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Camm (F.J.): Watches, Adjustment and Repair
O/P. 166 pages, 144 figures, 1st edition, 1940. A practical handbook on 20th century watches for the restorer. A good copy (a few pencil annotations in text) with dust jacket. (Ref: K2952 - L1) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Camm (F.J.): Watches, Adjustment and Repair
O/P. 166 pages, 2nd edition, 1941. A practical handbook on 20th century watches for the restorer. A good copy, the dust jacket worn to top of spine. (Ref: K1104 - F5) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Camm (F.J.): Watches, Adjustment and Repair
O/P. 166 pages, 148 figs., 6th edition, 1948. A practical handbook on 20th century watches for the restorer. Good copy with light wear to boards. (Ref: K402 - C1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Capriglia (Guiseppe Da): Misura del Tempo, cioè, Trattato d'Horologij
O/P. 72 pages, illustrated, facsimile reprint, 2015. This work, originally published in 1665 and written by a Capuchin monk, is the earliest treatise on clocks and describes turret and house clocks. A low cost facsimile, good copy, card covers. [Italian language] (Ref: K5072 - BX9) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Cardinal (C.): The Watch from its Origins to the XIXth Century
O/P. 237 pages, 106 colour and 74 b&w illustrations, first English language edition, 1989. A good book charting the development of pocket watches and especially the evolution of their case decoration. A very good copy with good dust jacket (light wear to top of spine). (Ref: K63 - H3) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Cardinal (C.): Uhren in Geschichte, Kunst und Wissenschaft
O/P. 130 pages, 47 colour plus many b&w illustrations, 1984. Watchmaking in History Art and Science - an interesting book charting the development of watches and clocks from the 15th to the 19th century illustrated by items from the Musée International d'Horlogerie at La Chaux-de-Fonds. The book has a deluxe padded silk binding. Very good copy. [German language] (Ref: K3209 - Q3) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Cardinal (C.) et al: L'Homme et le Temps en Suisse 1291 - 1991
O/P. 400 pages, well illustrated, 1991. A detailed study of time, timekeeping, and the manufacture of timepieces in Switzerland. The book is divided into 3 sections: Man and Time in Switzerland; The Measurement of Time in Switzerland; Aspects of the Swiss Horological Industry. A very good copy, owners inscription of front endpaper. [French language] (Ref: K2704 - E1) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Carpenter (W.B.): Mechanical Philosophy, Horology and Astronomy
O/P. 575 pages, 175 figs., 1848. An educational treatise for the Victorians and still of use today. The book has a chapter on pendulums and another on horology. A good copy with tight binding, cloth covered boards now worn and marked. (Ref: K1996 - L1) in stock.
Price: £40.00 |
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 | Carrera (R.): Les Heures de L'Amour / Hours of Love / die Stunden der Liebe
O/P. 143 pages, illustrated (mostly in colour), no date. A short history of horological automata followed by descriptions and illustrations of enamelled and engraved watches with erotic automata. A very good copy with good dust jacket (faded to spine and worn to top of spine). [French, English & German languages] (Ref: K1105 - H3) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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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.
Price: £20.00 |
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 | Caudine (A.): La Grande Horloge - La Comtoise au XIXe Siècle
NEW. 271 pages, over 700 illustrations, 2nd edition, 2006. A detailed study of the evolution and characteristics of the Comtoise clock in the 19th century. Case design, construction, and decoration is covered in great detail, as is the development of dials and dial surrounds. With dust jacket. [French language] (Ref: N2720) in stock.
Price: £47.50 |
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Caudine (A.): La Grande Horloge - La Comtoise au XIXe Siècle
S/H. 271 pages, over 700 illustrations, 1st edition, 1992. A detailed study of the evolution and characteristics of the Comtoise clock in the 19th century. Case design, construction and decoration is covered in great detail as is the development of dials and dial surrounds. Good copy with good dust jacket. [French language] (Ref: K3196 - E7) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Centre D'Information De La Montre Française: French Watch Movements their Technical Characteristics
O/P. 131 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 1974. A review of watch manufacturing in France, details of the technical characteristics of the watch movements and a list of manufacturers' trade marks. The calibres in production are all illustrated and described in great detail. The industry is centred in the Doubs and Haut-Savoie regions close to the Swiss border. A good copy, card covers, spiral bound. Note: this book is in English. (Ref: K2916 - L3) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Centre D'Information De L'Horlogerie Française: French Clock Movements their Technical Characteristics
O/P. 159 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1979. The book includes alarms, table clocks, wall clocks and grandfather clocks. A review of clock manufacturing in France, details of the technical characteristics of the clock movements and a list of manufacturers' trade marks. The movements in production are all illustrated and described in great detail. A very good copy, card covers, spiral bound. Note: this book is in English. (Ref: K4381 - A2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Cescinsky (H.): The Old English Master Clockmakers and their Clocks 1670-1820
O/P. 182 pages, 275 illustrations, 1st edition, 1938. A useful book in its day with lots of black and white photographs. A very good copy (owner's name on front end paper), with complete but worn dust jacket. (Ref: K4014 - B2) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Cescinsky (H.): The Old English Master Clockmakers and their Clocks 1670-1820
O/P. 182 pages, 275 illustrations, 1st edition, 1938. A good copy. (Ref: K345 - R2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Cescinsky (H.) & Hunter (G.L): English and American Furniture
O/P. 311 pages, illustrated, 1929. A pictorial handbook of fine British and American furniture from the late 16th to the early 20th century. Very good copy. (Ref: K5235 - R2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks
O/P. 354 pages, 407 figures, 1st edition [ 1913 ]. The classic work on English clocks, no enthusiast should be without a copy as most of the book is still relevant and of use today. Good copy, top edge gilt, still in its original half leather binding, the leather worn to edges & corners and a little rubbed to spine. (Ref: KW741A - S3) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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 | Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks
O/P. 354 pages, 407 figures, 2nd edition 1914. The classic work on English clocks, no enthusiast should be without a copy as most of the book is still relevant and of use today. A very good copy still in its original half calf and green cloth binding, spine faded, corners worn, very clean internally with light staining to page edges. (Ref: K742 - G7) in stock.
Price: £95.00 |
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Cescinsky (H.) & Webster (M.R.): English Domestic Clocks
O/P. 354 pages, 407 figs., reprinted 1991. The classic work on English clocks, no enthusiast should be without a copy as most of the book is still relevant and of use today. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K446 - E3) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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