Clockmakers and Watchmakers of Derbyshire by Hughes, Roy; Craven, Maxwell - 1998

DERBYSHIRE, MAYFIELD BOOKS, 1998. NEAR FINE COPY IN NEAR FINE DUSTWRAP. THIS BOOK DISCUSSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRADE, AND LISTS EVERYONE IN DERBYSHIRE KNOWN TO BE INVOLVED IN IT. APPENDICES INCLUDE A LIST OF CLOCKMAKERS, WATCHMAKERS AND BAROMETER MAKERS BY TOWN, KNOWN NUMBERED WHITEHURST CLOCKS, AND A SURVEY OF THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF ROUND-DIAL CLOCKS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT.

Ashbourne : Mayfield Books, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 256 p. : ill., facsims. ; 26 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 249-250 - Includes index. Subjects; Clock and watch making England Derbyshire History. Clock and watch makers England Derbyshire History. Clock and watch making England Derbyshire History. Clock and watch makers England Derbyshire History. Clocks and watches England Derbyshire History. Derbyshire (England) Industries History. Genre; Illustrated.