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Technique And History of the Swiss Watch From Its Beginnings to the Present
by Jaquet, Eugene; Alfred Chapuis; English Translation By D.S. Torrens and J.C. Jenkins
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- Used - Fair
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- No Jacket
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€23.49
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Olten, Switzerland: Edited By Graf-Verlag, 1953. Boards moderately edgeworn. Stain to front board. New York Univ. gift bookplate at front endpaper, small university stamp at base of copyright page and at end of index, & dewey decimal number at spine but no other library markings. No pocket. Text in English. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Item Price
€23.49
The Watchmaker's Hand Book: Intended as a Workshop Companion for Those Engaged in Watch-Making and Allied Mechanical Arts
by Saunier, Claudius
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1888
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€75.16
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London: Crosby and Lockwood & Son, 1888. EX. LIBRARY. Bookplate. Boards worn. Rear hinge cracked but holding. Signatures split but holding nicely at page 128/129. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item are available. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Item Price
€75.16
History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years and Life of Chauncey Jerome
by Jerome, Chauncey
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- Used - Very Good-
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- No Jacket
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- 1860
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€69.99
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New Haven: F.C. Dayton, 1860. Dewey decimal on spine and library bookplate at front endpaper. No other library markings. Some light pencil marginalia. Brown cloth boards somewhat rubbed and worn and sunned at rear Mild foxing. Notes at rear endpaper. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item… Read more about this item Item Price
€69.99
The Watch ; Its Correspondence , Its Merits and Defects, How to Choose it, and How to Use it. Illustrated with Engravings.
by Piaget, H.F.
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- Used - Poor
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- No Jacket
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- 1860
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€84.56
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NY: C. Vinton, 1860. Front boards detached. Piece of spine missing. Bookplate. Owner's sig and date at front flyleaf. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item. . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Item Price
€84.56
Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China
by Needham, Joseph et al
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€70.46
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Cambridge: Cambridge at the Univ. Press, 1960. Moderate wear to dj and book. A clean and bright copy with the dj preserved by seller in a protective Brodart. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Item Price
€70.46
The Old English Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks 1670-1820
by Cescinsky, Herbert
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good+
- Published
- 1938
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€32.88
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New York and Toronto: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1938. Dj edegworn and chipped.at top and bottom at front gutter. Light edgewear to boards. Light foxing at edge of pages.Some light tape ghosting at front flyleaf. A clean and sound copy with the dj preserved by seller in a protective Brodart. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International… Read more about this item Item Price
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Antiquarian Horology and the proceedings of the Antiquarian Horological Society Number Nine Volume Two Decemeber 1958 Ilbert Collection Commemorative Issue
by Antiquarian Horology Society
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1958
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€14.09
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1958. Minor wear. Clean and sound.. Stapled Covers. Very Good. Item Price
€14.09
Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook Dictionary and Guide
by Britten, F.J
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€18.79
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London/NY: E. & F.N. Spon/Spon & Chamberlain, 1902. REBOUND 10th edition in sturdy black library binding that shows minor wear. Gold embossed at spine. Dewey decimal number at spine. Private library bookplate of James Arthur at front endpaper. Small "Library of N.Y. Univ." at head of title page and base of last page of index. No other library markings. Text… Read more about this item Item Price
€18.79
Principles and Explanations of Timekeepers
by Harrison, Arnold and Earnshaw
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1984
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- 9780950962108
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€140.92
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Newark, Notts.,, United Kingdom: British Horological Institute Ltd, 1984. Quarter tan buckram and decorartive boards. Boards show very mild wear. Original glassine is quite worn and missing pieces. Otherwise very clean and tight. Very Good/No Jacket. Item Price
€140.92
The Lure of the Clock : An Account of the James Arthur Collection of Clocks and Watches at New York Universit
by Hering, D.W
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- Used - Good
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€13.62
