Technique and History of the Swiss Watch
by Jaquet, Eugène, et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/G- (lower corners bumped & creased; approx first forty pgs have light crimp/crease to lower corners. shelf-wear/scuff to l
- ISBN 10
- 0600036332
- ISBN 13
- 9780600036333
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Spring Books, 1953. Hardcover. Good+/G- (lower corners bumped & creased; approx first forty pgs have light crimp/crease to lower corners. shelf-wear/scuff to lower textblock. foxing to textblock edges w/ some remnants to pg edges. dustjacket rubbed & torn at corners; tears to spine ends & edges; tears to edges; scuffed). Red cloth, red DJ. 272 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. Bright interior. Nicely illustrated with 46 color plates and 190 black and white."This is one of the most concise histories ever published of the Swiss watch. It describes every facet of this great industry, including: The Beginnings of Watch-Making in Switzerland; Decoration of the Watch and the Movement, 1700-1850; The Commerce of Watch-Making; The Beginning of Mechanical Manufacture; Chronometry; Evolution of the Modern Watch; and Developments from 1945 to the Present."--Publisher.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13956
- Title
- Technique and History of the Swiss Watch
- Author
- Jaquet, Eugène, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+/G- (lower corners bumped & creased; approx first forty pgs have light crimp/crease to lower corners. shelf-wear/scuff to l
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0600036332
- ISBN 13
- 9780600036333
- Publisher
- Spring Books
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Swiss; 17th century; 18th century; 19th century; 20th century ; Horology ; 17th century ; 18th century
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
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