Clocks (81 results)

Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables
David Feldman Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables
Language: English
Published by Harper & Row, 1988
- Softcover
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Kas Schwan (illustrator).
Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980
- Hardcover
Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.Cape Cod Booksellers
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sotheby Parke Bernet, 8vo. Softcover Edition, numerous photos, illustrations, book very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Sotheby's, 1992
- Softcover
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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Add to basketOversize Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket.
Published by Adams Brown Company Exeter
- Hardcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Published by Adams Brown Company Exeter 1975-01-01, 1975
- Softcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
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Language: English
Published by Eastwood Litho, Inc
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Add to basketunknown_binding. Condition: Very Good++. American Reprints stated 4th Printing. Pages all clean and bright, appears unread. Cover is clean and strong.
Published by T. Fisher Unwin,, 1917
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United KingdomVictoria Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. stamped Ray & Miles on Title. Book.
More imagesG. K. Hadfield Rare, Antiquarian and Out-Of-Print Books Catalogue (Code: ARNOLD 88)
G. K. Hadfield Fine Clocks, Horological Books & Clock Materials
Published by G. K. Hadfield
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bailgate Books Ltd, Doncaster, United KingdomBailgate Books Ltd
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Staple bound 34 page catalogue of books for sale at G. K. Hadfield of Blackbrook Hill House, Shepshed, Leicestershire. Covers are lightly worn. Pages are clean with the odd note where a book is indicated as 'sold'. No dust jacket, as published. Undated by publisher.… Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 15720064012. All our books are sent by tracked mail.
More imagesPublished by Joe Louis Antique Clocks / Eastwood Litho, Inc., Fulton, NY / Syracuse, NY, 1970
- Softcover
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good-. Facsimile. B&W Illustrations; This is a Facsimile edition of an original 1884-5 Seth Thomas Catalogue. This booklet is in Very Good -condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There are two very small edge tears to the top…front spine joint of the book cover, and a tear to the spine of the book. The cream colored cardstock covers have generalized toning and some beginning foxing. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is a price list (also facsimile) dated 1970.
More imagesG. K. Hadfield Catalogue - In Print Horological Books, Georgina, November 1992
G. K. Hadfield Fine Clocks, Horological Books, Clock Materials
Published by G. K. Hadfield, Shepshed, Leicestershire, 1992
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Crisp clean covers, sound stapled binding, clean pages and inside covers. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 15720114038. All our boo…ks are sent by tracked mail.
More imagesG. K. Hadfield Spike Catalogue August 1993 - Rare Antiquarian and Out Of Print Books
G. K. Hadfield Fine Clocks, Horological Books, Clock Materials
Published by G. K. Hadfield, Shepshed, Leicestershire, 1993
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Crisp clean covers, sound stapled binding, clean pages and inside covers. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 15720114039. All our boo…ks are sent by tracked mail.
Published by David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1974. 172 pp. Text in English. Illustrated in black and white., 1974
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Encounter December 1979 / George Urban "A Concersation With Milovan Djilas" / Laurence Lerner "The Clocks" (story) / Austin Mitchell "Marquand's Inquest On A Coroner" / H J Eysenck "Astrology: Science-or-Superstition?"
Melvin J Lasky and Anthony Thwaite (Editors) / George Urban "A Concersation With Milovan Djilas" / Laurence Lerner "The Clocks" (story) / Austin Mitchell "Marquand's Inquest On A Coroner" / H J Eysenck "Astrology: Science-or-Superstition?"
Published by Encounter, 1979
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. George Urban "A Concersation With Milovan Djilas" / Laurence Lerner "The Clocks" (story) / Austin Mitchell "Marquand's Inquest On A Coroner" / H J Eysenck "Astrology: Science-or-Superstition?".
Published by David & Charles Reprints, 1970. 295 pp. Text in English., 1970
- Hardcover
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British Museum Society Bulletin November 1986 Number 53 / John Mack "Madagascar: Island of Ancestors" / Hugh Tait "Clocks and Watches - Tompkins" / Brian Cook Thracian silver" / Anne Carter "Revival of the Chinese print" / Miriam Stead "Egypt surviving Alexander"
Anthony Ellis (Editor) / John Mack "Madagascar: Island of Ancestors" / Hugh Tait "Clocks and Watches - Tompkins" / Brian Cook Thracian silver" / Anne Carter "Revival of the Chinese print" / Miriam Stead "Egypt surviving Alexander"
Published by The British Museum Society, 1986
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 40 pages. Illustrated. John Mack "Madagascar: Island of Ancestors" / Hugh Tait "Clocks and Watches - Tompkins" / Brian Cook Thracian silver" / Anne Carter "Revival of the Chinese print" / Miriam Stead "Egypt surviving Alexander" (BT#37).

