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Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments

Dreweatts

Donnington Priory

Newbury, Berkshire

RG14 2JE

United Kingdom

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Ɵ THIOUT, ANTOINE 'TRAITE DE HORLOGERIE MECHANIQUE ET PRACTIQUE'

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Ɵ HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE BOOKS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ENGLISH CLOCKS - NINE VOLUMES:

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Ɵ LEE, RONALD A. 'THE KNIBB FAMILY * CLOCKMAKERS...'

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Ɵ MISCELLANEOUS HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE BOOKS INCLUDING REGIONAL CLOCKMAKING - THIRTY PUBLICATIONS:

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Ɵ MISCELLANEOUS HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE BOOKS INCLUDING REGIONAL CLOCKMAKING THIRTY PUBLICATIONS: Ponsford, C.N. TIME IN EXETER Headwell Vale Books, Exeter 1978, dj; Hagger, A.L. and Miller, L.F. SUFFOLK CLOCKS & CLOCKMAKERS published by the authors, Ramsgate 1974, Beeson, C.F.C. PERPIGNAN 1356, The Making of a Clock and Bell for the King's Castle The Antiquarian Horological Society, London 1982, dj; Turner, Anthony (editor) The Clockwork of the Heavens exhibition catalogue, London 1973, softbound; Needham, Joseph; Gwei-Djen, Lu, Combridge; John H. and Major, John S. THE HALL OF HEAVENLY RECORDS, Korean astronomical instruments and clocks 1380-1780 Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1986, dj; Mortensen, Otto JENS OLSEN'S CLOCK, A TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Technological Institute, Copenhagen 1957, dj; Beeson, C.F.C. CLOCKMAKING IN OXFORDSHIRE 1400-1850 The Antiquarian Horological Society in Association with the Banbury Historical Society, Ramsgate 1962, softbound; Ullyett, Kenneth IN QUEST OF CLOCKS Salisbury Square, London 1951, dj; Lloyd, H. Alan THE COLLECTOR'S DICTIONARY OF CLOCKS A.S. Barnes and Company, New York 1964; Cumhaill, P.W. INVESTING IN CLOCKS & WATCHES Barrie and Rockcliff, London 1967, dj; Tyler, E.J. Clocks & Watches Sampson Low, Maidenhead 1975, dj; Jagger, Cedric The World;s Great CLOCKS & WATCHES Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, London 1977, dj; Bruton, Eric CLOCKS & WATCHES Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Feltham 1968; Fleet, Simon CLOCKS, PLEASURES AND TREASURES Weidenfield & Nicolson, London 1961; Robertson, J. Drummond THE EVOLUTION OF CLOCKWORK Cassell and Company Limited, London 1931; Smith, Alan Clocks and Watches Crescent Books, New York 1975, dj; Shenton, Alan and Rita The PRICE GUIDE to CLOCKS 1840-1940 The Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1977, dj, together with May 1883 PRICE REVISION LIST ; Tait, Hugh CLOCKS, in the British Museum the Trustees of the British Museum, London 1968, dj; Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 1 N.A.G. Press Limited, London 1976; Edey, Winthrop French Clocks Studio Vista, London 1967; Ward, F.A.B. Science Museum, Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection Illustrating, Time Measurement Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London 1966, softbound; Britten, F.J. OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS facsimile reprint of the 1932 sixth edition, S.R. Publishers, London 1971, dj; Symonds, R.W. and others SCIENCE MUSEUM... BRITISH CLOCKMAKING HERITAGE EXHIBITION The British Horological Institute, London 1952, dj; Ward, F.A.B. Time Measurement, Historical Review reprint of the 1961 edition, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London 1970; Ward, F.A.B. THE CLOCKS AND WATCHES OF THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM The Antiquarian Horology 'Monograph No. 17', London undated, stapled spine, together with another earlier part-issue; Stevens, John C. and Aked, Charles K. HOROLOGY IN PROVINCIAL AND RURAL MUSEUMS The Antiquarian Horology 'Monograph No. 7', London 1974, stapled spine; Anon. 300 YEARS of FINE ENGLISH CLOCK & WATCHMAKING exhibition catalogue, Prescot Museum and the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 1986, softbound; Christies auction catalogue The Celebrated Collection OF English and Continental Clocks, FORMED BY THE LATE COURTENAY A. ILBERT, ESQ., F.B.H.I. London 6 th and 7 th November 1958, softbound, together with another sundry publication, (30).

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Ɵ WHITE, IAN 'ENGLISH CLOCKS FOR THE EASTERN MARKETS…'

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