BRITISH CLOCKS and CLOCKMAKERS Kenneth Ullyett MANTEL Long Case Watches LANTERN

VERY GOOD CONDITION

This sale is for a vintage hardback edition entitled “British Clocks and Clockmakers ,” by Kenneth Ullyett , with 8 plates in COLOUR and 24 illustrations in black & white.

It was published by Bracken Books, a division of Bestseller Publications Ltd., of London, 1987 (the FIRST EDITION was published in 1947 by Collins of St. James’s Place, London).

The illustrations include:

·       Thirty-Hour Striking and Alarum Brass Lantern Clock, Jeffrey Bayley, 1653

·       Thirty-Hour Striking Hanging Clock in Inlaid Marqueterie Case, Christopher Gould, c.1690

·       Various Early Long-Case Clocks by:

o   Thomas Tompion, c.1675

o   Thomas Harris, c.1690

o   Henry Crump, c.1670

o   Daniel Quare, c.1671

o   Joseph Windmills, c.1685

o   John Ebsworth, c.1690

·       Various Long-Case Clocks of the 18th Century by:

o   John Ross of Tain, c.1780

o   Joseph Windmills, c.1710

o   Daniel Quare, c.1720

·       Alarum and Striking Mantel Clock in Ebony-Veneered Case, Henry Jones, c.1685

·       Chiming Mantel Clock with Moon-Work, in Red and Gold Lacquer Case, Thomas Turner, c.1760

·       Various English Watches:

o   Gold Watch with Outer Case of Carnelian, Made by Strigner for James II, c.1687

o   Enamelled and Jewelled Gold Watch, by David Bouquet, fl. 1628-1665

o   Gold Repeating Watch in Open-Work Case, by Thomas Tompion and Edward Banger, 1701

·       Rye Church Clock, 1515

·       Interior Dial of Wells Cathedral Clock Showing Jousting Knights

·       Watch in Case and Cover of Smile Crystal with Dial of Enamelled Gold, Michael Nouwen of London, 1609

·       Striking Clock in Engraved Silver-Gilt Case, Bartholomew Newsam, c.1590

·       Jeffrey Bayley’s Signature

·       Watch Showing the Signs of the Zodiac, Moon Phases and Date, Benjamin Hill, d.1670

·       Verge Watch Movements, c.1700, Quare, Fromanteel and Clarke

·       Dead-Beat Escapement, Invented by George Graham, c.1715

·       Christopher Gould’s Signature

·       Harrison ’s Fourth Marine Chronometer, 1759

·       Movement of Thomas Mudge’s Timekeeper

·       Harrison’s First Marine Timekeeper, Constructed 1729-1935

·       Turret Clock Movement from St. Giles’s Church, Cambridge

·       John Hilderson’s Signature

…and more…

The book measures 9 inches x 6.5 inches and has 48 pages + colour plates. 

The book is in good, neat, bright and clean condition for its age. There are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink or pencil markings in the book. The binding is very good with no loose or missing pages.  There is no dust-jacket.

A wonderfully illustrated vintage edition.

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