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The History of the Self-Winding Watch 1770-1931
by Alfred Chapuis and Eugene Jaquet
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +/very good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Geneva: The Rolex Watch Company Limited, 1956. Cloth. Very good +/very good. A handsome copy of the 1956 1st English language edition, in the publisher's uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (with a touch of offsetting along the spine) in a crisp, VG example of the unprinted, plain brown jacket. Quarto, 246 pgs. #1177 of 2000 copies issued.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11200
- Title
- The History of the Self-Winding Watch 1770-1931
- Author
- Alfred Chapuis and Eugene Jaquet
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Rolex Watch Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- rare horology/rare clockmaking
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.