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 | Loomes (B.): Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World - Complete 21st Century Edition
NEW. 873 pages, reprinted 2022. This book contains over 90,000 names of makers of clocks, watches, scientific instruments, sundials and barometers, all in alphabetical order. This work covers the period from the late 16th century to the early 20th century and includes all the names in the old 'Baillie' and 'Loomes' plus an additional 20,000 names brought to Loomes' attention since their publication. An essential book for all clock and watch enthusiasts. With dust jacket. (Ref: N1079) in stock.
Price: £50.00 |
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Loomes (B. : Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World volume 2
O/P. 263 pages, 1st edition, 1976. This and volume 1 are indispensable for their listings of makers and their working dates. (See under Baillie for vol. 1, and under Loomes for the combined 21st century edition). A good copy with good dust jacket. (Ref: K1038 - H2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Loomes (B.): Westmorland Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. 120 pages, 8 plates, 1974. A useful book on this county with a list of Westmorland clockmakers. Good copy with good dust jacket, the latter faded on the spine a usual.
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(Ref: K199 - D1) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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Loomes (B.): White Dial Clocks - The Complete Guide
O/P. 268 pages, 91 illustrations, 1981. This was Loomes' pioneering work which brought painted dial longcase clocks to the attention of many enthusiasts. A very good copy with very good dust jacket. (Ref: K917 - B2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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Lorenzoni (G.): L'Effetto Della Flessione del Pendolo Sul Tempo Della Sua Oscillazione
O/P. 9 pages, 1896. A paper on the effect of the bending of a pendulum on its oscillation period, written by the Director of the Padova Observatory. Thin card covers. [Italian language] (Ref: K3091 - BX16) in stock.
Price: £5.00 |
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Luetke (C.): An Account of Experiments with an Invariable Pendulum, during a Russian Scientific Voyage
O/P. 5 pages, 1832. The experiments, like those of Captain Henry Kater and Sir Edward Sabine were to determine pendulum length at different locations and hence the shape of the earth. The paper is contained in an issue of The London & Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. Pages unopened, paper covers worn and partly detached. (Ref: K3358 - BX17) in stock.
Price: £8.00 |
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[Lukin (J.)]: The Amateur Mechanic's Workshop
O/P. 148 pages, 2 folding plates, 168 figures, 1st edition, 1870. A treatise containing plain and concise directions for the manipulation of wood and metals including casting, forging, brazing, soldering and carpentry. A good copy (spine a little worn). (Ref: K3505 - G2) in stock.
Price: £20.00 |
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[Lukin (J.)]: The Amateur Mechanic's Workshop
O/P. 148 pages, 2 folding plates, 168 figures, 7th edition, 1888. A treatise containing plain and concise directions for the manipulation of wood and metals including casting, forging, brazing, soldering and carpentry. A good copy (4cm split to cloth on spine). (Ref: K3500 - X2) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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 | Ly (Tran Duy): Kroeber Clocks - American & Imported
NEW. 584 pages, 2015 illustrations, 2006. Florence Kroeber, based in New York but German by birth, was a major retailer of American, German and French clocks in the second half of the 19th century. The book illustrates many of the different clock types and styles sold by the firm and is a very useful guide to dating them. The section on French and German clocks includes gilt and marble mantel clocks, "Vienna regulators" and cuckoo clocks. With 2006 price guide in US dollars.
* Was £55.00, now on special offer at £30.00 *
(Ref: N1312) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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Mackensen (L. von) et al: Die erste Sternwarte Europas mit ihren Instrumenten und Uhren: 400 Jahre Jost Bürgi in Kassel
O/P. 158 pages, illus., 1979. The first 114 pages contain 5 chapters on the observatory at Kassel and the work of Jost Bürgi who made mechanical globes and other instruments for it. The remainder of the book is the catalogue of an exhibition held to celebrate Bürgi's life 400 years after he worked at Kassel. A good copy (wear to top and bottom of spine) [German language] (Ref: K4778 - P2) in stock.
Price: £10.00 |
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 | Macquoid (P.): A History of English Furniture (4 volumes)
O/P. One of the classic works on English furniture covering the period 1500 to 1820, published in 4 volumes as follows:
The Age of Oak: 243 pages, 15 plates, 215 figs., 1919.
The Age of Walnut: 245 pages, 15 plates, 223 figs., 1919.
The Age of Mahogany: 271 pages, 15 plates, 253 figs., 1919.
The Age of Satinwood: 260 pages, 15 plates, 243 figs., 1919.
Generally a good copy, with minor damage to top of spine on two volumes, a few bumped corners and the red cloth now darkened with age. Bindings tight. [Heavy book - weighs 12.0 kg]
***Automatic 10% discount at the checkout on this set of books.***
(Ref: K1248 - E7) in stock.
Price: £195.00 |
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Macquoid (P.): A History of English Furniture - The Age of Walnut (only)
O/P. 247 pages, 15 plates, 223 figs., 1905. One of the classic works on English furniture. Generally a good copy, covers stained and faded, corners bruised, binding a little loose. (Ref: K3380 - M3) in stock.
Price: £18.00 |
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Maddison (F.R.) & Turner (A.J.): Museum of the History of Science Catalogue 2 - Watches
O/P. 91 pages, illus., 1973. A catalogue of the watches at this excellent Museum in Oxford. Good copy, card covers.
* Was £10.00, now on special offer at £4.00 *
(Ref: K1258 - BX4) in stock.
Price: £4.00 |
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 | Maitzner & Moreau: Comtoise Clocks - The Morbier, the Morez
O/P. 449 pages, 22 colour plates, 474 b&w photographs, 1st English language edition, 1991. A very good book about the clocks from the Franche-Comté region of eastern France, near the Swiss border. The book opens with a history of Comtoise clocks and their development with details of escapements and striking mechanisms. Many different mechanisms, from many periods, are described and illustrated which will be of great help to restorers. The book concludes with a detailed listing of Franche-Comté makers, a guide to dating clocks from their features and a bibliography. A fine copy with very good dust jacket, still in publisher's cardboard box.
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(Ref: K2541 - E6) in stock.
Price: £175.00 |
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 | Maitzner (F.) & Moreau (J.): La Comtoise, La Morbier, La Morez - Histoire - Technique
O/P. 449 pages, 22 colour plates, 474 b&w photographs, 5th edition, 1985. A very good book about the clocks from the Franche-Comté region of eastern France near the Swiss border. The book opens with a history of Comtoise clocks and their development with details of escapements and striking mechanisms. Many different mechanisms, from many periods, are described and illustrated which will be of great help to restorers. The book concludes with a detailed listing of Franche-Comté makers, a guide to dating clocks from their features and a bibliography. A very good copy. [French language]
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(Ref: K2706 - F1) in stock.
Price: £125.00 |
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 | Maitzner (F.) & Moreau (J.): La Comtoise, La Morbier, La Morez - Son Histoire - Sa Technique - Ses Particulatites....
O/P. 178 pages, 4 pages of colour plates, 330 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1976. A very good book about the clocks from the Franche-Comté region of eastern France near the Swiss border. The book opens with a history of Comtoise clocks and their development with details of escapements and striking mechanisms. Many different mechanisms, from many periods, are described and illustrated which will be of great help to restorers. The book concludes with a detailed listing of Franche-Comté makers. A good copy. [French language] (Ref: K5021 - S3) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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Malin (S.) & Stott (C.): The Greenwich Meridian
O/P. 48 pages, illus., figs., 2nd edition, 1989. A useful booklet explaining the importance of the Greenwich meridian for timekeeping, navigation and mapping. Very good copy, card covers. (Ref: K3701 - BX12) in stock.
Price: £2.00 |
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 | Marozzi (D.) & Toselli (G.): Longines
NEW. 387 pages, illustrated in colour, 1990. A good, well illustrated, guide to Longines pocket watches and wristwatches; written with the cooperation of the Longines company. As you would expect the book starts with a history of the firm, details of calibres produced and a brief table of serial numbers with approximate dates when they were produced. With dust jacket. [Text in Italian, French and English] (Ref: N1353) in stock.
Price: £75.00 |
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 | Marrison ( W.A.): The Crystal Clock
O/P. 11 pages, figs., 1930. A very important paper as the author, who worked for Bell telephone Laboratories in New York, built the first clock controlled by the constant frequency of the oscillation of a quartz crystal in 1927. The development of solid state electronics in the 1980's led to quartz timekeepers becoming the most common form of timekeeper. Very good copy. Card covers. (Ref: K3697 - BX13) in stock.
Price: £15.00 |
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Marryat (H.): Watches Vol. 1 Henlein to Tompion
O/P. 98 pages, illustrated, published by author, number 71 of an unspecified print run, 1938. Volume 1 is about early watches, from the 16th & 17th centuries; i.e. from Henlein to Tompion. Volume 2 was never published. A good copy of a well respected and scarce book, original green cloth, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. (Ref: K201 - Y1) in stock.
Price: £30.00 |
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