Description

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> For more than half a century this has been the standard work on horological history. The seventh edition pubished in 1936 virtually rewritten and completely re-illustrated re-mains incomparably the finest general history on its subject; a reliable tool of the trade for dealers an essential guide for those starting to collect and the most authoritative general reference work for the experienced collector. Its purpose is to give a comprehensive and balanced picture of the whole development of the art not over-emphasizing any one period or country nor spending time on unique examples of clockmaking which did not con-tribute to that development. It takes into account the relatively new interest that extends not only to the aesthetics of old clocks and watches but also to their mechanism. A valuable postscript to the text is the compre-hensive list of former makers and the authori-tative and colourful life-studies of many of them. The photographs include almost every important type of clock and watch as well as many that are rare or unique. In addition there are a number of drawings of mechan-isms and a specially drawn endpaper showing analytical details of an early bracket clock by Thomas Tompion. The book is completed by a glossary of technical terms a detailed bibliography a bist of British hall-marks and a full index. The eighth edition has given the surviving edmor Cecil Cutton the opportunity ed bringing the history up to date and of correct ing a tow ounor errors et fact. Colour-plates are also introduced into the book for the first. (OS)