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ABBOTT H : THE WATCH FACTORIES OF AMERICA Ref: 1117 £20.00
145pp Illus OP Limited (500 copies) reprint of 1888 ed. Complete history of watchmaking from 1809-1888 and biographies of celebrated makers.

ANTIQUORUM : THE SANDBERG WATCH COLLECTION Ref: 3151 £35.00
497pp Illus Detailed and well illustrated catalogue of sale of Nov 2001

BACON D H : WATCHMAKING IN LLANGOLLEN BY ROBERT HUGHES Ref: 1977 £20.00
111pp Illus 2000 Detailed account of the factory system as introduced by Robert Hughes in the 19th century allowing him to become the major supplier to the Welsh retail trade.

BAILLIE GH : WATCHES - THEIR HISTORY DECORATION AND MECHANISM Ref: 45 £20.00
388pp Illus 1979 reprint of 1929 original. Discusses historical & technical features as well as dates/styles of cases, mainly pre 1830 watches. A sleeper ie true merit of contents not always recognised!

BAKER PH : EARLY LANCASHIRE WATCH FUSEE ENGINES Ref: 3238 £5.00
18pp SC 1994 Reprint of 2 part article first appearing in Antiquarian Horology detailing the history and development of these engines from the 18th century.

BELL CJ : PENDANT AND POCKET WATCHES 1500-1950 Ref: 1944 £27.50
366pp Col. Illus 2004 with updated 2009 values. Apart from being a price guide this book is very well presented and takes the reader through the years and styles of watches in a themed style, including a very brief but helpful overview for those new to watch collecting. A value for money book.

BERTELE von H : JOST BERGI Ref: 3315 £10.00
c30pp 2 bound articles regarding the work of this Swiss watchmaking genius.

BOGEL L F : PRACTISCHER UNTERRICHT VON TASCHENUHREN Ref: 3413 £20.00
420 pp Illus OP 1977 Reprint of an original 1774 publication providing practical lessons in relation to pocketwatches.

BREARLEY HC : TIME TELLING THROUGH THE AGES Ref: 3014 £20.00
294pp Illus tissue protected OP 1919 Intended as memento 25th anniversary of Ingersoll but publication deferred until peace was declared (First World War 1914/1918) A rare item, corners a little rubbed and front inner cover binding split, but more than made up for by the embossed stamp from the Hamilton Watch Company library!

BREARLEY HC : TIME TELLING THROUGH THE AGES Ref: 2205 £30.00
294pp Illus tissue protected OP 1919 Intended as memento 25th anniversary of Ingersoll but publication deferred until peace was declared (First World War 1914/1918) A rare item. Gift to Sir Herbert Morgan by W Ingersoll and autographed by the explorer Ernest Shackleton.

BREGUET C : A L BREGUET - HORLOGER Ref: 133 £10.00
34pp Illus l961 OP SC Private pub. Excellent illustrations and concise history detailing his life, inventions and significant contribution to the development of horology. Rare item now.

BREGUET E : BREGUET : WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1775 Ref: 2076 £150.00
382pp De luxe presentation box Illus OP 1997 English edition. Much from family archives. Well written lively account of changing personal history of great dynasty up to present day as well as discussion of the changing technical /design detail of their watches. Can only enhance ownership of one of their fine watches.

BREGUET E ET ALIA : ABRAHAM LOUIS BREGUET 1747-1823 Ref: 1726 £10.00
55pp Illus SC 1997 Very good value - well illustrated and with plenty of illustrations of clocks, watches, the man himself etc.

BRICKER W R : MILITARY TIMEPIECES Ref: 3699 £8.00
48pp Illus SC 2002 A useful addition to the limited number of publications relating to Military Timepieces. Illustrates and describes with background context material the pocket and wristwatch items dispalyed atan NAWCC exhibition in March 2002.

BURTON SH : THE WATCH COLLECTION OF STANLEY H BURTON Ref: 1382 £30.00
455pp Illus OP 1981 Collection now sold. This was a fabulous collection- sub title Warts and All indicate this catalogue lists and describes the good and the bad examples. Extremely useful source book if collating makers serial numbers/dates etc. Also appreciated for examples of painted dial watches.

