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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95. Seller Inventory # G0877492425I3N11
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95. Seller Inventory # G0877492425I3N00
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 248220
Book Description Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Moderate damage at top of dustjacket spine and 1" closed tear on rear top of dj cover near spine, elsewise a bright, clean, tight copy with all text and illustrations clean/unmarked. "This fascinating book traces the history of time-telling devices from the dawn of civilization through the present age. Accurate time plays such an important part in everyday life that we should all know something about how it is and how time signals are controlled." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white photography and drawings with accompanying descriptive captions "Among the many topics that the author discusses in this book are: The Sun and The Stars; Sundials; Wick and Lamp Clocks; The Pendulum; Chronometers; Watches; Dials and Hands; Clocks from European Nations, America, and the East; Electric Clocks; Chronographs, Summer Time; The International Date Line; and much more." 120 pages. Seller Inventory # 016246
Book Description Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-lib, cover in mylar. Seller Inventory # 297257