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A Collector's Guide to 20th-Century Toys - Opie, J. - 96 pp - 9 1/4 x 12 - HB 12.98
A Manual of Veneering - Villard, P. - 174 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 7.95
A Source Book of Antiques and Jewelry Designs - With more than 3,800 engravings of Victorian Americana including jewelry, silverware, clocks, cutlery, glassware, musical instruments, and many other items - Hornung, C. - 244 pp - 8 x 11 - HB  15.95
American Clocks "Volume 1" 2nd Edition - Ly, T. D.  First Published in 1989.  The updated reprint in colorful hard cover is a beauty and a must in every clock collector's library.  This beautifully illustrated volume is arranged in logical, easy to follow, alphabetical order, and features nineteen clock companies. - 336 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1159 quality illustrations - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2005 Price Update.
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59.50


15.00


  

American Clocks "Volume 2" with a special section of Self Winding clocks - Ly, T. D. - First Published 1991; 2nd Edition in 1995. Mr. Ly has recruited a team of acknowledged specialists for this edition - experts  who are leaders in various areas of clock history and technology. This American Clocks Volume 2 contains NO clocks From Volume 1.  336 pages - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1032 illustrations of original clock catalog renderings and instructional information.  Smyth sewn hardbound with 2000 Price Update.
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    49.50

    10.00


American Clocks "Volume 3" - Ly, T. D. - First Published 2002.  Now you have access to hard to find information about Beehive, Column and Cornice, Column and Splat, Cottage, Mirror, Ogee and Bevel, Pillar and Scroll, Steeple, Torsion Pendulum, Wagon Spring and other clock types.  Looking at a Lux Pendulette?  You got covered.  Ball Watch Company clock?  Just look in the Index. This American Clocks Volume 3 contains NO clocks From Volume 1 and Volume 2.  352 pages - 8 1/2 x 11 - 993 illustrations.
Smyth sewn hardbound with 2002 Price Update.
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59.50
American Clockmakers & Watchmakers.  New in 2000.  336 pages - 8 1/2 x 11 packed with 16,000 makers names, half never appearing in any other list. If you have a clock or watch with a name on it, this book will tell you all about the maker. A full paragraph of information on the hundreds of better known makers and half a page on the major manufacturers. This is the first book you will reach for from your reference library. The best and most complete American makers book ever written.
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39.95
American Watchmaker & Jeweler - Abbott, H. G. - 378 pp - 5 1/4 x 8 19.95
Ansonia Clock Co. - 1894-1895 Catalog - 168 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 14.95
Ansonia Clocks & Watches:  The most beautiful line of clocks ever produced in America was produced by the Ansonia Clock Company.  Ansonia clocks were first produced in Ansonia, Connecticut, the town named by the clockmaker, but the later Ansonia clocks were produced in Brooklyn.  Now Ansonia collectors eagerly pursue these exquisite clocks. The first edition of Ansonia Clocks was published in 1989 and the new, greatly expanded second edition in1998.  This is the largest, most complete book ever written on any clock manufacturer by any author.  752 pages 8 /12 x 11 and 3061 illustrations. Smyth sewn Hardbound on white gloss enamel text. With 2004 Price Update.
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    89.50

    15.00
    

 

Baseball Memorabilia - Oboiski, R. -160 pp - 5 x 8  8.95
Calendar Clocks - Ly, T. D. - Mr. Ly has made every effort to make this book serve as an accurate reference source for beginning through advanced collectors. It covers 51 manufacturers and inventors.  360 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 858 quality illustrations - Smyth sewn Hardbound on white gloss enamel text including 40 pages Featuring Previously Unpublished Photographs and Information with 2000 Price UpdateSee Book Review

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75.00

 

   10.00

    