CARDINAL C : THE WATCH FROM ITS ORIGINS IN THE 17TH CENTURY Ref: 3018 £25.00
237pp l80 illus mainly colour OP 1986 Follows development of watches in Europe from 1500 to l900 covers social/economical/technique and decoration aspects. Author past Curator of Paris museum.

CHAPUIS A : BREGUET PENDANT LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE Ref: 214 £120.00
120pp Illus OP l953 A rare book. Through account of Breguet's life and work during this politically difficult period while in Paris, England and Switzerland.

CHAPUIS A JACQUET E : HISTORY OF THE SELF WINDING WATCH Ref: 220 £20.00
246pp Many illus Revised English edition l956 OP Informative contents relating to 1770-1931.Technically interesting watches. Includes chapters on Breguet, Sarton, Perrelet, Recordon, Droz, Leschot, Cox and early wristwatches Harwood, Rolex, etc.

CLUTTON C : COLLECTOR'S COLLECTION Ref: 232 £15.00
95pp Illus OP l974 Describes early precision pocket watches as collected by author.

CLUTTON C, DANIELS G : WATCHES Ref: 233 £35.00
159pp Illus OP 1965 edition We try to keep these earlier editions in stock as although less contents the excellent photographic section of escapements is common to all editions and the subsequent editions are much harder to come by.

COVENTRY WATCH PROJECT : MOMENTS IN TIME: THE HISTORY OF THE COVENTRY WATCH INDUSTRY Ref: 2965 £10.00
45pp Illus SC OP 1995 A useful booklet first published to coincide with the dedication of the Earldon clock. Title says it all.

CRISFORD A : BREGUET AL : MASTERPIECES OF THE ASPREY COLLECTION Ref: 248 £1,500.00
88pp plus tipped in plates. OP 1994 12 most complicated watches and clocks from private collection described in finite detail ie multi views plus facsimile reproductions of Breguet original records relating to these pieces. Quality of colour illustrations is quite remarkable - almost three dimensional! Bound by Zaehnsdorf in quarter leather. Limited edition of 125 numbered copies.

CUSS CAMERER T : THE ENGLISH WATCH: 1585 -1970 Ref: 141 £75.00
504pp 2009 804 col. This is the first bookon watches to cover all aspects of English watches from every period.. An excellent high quality addition to the library and certainly one for the discerning collector

CUSS CAMERER TP : THE SANDBERG WATCH COLLECTION Ref: 1947 £450.00
512pp Over 1000 colour illus DE LUXE LIMITED EDITION ( 500 copies) OP 1998 but not released until 2000 . Lord Sandberg former Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. His Collection spanning from 1540 to 1900 consists of 423 items - both the technical and decorative features discussed.

CUSS CAMERER TP and TA : THE COUNTRY LIFE BOOK OF WATCHES Ref: 3025 £10.00
128pp Illus OP 1967 Provides a reasonable and well written review of the development of the pocket watch from 1500 through the era of Graham, Mudge, Le Roy to the emerging Swiss watch making industry. A good background of knowledge.

DANIELS G : L'OEUVRE D' ABRAHAM-LOUIS BREGUET Ref: 2243 £20.00
56pp Illus SC OP l976 Catalogue of Exhibition held La Chaux de Fonds

DAOUST R : BRITISH MADE GOODS FOR THE WATCHMAKER/JEWELLER Ref: 2312 £10.00
71pp Illus SC OP ?1960's Catalogue of lathes, tools and materials as supplied by Clerkenwell dealer.

DAVID J : AMERICAN AND SWISS WATCHMAKING IN 1876 Ref: 3478 £15.00
82pp Illus OP 2003 These "secret" reports by the founder of Longines have been translated by Richard Watkins and so includes much previously unpublished material on the manufacture of watches in the United States in 1877. It includes how they were made, stage by stage through from the cutting room to completion. The book concludes with an analysis of the state of the Swiss Industry, and the effects of American competition.

DENT E J : CHRONOMETERS WATCHES AND CLOCKS Ref: 2255 £15.00
31pp Dia SC OP Reprint of privately printed 1842 original abstract from two lectures.

