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 Antique Clocks Identification and Price Guide CD-ROM and Internet Resource:  This work pioneers an important new form of reference book for clock collectors, dealers and appraisers. Until now, the publishing process has locked words and images to a fixed medium, making it impossible to quickly change or add to paper-and-ink bound reference books. Many of the illustrated clock price guides found in bookstores today are woefully out of date due to the time needed and high cost of revising, printing and distributing new editions.

By combining CD-Rom text content with the Internet component of this guide, users gain the largest possible knowledge base. Thousands of high quality color photographs can be shown without regard to the high printing costs or physical space limitations imposed by traditional print methods, Keyword searching allows users to find relevant information quickly, and choices of display options offer flexibility that is unavailable with print.

American Clocks and Clockmakers. by Harriett Swedberg, Robert W. Swedberg, 179 pages, Dimensions (in inches): 9.96 x 7.04 x .71, Paperback, 1989. List: $18.95. Our Price: $15.16. You Save: $3.79 (20%).

American Shelf and Wall Clocks: A Pictorial History for Collectors  by Robert W.D. Ball, Hardcover, Published 1992.  List Price: $69.95.  Our Price: $48.96.   You Save: $20.99 (30%)! A colorful compilation providing an historical overview of the various styles of American shelf and wall clocks. Each of the photographs and illustrations, encompassing some 2,000 clocks, is accompanied by an informative caption, with the included (looseleaf) value guide offering additional assistance for serious buyers and collectors. Recommended addition to any clock collector's library!

Collectable Clocks : 1840-1940 : Reference and Price Guide (Reference and Price Guide), by Alan Shenton, 3Rd/Updated Edition, Hardcover, 477 pages, Published by Antique Collectors Club, 1994, Dimensions (in inches): 11.07 x 8.75 x 1.62.  List Price: $79.50.   Our Price: $55.65. You Save: $23.85 (30%)!   Well done reference work.

Early Canadian Timekeepers by Jane Varkaris & James E. Connell, Hardcover, Published by Art Books Intl. Ltd., Publication date: February 1997, Dimensions (in inches): 11.28 x 8.87 x .88. Our price: $48.00.  Midwest Book Review : Early Canadian Timekeepers is essential reading, a comprehensive work for anyone interested in early Canadian clocks and clockmakers. Jane Varkaris and James Connel are two of Canada's foremost horological experts. They take an authoritative look at pre-1900 clocks and the men who made them, either commercially or as one-of-a-kind timepieces. Exceptional clocks are featured in their own essays. Lavishly illustrated with 300 b/w photos, Early Canadian Timekeepers is the most
up-to-date, definitive book on early Canadian clocks and clockmakers. Nice work on an obscure subject.

European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Trust Publications : J. Paul Getty Museum) J. Paul Getty Museum, et al, Hardcover, 211 pages, Published by Oxford Univ. Pr (Trade) Publication, date: September 1, 1996, Dimensions (in inches): 12.27 x 9.31 x .82. Our Price: $100.00.   Midwest Book Review has this to say about the book: "Among the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produce for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum has in its decorative arts collection twenty of these clocks dating from around 1680 to 1798. Eighteen were produced in France, and two in Germany. These clocks demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and the execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. European Clocks In The J. Paul Getty Museum is a wonderfully handsome book with each clock pictured and discussed in detail. Each movement is both diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clockmakers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations." A beautifully done book at a great price.

French Eighteenth-Century Clocks and Barometers : In the Wallace Collection, by Peter Hughes, Paperback, 103 pages, Published by Antique Collectors Club Publication, date: 1996, Dimensions (in inches): 11.67 x 8.66 x .43.  Our Price: $49.50.

History of the Hour : Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders by Gerhard Dohrn-Van Rossum List: $29.95. Our Price: $20.97. You Save: $8.98 (30%)! Hardcover. Published by U. of Chicago Pr (Trd). Publication date: June 1, 1996. A study of the organization of time, offering insight into the history of the mechanical clock and its effects on European society from the late Middle Ages to the industrial revolution. Well done book!

The Longcase Clock, by Tom Robinson, Rev. Edition, Hardcover, Published by Antique Collectors Club, Publication date: February 1, 1996, Dimensions (in inches): 11.11 x 8.79 x 1.60. Our Price: $79.50.

Miller's Antiques Checklist : Clocks, by John Mighell, Judith Miller. Hardcover, 192 pages Published by Antique Collectors Club. Publication date: June 1993. Dimensions (in inches): 7.63 x 3.69 x .60. List: $15.95. Our Price: $11.16. You Save: $4.79 (30%)! Handy and well illustrated pocket reference guide that you can take with you on your travels. Includes a nice checklist for marine chronometers.

Official Price Guide to Antique Clocks, 1986 Roy Erhardt / Paperback / Published 1987. List: $12.00 ~ Our Price: $9.60 ~ You Save: $2.40 (20%).  Nicely done guide with a great listing of all types of clocks.  Prices are out of date but it is invaluable for identification and comparison.

Revolution in Time by David S. Landes, Reprint Edition Paperback, Published by Harvard Univ. Pr., Publication date: 1983, Dimensions (in inches): 9.21 x 5.92 x 1.30, Our Price: $12.76 You Save: $3.19 (20%). Definitive historical account of timekeeping and its impact on World History.

Victorian Clocks by Richard Good, Hardcover, Published by Antique Collectors Club Publication, date: October 1996, Dimensions (in inches): 9.66 x 6.95 x .82.  Our Price: $75.00.   In this fascinating and fully illustrated book Richard Good examines in detail over 140 examples of the different types of clock made in the Victorian period, including carriage clocks, mantel and table clocks, long case clocks, regulators, skeleton clocks, marine and domestic chronometers, Cole-type clocks, time signals and electric clocks, and turret clocks. The styles are as varied as the types: Regency, Egyptian (following Nelson's Battle of the Nile), Orientalising and, strongest influence of all, the Gothic Revival. Richard Good gives details about the individuals and firms who made these extraordinary creations and evaluates their contributions to the history of clockmaking. Copious illustrations and useful reference appendices make this an invaluable book for the collector, student or anyone with an interest in clocks.

Clock and Watch Trademark Index - European Origin : Austria - England - France - Germany - Switzerland Karl Kochmann, 1994 reprint Edition, Paperback, Published by Antique Clocks, Publication date: 1994. ISBN: 0933396317. Our Price: $38.50 (Special Order).

Clock Repair & Restoration Books

The Clock Repairer's Handbook, by Laurie Penman, Revised, Hardcover, 1994 Dimensions: 10.07 x 7.07 x .87, ISBN: 0715300547. List: $29.95. Our Price: $20.97 ~ You Save: $8.98 (30%)! Standard work which deserves serious consideration for space in every collector's library.

Clock Repairing As a Hobby, by Harold C. Kelly, Paperback, 128 pages, Published by New Win Publishing, Publication date: February 1997, Dimensions (in inches): 8.40 x 5.42 x .35, ISBN: 0832911186. Our Price: $7.16.  Another good work.

Repairing Antique Clocks Eric P. Smith, Hardcover, Published 1993. List: $24.95 ~ Our Price: $17.47 ~ You Save: $7.48 (30%).  And another well done book.

Striking and Chiming Clocks: Their Working and Repair Eric Smith, Hardcover, Published 1996.  List: $24.95 ~ Our Price: $17.47 ~ You Save: $7.48 (30%)

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