A collector's guide to the men's wristwatches made by Hamilton Watch Company from 1922 until the U.S. factory closed in 1969. Over 1000 illustrations are cross-indexed by name, and the most collectable watches are described in detail in the notes section. Factory production figures are included for most watches made from 1923-1935.
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Seller: Erika Wallington , Pawtucket, RI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated in black & white. 181 pages. 4to. Hardcover, bound in blue leatherette. In a dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Seller Inventory # J2471
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good Minus in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light foxing to the top textblock edge, otherwise unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.0 lbs; Winter scene to jacket with picture of watch & title in yellow lettering; 1999, R. Rondeau Publishing; 182 pages; "Hamilton Wristwatches," by Rene Rondeau. Seller Inventory # SKU-0673AC07604236
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately edgeworn with minor chipping to the corners, otherwise is clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light overall wear to the boards, but the very tip of the top right corner of the front cover is missing; Very light foxing to the textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.0 lbs; Winter scene to jacket with picture of watch & title in yellow lettering; 1999, R. Rondeau Publishing; 182 pages; "Hamilton Wristwatches," by Rene Rondeau. Seller Inventory # SKU-1529AB12403255
Seller: Albion Books, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Teal faux leather boards with gilt lettering. Trace wear and bumped spine ends and corners. Glossy pictorial jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has trace wear and lightly crimped spine ends and corners; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, interior clean. B/w illustrations. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 181 pp. Chapters include a brief history of the company, alphabetic listing of all watches, American-made Hamilton movements, Sherwood wood dial watches, and more. Ships well packed in a box. Seller Inventory # 001540
Seller: Friends of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket has several extremely light bumps, and one 5 inch water mark--indentation, not discoloration--on back. Otherwise a clean and sound copy of this book; no writing, highlighting, odors, stains, tears or folds. Proceeds from this sale benefit the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon. This is not an ex-library book. Seller Inventory # 5.31.23.2
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Highlighting in orange visible through table of contents, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light staining visible to upper corner of page edges. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1855582772
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.0 lbs; Winter scene to jacket with picture of watch & title in yellow lettering; 1999, R. Rondeau Publishing; 182 pages; "Hamilton Wristwatches," by Rene Rondeau. Seller Inventory # SKU-1108AB00508134
Seller: Bananafish Books, New Holland, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good copy with minor shelfwear. Dust jacket with minor shelfwear and small tear near head of spine. Seller Inventory # 040933
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, just a couple light scratches, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); Winter scene to jacket with picture of watch & title in yellow lettering; 1999, R. Rondeau Publishing; 182 pages; "Hamilton Wristwatches," by Rene Rondeau. Seller Inventory # SKU-0102AG02604302
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good++ jacket; Hardcover; Clean jacket with no marks or tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Unmarked boards with "sharp" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); Winter scene to jacket with picture of watch & title in yellow lettering; 1999, R. Rondeau Publishing; 182 pages; "Hamilton Wristwatches," by Rene Rondeau. Seller Inventory # SKU-U60DC10805068