Welcome to Shentonbooks Horological Booksellers We are one of the largest international booksellers specialising in HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE BOOKS for collectors, students and restorers whether amateur or practical and as a family business started by Rita Shenton have now been trading for well over 35 years. Our website operates over a secure server and is regularly reaccredited as "credit card safe" by securitymetrics.com. With postage costs rising again in the UK at end March please especially if you are an International Customer ensure that we are in receipt of your order by 28 March. Special contract rates for heavier orders for delivery to main Europe will continue to be available but the shipping rate increases will unfortunately hit lower weight orders and deliveries to USA and Australia significantly. So please order before 28 March and save yourself unfortunate increased shipping costs ! A FEW VERY LATEST NEW TITLES ARE LISTED BELOW FOR YOUR EASE. Over two thirds of our stock comprises ANTIQUARIAN and OUT OF PRINT TITLES. Orders are dispatched promptly and efficiently to any part of the world and we can proudly boast thousands of satisfied customers throughout the UK as well as Europe, America, Australia, Japan and other far flung places. All our titles are available online by clicking the Shop tab immediately above. But please ask if you do not see what you are after as it may be on the shelf waiting to be catalogued. Equally if you would like to email or telephone first for some friendly personal advice first please feel free to. Nigel, Paul and Sue Shenton JOHN HARRISON'S CONTRIVANCE An excellent, thorough and well researched new book which we are delighted to have been entrusted by the Author ( Stuart Harrison ) to distribute WORLDWIDE on his behalf. Sub titled: "The scientific basis and design of his ultimate pendulum clock" the book is exceptionally well researched and presented with something for all horologists, whether their interest be the historic, academic or practical detail of this most special of timepieces as originally intended by Harrison. Click on image for more details and to order. (£47.50) PANERAI WATCHES FROM 1936 TO 1997. PANERAI IN FLORENCE : 150 YEARS OF HISTORY An absolutely fantastic new double volume representing the most complete reference work ever done on PANERAI. The authors Mario Paci (Quality Assurance manager until 1997) and Dino Zei (Director of Officine Panerai Spa) show the best of the Panerai production, focusing on the most interesting divers watches such as RADIOMIR, LUMINOR, MARE NOSTRUM and the 6152 watch with Rolex dial. These books also describe the models EGIZIANO, EGIZIANO PICCOLO, DOPPIA LEVA (DOUBLE LEVER), LUMINOR MARINA MILITARE, different prototypes and Surface homing systems. FREE MAINLAND UK POSTAGE OR EQUIVALENT CREDIT OF £7 TO OTHER DESTINATIONS FOR ALL ORDERS INCLUDING THIS TITLE. Click on image to order (£400) LANTERN CLOCKS AND THEIR MAKERS 528pp 2008 Over 1150 illustrations, including +200 colour. This brand new large format and well researched title on Lantern Clocks will undoubtedly rival the previous leading publication, and prove very popular with those keen to watch the wallet. Lets hope it doesn't sell out quickly. (£85) ( Click on image for more details and to order)