Stella and Rose's Books Logo

Stella & Rose's Books

Specialists in Rare & Collectable Books

ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS

by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster

Illustrated by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster

Published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd.. 1st thus. 1969

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A classic account of the clock styles and types made in England from the late seventeenth century to the nineteenth. Originally published in 1913 by George Routledge and Sons Limited, this is the new edition. Large format. White cloth boards, green title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 353 pages including index.

Text block and endpapers browned. Relatively minor dampstain to vertical margins (edge of page). White pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby. Slight musty odour present.

ISBN: 0600008975
Stock no. 1826994

Buy now for £15.00 Enquire about this book Add to Wish List

Contents

  • The Problem of the Measurement of Time
  • The Law of the Pendulum
  • The Regulation of Domestic Clocks
  • The Mechanism of Clocks
  • Brass Lantern or "Birdcage" Clocks
  • The Development of Long-Case Clock Dials
  • The Development of Clock Hands
  • The Development of the Spandrel-Corners of Clock Dials
  • Long-Case Clocks from 1670 to 1740
  • Lacquered Cases of Long Clocks
  • Long-Case Clocks from 1760 to 1800
  • The Decline of the Long-Case Clock
  • Chippendale and Sheraton Clock Cases
  • Bracket Clocks from 1670 to 1800
  • Mural and Cartel Clocks
  • Names of Makers Illustrated in the Volume

Similar Stock