DIXON JC : A HISTORY OF THE WATCH COMPANIES OF AMERICA Ref: 3031 £10.00
156pp SC OP 1978 Provides a revealing individual historical account of the development of over 70 American watch companies including Ansonia, Waltham, Dennison, Hamilton, Lancaster, Marion and 64 others!

EDGCUMBE R : THE ART OF THE GOLD CHASER IN 18TH CENTURY LONDON Ref: 2229 £60.00
197pp plus c 100 plates colour/black white 2000 Stunning book almost entirely devoted to watch cases! What a pity the title gives no indication of the value of this work to horologists! Biographical dictionary of the chasers - wonderful illustrations of the actual cases and an analysis of the casework.

EHRHARDTS : EUROPEAN POCKET WATCHES BOOK 3 Ref: 336 £15.00
184pp Illus SC l994 Again a broad selection - includes fusee, repeaters as well as more commonplace examples. Includes index to other Identification and Price Guide books written and published by Ehrhardt.

ELGIN : ELGIN WATCHES CATALOGUE Ref: 923 £25.00
36pp Illus SC 1927 OP Original confidential trade price brochure in excellent condition depicting mainly pocket and some of the early wristwatch styles available in the 1920's.

	EVANS J : THOMAS TOMPION AT THE DIAL AND THREE CROWNS Ref: 1972 £28.00
	130pp Illus col/bw 2006 monograph on Thomas Tompion comprising two parts. The first part expands on previously published material, with extra illustrations. The second part of the publication is a checklist of all items known to the author to have been made by Tompion, his apprentices and associates together with abbreviated details of each item. This will surely become a key reference work.

FRIED H : THE CAVALCADE OF TIME Ref: 375 £10.00
126pp Over 100 illus in colour O/P l968 History of watches in private Zale Corporation museum. Early examples, enamel cases, repeaters, chronographs etc Each well illus and described Mint condition A beautifully produced book.

FRIED H : THE PACKARD WATCH COLLECTION OF UNUSUAL AND COMPLICATED WATCHES Ref: 1987 £15.00
44pp Illus SC OP 1959 Illus and discusses 31 pocket watches from the James Packard collection held at the Horological Instutute of America.

FRIEDBERG FJ : THE ILLINOIS WATCH Ref: 1223 £54.00
272pp Illus 2004 A significant title featuring a history of the company, well researched, depicting historic documentation, advertisements and a visual and descriptive record of nearly every watch type produced, with price guide. Focuses upon the wristwatch but much of the information is applicable to the pocket watch.

GSCHWIND Dr E : STACKFREED 1540-1640 Ref: 432 £30.00
50pp Excellent colour illus SC OP 1979 Catalogue of a remarkable collection of early watches. English/French/German text.

GSCHWIND Dr E : GENEVA WATCHES 1630-1720 Ref: 433 £30.00
60pp Excellent colour illus SC OP l978 Catalogue of yet another remarkable collection enamel and form watches probably the like of which will never be repeated. English/French/German text.

HARROLD MC : AMERICAN WATCHMAKING Ref: 457 £30.00
144pp Profuse illus SC OP 1984 This is most informative technical history of the American watchmaking industry l850-l930. Excellent content for either collector or historian and difficult to obtain... As new condition.

HARROLD MC : AMERICAN WATCHMAKING Ref: 3049 £50.00
144pp Profuse illus HC OP 1984 This is most informative technical history of the American watchmaking industry l850-l930. Excellent content for either collector or historian. Rarer hard back edition.

HASLUCK P : PRACTICAL PLUMBERS WORK Ref: 1248 £5.00
16Opp Illus OP l913 - Sorry nothing about making lead weights!

HAYWARD J : ENGLISH WATCHES Ref: 470 £10.00
72pp Illus SC OP 1956 General resume followed by catalogue of watches at V & A (South Kensington) Invaluable for reproduced pages from early engravers designs cases, cocks etc..

HEARN MRS G : COLLECTION OF WATCHES LOANED TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Ref: 1228 £95.00
35pp plus tissue protected plates OP Privately printed 1907 Important record of a unique collection of fine early continental watches loaned to USA museum by Mrs George a Hearn ex Strickler library. Card covers original but discoloured.

