Paul Philip Barraud: A Study of a Fine Chronometer Maker

London: The Antiquarian Horological Society, 1968. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12" by 8.5". Various. A scarce work on the life of watchmaker Paul Philip Barraud, published on behalf of the Antiquarian Horological Society, with numerous illustrated plates. First Ed, Scarce.Presented in the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fourteen other full-page and in-text illustrations, including facsimile verses. This is a biographical study of the life of Paul Philip Barraud and his relatives, who formed a family of watch and clock makers active between 1727 and 1880. Contents include 'Family History up to 1820', 'Barraud and the  Mudge Chronometer', 'Barraud in public life', and 'Dating of Barraud timekeepers'. There is also a section to the rear of the text which provides checklists of chronometers, pocket watches, and clocks for collectors. Written by Cedric Jagger, a historian of horology who wrote a range of works including 'Clocks & Watches', 'Royal Clocks', and 'The Artistry of the English Watch'. Published by the Antiquarian Horological Society, a UK society for scholars and enthusiasts of horology, the study of the measurement of time. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the extremities and age-toning to the margins of boards and the spine. Dust wrapper is smart with age-toning to the top edge of wraps, including the fly leaves and reverse, with edge wear as well as a few small closed tears to the top edge. Light spotting to the reverse of wraps. Age-toning to the endpapers with a few spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light age-toning to the margins of text. Very Good