Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers : A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad Containing a List of Nearly Fourteen Thousand Makers
by Baillie, G. H. / Clutton, C. / Ilbert, C. A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Decatur, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. Owner bookplate. Top and leading page edges lightly soiled. Very minor fading to spine and light rubbing to back cover. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 518 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Novel Ideas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 232054
- Title
- Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers : A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad Containing a List of Nearly Fourteen Thousand Makers
- Author
- Baillie, G. H. / Clutton, C. / Ilbert, C. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Soiled
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- Rubbing
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- Reprint
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- Jacket
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