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Richard & Co., Ltd.: Clocks 1928/1929
O/P. 24 pages, illustrated, 1928. A clock manufacturers wholesale catalogue, with prices, showing a wide range of English made longcase and mantel clocks as well as French made drawing room, carriage and alarm clocks. The company also sold a range of spring driven 'lantern clocks'. This is a very rare catalogue and it still has the manufacturers information sheet at the front (these were usually torn out by the retailer). Good copy, staples rusted away so pages loose, a few pencil annotations in text, card covers. (Ref: K4295 - G3) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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 | Roberts (D.): British Skeleton Clocks
O/P. 271 pages, 45 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, 1st edition, 1987. This is the standard reference book on British skeleton clocks and is essential reading for all collectors. A comprehensive survey of British skeleton clocks with excellent illustrations and detailed notes on Evans, Smith & Sons, Condliff and other famous makers. A fine copy (bookplate inside front cover) with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K1404 - F1) in stock.
Price: £100.00 |
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 | Roberts (D.): Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks
NEW. 368 pages, well illustrated in colour and b&w, 1993. This book is just as useful as Allix's Carriage Clocks but concentrates on the more rare and more decorative items. Several of the better-known English makers each have a chapter devoted to them. A very useful reference book if you are interested in carriage clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N254) in stock.
Price: £90.99 |
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 | Roberts (D.): English Precision Pendulum Clocks
NEW. 296 pages, well illustrated, many in colour, 2003. This is a splendid book, the second of Derek Roberts' three volumes on precision clocks. The book describes and illustrates clocks by all the famous English makers - John Shelton, Thomas Mudge, John Ellicott, John Arnold, Thomas Earnshaw, the Vulliamys, Robert Molyneaux, James Condliff, Dent and Frodsham, to name but a few! This is the only book on English regulators and will be regarded as the standard reference work on the subject for many years to come. With dust jacket. (Ref: N259) in stock.
Price: £90.99 |
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 | Roberts (D.): Precision Pendulum Clocks - the Quest for Accurate Timekeeping
NEW. 224 pages, profusely illustrated, many in colour, 2003. This book relates the story of how leading clockmakers, primarily in England, struggled to provide accurate timekeeping over 300 years. The best examples of each new invention are described and illustrated and Georgian, Regency and Victorian advances documented. There are chapters on the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and on the many men of science who contributed to the quest. The first of 3 volumes by Roberts on precision clocks. With dust jacket. (Ref: N258) in stock.
Price: £74.99 |
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 | Roberts (D.): Skeleton Clocks Britain 1800 - 1914
O/P. 271 pages, 45 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations, the 1996 reprint of British Skeleton Clocks first published in 1987. This is the standard reference book on British skeleton clocks and is essential reading for all collectors. A very good copy with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K949 - H1) in stock.
Price: £100.00 |
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 | Robinson (T.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 489 pages, 1999. The revised edition, with two new sections, of this useful reference book with 38 colour plates and 640 b&w illustrations. One of the best books on the subject and essential reading. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K263 - F4) in stock.
Price: £90.00 |
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 | Robinson (T.): The Longcase Clock
O/P. 467 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, 1981. This is one of the best books on the subject and essential reading for all collectors and enthusiasts; all editions are now out of print. A very good copy the dust jacket fair but with one small tear.
* Was 70.00, now on special offer at £35.00 *
(Ref: K870 - H7) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks
O/P. 255 pages, 137 plates, 2nd edition reprinted 1994. The standard work on tavern & other dial clocks, also useful for its information on the Thwaites numbering system. The 2nd edition has two new chapters - 'Unusual Dial Clocks' and 'The Later Years' (late 19th and 20th century). A fine copy with fine dust jacket. (Ref: K1235 - H2) in stock.
Price: £45.00 |
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Rose (R.E.): English Dial Clocks
O/P. 198 pages, 98 plates, 1st edition 1978. The standard work on tavern & other dial clocks, also useful for its information on Thwaites numbering system. A good copy with good dust jacket (wear to top of spine). (Ref: K266 - E1) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Royer-Collard (F.B.): Skeleton Clocks
O/P. 154 pages, illus., 1st edition, 1969. The first book on skeleton clocks and still a useful reference source. A very good copy (bookplate on ffep). No dust jacket. (Ref: K784 - D2) in stock.
Price: £12.00 |
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Shenton (A.) & Shenton (R.): The Price Guide to Clocks 1840 - 1940
O/P. 541 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 1977. A very useful guide to a wide range of collectable clocks but the prices are obviously out of date. Good copy, signed by authors, with good dust jacket.
* Was £15.00, now on special offer at £5.00 *
(Ref: K458) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Smith (E.) & Smith (B.): Restoring Grandfather Clocks
NEW. 235 pages, 147 figures, reprinted 2019. The authors describe how to clean and service clock movements, how to refurbish dials and discuss all aspects of case restoration using an 8-day and a 30-hour longcase clock as examples. This is one of the better books for DIY clock enthusiasts. With dj. (Ref: N511) in stock.
Price: £27.00 |
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Strike One Ltd: English Dial Clocks - An Exhibition
O/P. The catalogue of an exhibition held in 1978 by Strike One to coincide with the publication of English Dial Clocks by Ronald Rose. 44 dial clocks are illustrated in the catalogue, most dating from the period 1780 - 1830. A good copy, card covers.
* Was £9.00, now on special offer at £1.00 *
(Ref: K2246 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £1.00 |
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Symonds (R.W.): A Book of English Clocks
O/P. 80 pages, 64 plates, 2nd edition, 1950. A small boook from the King Penguin series, under-rated but interesting and worth having on the bookshelf. A good copy.
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(Ref: K290 - E5) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Turner (A.): John Carte on Horology and Cosmology
NEW. 93 pages, 21 illustrations, 2014. A transcription, with introduction and notes, of a manuscript written by Carte and now in the Bodleian Library. The book includes a biography of Carte and also of Samuel Watson to whom he was apprenticed with a list of all their known works (many of them illustrated). Card covers. (Ref: N3667) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | White (G.): English Lantern Clocks
O/P. 539 pages, 8 colour plates and lots of b&w illustrations, 1st and only edition, 1989. A very large and comprehensive work which has become the standard reference book on English lantern clocks. This is the essential book on the subject and all lantern clock enthusiasts need a copy. The book covers styles and development of lantern clocks in London and the provinces in great detail and has lots of information about how to spot conversions, alterations and fakes. A very good copy of a rare book, with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K1252 - T1) in stock.
Price: £295.00 |
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