HEARN MRS G : COLLECTION OF WATCHES LOANED TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Ref: 3389 £200.00
35pp plus tissue protected plates OP Privately printed 1907 Leather bound with banding and marbled boards in good moist condition. Important record of a unique collection of fine early continental watches loaned to USA museum by Mrs George a Hearn.

HOKE D : AMERICAN POCKET WATCHES Ref: 2936 £65.00
330p Illus OP SC l991 Not just the catalogue for the extensive collection in the Time Museum USA but a comprehensive overview. Quite frankly this and the book by Harrold are essential reading for anyone seriously studying these watches. This copy is the published uncorrected gallery proof (pictures less clear).

HOKE D : AMERICAN POCKET WATCHES Ref: 490 £120.00
33opp Illus OP l991 Not just the catalogue for the extensive collection in the Time Museum USA but a comprehensive overview. Quite frankly this and the book by Harrold are essential reading for anyone seriously studying these watches.

HOROLOGICAL JOURNAL : FIRST LEVER WATCH MADE 1759 BY THOMAS MUDGE Ref: 2477 £10.00
December 1956 Major article as indicated in title.

HOWSE D, HUTCHINSON B : THE CLOCKS AND WATCHES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 1769-1969 Ref: 2937 £10.00
60pp SC Illus 1960's An excellent AHS reprinted collection of articles covering the early pendulum clocks, early watches, and marine timekeepers in the guise of Kendall, Arnold, Shelton, Ellicott.

JAGGER C : THE ARTISTRY OF THE ENGLISH WATCH Ref: 536 £20.00
160pp Lavishly Illus OP 1988 Traces the design and decorative development of styles, techniques and materials for enriching cases (gilding, pique work etc) Most useful illustrations of pillar designs, watch cocks, makers' marks etc.

JAQUET E, CHAPUIS A : TECHNIQUE AND HISTORY OF SWISS WATCH Ref: 3144 £20.00
272pp Many plates b/w/c OP 1970 enlarged edition, Describes craft of watchmaking in Jura,styles cases etc for period 1700-1968 Only work on the subject per se; some electrical and wristwatch content. Dustjacket not in the best of condition.

JENDRITZKI H : WATCH ADJUSTMENT Ref: 2040 £50.00
109pp Illus SC OP 1963 Good practical manual includes programme of official tests for chronometers.

KADUCK JM : COLLECTING WATCH FOBS Ref: 3224 £20.00
100pp Illus SC OP 1973: An introduction to the construction, collection and design of watch fobs before leading into a wide ranging photo gallery and a price guide of the day.

KENDAL JK : A HISTORY OF WATCHES AND OTHER TIMEKEEPERS Ref: 565 £25.00
252pp Illus OP 1978 reprint of original 1892ed Ghost written by FJ Britten Plenty of Puff for Kendal and Dent watches but also rich in unexpected oddments of information i.e. details of the varying length of a pendulum according to latitude!

LANCASHIRE : LANCASHIRE WATCH COMPANY 1889 -1910 Ref: 3059 £45.00
88p Illus OP SC 1973 Basically an historical essay by Alan Smith, reprint of l905 trade catalogue and a paper by Henry G Abbott on the actual manufacturing method Essential if this is your collecting arena. Signed copy.

LANCASHIRE : LANCASHIRE WATCH COMPANY 1889 -1910 Ref: 3060 £65.00
88p Illus OP Limited hardback edition 1973 Basically an historical essay by Alan Smith, reprint of l905 trade catalogue and a paper by Henry G Abbott on the actual manufacturing method. Essential if this is your collecting arena; Signed and dedicated by Author.

LANE J : COVENTRY APPRENTICES AND THEIR MASTERS 1781-l806 Ref: 587 £20.00
144pp l983 A complete listing of all apprentices i.e. weavers, watchmakers, candle makers etc. Quite interesting social history if nothing else.

LANGE & SOHNE : A LANGE & SOHNE : GLASHUTTER UHREN- AUKTIONEN of Dr H CROTT Ref: 3198 £30.00
143pp Illus A lavishly illustrated catalogue brimming with full colour very detailed photographs from this 1991 auction.

