The Watch & Clock Makers Handbook, Dictionary and Guide
by F.J.Britten
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: E.&F.N.Spon, 1907 A nice copy, tight and clean 496pp illustrated throughout with wood engravings. The description of the Westminster great clock (Big Ben) is given in greater detail occassioned by the death of Lord Grimthorpe having created renewed interest. Spine ends lightly rubbed. Internal hinges cracked and inscription to front end paper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11838/s22
- Title
- The Watch & Clock Makers Handbook, Dictionary and Guide
- Author
- F.J.Britten
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eleventh Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.&F.N.Spon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 220x145mm
- Keywords
- Horology
Terms of Sale
Wadard Books PBFA
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About the Seller
Wadard Books PBFA
Biblio member since 2014
Farningham, Kent
About Wadard Books PBFA
The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....