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Barder (R.C.R.): English Country Grandfather Clocks - the Brass Dial Longcase
O/P. 223 pages, 125 plates, signed by author, 1983. A useful book for longcase clock enthusiasts and a good guide to dating a clock from the style of the dial and case. Very good copy with very good dust jacket Faded to spine). (Ref: K1009 - E3) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Barder (R.C.R.): The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714 - 1830
O/P. 233 pages, 33 colour plates and numerous b&w illustrations, 1993. This is the standard reference work on bracket clocks and an essential part of the library for every collector and enthusiast. Now out of print and hard to find. A very good copy with fair dust jacket (wear to edges and corners, small tears).
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(Ref: K1402 - E4) in stock.
Price: £125.00 |
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Bird (A.): English House Clocks 1600 - 1850
O/P. 313 pages, 45 plates, 1981. An historical survey and guide to the subject and still worth reading. With dust jacket. (Ref: K37 - E2) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Britten (F.J.): Old English Clocks - The Wetherfield Collection
O/P. xii, 114 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, number 255 of 320 copies, 1907. Measuring 15 x 11½ inches, this is a pictorial record of the Wetherfield collection with notes on the makers of the clocks included. A very good copy, original cloth a little worn to edges, front board a little loose, a few pages with small tears, corners a bit bumped. A very rare book.
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(Ref: KW52 - L3) in stock.
Price: £195.00 |
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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 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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[Christie's]: The Mostyn Tompion
O/P. The auction catalogue for a single item - the famous year-going spring driven table clock made by Thomas Tompion for William III. The catalogue has 12 photographs of the clock and 4 pages of description and provenance. Prior to the sale taking place the clock was sold to the British Museum. A good copy, card covers now worn and marked. [Sale @ King Street, London 14/07/1982] (Ref: AW242) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Craven (M.): John Whitehurst: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker
NEW. 288 pages, illustrated, 2015. The author's previous book on Whitehurst is long out of print, so this new book with up to date information is most welcome. Whitehurst of Derby was a very talented man - instrument maker, mechanical engineer, clockmaker, the father of modern geology, and a member of the Royal Society. The book has very detailed information on the clockmaking activities of John Whitehurst and his successors. With dust jacket. (Ref: N3465) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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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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 | 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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 | Green (F.H.): Old English Clocks
O/P. 89 pages, 51 plates, with errata slip, first edition, number 88 of 300 copies, 1931. A rare book limited to 300 copies, on handmade paper, uncut, with black leather spine and green cloth boards. A good copy, crisp and clean internally, bookplate inside front cover, the leather spine very rubbed as usual, corners bruised.
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(Ref: KW2586 - H1) in stock.
Price: £395.00 |
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 | Green (F.H.): Old English Clocks
O/P. 89 pages, 51 plates, with errata slip, first edition, this copy not numbered, 1931. A rare book limited to 300 copies, with grey cloth spine, grey cloth corners and pale grey paper covered boards. The book was printed by the St. Dominic's Press on handmade paper with deckled edges, the top edge gilt. A very good copy, bright and clean internally, covers clean and bright with gilt lettering to the spine. With poor dust jacket (wear to all edges, splitting on spine, some loss to top and bottom of spine).
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(Ref: K2598 - F1) in stock.
Price: £350.00 |
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Hana (W.F.J.): English Lantern Clocks
O/P. 159 pages, 127 plates, 1st English edition, 1979. This was the first book on the subject and is still useful to have on the shelf. The book includes 17th century clocks as well as clocks and alarm timepieces from the 18th century. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K356 - F3) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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[Horological Journal]: English Clocks and Watches and their Makers
O/P. 64 pages, illustrated, not dated [ 1924 ]. A small and rare booklet published by the Horological Journal to coincide with the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924. The first part of the book deals with the old masters of horology such as Tompion and Knibb. The second part reviews the watch and clock exhibits at the exhibition with details of all the horological exhibitors. A useful historical reference. A good copy, card covers spitting on spine. (Ref: K404 - BX1) in stock.
Price: £33.00 |
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Hurcomb (W.E.): The Wetherfield Collection of 222 Clocks
O/P. 95 pages, 2nd edition, 1929, illustrating clocks from this famous collection. A useful reference book. A good copy, red cloth covers a little marked as usual.
* Was £50.00, now on special offer at £25.00 *
(Ref: K158 - E6) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Loomes (B.): Painted Dial Clocks 1770 - 1870
O/P. 280 pages, 44 colour and 267 b&w plates, 8 figures, 1994. This is a completely rewritten book, with many new illustrations, and incorporates all the author's researches since publication of his White Dial Clocks in 1981. The book is mostly about longcase clocks and is essential reading when dating longcase painted dials and cases. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1822 - H7) in stock.
Price: £85.00 |
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 | Marshall (T.): Buckinghamshire Clock & Watchmakers
NEW. 421 pages, over 500 illustrations, 2019. An excellent, much needed, addition to the books about clock and watch makers in the English counties. The book traces the history of clock and watch making in Buckinghamshire from the early 17th to the 20th century; with biographical information on over 600 men and women associated with the craft together will illustrations of their work. Also included is a large section on turret clocks in the county, with more than 100 clocks listed including over 40 seventeenth and eighteenth century examples. With dust jacket.
* Was £48.00, now on special offer at £35.00 *
(Ref: N4948) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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 | McEvoy (R.) & Betts (J.) editors: Harrison Decoded - Towards a Perfect Pendulum Clock
NEW. 183 pages, 82 illustrations, 2020. A thorough study of Harrison's pendulum clockmaking from a practical perspective and the story of around forty years of collaborative research into John Harrison's complex and surprising pendulum clock theory. An unofficial test of Martin Burgess's 'Clock B' at the Royal Observatory, made from modern materials and following the perceived format laid out in Harrison's convoluted text 'Concerning such mechanism ...', showed exceptional timekeeping and proved that Harrisons ideas were sound. With dust jacket. (Ref: N5026) in stock.
Price: £53.00 |
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Nicholls (A.): English Bracket and Mantel Clocks
O/P. 160 pages, 112 illustrations, 1981. A good book about bracket and mantel clocks from before 1700 through to the late Victorian period. Information includes the numbering system of several makers. Very good copy with good dust jacket (faded to spine). (Ref: K226 - E3) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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