figures, 4th edition, reprinted 2014. A superb book, by the world's greatest 20th century watchmaker, which explains in detail how to design and make all the parts of a watch. The drawings by David Penney are excellent and make all the techniques described in the text easily understandable. Daniels' aim in writing the book was to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking - the aim has been achieved as the book has been constantly in demand since it was first published in 1981. This edition has an additional portrait of Daniels and 3 new plates (numbered 0, 23 & 24). With dust jacket. (Ref: N876) in stock.
Price: £65.00 |
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Daniels (G.): Watchmaking
O/P. 420 pages, 23 plates, 777 figures, 3rd edition, reprinted 2002. A superb book, which explains in detail how to design and make all the parts of a watch. The drawings by David Penney are excellent and make all the techniques described in the text easily understandable. Daniels' aim in writing the book was to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking - the aim has been achieved as the book has been constantly in demand since it was first published in 1981. A fine copy with very good dust jacket.
(Ref: K1118 - H2) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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 | Darken (J.) (editor): Horological Masterworks - English Seventeenth-Century Clocks from Private Collections
O/P. 251 pages, profusely illustrated in colour, number 17 of 110 copies of the hardback edition, 2003. This is the high quality catalogue, with excellent photographs, of an exhibition of 53 fabulous clocks held in Oxford to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Antiquarian Horological Society. The catalogue fully describes and illustrates every item and has become a desirable collector's item. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover) of the rare hardback edition.
***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.***
(Ref: K4145 - G6) in stock.
Price: £150.00 |
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Darken (J.) (editor): Horological Masterworks - English Seventeenth-Century Clocks from Private Collections
O/P. 251 pages, profusely illustrated in colour, 2003. This is the high quality catalogue, with excellent photographs, of an exhibition of 53 fabulous clocks held in Oxford to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Antiquarian Horological Society. The catalogue fully describes and illustrates every item and has become a desirable collector's item. A fine copy, soft covers. (Ref: K4012 - S1) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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 | Darken (J.) (editor): The Passage of Time - an Exhibition of Timekeeping Through the Ages
NEW. 41 pages, illustrated, 1999. The catalogue of an exhibition held in London in November 1999. Many of the clocks were on loan from private collections so the illustrations are not available elsewhere. Card covers. (Ref: N985) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Darken (J.) (editor): The Passage of Time - an Exhibition of Timekeeping Through the Ages
O/P. 41 pages, illustrated, 1999. The catalogue of an exhibition held in London in November 1999. Many of the clocks were on loan from private collections so the illustrations are not available elsewhere. Very good copy, card covers.
* Was £5.00, now on special offer at £1.00 *
(Ref: K495 - BX3) in stock.
Price: £1.00 |
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Darnall (J.V.): Restoration of Old American Brass Clocks
O/P. 28 pages, figs., 1972. A small booklet on restoring American brass clock movements. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K2723 - BX12) in stock.
Price: £16.00 |
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Darwin (J.): The Triumphs of Big Ben
O/P. 188 pages, illustrated, 1986. The story of the famous clock at Westminster from its conception in 1836 to today. The mechanical disaster in 1976 due to metal fatigue, and the repair of the clock, is covered in great detail. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K2928 - L1) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Daumas (M.): Scientific Instruments of the 17th & 18th Centuries and their Makers
O/P. 361 pages, 142 illustrations, 1972. The first English language edition of Maurice Daumas' pioneering work which is a classic study of the development of scientific instruments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K2738 - S2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | David (Jacques): American and Swiss Watchmaking in 1876
NEW. 82 pages, 43 figures, 2003. An English translation, by Richard Watkins, of two reports to the Intercantonal Committee of Jura Industries on the Manufacture of Watches in the United States. The reports, by Jacques David, are dated January 1877 and March 1877. David attended the United States International Exhibition of 1876 held in Philadelphia and was shocked by what he saw. American manufacturers, using modern methods of production had left the Swiss makers well behind in a very competitive industry. The reports were a principal agent in modernising the Swiss industry and shed much light on American methods of the period. Essential reading for American watch enthusiasts. Card covers. (Ref: N616) in stock.
Price: £17.50 |
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 | David (Jacques): Rapport A La Société Intercantonale Des Industries Du Jura Sur La Fabrication De L'Horlogerie Aux Etats-Unis
O/P. [ 11 ] + 120 pages and 8 plates, limited edition of 1000 numbered copies, 1992. A facsimile reprint of the manuscript report written by Jacques David following his visit to America in 1876. The report is written in beautiful copperplate handwriting and has finely drawn plates. The facsimile is published with a biography of David and a history of the manuscript. An as new copy with original and very good slipcase. [French language] (Ref: K3024 - L3) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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 | Davies (E.): Greater Manchester Clocks and Clockmakers
NEW. 342 pages, about 270 illustrations, 2007. A well researched new book containing detailed information about the clock and watch makers of Southeast Lancashire and Northeast Cheshire (including Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan and Ashton-under-Lyne). As well as information on the makers the book has chapters on turret clocks, public clocks, scientific lectures, the Townley group of astronomers and mill clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1283) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Davis (L.H.): The Greek Revival Influence on American Clock Case Design and Empire Case Development
O/P. 112 pages, 192 illus., 1991. A detailed study of American shelf clock cases. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K3281 - W1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Dawes (H.): Instruments of the Imagination: A history of drawing instruments in Britain 1600 - 1850
O/P. 136 pages, 175 illustrations, 2009. A good book, well-illustrated in colour, about British instrument makers and the use of their instruments in mathematics, drawing, architecture and perspective. A useful reference book for collectors of drawing instruments and all those interested in British scientific instruments. A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K2323 - F1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Dawes (H.) & Dawes (C.): Making Things From New Ideas, the Secret of Prosperity
O/P. 152 pages, 66 figs., 2005. To understand the mechanisms for wealth creation and economic growth the authors have studied the history of science and technology using case studies from the industrial revolution to show how these creative processes still drive the global economy today. The illustrations include lots of scientific instruments. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K4674 - F5) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Dawson (P.G.): The Design of English Domestic Clocks 1660 -1700
O/P. 23 pages, 35 plates, A.H.S. publication number 1, 1956. An interesting publication, based on a lecture given to the society. A good copy, card covers. (Ref: K94 - BX4) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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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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