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The World’s Great Clocks and Watches
Jagger, Cedric
ISBN: 0600340279
The Hamlyn Publishing Group London 1977 First British Edition
quarto - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Black Cloth 256 pp., includes bibliography and index; illustrated endpapers; colour illustrated dustwrapper has a 1.5" closed tear to the bottom edge. Otherwise in pretty good condition. 370 illustrations - 120 in colour - The great iron clocks of the last 13th Century were the most sophisticated pieces of machinery that had ever been made. From those first horological dinosaurs, 'accurate' to within a few hours a day, to the latest mechanical movements, whose accuracy can be counted in fractions of a second, was a long uphill road..a few sudden advances were contributed by a handful of geniuses from France, Germany, Italy, American, Japan & Britain. The author, Assistant Curator of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers' collection, traces this road with an infectious enthusiasm combined with a rare gift for explaining subtle technical matters in everyday language. After a chapter on sundials and other non-mechanical 'clocks' he takes the reader through the basic ingredients of a clock or watch, dealing with the various types of escarpment, striking and chiming mechanisms, calendarwork, etc. A chapter for each of the great period of clock & watchmaking ecxplaines the significance of the mechanical advances, describes the evolution of styles to be seen in dials & cases. All of the great makers & innovatators are here: Huygens, Tompion, Mudge, the Harrisons, Le Roy, Breguet, etc. History of contrasting technologies of America & Japan is followed by the final chapter on collectors and collecting . Many photos taken especially for this book of little known examples of the clock & watchmakers craft, a particular feature is the use of engravings from early horological books to illustrate technical points. Horology Good
Price: $35.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 0202883 Bookseller: Syber's Books
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19th Century American Clocks
Harris, H. G.
Emerson Books 1981
8vo. Hard cover. Very good unmarked, and untoned copy in shelf worn, rubbed, repaired ( with sticky tape) d/w. Illustrated with b&w photo's and line drawings and diagrams. Includes detailed descriptions and clear Illustrations. Horological, Old Clock, Shelf Clocks, Wall Clocks Movements and Mechaninsms, Restoration of Clocks, Preservation of Movements, Biography of Famous Makers, Glossary of Terms, Tall case Clocks, Mass production of time-pieces. Index.
Price: $33.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 35046 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Electric Clocks Principles, Construction & Working
Kinostan
Cassell and Company 1933 The "Amateur Mechanic and Work" Handbooks
8vo. Solid copy with worn spine, and one page torn. 152pp. One of The "Amateur Mechanic and Work" Handbooks. Contents include Principles and working of an electric clock, A Simple electric Clock, A three-quarter-seconds Clock with chime release, Some Improvements to Electric Clocks, Cases for Electric Clocks, Electric Impulse Clocks, Electric Clock Times, Index.
Price: $33.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 34769 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Investing in Clocks and Watches
Cumhaill, P W
ISBN: 0552987115
Corgi 25 June, 1971
4to hardcover 159pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good, light foxing to endpapers. / fair, chipped d/w.
Price: $30.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 26337 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Automates Et Musiques Pendules
Winter-Jensen, Anne
Geneve. Musee De L'Horlogerie. 1987.
8vo. softcover.32pp. b/w illus. very good. test in French
Price: $25.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 20301 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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