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Langdon (J.E.): Clock & Watchmakers and Allied Workers in Canada: 1700 - 1900
O/P. 195 pages, 1976. A useful directory of Canadian makers, with working dates where known, with a town and city index. Good internally, card covers a little worn. (Ref: K1419 - H6) in stock.
Price: £7.00 |
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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: £40.00 |
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La Société Des Fabricants D'Horlogerie De La Chaux-De-Fonds: La Chaux-de-Fonds Métropole de L'Industrie Horlogère
O/P. 36 pages, illustrated, no date. A publicity brochure, produced circa 1912, for the La Chaux-de-Fonds horological industry. Very good copy, card covers. [French language] (Ref: K3270 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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Lassaussois (J.) & Lhote (G.): The World of Watches
O/P. 143 pages, over 500 watches illustrated in colour, 1999. The book shows over 500 vintage and modern wristwatches from the world's most prestigious makers. Fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K1444 - P3) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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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 with very good dust (faded to spine), of a scarce book.
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(Ref: K413 - E7) in stock.
Price: £235.00 |
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Le Conte (D.) & Le Conte (D.): Guernsey Sundials
O/P. 48 pages, illustrated, 1st edition, 2004. A useful booklet on sundial, public and private, on the island of Guernsey. A fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K4271 - BX11) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Lee (M.): A Clock at Browne's Hospital, Stamford
O/P. [89 pages], illustrated, signed by author, 2001. The first clock at Browne's Hospital was made by John Watts of Stamford in 1684 and replaced by another clock in 1840. The book reproduces invoices written by Robert Watts (John's son) for work done on the clock between 1719 and 1759. Other invoices and receipts by Robert Watts, for other work are also included. A very good copy (a few annotations in text), card covers. (Ref: K3584 - E2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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 | Lee (R.A.): The Knibb Family Clockmakers
O/P. 187 pages, 5 colour and 190 b&w plates, 1st and only edition, number 711 of 1000 copies, 1964. This volume, now hard to find, is the standard reference book on the life and work of John, Joseph, Peter and Samuel Knibb. A very good clean copy, the end papers a little marked. The dust jacket is in good condition with light wear to edges and to top and bottom of spine.
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(Ref: K798 - E4) in stock.
Price: £750.00 |
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 | Leeuwen (P. van) (editor): Going Dutch The Invention of the Pendulum Clock
NEW. 75 pages, illustrated, 2013. The proceedings of a symposium, organised by the Dutch Clock and Watch Museum, held at Teylers Museum, Haarlem in 2011. The seven lectures are all in the English language, two additional papers about the history of the Museum are in Dutch. An interesting work on Christiaan Huygens and the invention of the pendulum clock. Card covers. (Ref: N3486) in stock.
Price: £17.50 |
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Leeuwen (P. van): Johann Hevelius (1611 - 1687): Forgotten Pioneer of the Pendulum Clock
O/P. 16 pages, illustrated, 2007. A booklet produced by the Museum of the Dutch Clock, exploring the role of astronomer Johann Hevelius in the early application of the pendulum clock at his observatory in Danzig. Fine copy, card covers. (Ref: K4955 - BX17) in stock.
Price: £9.00 |
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Leiter (A.) & Helfrich-Dörner (A.): Email-Uhren
O/P. 275 pages, well illustrated, 1977. The subtitle of the book is The History and Technology of Enamelling on Pocket Watch Cases which is described, in English and German, in the first 40 pages. The remainder of the book contains excellent photographs of enamelled pocket watches and a few clocks together with explanations of the mythology which inspired the decoration. Fine copy with very good dust jacket (faded to spine). [English and German language] (Ref: K1944 - X2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Leiter (A.) & Helfrich-Dörner (A.): Die Uhr - Zeitmesser und Schmuck in fünf Jahrhunderten
O/P. 359 pages, illus., 1967. A historical survey of the development of clocks and watches over five centuries. Good copy with dust jacket and original cardboard box. [German language + a booklet with full English translation] (Ref: K3341) in stock.
Price: £35.00 |
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Lennox-Boyd (M.): Sundials - History, Art, People, Science
S/H. 144 pages, well illustrated, 2006. An excellent book about all types of sundials from pre-history up to the present day. The illustrations are really excellent as are the descriptions; the book has an appendix on dial theory & geometry as well as a glossary of dialling terms. Interest in sundials is growing; I can recommend this book to all who are interested in the subject. A fine copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K4120 - P3) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Lenormand, Janvier & Magnier: Manuels-Roret : Nouveau Manuel Complet de L'Horloger
O/P. 464 pages, facsimile reprint, 1985. Probably reprinted from the 4th edition (1863), this is a complete manual on horology. For some reason this volume does not include the required 12 folding plates, but a good photocopy of the plates is supplied, loose. Otherwise a good copy. [French language]
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(Ref: K2861 - J1) in stock.
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 | Leopold (J.H.): Astronomen Sterne Geräte - Landgraf Wilhelm IV und seine sich selbst bewegenden Globen
O/P. 239 pages, 174 illustrations, copy 175 of 1000 copies, 1986. Count Wilhelm IV of Hesse (1552 - 1592) built an observatory at Kassel and employed Jost Bürgi the famous mathematician, clockmaker and globe maker. This well produced book is a detailed study of astronomy at Kassel and of the celestial mechanical globes, astronomical clocks and armillary spheres, produced during the Landgraf's reign. A fine copy, with very good dust jacket and slip case, of an important book. [German language]
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(Ref: K2024 - G7) in stock.
Price: £175.00 |
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Leopold (J.H.): Christiaan Huygens and his Instrument Makers
O/P. pages 221 - 233, 3 figs., 1979. An offprint of a paper presented at a symposium on the Life and Work of Christiaan Huygens held in Amsterdam in 1979. Huygens had clocks made by Salomon Coster, Severyn Oosterwijk, Isaac Thuret, Johannes van Ceulen and others. Very good copy, paper covers. (Ref: K2604 - BX8) in stock.
Price: £16.00 |
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Leopold (J.H.): The Almanus Manuscript
O/P. 306 pages, illustrations and descriptions of 30 clocks, 1971. This book reproduces and translates the manuscript written in 1475, of Brother Paulus Almanus. He was entrusted with care of the clocks in Rome and made elaborate notes on the clocks he considered interesting. A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K660 - F1) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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O/P. 116 pages, illustrated, 1982. An important auction catalogue, now a useful bibliographic reference, of a very important horological library. The catalogue indexes and collates about 1500 volumes, portraits, manuscripts and watch movements. Hardback. [French language.] (Ref: K1321 - G4) in stock.
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Lester (E.R.): John Kalabergo of Banbury
O/P. 99 pages + 32 page facsimile Banbury directory for 1851, 1975. John Kalabergo was born in Italy and settled in Banbury making and selling barometers and repairing and selling clocks. In 1851 Kalabergo's nephew, William Kalabergo, arrived from Italy to work for him, but within 3 months John was dead - murdered by his nephew. William Kalabergo was the last person to be publicly hanged at Oxford. A very good copy of the hardback edition. (Ref: K2309 - N1) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Lester (J.) editor: Mrs Crowley's Sundial Sketchbooks of Devon & Cornwall
O/P. 384 pages, illustrated, 2007. An interesting historical record of the sundials in Devon & Cornwall sketched by Mrs Crowley in the 1950's and 1960's. A recent photograph of each dial is given alongside each dial sketch with information on its current state. A very good copy, front cover a little marked, card covers. (Ref: K1792 - Q2) in stock.
Price: £25.00 |
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