OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS FROM 1453 TO 1850
Written by John Smith.
Stock no. 1827688
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 2nd 1921. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled from original sources with notes. Pages untrimmed. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 433 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light scuff marks to rear board. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some pages unopened due to being untrimmed and therefore unread. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with chips to corners, large closed tear to front panel, is browned with age and has a horizontal crease across the middle.

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ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS
Written by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster. Illustrated by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster.
Stock no. 1826994
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. ISBN: 0600008975. 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.

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THOMAS TOMPION: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by R.W. Symonds.
Stock no. 1825939
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Thomas Tompion has been called the 'Father of clockmakers': without a doubt he was one of the finest horologists in history. This book is a definitive record of Tompion's life and work. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and several colour. Top edge blue. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners. Includes contemporary press release of the book

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