Television advertising has been dominated recently by 'Black Friday' - not a concept we have ever embraced as I suspect that many of the so called 'bargains' are nothing of the sort.

We do however have a genuine offer for you this month. For December 2024 only we have a Christmas special discount of 20% off all books, for orders with a books total value of £75.00 or more. The reason for the offer is that we hope to move house sometime next year and a reduction in the amount of stock will make moving a lot easier. Please browse the full website and the list below to see what we have in stock.

Some of the books in stock:

The Movado History
Fritz von Osterhausen

NEW. 234 pages, The Movado Company, of La Chaux-de-Fonds, was founded in 1881 by the Ditisheim family. This is a high quality book, produced with the cooperation of Movado, with excellent illustrations and detailed information. With dust jacket and card slipcase.

270 illustrations, 1996.

£81.99 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Christopher Pinchbeck and his Family
Rita Shenton

NEW. Christopher Pinchbeck, senior and junior, were both clockmakers but the family is best known for the invention of 'Pinchbeck' alloy and its use in making low cost trinkets. A useful reference book on the family. Still in publisher's card envelope.

71 pages, 13 illustrations, 2nd edition, 1976.

£8.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Penman (L.): Using the Engineer's Lathe in Clockmaking
NEW. £19.99 Order Here * One copy only *

Baker (G.L.): Seven Tales of the Pendulum
NEW. £25.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Shevlin (C.C.): Guilloché - A History & Practical Manual
NEW. £31.99 Order Here * One copy only *

Murray (H.): Directory of York Goldsmiths, Silversmiths & Associated Craftsmen
NEW. £10.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Daniels (G.): The Art of Breguet
NEW. £95.00 less 20% Order Here * Two copies only *

Friedberg (F.J.): The Illinois Watch: The Life and Times of a Great Watch Company
NEW. £66.50 Order Here * Two copies only *

Penney (D.): English Wristwatches: The Untold Story
NEW. £15.00 Order Here

A List of Church, Turret, and Musical Clocks
[John Moore & Sons]

NEW. A facsimile of a John Moore & Sons Catalogue, with an introduction by Chris McKay, originally published circa 1877. The catalogue includes lists of turret clocks made by the company, sold in Britain and overseas.

49 pages, illustrated, facsimile reprint, 2015.

£10.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Beeson (C.F.C.): English Church Clocks 1280 - 1850 Their History and Classification
O/P. £95.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Jagger (C.): Royal Clocks, The British Monarchy & its Timekeepers 1300 - 1900
O/P. £25.00 Order Here * Four copies only *

Roberts (K.D.): The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology 1810 - 1862
O/P. £35.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Appleby (K.): Clockmakers of Cheshire
O/P. £60.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Wright(T.D.): Technical Horology
O/P. £12.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Moore (D.): British Clockmakers & Watchmakers Apprentice Records 1710 - 1810
O/P. £195.00 less 20% Order Here * Two copies only *

Diderot & D'Alembert: L'Encyclopédie - Horlogerie
O/P. £20.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Buckinghamshire Clock & Watchmakers
Tim Marshall

O/P. 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.

421 pages, over 500 illustrations, 2019

£35.00 Order Here

Tardy: Les Échappements de la Montre
O/P. £95.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Dekker (E.): Globes at Greenwich
O/P. £225.00 less 20% Order Here * Two copies only *

Needham (J.), Gwei-Djen (L.), Combridge (J.H.) & Major (J.S.): The Hall of Heavenly Records - Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks 1380 - 1780
O/P. £50.00 Order Here * Two copies only *

Randall (A.G.): The Time Museum Catalogue of Chronometers
O/P. £95.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Cardinal (C.): The Watch from its Origins to the XIXth Century
O/P. £30.00 Order Here * Three copies only *

Shenton (A.): Pocket Watches of the 19th & 20th Century
O/P. £65.00 Order Here * Thee copies only *

Gothic Clocks to Lantern Clocks - Short Duration Clocks & Rural Clocks 1480 - 1800
John Robey

NEW. An enlarged and revised edition of an excellent book on a neglected subject, charting the development of early domestic clocks in central Europe, Italy, France and the Low Countries, Sweden and England; and their continuation in rural areas as short duration clocks, some with iron frames, others of brass. The book has a wealth of illustrations showing the mechanical and constructional details of the clocks as well as dials and movements.

424 pages, almost 2000 colour illustrations, 2nd edition, 2024.

£75.00 less 20% Order Here

Leopold (J.H.): Astronomen Sterne Geräte - Landgraf Wilhelm IV und seine sich selbst bewegenden Globen
O/P. £175.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Mercer (V.): The Life and letters of Edward John Dent Chronometer Maker and some account of his Successors (with supplement)
O/P. £450.00 less 20% Order Here * Two copies only *

Ord-Hume (A.W.J.G.): Musical Box - a History and Collector's Guide
O/P. £75.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Veldhoven (L. van): Mayet Morbier Comtoise - Birth and Life of a Legendary Clock
O/P. £95.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Giodarno (R.V.): The Discoverers' Lens - A Photographic History of the Simple Microscope 1680 - 1880
O/P. £195.00 less 20% Order Here * One copy only *

Dawson (P.G.): The Iden Clock Collection
O/p. £45.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Huber (M.): Die Uhren von A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte/Sachsen
O/P. £30.00 Order Here

Turret Clocks in Leicestershire and Rutland
P A Hewitt

O/P. A survey of all the turret clocks in these two English counties with details about the clocks and their makers. Very good copy, card covers.

48 pages, 18 figures, 1994.

£5.00 Order Here

Aked (C.K.): Dialling References in Antiquarian Horology December 1953 - December 1989
O/P. £10.00 Order Here

[Japy]: 17 mars 1799 Brevet d'invention de cinq ans, Pour diverses machines d'horlogerie, Au sieur Frédéric Japy, de Beaucourt, Haut Rhin

O/P. £60.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Hellyer (B.) & Hellyer (H.): The Astronomical Clock Hampton Court Palace
O/P. £15.00 Order Here * One copy only *

Our next newsletter will be in January 2025, so we thank you for all your orders this year and send our best wishes to you and your families for a happy and successful New Year.

With best wishes, Jeff & Ros Formby

Jeffrey Formby Antiques
Specialist in Horological Books & English Clocks
www.formby-clocks.co.uk
Phone UK: (0) 1608 650558