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 Britten, Frederick James; Clutton, Cecil; Baillie, G. H.; Ilbert, Courtenay A.; Janca, F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0413287009
- ISBN 13
- 9780413287007
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1973. Eighth Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. Type: Z xxiipp; 532pp. A super copy. Numerous b/w photographs and drawings illustrate the text. Gilt embossed lettering to the title block on the spine. Slight shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine, with slight associated wear to the overlying wrapper. A little thumbing to the introduction pages v - xii.with slight creasing to the top corner of the first few pages. Fresh and clean. Dust wrapper not price clipped with a slight tear of 0.5 cm to the wrapper at the head of the spine of the wrapper, now expertly repaired. Clean and tight. A near fine, well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 214627
- 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
- Britten, Frederick James; Clutton, Cecil; Baillie, G. H.; Ilbert, Courtenay A.; Janca, F
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0413287009
- ISBN 13
- 9780413287007
- Publisher
- Eyre Methuen Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾"
- Keywords
- MANUFACTURES
- X weight
- 83 oz
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