Reference Books From The Library of Harrison Scheak Online Auction

October 04, 2012

LOT 25

Lot 25

Eight Volumes on Clocks and Watches

Eight Volumes on Clocks and Watches
Lot 25 Details
Eight Volumes on Clocks and Watches

Eric Bruton.
THE LONGCASE CLOCK.
Second Edition.
London, Toronto, Sydney, New York: Granada, 1977.
Edited by Baillie, G. H., Ilbert, Courtenay, Clutton, Cecil.
BRITAIN’S OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS. Ninth Edition.
London: Bloomsbury Books, 1990. Allix, Charles.
CARRIAGE CLOCKS: THEIR HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT. England: Antique Collectors Club, 1974.
Palmer, Brooks.
THE BOOK OF AMERICAN CLOCKS.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974.
Burrows, G. Edmond.
CANADIAN CLOCKS AND CLOCKMAKERS.
Oshawa, Ontario: Kalabi Enterprises Limited, 1973.
Guye, Samuel and Michel, Henri.
TIME & SPACE: MEASURING INSTRUMENTS FROM THE 15th TO THE 19th CENTURY.
New York, Washington, London: Praeger Publishers, 1971.
Percy G. Dawson, C. B. Drover & D.W. Parkes.
EARLY ENGLISH CLOCKS: A DISCUSSION OF DOMESTIC CLOCKS UP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
England: Antique Collectors Club, 1982.
Hawkins, J.B.
THOMAS COLE & VICTORIAN CLOCKMAKING.
Sydney: Producing & Printing Services, 1975.

Estimate $50-$100

Realised: $60
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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