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Abbott (Francis)
A TREATISE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC CLOCKS, PARTICULARLY
CHURCH CLOCKS, with hints for their improvement, and means
for regulating them, second edition, 4 engraved plates, 3pp.
advertisements at end, plates lightly foxed and water-stained,
modern cloth, [Bromley 1; Tardy p.7; no edition earlier than third
in British Library], 8vo, [1838].
£60-80
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Allexandre (Dom Jacques)
TRAITÉ GÉNÉRAL DES HORLOGES, FIRST EDITION, 4 folding tables (one
mounted on modern stub), 27 folding engraved plates, 3pp.
privilege at end, title with old ink inscription (partly crossed out,
part torn and repaired with sticky tape) and trimmed at inner
margin and mounted on stub, a few preliminary leaves slightly
defective at lower outer corner and repaired (no loss to text),
occasional spotting, one plate with light damp-staining, modern
calf-backed marbled boards, red morocco labels, [Baillie p.180;
Bromley 10; Tardy p.10], 8vo, Paris, Hippolyte-Louis and Jacques
Guerin, 1734.
*** A general treatise on timekeepers dealing with dialling,
pendulums, true solar time clocks, turret clocks and watches,
and including a detailed bibliography of works on dialling, waterclocks
and wheel clocks.
£400-600
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Allix (Charles)
NOTEBOOK, manuscript, numerous pp., 15 WATCHMAKERS TRADE
CARDS, LETTERS, DRAWINGS AND OTHER EPHEMERA tipped-in, some
browned, slightly creased, some pp. stained, new endpapers,
modern morocco-backed cloth, 8vo, 8th July 1949 - 2003.
*** Notes by Allix and others and extracts include: “Salt Bath
for Steel”; “Balance Dimensions - Knudson”; “Clock Cases...
Clocks”; “Micrometer”; “Standard Guage For Watch Hands.
R. Haswell & Sons... Clerkenwell” etc.
£200-300
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