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Kahlert, Mühe & Brunner: Armbanduhren: 100 Jahre Entwicklungsgeschichte
O/P. 304 pages, well illustrated, 1st edition, 1983. This book - Wristwatches, History of a Century's Development - charts the development of the wristwatch from its mechanical origins to the modern electric and quartz designs. A standard reference work for wristwatch collectors. Good copy with good dust jacket and card slipcase. [German language] (Ref: K3207 - R3) in stock.
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Kahlert (H.), Mühe (R.) & Zeller (M.): A Brief History of the Black Forest Clock
S/H. 40 pages, illustrated, 2004. This book tells the history of clockmaking in the Black Forest. It focuses on the lives and work of the clockmakers, the clock trade, developments in clock technology and well-known types of clocks, such as the lacquer shield clock, the cuckoo clock, and the small alarm clock. Also included are many illustrations showing the most noteworthy Black Forest clocks in the German Clock Museum's collection at Furtwangen. Fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K4214 - S1) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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 | Kaltenböck (F.): Viennese Timepieces
NEW. 263 pages, 527 illustrations, 1993. A comprehensive description of clock and watch production in Vienna from the 17th century up to the second half of the 19th century. The book, which has excellent photographs, has chapters on watches, zappler clocks, bracket clocks, wall clocks, longcase clocks, and a listing of Viennese clock and watch makers. For collectors of true Viennese regulators this is the best book on the subject. With dust jacket and slipcase. (Ref: N424) in stock.
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 | Kaltenböck (F.) & Schwank (O.): Taschenuhrschlüssel - Geschichte und Entwicklung der Taschenuhrschlüssel über drei Jahrhunderte
O/P. 109 pages, illustrated, 1982. A pioneering study on pocket watch keys, and now hard to find. Long out of print, these are new copies still in publisher's shrink wrap (as can be seen in the photos). * Only 1 copy remaining * [German language] (Ref: K4280 - E4) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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Katra (J.R.): Clockmakers & Clockmaking in Southern Maine 1770 - 1870
O/P. 80 pages, 159 illus., 1989. The first half concentrates on clocks made in the Portland and Brunswick region, the second part studies the clocks of the Alfred and Berwick area including the Quaker clockmakers who used iron movement plates. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3054 - BX13) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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[Kellenberger]: Post Cards
O/P. Six postcards (unused) each showing a different clock now in the Kellenberger collection at Winterthur Museum Switzerland. 5 of the clocks were made before 1612, the other in 1767. Good condition. (Ref: K3479 - BX3) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Kelly (H.C.): A Practical Course in Horology
O/P. 192 pages, figs., 1944. The general principles and notes on the practical repair, adjusting and testing of watches. A good copy, the dust jacket a little worn. (Ref: K1546 - J1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Kemp (R.): The Englishman's Watch
O/P. 148 pages plus 139 plates, 1979. A good introductory book to pocket watch collecting written by a watch collector who liked American, Swiss and English watches of the late 18th to the early 20th century. Lots of information for the enthusiast. A very good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1034 - G3) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Kemp (W.B. & Sons): Clocks Bronzes & Optics
O/P. 97 pages, illus., no date. A 1910's retail catalogue of clocks, bronzes, barometers and binoculars, all items priced in British shillings. The catalogue has a trademark logo WBK&S on the title page for W. B. Kemp & Sons of Bristol London & Paris. A good copy. (Ref: K4744 - C1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Kendal (J.F.): A History of Watches and Other Timekeepers
O/P. 252 pages, 88 figs., republished 1978. First published in 1892, this is a concise history of timekeeping and the construction of time keepers from the sundial to 19th century chronographs. A very good copy, the dust jacket (now a little faded) is a colour photocopy. (Ref: K1739 - H6) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Kenney (C.E.): The Quadrant and the Quill
O/P. 166 pages, 93 plates, 1947. A book written in honour of Captain Samuel Sturmy, "a tried and trusty Sea-man," and author of The Mariner's Magazine, 1669. An interesting book with sections on the life of Captain Samuel Sturmy, the seventeenth century background, a general description of his book - The mariner's Magazine - and a section on Sturmy's library. A good copy (bookplate on ffep), corners worn. (Ref: K3928 - Q3) in stock.
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Keystone Watch Case Co. Ltd: Duracy Watch Trade price List March 1st 1927
O/P. 8 pages, illustrated, 1927. Duracy pocket watches, available in a range of case styles, advertised as durable and accurate. Good copy, staples rusted. Card covers. (Ref: K3303 - BX17) in stock.
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Koch (R.): Bi-Lexikon Uhren und Zeitmessung
O/P. Published 1987. A German lexicon of over 1500 words and phrases used in the sphere of clocks, watches and time measurement illustrated by line drawings and 40 plates. With dust jacket. [German language] (Ref: K2022 - G5) in stock.
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Kreuzer (A.): Die Armbanduhr Zeit am Handgelenk
O/P. 167 pages, illus., 2nd edition, 1988. The first hundred years of the history of the wristwatch including electric and quartz examples. Very good copy with good dust jacket (one 5cm tear). [German language] (Ref: K3255 - V2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Kreuzer (A.): Omega Designs
NEW. 224 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition, 2008. A detailed history of Omega wristwatch production and an illustrated description of all watch movements manufactured by Omega since registration of its trade mark in 1894. A new revised edition with updated price guide. With dust jacket. (Ref: P1852) in stock.
Price: £55.00 |
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Krogt (P van der): Old Globes in the Netherlands
O/P. 290 pages, illustrated, 1st English language edition, 1984. A catalogue of terrestrial and celestial globes made prior to 1850 and preserved in Dutch collections. A very good copy with good dust jacket (one small tear). (Ref: K4227 - G2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Kugel (A.): Spheres - The Art of the Celestial Mechanic
O/P. 254 pages, profusely illustrated in colour, 2002. An excellent hardback catalogue of an exhibition held by Jacques Kugel in Paris in 2002. Each of the 7 celestial globes, 11 terrestrial globes, 15 armillary spheres, 13 mechanical spheres and 6 astronomical ring dials are described in detail, each with several photographs. A very good copy of the English language edition, with very good dust jacket.
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(Ref: K178 - M3) in stock.
Price: £135.00 |
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Landes (D.S.): Revolution in Time - Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
O/P. 518 pages, 40 figures, 2nd edition, 2000. The author explores why the clock was invented in Europe and remained a European monopoly for 500 years, then describes the improvement in timekeeping devices during those years. The final section studies the methods of manufacture and the people who made them. A very good copy of the paperback edition, spine lightly creased. Card covers. (Ref: K180 - R1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Langman (H.R.) & Ball (A.): Electrical Horology
O/P. 200 pages, 93 figures, 3rd edition, 1946. A practical manual on the application of the principles and practice of electricity to horological instruments and machines for the measurement of time, with an account of the earliest electrically-driven clock mechanism. A very comprehensive book on the subject. A good clean copy, covers marked, with poor dust jacket. (Ref: K2224 - L1) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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 | Laycock (W.S.): The Lost Science of John "Longitude" Harrison
O/P. 159 pages, 144 figs., signed by author, 1976. Laycock investigated and explained the theory behind many of Harrison's ideas used on his wooden regulators and his marine clocks. As Harrison's own writings are very difficult to understand, Laycock's analysis of his ideas is of value to all enthusiasts. A very good copy (owners name and blind stamp on ffep, author's obituary pasted inside front cover) with very good dust (faded to spine), of a scarce book.
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(Ref: K413 - E7) in stock.
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