Waterbury Clocks: History, Identification & Price Guide

Arlington, VA: Arlington Book Co, 1989. 1st US Ed. Tape repair front cover bottom at spine edge. Stamped on title page Denver NAWCC National Convention June 26 - 30, 1991. Original owner's name & address in ink beside stamp. Price guide insert is missing. Paperback. 4to. 216 Pgs.. Nr Fine. Waterbury Clocks: History, Identification & Price Guide by Tran Duy Ly. Published by Arlington Book Co, Arlington, VA, 1989. 1st US Edition. Paperback. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Tape repair front cover bottom at spine edge. Stamped on title page Denver NAWCC National Convention June 26 - 30, 1991. Original owner's name & address in ink beside stamp. Price guide insert is missing. 304 Pgs. ISBN 0930163400. The history of the Waterbury Clock Company was researched and written by Chris Bailey, past Curator of the American Clock and Watch Museum at Bristol, CT. This edition contains all the known and researched cataloguers of the Waterbury Clock Co from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century until recent times. The editor, Tran Duy Ly, discusses the desirability of all types of clocks regardless of type of make and addresses the conditions of cases, dials and hands, labels and decorative tablets. He also brings the reader's attention to details in examinations that otherwise might be known only to the very experienced buyer or connoisseur. The price guide of the 1,387 timepieces pictures was in a separate insert ''to be updated on a regular basis'' is not included. Description text copyright 2019 BooksForComfort. Item ID 32927.