British Clockmakers and Watchmakers Apprentice Records 1710-1810
Language: English
Published by Mayfield Books, 2003
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Escapement Books, Ongar, Essex, United KingdomEscapement Books
AbeBooks seller since June 10, 2026
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 155.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
British Clockmakers and Watchmakers Apprentice Records 1710-1810 Moore, Dennis Publisher: Mayfield Books, Ashbourne, 2003 ISBN: 9780954052546 Edition: First edition Format: Hardback, original colour-printed boards, no dust jacket as issued Pages: 367 Condition: Fine A fine copy in the original colour-printed boards, as issued without dust jacket. Boards bright, clean and strong with no bumping or wear to corners or spine ends. Binding firm and square. Pages clean and fresh throughout with no tanning, foxing, or soiling. No previous owner's marks, stamps, inscriptions, or stickers. A particularly well-preserved copy of a scarce title. An essential reference work for horological research, containing the apprenticeship details of over 14,000 clockmakers, watchmakers, and allied tradesmen extracted from tax records held at the Public Record Office. Entries are listed under both apprentice and master, covering members of the Clockmakers' Company, other London livery companies, and — most significantly — provincial names not previously published. An indispensable research tool for horologists, clock and watch historians, and genealogists tracing horological family connections. …
Seller Inventory # ABE-1781288135752
Bibliographic details
- Title
- British Clockmakers and Watchmakers Apprentice Records 1710-1810
- Author
- Dennis Moore
- Publisher
- Mayfield Books
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0954052544
- ISBN 13
- 9780954052546
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
Escapement Books
Ongar, Essex, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since June 10, 2026
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 14 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 22.15 | £ 34.45 |
Payment methods
Store description
Escapement Books specialises in rare, collectable, and out-of-print titles on horology, watchmaking, and related subjects. Our stock is carefully selected for quality and significance, with a focus on works that are genuinely useful to collectors, practitioners, and serious enthusiasts alike. All books are described accurately and graded honestly — condition statements reflect the actual state of each copy, not an optimistic interpretation. We have a background in horology and watchmaking, including teaching, and we understand what these books mean to the people who seek them out. …
Specialty
HorologySeller's business information
Escapement Books
United Kingdom
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Escapement Books, Ongar, Essex, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.