Antique Clocks - History Development Types Makers Dates / Illustrated Book

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THE BEAUTY OF CLOCKS
by Michael Pearson, Crescent Books, NY, 1978.
143 color photographs with identifying captions highlight this rare out-of-print book which reviews the history and evolution of clocks.  This comprehensive book covers by chapter:  Early History Until 1500 A.D.; Early Mechanical Clocks; The Founding of the Clockmakers’ Company and the Years of English Supremacy; The Development of the Bracket Clock; Technical Advances in the Eighteenth Century; French Clocks of the Later Eighteenth Century; The Nineteenth Century; List of Clockmakers Featured in the Book Clock and Watch Collections; Bibliography; and Index.
Oversize 9.2” x 12.8” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  96 pages.
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