Clockmaking Past and Present with which is incorporated the more Important Portions of "Clocks, Watches, and Bells," by the late Lord Grimthorpe, relating to Turpet Clocks and Gravity Escapements

G F C Gordon

Published by The Technical Press LTD, London, 1946

About this Item

The second impression of this survey on clockmaking by G F C Gordon. The second impression of this work. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper, increasingly scarce. Dedicated to the art of clockmaking, with chapters on the materials and tools, wheels, escapements, pendulums, repairing and restoration, &c.Illustrated with thirty-five plates.Written by G F C Gordon, superintendent of the workshops of the engineering department of Cambridge University. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded. Dust wrapper unclipped with chipping to extremities, loss to head of spine. Original photograph of a clock loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. Very Good Indeed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clockmaking Past and Present with which is incorporated the more Important Portions of "Clocks, Watches, and Bells," by the late Lord Grimthorpe, relating to Turpet Clocks and Gravity Escapements
• Publisher: The Technical Press LTD, London
• Publication Date: 1946
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: book