Carriage Clocks - A Century of Fine Carriage Clocks - Fanelli, J. & Terwilliger, C. -  224 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - HB 59.95
Chip Carving Patterns (Gives patterns for drawer fronts, chair backs, clock faces; many designs & combinations) - Barton, W. - 128 pp - 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 12.95
Clock & Watchmakers in Canada  -   Langdon, J. - 195 pp - 6 x 9  17.95
Clocks & Watches - An Historical Bibliography - Volume 1 - Baillie, G. - 414 pp - 6 x 10 HB 29.95
Clocks & Watches - British Museum - Tait, H. - 72 pp - 8 x 8    10.00
Clock Wheel & Pinion Cutting - Wild, J. M. - 48 pp - 6x8 12.95
Coin Collector's Price Guide - Updated Edition, Oboiski, R. - 126 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2  6.95
Collectible Costume Jewelry - Henzel, S.S. -120 pp - 6 x 9  16.95
Collector's Guide to Quilts - Anderson, S. M. - 175 pp - 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 - HB  24.95
Compensating Pendulums - Finn, J. L. - 48 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 6.95
Complete Book of Ready-to-Finish Furniture - Oates, L. - 174 pp - 9 x 11 - HB  9.98
Creative Clay Jewelry - Designs to make from Polymer Clay - Dierks, L. - 144 pp - 8 1/2 x 10  18.95
Discovering & Restoring Antique Furniture: A Practical Illustrated Guide for the Buyer & Restorer of Period Antique Furniture - Bennett, M. - 160 pp - 8 3/4 x 11 - HB  21.95
Eberhardt, J. L. and his Salem Clocks - Albright, F. P. - 160 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - HB. 
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17.95
Escapements, The - Britton, F.J. - 66 pp - 5 x 8 9.95
Fifty Years of Collectibles Fashion Jewelry 1925-1975 - Baker, L. - 192 pp - 8 3/4 x 11- HB  19.95
French Clocks and Bronzes, Cuckoo and Vienna Regulators - Imported by F. Kroeber Clock Co. 1887-1888. Contains: Marble Clocks, Bronze Figures and Statuettes, Gilt Clocks, Gilt and Alabaster Clocks, Cuckoo Clocks, Trumpeter Clocks, Vienna Regulators and Mechanical Clocks, Etc… This interesting book is an unabridged republication of Kroeber's 1887-1888 catalog of imported clocks and statues, complete with original prices and a Price Update by Tran Duy Ly. This book not only belongs in any collection of Kroeber material, but also every French and European clock collector's library. With 2001 Price Update
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     19.95

6.00

Gilbert Clocks - This book was published in 1998. Gilbert was known for their wonderful clock sets and many Art Nouveau and Art Deco clocks.- Ly, T. D. - 448 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1698 quality illustrations and photographs - with Gilbert Clocks Supplement and 2000 Price Update - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text.
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Gilbert Clocks Supplement and 2000 Price Update:   Massive 120 page supplement to Gilbert Clocks.  Includes over 300 clocks and 24 pages of movements and parts information.  Contains all new clocks not shown in the book Gilbert Clocks.

69.50

 

     19.95

 

Gluing & Clamping - A Woodworker's Handbook - Spielman, P. - 256 pp - 8 x 10 15.95
Goldsmiths Company -1901 Watch & Clock Catalogue - 54 pp - 7 1/2 x 10 7.00
Gustav Becker Clocks - A Guide to Identification & Prices - This book demonstrates the great variety of clocks (and a few watches) manufactured by Gustav Becker. The clear pictures and current value estimates will be useful to potential purchasers or appraisers of Gustav Becker and similar German clocks. - Ly, T. D. - 248 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 with 2000 Price update.
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49.50

 10.00

 

Hairsprings - Manipulating of Old & New Springs - 45 pp - 5 x 8 6.95
Helpful Information for Watchmakers - 11th Edition - Ohlson, O. - 104 pp - 5 x 9 11.95
Illustrated Catalogue 1889 - Over 4000 illustrations with original prices: Badges, Bracelets, Buttons, Canes, Chains, Charms, Clocks, Clock Ornaments, Diamond, Eye Glass, Ear Drops, Emblems, Fobs, Hair Mounts, Jewelry, Lockets, Match Boxes, Opera Glasses, Pencils, Pens, Pins, Rings, Scarf   Pins, Silver Ware, Spectacles, Thimbles, Toothpicks, Watches, Watch Cases, Watch Chronographs, Watch Movements, Umbrellas etc... 472 pp - 6 1/2 x 10     9.95
Ingraham Clocks & Watches - Ly, T. D. - With A Special Section on Early Ingraham Clocks - Spittler, T.  This book for the first time brings to light many new facts on this most interesting firm. The book contains a complete section on early Ingraham clocks produced before the Civil War. Also included is the most complete selection of Ingraham black mantle clocks ever presented.  Ingraham Clocks & Watches was published in 1998.  384 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1269 quality illustrations and photographs - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 1999 Price Update.
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49.50

 

  10.00

 

Kroeber Clock Co. - Ca. 1870 Catalog - 24 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 5.00
Kroeber Clock Co. - 1887 Supplementary Catalog - 32 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 6.95
Kroeber  Clocks - American & Imported - Ly, T. D. - Published in 2006.  The amount of information in this book is astonishing - 584 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - Over 2000 quality illustrations and photographs in both black and white and in color.  Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2006 Price Update. 85.00
Joy of Antiques, The - Pearsall R. - 208 pp - 7 1/2 x 10  19.95
Landis Engineering & Mfg. Co. - 16 pp - 8 x 11 5.00
Les Brocot une dynastie d'horlogers - Chavigny, R. - 224 pp - 6 x 9 - Text in French - HB 69.95
Longcase Clocks & Standing Regulators-Part 1:  Machine Made Clocks - Ly, T. D.  This book takes the serious collector and investor through hundreds of clocks made by no less than fifty precision companies from several different countries. There is no other work available that provides nearly the coverage of this excellent reference.

