AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MECHANICAL PART OF CLOCK AND WATCH WORK. IN TWO PARTS.

HATTON, Thomas.

Published by London T. Longman and G. Robinson in Paternoster Row; B. Law Avemaria Lane and J. Wilkie No. 71 St. Paul's Church Yard MDCCLXXIII, 1773

TITLE CONTINUED: Containing all the arithmetic and geometry necesssary, with their particular application in the said branches. A work very useful for the Working Mechanic or Gentlemen Mechanically Inclined. FIRST EDITION 1773, bound in 2 volumes, 8vo, approximately 190 x 120 mm, 7½ x 4¾ inches, 18 folding engraved plates, half-title present, pages: (2), xvi, 174; 175-400, pages 311/12 and 313/314 misplaced out of order, bound in modern full calf, gilt lettered maroon labels, gilt decorated spines, blind decoration to covers, new endpapers. Both volumes completely interleaved with unused blank pages for making notes (1 leaf of text then 1 blank leaf, the blanks are early paper, not modern), ink stamp of Reece D. Allan (clock and watch repairer of Croydon) on half-title of Volume I and the front endpaper of Volume II, ink inscription of Harry Tulloch (watchmaker) of Dundee on verso, and on lower margin of page 175 in Volume II. Occasional slight foxing, a few pages with slightly heavy foxing, upper margins slightly trimmed, no loss of print, some plates slightly trimmed in top margin just shaving the page number on 6 of them, no loss to image, plates have pale foxing, some foxing to text and some pale age-browning. Very good copies. Originally issued as 1 volume, this copy divided into 2 volumes due to the interleaved pages. See G. H. Baillie, Clocks and Watches, page 294; The Clockmakers' Library Compiled by Bromley, page 29, No. 421. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. Seller Inventory # 50631

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Title: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MECHANICAL PART OF ...
Publisher: London T. Longman and G. Robinson in Paternoster Row; B. Law Avemaria Lane and J. Wilkie No. 71 St. Paul's Church Yard MDCCLXXIII
Publication Date: 1773
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition