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This months newsletter includes books new and out of print - titles from our shelves that you may have overlooked in the past. Last months newsletter included special offers on Journals, these sold well so we have extended the offer for another month (see below). We have also updated the special offers page with some more bargains.
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The American Watchmaker and Jeweler
Henry G. Abbott
NEW. First published in 1893 this is an encyclopaedia for the horologist, jeweller, gold and silversmith containing hundreds of receipts and formulas with directions for using all the latest tools, attachments and devices for watchmakers and jewellers. These books are old stock - new unused copies with card covers.
354 pages, 288 figs., reprinted 1989.
£15.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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[Barraud & Lunds] - Illustrated Price List
NEW. A reprint of a price list originally issued circa 1895 by this firm famous for its watches and chronometers. The catalogue includes early ladies' wristwatches as well as pocket watches and bracket clocks.
34 pages, illustrated, limited edition of 500 copies, 1997.
£15.00 Order Here
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Bergmann (S.): Comtoise-Uhren
NEW. £60.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Blackwell (D.J.): "Vienna Regulators" of Lenzkirch and Lorenz Bob ca. 1870
NEW. £10.00 Order Here
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Caudine (A.): La Grande Horloge - La Comtoise au XIXe Siècle
NEW. £35.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Craven (M.):
John Whitehurst: Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker
NEW. £30.00 Order Here
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Flamsteed (J.):
The Preface to John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis Britannica
NEW. £10.00 Order Here
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Hesketh (D.): Penny-In-the-Slot Automata and the Working Model
NEW. £50.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Horbleck (M.P.):
The Alarm Wristwatch: The History of an Undervalued Feature
NEW. £65.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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Viennese Timepieces
Frederick Kaltenböck
NEW. 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. With dust jacket and slipcase.
263 pages, 527 illustrations, 1993.
£10.00 Order Here
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Legg (E.): The Clock & Watchmakers of Buckinghamshire
NEW. £2.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Marozzi (D.) & Toselli (G.): Longines
NEW. £75.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Mennim (E.): Transit Circle: The Story of William Simms 1793 - 1860
NEW. £9.50 Order Here * One copy only *
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Middleton (W.E.K.):
A History of the Thermometer and Its Uses in Meteorology
NEW. £10.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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High-Class English Watches
[Nicole, Nielsen & Co., Ltd]
NEW. A reprint of a Nicole, Nielson catalogue of circa 1910 illustrating many different pocket watches and their prices. Nicole, Nielsen & Co. made high quality watches for Dent and Frodsham amongst others.
33 pages, illustrated, limited edition of 350 copies, 2002.
£15.00 Order Here
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Smith (S.) & Son Limited: Motor Accessories Catalogue 1910
NEW. £8.00 Order Here
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Special Offers on Journals:
Antiquarian Horology - Complete Volumes
£10.00 per volume Order Here
Antiquarian Horology - Individual Issues
£1.00 per issue Order Here
Horological Journal - Complete Years or Volumes 1858 - 1939
£10.00 per year or volume Order Here
Horological Journal - Complete Years or Volumes 1940 - 2023
£5.00 per year or volume Order Here
Horological Journal - Individual Issues 1865 onwards
£1.00 per issue Order Here
Timecraft - Individual Issues
£5.00 for any 10 issues (your choice) Order Here
Please Note:
We have not updated all the journal prices on the website (there are too many to do so!). Please order online and we will adjust the price downwards according to the above list, before your card is charged. Offer ends 31 October 2024.
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Loomes (B.): Westmorland Clocks and Clockmakers
O/P. £10.00 Order Here
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Linnard (W.): Tidal Dials for the Bristol Channel
O/P. £5.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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[Antiquorum]: Prestigious Wristwatches
O/P. £5.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Cipolla (C.M.): Clocks & Culture 1300 - 1700
O/P. £10.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Bertele (H. von):
Marine and Pocket Chronometers, Their History and Development
O/P. £85.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Vernon (J.): The Grandfather Clock Maintenance Manual
O/P. £17.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Landes (D.S.):
Revolution in Time - Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Cloutman (E.W.) & Linnard (W.): Henry Williams Lancarvan - 'A Clock and Watchmaker and a Great Farmer'
O/P. £45.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Green (F.H.): Old English Clocks
F. H. Green
O/P. 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.
89 pages, 51 plates, with errata slip, first edition, this copy not numbered, 1931.
£350.00 less 10% Order Here * Two copies only *
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Katra (J.R.): Clockmakers & Clockmaking in Southern Maine 1770 - 1870
O/P. £12.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Watts (M.J.) & Watts (C.T.): The Burton Family of Clockmakers
O/P. £20.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Wendel (S.): Datenspeicher-Musikinstrumente / Data Storage Musical Instruments / Instruments de Musique à Programme Pré-Enregistré
O/P. £35.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Muir (W.) & Kraus (B.):
Marion - A History of The United States Watch Company
O/P. £30.00 Order Here * Two copies only *
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Ditisheim (P.): Le Progrès du Réglage des Chronomètres et des Montres
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Häussermann (M.): 1001 Wristwatches - History, Technology, Design
O/P. £5.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Winterton (J.): English Grande Sonnerie Clocks
O/P. £9.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Pocket Watches of the 19th & 20th Century
Alan Shenton
O/P. A detailed account of pocket watch manufacture from 1800 to 1940, including English, American and Swiss examples. These watches were made in significant numbers hence are affordable as well as collectable. This book is now hard to find. A very good copy with very good dust jacket.
431 pages, well illustrated, 1996.
£65.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Mayall (R.N.) & Mayall (M.W.): Sundials
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Weaver (J. D.): Electrical & Electronic Clocks & Watches
O/P. £20.00 Order Here * Three copies only *
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Pryce (W.T.R.) & Davies (T.A.): Samuel Roberts Clock Maker
O/P. £5.00 Order Here * One copy only *
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As always, if you need advice about which books to buy (and which not to buy!) feel free to send us an email or give us a call.
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With best wishes,
Jeff & Ros Formby
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Jeffrey Formby Antiques
Specialist in Horological Books & English Clocks
www.formby-clocks.co.uk
Phone UK: (0) 1608 650558
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