The Antique Collectors Club. 1993 1st edition.. 11.0 x 8.5 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In fine condition with near fine dustwrapper (dw; Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 234 pp. With b/w and colour photographs and diagrams. Of the many superior clocks made in England from 1714 to 1830, the majority were bracket clocks. The author traces the development of the bracket clock through the period with many illustrations of the clocks and their movements. The concluding chapter gives guidance on the purchase, repair and restoration of the clocks and gives examples of typical problems.

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Bookseller: The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 94844
Title: The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830.
Author: BARDER, RICHARD C.R.:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Antique Collectors Club. 1993 1st edition.
Keywords: COLLECTING::Clocks RICHARD C.R.BARDER, Georgian, Bracket Clock, 1714-1830, Antique Collectors Club, development, movements, purchase, repair, restoration, problems, dustwrapper first edition Collecting Horology

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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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