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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. First Edition, First Reprint. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiv, 279 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm. Notes; First published 2010. Reprinted 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1 'Big Ben'-a brief history; 2 A Visit to the Clock Tower; 3 The Palace of Westminster to 1834; 4 The Great Fire of 1834; 5 A New Palace: 1835 Onwards; 6 Plans, Specifications, and Tenders for the Great Clock: 1844 to 1852; 7 The Great Clock is Built: 1852 to 1854; 8 The Bells: 1856 to 1858; 9 The Dials; 10 The Development of the Gravity Escapement; 11 The Great Clock is Installed and Set Going; 12 Big Ben Cracks: 1859 to 1863; 13 The Clock Ticks on: 1863 to 1900; 14 Through Two World Wars: 1900 to 2000; 15 The Disaster of 1976; 16 The Restoration of 200717…
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Oxford Univ Pr, 2010. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.50x7.50x0.75 inches.
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