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A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clocks and Watches of the Past in England and Abroad, Containing a List of Nearly Fourteen Thousand Makers. Seventh Edition. Bonanza Books: N.Y., (after) 1956. Quarto, cloth-backed boards, in a dust wrapper. 518 pages, indexed and illustrated.
A standard and essential reference for anyone interested in the history of clocks and watches. "Beginning with early time recorders, the work moves on to detail weight clocks, portable timekeepers, pocket watches, French clocks and cases, the progression of English domestic clocks, and the mechanism of clocks and watches, to a final section, being a comprehensive list, from many sources, of former clock and watch makers.
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