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Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
by Reid Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for John Fairbairn , 1826. Book measures 25x16.5.cm. Collation, xii, 476pp, 20 folding plates, half title present. Bound in later half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, top gilt edge, marble endpapers. Leather rubbbed, scuffed on edges, minor abrasion wear, hinge joints rubbed. Binding in good firm condition. Internally, free blank endpaper clipped, period owners name on endpaper [ John Smyth Dalbury? 1826 ], previous owners name stamp on corner of title page, edge of 1 plate worn, not affecting engraved area. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A nice copy. . Half Calf. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012316
- Title
- Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
- Author
- Reid Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Printed for John Fairbairn
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1826
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Clocks. Watches
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Reference;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Half Title
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