Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers
by Britten, F. J
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
B. T. Batsford, 1904. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past, in England and Abroad to which is added a list of ten thousand makers. Burgundy cloth over boards, tanned and rubbed on edges. Gilt lettering on front board and spine. Binding shaken. Bookplate on front pastedown. Some foxing. B/W illustrations throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bearly Read Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055146
- Title
- Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers
- Author
- Britten, F. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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About the Seller
Bearly Read Books
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Sudbury, Massachusetts
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...