Published by The Connoisseur, 1972
- Softcover
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 15 pages, illustrated with photographs & illustrations. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 24 x 29 cms. Category: The Connoisseur; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47… years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).

Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1911
- Softcover
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. A survey of legal time standards across different countries, describing the adoption of time zones, national variations, and the map showing global time divisions. 8 pages, 1 fold-out coloured map. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an origina…l work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).

Published by Dublin : Timepiece Antique Clocks, 2010
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basket1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 48p.: ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., port.; 22 x 23cm. Notes: Book produced to accompany exhibition, which took place during the Irish & Interna…tional Antiques Fair, 2010. Title from cover. Subject: Irish & International Antiques Fair (2010 : Dublin). 1 Kg.

Published by Dublin : Timepiece Antique Clocks, 2010
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star seller1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 48p.: ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., port.; 22 x 23cm. Notes: Book produced to accompany exhibition, which took place during the Irish & Interna…tional Antiques Fair, 2010. Title from cover. Subject: Irish & International Antiques Fair (2010 : Dublin). 1 Kg.
Published by Stow Clocks Ltd., 1974
- Softcover
Seller: michael diesman, Fresh Meadows, NY, U.S.A.michael diesman
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- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.Hammonds Antiques & Books
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Add to basketmagazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. very good condition; SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE Advertisement These pages, unbound, are neatly trimmed with backing board, in mylar., Advertisements ARE NOT RETURNABLE; These pages, unbound, are neatly trimmed with backing board, in mylar., Advertisements ARE NOT RETURNABLE; NOVI00796…4; 10x14; 1 page pages.

Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1886
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Fleming proposes a rationalised global system of time reckoning, discussing standard time, meridians, and the need for international coordination, supported by figures, a table, and a map. 22 pages, 1 Table, 4 Figures, 1 Map. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or…reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).

Observations on the earliest Introduction of Clocks; by the Honourable Daines Barrington. In a Letter to the Honourable Mr. Justice Blackstone. An original article from The Annual Register for 1779.
THE FIRST CLOCKS: DAINES BARRINGTON ON THEIR EARLY INTRODUCTION
Published by Annual Register, London, 1779
- Softcover
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 6 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 20 cms. Categ…ory: Annual Register; Printed before 1800; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).

Published by Zürich, Orell Füssli Buchhand. 2003, 2003
- Softcover
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Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial front& backcover, large 12mo: 86pp., very richly illustrated, references, prices. Very fine copy..
Published by Publisher: Omega 2002, 2002
- Hardcover
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Add to basketOriginal publisher's black paper-covered boards, silver title & ornament in relief on frontcover, 8vo: 40pp. very richly illustrated, references. - as new. Text in Dutch.
More imagesPublished by Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity., London, 1928
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 56 pages, 12 plates, 3 figures. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume of Archaeologia, Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but s…erviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 25 x 30 cms. Category: Archaeologia; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).
Published by Warren County Historical Society, Warren County, Ohio, 1984
- Softcover
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Soft-bound in blue and white printed wrappers. The covers show light soiling, edge-wear, and a small damp-stain on the lower cover near the spine, affecting the last page. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations.
Published by Schaffhausen, International Watch Co. Ltd. 2001, 2001
- Hardcover
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Add to basketOriginal publisher's white paper-covered boards, pictorial front- & backcover, white ribbon, large 8vo: 230pp., very richly illustrated, notes & references. Price list added. Very fine copy..

Published by Ulm, Verlag Wilhelm Kempter. 1981, 1981
- Softcover
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Original publisher's cream paperback, title spine and frontcover, 8vo: 280pp., very richly illustrated, notes, references. Fine copy. Volume 20: Schriften des historischen-wissenschaftlichen Fachkreises " Freunde alter Uhren " in der deutschen Gesellschaft für Chronometrie. .
Published by Genève-Plan les Quates, Publisher: Patek Philippe. 2000, 2000
- Hardcover
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Add to basketOriginal publisher's brown paper-covered boards, white lettering spine & frontcover, 4to: 172pp., very richly illustrated, notes, references. Very fine copy..