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Drover (C.B.): George IIIrd's Directions for Mounting and Unmounting a Watch
O/P. [4 pages], 4 figs., 1975. A paper, reprinted from Antiquarian Horology about George III's handwritten instructions for assembling a watch. The manuscripts are now in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. Good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K3567 - BX18) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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Drover (C.B.): The Brussels Miniature - An Early Fusee and a Monastic Alarm
O/P. [6 pages], 1 illustration, 1962. A short paper on the spring driven fusee clock shown in a 15th century manuscript miniature, the earliest know illustration of a fusee. An offprint from Antiquarian Horology. Paper covers now worn. (Ref: K2647 - BX5) in stock.
Price: £7.00 |
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Dulken (S. Van): British Patents of Invention, 1617 - 1977 : A Guide for Researchers
O/P. 211 pages, a few illustrations, 1999. A practical handbook suggesting how to identify British patent specifications of interest to a researcher whether by number, name or subject. As over two million British patent specifications have been published this guide is an essential tool! Fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K5225 - F1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Duncan (D.E.): The Calendar
O/P. 360 pages illustrated, 1998. The fascinating story of the 5000-year struggle to align the clock and the heavens -and what happened to the missing ten days. Very good condition. With very good dust jacket. (Ref: K3412 - W2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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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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 | Dunn (R.): The Telescope - A Short History
NEW. 192 pages, 61 illustrations, 2011. An interesting, informative and very readable history of the telescope from its invention in 1608 to the present. With dust jacket. (Ref: N3562) in stock.
Price: £12.00 |
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Dworetsky (L.) & Dickstein (R.): Horology Americana
O/P. 212 pages, 300 illustrations (204 in colour), 1972. This book illustrates over 200 American clocks of all types with excellent colour illustrations. A fine copy with dust jacket. (Ref: K1390 - R2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Dzik (W.H.): Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass, 1660-1800
NEW. 439 pages, 738 illustrations, 2019. Art on a Canvas of Brass is the first book devoted to an analysis of the decorative engraving found on the backplates of English table clocks. Based on engravings from over 1,000 backplate images, the text focuses on the design patterns and imagery from the advent of the pendulum clock until the close of the 18th century. Throughout the book, the figures reveal relationships between different clockmakers who shared the talents of the same engraving artist. The book provides a systematic approach to "reading" engraving patterns on English spring clocks. With dust jacket.
** Those who purchase the book also receive access to an on-line supplement that presents information and images on engraving patterns of over 400 clocks not covered in the book's text. The supplement also contains a Tompion Concordance that allows you to look at images of over 100 Tompion clocks if all you know is the Tompion number. The supplement will be regularly updated by the author. **
(Ref: N4885) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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 | Dzik (W.H.): Beneath the Dial: English Clock Pull Repeat Striking, 1675-1725
NEW. 589 pages, circa 1000 illustrations, 2023. Beneath the Dial is the first book in almost 40 years devoted to pull repeat striking in early English clocks. The book is divided into two parts - part 1 reviews the origins of pull repeat striking during the last quarter of the 17th century; part 2 presents a detailed illustrated Atlas which categorizes pull quarter strike designs for over 200 clocks and timepieces produced between 1675 and 1725. The book includes expert technical contributions by Roger Still, an experienced clock restorer. (Ref: N5200) in stock.
Price: £99.00 |
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 | Earnshaw (T.): Longitude. An Appeal to the Public: stating Mr Thomas Earnshaw's Claim to the Original Invention of the Improvements in his Timekeepers
O/P. [xxii + 280 pages + 35 pages of appendices], portrait, 6 plates, limited edition of 350 copies, 1986. This is a facsimile reprint of Earnshaw's appeal to the Board of Longitude for a reward for his inventions, first published in 1808, with a new introduction by John Griffiths. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover), leather spine/marbled boards complete with the original film wrapper (now with a few tears and small area of loss).
***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this book.***
(Ref: K1126 - W1) in stock.
Price: £125.00 |
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Eckhardt (G.H.): Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 229 pages, illus., an undated reprint of a book first published in 1955. A good book on Pennsylvania clocks with a detailed list of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania makers. The book also contains the music and words of Henry Clay Work's famous song "Grand-father's Clock" and a sequel to it. With poor dust jacket. (Ref: K1071 - H4) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Edgcumbe (R.): The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth Century London
O/P. 197 pages, 25 colour and 139 b&w illustrations, 2000. This is an excellent book and is the first detailed study of the chasing of watchcases and gold boxes in the eighteenth century. This book charts the international origins of the chasers, their training and techniques, the engraved sources for their designs, and their relationships with the patrons and watchmakers who commissioned their work. The chasers worked for all the leading watchmakers of the day including George Graham, the Ellicotts and Thomas Mudge. A fine copy with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K703 - R2) in stock.
Price: £145.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 165 pages, 22 plates, 1st edition, 1949. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A clean copy of the first edition, light foxing to end papers, poor dust jacket. (Ref: K109 - F3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A very good copy with good dust jacket (a little worn to edges). (Ref: K1128 - R2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 271 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, 1971. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A good copy with dust jacket (with 3cm tear). (Ref: K1022 - B2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 270 pages, 221 plates, 3rd edition, reprinted 1976. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K352 - G4) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): The Grandfather Clock
O/P. 215 pages plus 159 plates, 4th edition, 1980. This is the most recent and best edition of this well- known book. All editions of this book are different, with different illustrations, and all are worth reading. Very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K110 - E6) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Edwardes (E. L.): The Story of the Pendulum Clock
O/P. 270 pages & 206 plates, leatherbound edition, number 10 of 100 copies, signed by author, 1977. A very readable and informative book containing information not to be found elsewhere. I regard this as one of Edwardes' best books. A very good copy bound in full morocco, all edges gilt, and with gilt lettering to the spine, in its original slipcase. (Ref: KW998 - A1) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Edwardes (E. L.): The Story of the Pendulum Clock
O/P. 270 pages & 206 plates, 1977. A very readable and informative book containing information not to be found elsewhere. I regard this as one of Edwardes' best books. The standard cloth bound edition, a very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1023 - H6) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Edwardes (E.L.): Weight-driven Chamber Clocks of the Middle Ages & Renaissance
O/P. 160 pages, 64 plates, 8 figs, signed by author, 1965. An interesting, well researched, and under-rated book on the horology of the Middle Ages, the sixteenth century and the early seventeenth century. A very good copy (owners name and blind stamp on front end paper) with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1625 - G2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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