LANGENDORF : SOCIETE D'HORLOGERIE DE LANGENDORF Ref: 2980 £20.00
24pp Illus SC OP c 1930's. An original factory issued catalogue depicting in some detail their range of contemporary pocket watches and an early wristwatch, together with price list insert.

LECOULTRE F : A GUIDE TO COMPLICATED WATCHES Ref: 594 £42.00
216pp Figs 2004 3rd ed Thorough technical exposition if working at the bench - repeaters, chronographs, perpetual calendars etc French Text edition also available: Les Montres Compliquees

LES JURGENSEN : UNE DYNASTIE DE GRANDS HORLOGERS Ref: 2236 £25.00
54pp Illus SC OP 1974 Published to coinicide with exhibition - good views of watch movements as well as general history.

LEWIS Dr MILTON R : THE ANTIQUE ENAMELLED WATCH Ref: 607 £35.00
92pp Illus colour OP l973 Some historical content related to enamelling and enamellers followed by watches illustrated and described.

MARRYAT H, BROADBENT U : ROMANCE OF HATTON GARDEN Ref: 2871 £20.00
135pp Illus fd pl Deckle edge 1930. Horological interest in author - Marryat was a famous watch collector and author of privately printed book on watches. I have always been led to believe that he was the father in law of George Daniels. Excellent historical account.

McCARTHY JR : A MATTER OF TIME: THE STORY OF THE WATCH Ref: 3111 £15.00
230pp OP 1947 This is a deceptively useful book providing a very thorough narrative account of the history of the development of the watch and its relationship with clocks and sundials. With dustjacket.

MIGEON G : COLLECTION PAUL GARNIER - HORLOGES MONTRES IVORIES Ref: 672 £35.00
112pp Illus SC OP l917 Catalogue of collection exhibited Musee National du Louvre (Paris) Excellent description each item including provenance. Rare.

MORPURGO E : PRECIOUS WATCHES FROM 16th to 19th CENTURIES Ref: 2042 £10.00
113pp Illus OP nd ?1960's Historical survey of Italian horology - many decorative pieces - many illustrated in colour.

MUIR W, KRAUS B, MARION : MARION: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES WATCH COMPANY Ref: 694 £35.00
216pp Illus OP l985 First limited edition. Coherent account of history/production of the USWC grades, dates, serial numbers - every thing a potential collector needs to know.

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 252 : FEBRUARY 1988 Ref: 63 £15.00
This volume contains significant and readable articles upon Jesse Elwood Coleman and the South Bend Story by O B Frye; The Cosmoschronotrope, An astronomical Clock at the Smithsonian by R S Edwards, and an interesting commentary upon Photographing Clocks and watches by G & D Marsh

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 248 : JUNE 1987 Ref: 36 £15.00
This volume contains significant and readable articles including The Clock of Old St Paul's London by C Aked; The willcock Clock by H Fallin, HR Playtner and the Canadian Horological Institute by J Varkaris and E Fuller

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 250 : OCTOBER 1987 Ref: 69 £15.00
This volume contains significant and readable articles including The Evolution of the Safety Pinion by C Risch

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 253 : APRIL 1988 Ref: 54 £15.00
This volume contains significant and readable articles upon Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks exhibited in 1876 and 1893 by W & M Schneider, History of the Osaka Watch Co by M Ishihara, and The Almost Lost art of Breguet by P Autry

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 259 : APRIL 1989 Ref: 50 £15.00
This volume includes significant and readable articles upon Jean Antoine Lepine by A Chapiro, Birge & Ives Eight Day Wood Movement Clock by R Edwards, The Chimes at Chinqua-Penn by S White

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 258 : FEBRUARY 1989 Ref: 64 £15.00
This volume includes significant and readable articles upon Anne Boleyn's Clock by C Aked; The "Un-rarest" American watches by M Harrold and an interstsing piece on Watches for the Blind by H B Fried.

