A Study of Simon Willard's Clocks
by Husher, Richard W. and Walter W. Welch
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0960394400
- ISBN 13
- 9780960394401
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Nahant, MA: Husher and Welch, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11.3x8.9x0.9in. Signed by Author(s). signed by authors; light foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket with light foxing to front and back panels, small tear at bottom of front panel, small tear at top of back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector.
The book is organized into ten chapters and is illustrated in black and white: 1. The thirty hour Grafton wall clock (26 illustrations); 2. Willard shelf clocks (26 illustrations); 3. The improved timepiece or banjo clock (35 illustrations); 4. The regulator banjo clock (14 illustrations); 5. Gallery clocks (33 illustrations); 6. The patented alarm or lighthouse clock (25 illustrations); 7. Tall case clocks (26 illustrations); 8. Tower clocks (10 illustrations); 9. Clockwork roasting jack (5 illustrations); 10. Orrery (2 illustrations). In addition, 24 clocks are illustrated in color.
292pp 3.23lb 11.3x8.9x0.9in
The book is organized into ten chapters and is illustrated in black and white: 1. The thirty hour Grafton wall clock (26 illustrations); 2. Willard shelf clocks (26 illustrations); 3. The improved timepiece or banjo clock (35 illustrations); 4. The regulator banjo clock (14 illustrations); 5. Gallery clocks (33 illustrations); 6. The patented alarm or lighthouse clock (25 illustrations); 7. Tall case clocks (26 illustrations); 8. Tower clocks (10 illustrations); 9. Clockwork roasting jack (5 illustrations); 10. Orrery (2 illustrations). In addition, 24 clocks are illustrated in color.
292pp 3.23lb 11.3x8.9x0.9in
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Details
- Bookseller
- Newbury Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30664
- Title
- A Study of Simon Willard's Clocks
- Author
- Husher, Richard W. and Walter W. Welch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0960394400
- ISBN 13
- 9780960394401
- Publisher
- Husher and Welch
- Place of Publication
- Nahant, MA
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 292
- Size
- 11.3x8.9x0.9in
- Keywords
- Simon Willard Clocks
- Bookseller catalogs
- Clocks/Watches;
- X weight
- 3.23 lbs
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