504 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1150 quality illustrations and photographs - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2000 Price Update.
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69.50

10.00

 

Making Modern Jewellry - Bagley, P. - 128 pp - 8 1/4 X 10 1/4 - HB  24.95
Manual for Overhaul, Repair & Handling of Hamilton Model 21 Ship Chronometer with Parts Catalog with Addition of May 1st 1946 Hamilton Marine Chronometer Repair Parts List - US Navy Department - 104 pp - 8 x 11 17.95
Modern Clock - Construction Regulating & Repair - Goodrich, W. (This is one of the best books on the market for repairing American and European clocks; including Electric, 400-Day and Cuckoo clocks.) 1997 Edition - 502 pp - 6 x 9 - HB 27.50
New Haven Clocks & Watches - With a Special Section on New Haven Movements - Ly, T. D. - Released in 1997, this book does justice to the vast line of clocks and watches produced by one of America's most prolific makers.  The 50 pages of movements and parts showing extremely clear and detailed illustrations of 61 New Haven movements are outstanding. - With 2000 Price Update - 520 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - Over 2,200 quality illustrations and photographs. - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text.
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  55.00

10.00

 

Perfect Book of Doll Clothes, The - Vanessa-Ann Collection - 144 pp - 8 1/2 x 10  14.95
Practical Balance & Hairspring Work - Kleinlein, W. J. - 115 pp - 5 x 8 11.95
Price Guide to Autograph, The - Second Edition - Sanders, G. &. - Roberts, R - 608 pp - 6 x 9 1/4 - HB  29.95
Repairing Watch Cases - Schwanatus, W. & Fenimore, W. - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2  8.95
Repairing And Restoring Furniture: The Complete Manual, 17th-20th Century - Taylor, V. J. - 224 pp - 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 - HB  29.95
Sessions Clocks - Ly, T. D. - With Sessions Clocks, Tran Duy Ly’s monumental task of documenting the production and history of the eight giants of the Connecticut clock industry is now complete. Starting with Seth Thomas Clocks and Movements, over 15 years ago, and finishing with the last of the major Connecticut firms, Sessions, Mr. Ly's series on Connecticut clock manufacturers is the unequaled reference on the history of the clockmaking industry in America. 8 1/2 x 11 - 336 pages.  843 illustrations and photographs.  Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2002 Price Update.
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 49.50
Seth Thomas Clocks and Movements - 3rd Edition - Revised and Enlarged - Ly, T. D - First published in 1985, second edition was completed in 1996, the greatly expanded and is the best selling book on an American clock manufacturer ever written.  Seth Thomas clocks are the most popular among American collectors and so is this book.

Volume 1 - 576 pp. - 8 1/2 x 11 - Over 1,880 quality illustrations and photographs. Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2005 Price Update.
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Volume 2 - 576 pp. - 8 1/2 x 11 - Over 1,718 quality illustrations and photographs. Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2005 Price Update.
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79.50


 

15.00


 

79.50


 

15.00

Staff Making & Pivoting - Hall, E. - 46 pp - 5 x 7 6.95
Staking Tools & How to Use Them-K & D Manufacturing Corporation - 108 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 T/O
Swatchissimo - Carrera, R. - 511 pp - 12 x 10 - HB - Text in English, Italian & French 65.00
Time Keeper, The - Hamilton Watch Co. - 40 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 5.00
Tower Clock & How to Make It - Ferson, E. - 57 pp - 5 x 7 6.00
United States Clock Co. - 15 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 3.00
Watch & Chronometer Jeweling - Sherwood, N. - 120 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 11.95
Watch Escapements - Fried, H. (very good) - 191 pp - 5 x 8 17.95
Watch Repairing as a Hobby - Fletcher, D.W. - 64 pp - 5 x 7 8.95
Watch Repairing, Cleaning & Adjusting - Garrard, F. J. - 222 pp - 5 x 8 T/O
Watchmaker's  Lathe - Goodrich, W. (very good) - 272 pp - 6 x 9 - HB 25.00
Waterbury Clocks & Watches - Volume 1 - 2nd Edition - Ly, T. D. - First edition published in 1989.  Second Edition.  Published in 2001, major revision, twice the size with 2001 price update. Every collector has Waterbury clocks; every collector needs the best book ever written about this major manufacturer.  From blinking eye clocks to Mickey Mouse watches, this book has it all. 584 pages 8 1/2 x 11.  Over 2300 Quality Illustrations  and photographs. Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text with 2001 Price Update.  See Book Review

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Waterbury Clocks & Watches - Volume 1 - 2nd Edition

69.50

Welch Clocks  -  1900 Catalog - 64 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 6.95
2004 Price Up-date for Welch Clocks 10.00
Wheels & Pinions & How to Determine Their Exact Size - Shouffelberger, H. & Gribi, T. 20 pp - 8 x 11 6.00

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