Published by Books for All Time, Dallas, 1991
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition. 4to. Pp. (4), 302. Frontis. color illustration. Illustrated throughout with line drawings and black and white photography. With a list of references. Index. Decorated endpapers. Bound in light purple cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page, to nobody in particular. Inscription reads, Enjoy this peek around history's corner. -- [signed] Martha Tips. A brochure inviting a prospect to join the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors is laid-in. As a sponsor, Tips has provided her name and membership number in ink. A bright, fresh copy. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.
Published by Books for All Time., Dallas., 1991
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "For Mandy Sabbadini, Enjoy this peek around history's Corner Martha Tips. February 1997". NAWCC invitation laid in. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new. 302 pps.