Old English Clocks: Being a Collector's Observations on Some Seventeenth Century Clocks [Facsimile]
by Green, F. H
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Stamford: Rare Book Society, 1980. Leather bound. Very good. A facsimile of a much sought-after clock book, illustrated with 50 black-and-white plates. Limited to 100 copies.
89 pages. 8-1/2 by 11-1/4 inches. Fine binding, in blue leatherette. Preliminaries foxed. This is copy 3 of 100. It is inscribed, "To my very good friend Paul who introduced me to A.H.S. With warm regards, George." Something about the inscription suggests that George was the publisher, but your cataloguer does not know for certain.
89 pages. 8-1/2 by 11-1/4 inches. Fine binding, in blue leatherette. Preliminaries foxed. This is copy 3 of 100. It is inscribed, "To my very good friend Paul who introduced me to A.H.S. With warm regards, George." Something about the inscription suggests that George was the publisher, but your cataloguer does not know for certain.
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- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14575
- Title
- Old English Clocks: Being a Collector's Observations on Some Seventeenth Century Clocks [Facsimile]
- Author
- Green, F. H
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rare Book Society
- Place of Publication
- Stamford
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- horo1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Watches and Clocks;
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Downtown Brown Books, ABAA
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- Fine Binding
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- Facsimile
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...