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NY: The New York University Press, 1932. Library label at spine. No other lib. markings. Covers moderately worn. . Hard Cover. Good. Item Price
€13.62
The Complete Book of Old Clocks
by Lloyd, H. Alan
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- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€14.09
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NY: G.P. Putnams, 1964. A binding process bulge affecting cloth at front board but not affecting the soundness of the volume. Mild edgewear to dj and boards. NOT ex. lib.. Hard Cover. Good+/Very Good. Item Price
€14.09
A Treatise on Watch-Work, Past and Present
by Nelthropp, Rev. H.L
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- Used - Fair/No Jacket
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- 1873
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- Hard Cover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€84.56
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London: E. & F. N. Spon. Fair/No Jacket. 1873. Hard Cover. Rebacked saving 90-percent of original spine while overlapping 5/8" of original boards. Hinges reinforced with white linen tape. Private library bookplate at front endpaper with a date due sheet at rear flyleaf. "George K. Hazlitt & Co." stamp at base of title page. Dewey… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Lure of the Clock : An Account of the James Arthur Collection of Clocks and Watches at New York University [with] Key to Watches in the James Arthur Colletion of Clocks and Watches at New York University
by Hering, D.W
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- Used - Good
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€36.17
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NY: The New York University Press, 1932 "Lure of the Clock" ex library with usual markings. Covers moderately worn. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. "Key to the Watches" is stapled printed wraps, not ex lib. and shows mild wear. . Hard Cover. Good. Item Price
€36.17
Workshop Notes From Jewelers and Watchmakers Being a Collection of the Latest Practical Receipts
by [Brassler, Charles] One Who Has Contributed Such Matters to the Jewelers' Circular Fro Twelve Years
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- Used - Poor
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- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€18.79
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NY: Jeweler's Circular Publishing No date--"the appearance of its first number 22 years ago". Private Library plate of James Arthur at front endpaper. Small stamp at head of title page and end of index. Boards worn. Hinges cracked. 220pgs including index and adds.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Item Price
€18.79
Clocks and Watches A Catalogue of Clocks and Watches 16the to the 20th Century in the Collections of National Technical Museum, Prague
by Michal, Stanislav
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€70.46
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Prague, 1974. Boards lightly soiled, Front board mildly bumped at right side. Dj edgeworn, missing a 3/4"x3/4" piece at bottom right front. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Item Price
€70.46
Horology Americana
by Dworetsky, Lester & Robert Dickstein
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€11.27
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NY: Horology Americana, Inc., 1972. Light edgewear to boards. Dj edgeworn with several cosed tears along top and missing a small piece at top rear. 212pgs.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Item Price
€11.27
The Lure of the Clock : An Account of the James Arthur Collection of Clocks and Watches at New York University
by Hering, D.W
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- Used - Good
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€11.74
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NY: The New York University Press, 1932. "Lure of the Clock" Library bookplate at front endpaper. Library stamp at spine. No other lib. markings. Covers moderately worn. Top right at rear board bent. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. . Hard Cover. Good. Item Price
€11.74
A Loan Exhibition of Antique Automatons Fro the Benefit of the Pestalozzi Foundation of America November 3-December5, 1950
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- Used - Good
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- 1950
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- Printed Wraps
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- 1
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€18.79
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NY: A La Vieille Russie, Inc.. Good. 1950. Printed Wraps. Covers soiled and pages moderately buckled. Private library bookplate of James Arthur at verso of front cover. Dewey decimal number on front cover and copyright page. 69pgs, blank note page, ad. . Item Price
€18.79
The James Arthur Collection of Timepieces
by Hering, D.W. Curator
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1927
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€46.98
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NY: New York University Bureau of Public Information, 1927. D.W. Hering's office copy of the original 17 page typescript and 6 pages of handwritten notes and two clippings. The notes and clippings have become disbound. Above the title is written "Preliminary Account." A few other marginalia appear in the text. The cover and pages are quite worn and crudely bound… Read more about this item Item Price
€46.98
The Collector's Dictionary of Clocks
by Lloyd, H. Alan
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hyattsville, Maryland, USA
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€8.46
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NY: A.S. Barnes, 1964. Top, front corner bumped. Second Printing Dj worn. Minor wear to book.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Item Price
€8.46
