Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers. A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad Containing a List of Nearly Fourteen Thousand Makers.
by Baillie, G.H.; Clutton,C. and Ilbert, C.A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1956. Hardcover. very good. 7th Edition. xx;518pp. Thick quarto. Original blue cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. 183 B/W illustrated plates. 40 drawings within text. Textblock clean and tight. Minor shelfwear to boards. Dust jacket has soiling and creasing. One inch open tear at top of spine and at flap fold. very good A larger format for this edition. It is complete with a glossary of technical terms, bibliography, a list of British hall-marks and a full index. A wealth of information with photographs to accompany the text and drawings. 1956
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139910
- Title
- Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers. A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad Containing a List of Nearly Fourteen Thousand Makers.
- Author
- Baillie, G.H.; Clutton,C. and Ilbert, C.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E. & F. N. Spon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Clock Repair|Clocks|Watches|Watchmakers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Industry and Commerce;
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Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
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