Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers, Seventh edition.
by G. H. Baillie; C. Clutton and C. A. Ilbert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/good
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books, 1956. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; jacket is soiled with several closed tears; offsetting to the endpapers. Fold out frontis present. Second printing of this edition. Frederick J. Britten (1843-1913) was the original author of this work of horological history first published in 1897. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2004457
- Title
- Britten's Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers, Seventh edition.
- Author
- G. H. Baillie; C. Clutton and C. A. Ilbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
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- Science & Technology;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...