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 256 : OCTOBER 1989 Ref: 51 £15.00
This volume includes significant and readable articles upon Unusual Gruen watches by R D Gruen, Part 1 of an article by I Cooperman on Time Globes of L Juvet, and Restoring a tall Clock Case by B Flexner

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 257 : DECEMBER 1988 Ref: 44 £15.00
This volume includes significant and readable articles upon A Chicago & Alton Railroad Watch by E Fuller, The Kilruddery Clock and Hydraulic Time Machine by C Aked, The Time Globes of Louis Juvet Part 2 by I Cooperman, and Atmos: The Perpetual Clock by R Roehrich

NAWCC : NAWCC BULLETIN: 260 : JUNE 1989 Ref: 38 £15.00
This volume contains significant and readable articles upon The McIntyre watch by J Lund and W Keller; The Electro Clock Co ( including reproductions of catalogue illustrations) by J DeVilbis, and Sunstruck ( Backyard Sundial) by M Webster

NIXSEAMAN Rev AJ : THOMAS TOMPION'S COTTAGE Ref: 2688 £20.00
10pp Illus SC OP 1952 Small booklet, church service sheet both written at the time a plaque was placed on the cottage by Worshipful Company of Clockmakers plus a postcard and two relatively recent photographs of the cottage.

PANICALI R : WATCH DIALS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Ref: 2125 £30.00
c70pp plus colour fd pl SC OP 1972 French/English/German text. Fine enamel examples.

PARISI B : CATALOGO DELL A COLLEZIONE DELLE PIANE DI OROLOGI Ref: 2947 £50.00
71pp descriptive text + 15 plates (with supplement further examples) some in colour. 30 of these watches came from von Hartogensis collection sold by auction in 1925 (catalogued by Bassermann Jordan). This edition is not numbered but signed by the author.

PARISI B : CATALOGO DELL A COLLEZIONE DELLE PIANE DI OROLOGI Ref: 741 £60.00
71pp descriptive text + 15 plates (with supplement further examples) some in colour Numbered copies (500 printed) OP l954 30 of these watches came from von Hartogensis collection sold by auction in 1925 (catalogued by Bassermann Jordan).

PIPPA L : MASTERPIECES OF WATCHMAKING Ref: 770 £25.00
233pp Well illus b/w/c OP l966 Exceptional pieces - watches, clocks, sundials from England, Germany, Italy etc. gathered together by one collector Each item is well captioned.

PRIESTLEY PT : EARLY ENGLISH WATCH CASE MAKERS OF ENGLAND 1631-1720 Ref: 1854 £40.00
89pp Illus 2000 Good background social history followed by directory of carefully researched detail on makers and their work Includes 10pp Addenda to first book (Watch Case Makers of England) PLUS free copy of Some Account of Liverpool Watch Case. Mint condition and so sensibly priced I can't believe it myself!

SCHAEDER A : ROSKOPF: THE PROLETARIAN WATCH Ref: 3641 £27.50
215pp Illus 2007 At last a title focused upon this most collectable and affordable of pocket watches. The numerous colour illustrations and detailed researches provide an insight into the far reaching impact of Roskopf's invention, and its provenance in the history of development in Switzerland of the affordable pocket watch. Includes details of numerous company trademarks, potted history and an excellent index, with reference to over 40 separate patents.

SHENTON A : POCKET WATCHES OF THE 19th AND 20th CENTURY Ref: 879 £45.00
432pp Illus 2008 reprint. A highly sought after title starting where most other watch books finish! That is to say with the mass produced watches of last two centuries Covers cylinders, levers, duplex, pin pallet, Roskopf, chronographs, novelty, repeating, alarm and eight day watches.

	SHENTON R : CHRISTOPHER PINCHBECK AND HIS FAMILY Ref: 881 £12.00
	80pp 14pl OP 1976 Although family associated with Pinchbeck alloy they actually made clocks and watches (one in Royal Collection)

	SHUGART C, GILBERT RE : COMPLETE PRICE GUIDE TO WATCHES, NO. 29, 2009 Ref: 3698 £26.00
	1212pp 7850 Illus SC - 2009 The most reliable of all the guides available with contents split between pocket and wristwatches. New updated prices on 10350 watches. Invaluable definitive guide for the trade and collector.

SMITH S : GUIDE TO THE PURCHASE OF A WATCH Ref: 899 £35.00
125pp OP 1978 Reprint of Smiths 1900 catalogue-with essays on chronograph, Bonniksen 'revolving escapement', Kew certification. We also have a softback copy at £25.00.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE : CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY Ref: 3083 £10.00
201pp Illus OP 1959 Series of 11 papers, including coverage of topics such as The Auburndale watch Company, Development of the Phonograph, and the Origin of Clockwork.

SOUTHERN WATCH CLOCK : SOUTHERN NEWS (CATALOGUES) Ref: 1615 £10.00
45 double sided leaflets spanning 1956/65 Pity so many of these ephemeral items get destroyed Invaluable reference now and in the future.

STEWART D, HOLLAND WJ, COGGESHALL AS : WATCHES BELONGING TO HJ HEINZ Ref: 904 £25.00
31pp + 33 plates OP 1917 Catalogue of important collection early examples in Carnegie Museum USA. Rare item.

STREETER P : STREETER OF BOND STREET - A VICTORIAN JEWELLER Ref: 908 £15.00
174pp Illus SC l993 Biographical detail - extracts from catalogues include watches and list clocks/ watches presented by him to Clockmakers Company.

SURREY DANE E : PETER STUBS AND THE LANCASHIRE HAND TOOL INDUSTRY Ref: 911 £45.00
291pp Illus OP l973 Stubs was noted for his hand files for horological trade. Delightful insight into how the cottage industry system worked plus article by Mercer written 1935 on Manufacture of Files 1773-1935 at Stubs works.

TAIT H COOLE PG : CATALOGUE OF WATCHES IN BRITISH MUSEUM STACKFREED Ref: 917 £20.00
135pp Illus OP l987 Most thorough technical historical survey both pictorially and textually.

	THOMPSON D : BRITISH MUSEUM WATCHES Ref: 3701 £25.00
	175pp 270 col Illus 2007 Authored by the Curator of Horology at the museum, the book features 75 pocket watches from the best collection in the world. A lively and well written book with predictably fantastic illustrations and a depth of information to match.

TREYMAYNE A : ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER - published by Dennison Watch Company Ref: 2834 £95.00
22pp SC 1912 Illus catalogue cases (gilded illus) Sold with 2 exhaustive articles by Priestley and Dennison on Company - its history and products plus postcard.

USHER AND COLE : 1861-1961 A WATCHMAKING CENTURY Ref: 971 £15.00
20p Illus HC OP 1961 Well written factual history of famous firm of watch and chronometer manufacturers - joined forces with Camerer Cuss & Co 1958 ( Soft cover copy £10)

WHITE A : THE CHAIN MAKERS Ref: 1002 £70.00
38pp Illus SC OP Limited private printing 1967. Fascinating insight into the making of watch chain by young girls and women in the Christchurch area. A rare edition.

WILKINSON T J : THE ESCAPEMENT AND TRAIN OF AMERICAN WATCHES Ref: 1011 £70.00
378pp Illus OP 2nd ed. Practical encyclopedic treatise and text book. Construction, calculation of number of teeth, testing etc. An essential collection of information to assist repair and restoration.

WOODWARD P : MY OWN RIGHT TIME - AN EXPLORATION OF CLOCKWORK DESIGN Ref: 1025 £49.50
176pp Illus 1995 Thoroughly new approach - written by mathematical scientist and horologist he describes and discusses work of Huygens, Harrison, Kelvin, Shortt etc as preliminary to his own experiences and inventions in his search for the perfect free pendulum.

YOUNG & CO : CATALOGUE OF WATCHES ILLUSTRATED & PRICED Ref: 3318 £30.00
110pp Illus SC OP Reprint of 1911 catalogue depicting probably over 1000 pocket watches ranging from ornate hunting cases, Howard , Elgin , Waltham etc.

ZANTKE H : LOUIS-BENJAMIN AUDEMARS: HIS LIFE AND WORK Ref: 3351 £95.00
512 pp 434 col. & 169 b/w illustrations, slipcase. This book tells the life story of Louis-Benjamin Audemars and his sons, the most important Swiss watchmakers of the 19th century. The amazing works of this watchmaking dynasty are illustrated by more than 600 illustrations, some larger than life size, of more than 160 watches made by the Louis Audemars factory and its successors. Author is a specialist in the history of the Louis-Benjamin Audemars dynasty.