Search Results: lure of the clock by dw hering

BONANAZA BOOKS, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bonanza Books, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bonanza Books, 1963. Hardcover. VG/Good. Prior owner name on front endpaper. Dust jacket has some edgewear and tear at spine.

New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good/Very Good. 1963. Later Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall Used Average wear to DJ.. Keywords: Clocks, Antiques, History.

Preface by Brooks Palmer. NY: Crown Publishers, copyright 1932, 1963. Revised/Enlarged Edition. xii,121 pages. 64 plates, 84 illustrations of clocks & watches, some color. 9x6", cloth, dj. Dj chipped, torn, VG/G.

NY: The New York University Press, 1932. "Lure of the Clock" Library bookplate at front endpaper. Library stamp at spine. No other lib. markings. Covers moderately worn. Top right at rear board bent. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. . Hard Cover. Good.

NY: Crown, (c1963). Gold cloth.. Some plate margins lightly foxed: VG+/in price clipped VG- dj w/ taped tears.. 8vo. Numerous black & white & color plates.. Preface by Brooks Palmer. Revised & enlarged from the 1932 edition.

NY: The New York University Press, 1932. Library label at spine. No other lib. markings. Covers moderately worn. . Hard Cover. Good.

NY: THE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS. VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1932.

New York: Bonanza; New York, n.d.(1960). English reprint of the French Classic, 1963 Cloth; 8vo.,121pp + brochure#8,key to the watches in the james Arthur collection. 121pp + 23pp, nearly 100 illustrations, drawings, photographs."an account of the James Arthur collection of clocks and watches at New York University. Preface by Brooks Palmer. Lightly used d/j has a taped reinforcement internally., else Fine in V.Good D/j.

NY: The New York University Press, 1932. Library label at spine. Lib. bookplate at front endpaper. No other lib. markings. Covers moderately worn. . Hard Cover. Good.

New York, NY: Bonanza Books. Good plus condition: cover slightly soiled/No Dustjacket. (1963). 8vo., 121 + 23 pp. .

New York, NY: Crown Publishers. Good plus condition: DJ torn./Dust Jacket. (1933). 8vo., 121 pp. .

New York: Crown, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Revised and enlarged edition, originally published in 1932. New preface by Brooks Palmer. Ink intials front fly, else fine in slightly age-toned, near fine dustwrapper.

Very Good: Some fading of, and slight abrasions on, spine; 121 pages.A centenary publication of NYU, detailing the contents of the James Arthur (1842-1912) horological collection which was donated in 1925 to New York University.Daniel W. Hering, Professor Emeritus of Physics, was appointed Curator, and is the author of this book. In 1932 the collection consisted of about 1,464 items: 224 clocks, 1,190 watches, and 50 books.A hard to find first edition of a important, detailed, technical, historical and scholarly horological work. Illustrated with a great many black and white photographs and drawings. Hering devotes time to the aesthetic and artistic value as well as to the mechanical ingenuity of these pieces.

NY: The New York University Press, 1932 "Lure of the Clock" ex library with usual markings. Covers moderately worn. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. "Key to the Watches" is stapled printed wraps, not ex lib. and shows mild wear. . Hard Cover. Good.

New York: New York University Press, 1932. 1st . Hardcover. Very good. Illustrated. Previous owner's embossed-stamp on the front and rear free endpapers and title page. Otherwise a very good copy.

New York :Bonanza Books, (1963). HARDCOVER . 121pp + 23pp, nearly 100 illustrations, drawings, (colour) photographs on plates., index (Orig.cloth . VERY GOOD) with GOOD dust jacket)