On this page you can spend some time (couldn't resist) browsing the 37 books about clocks  (and clock related) that are in stock at Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire, on June 25, 2010.  And, as you know, it is easy to place an order at any time with us.

1. Avery, Amos G., NEW ENGLAND CLOCKS AT OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE - THE J. CHENEY WELLS COLLECTION, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA, (1966) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42552 ), $5.00

2. Bailey, Chris H. and Blackwell, Dana J., HEMAN CLARK AND THE "SALEM BRIDGE" SHELF CLOCKS, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1980, B&W illustrations, 104pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Supplement 13 to the Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., (Order No: 56052 ), $20.00

3. Belin, Peter, HOROLOGY ON THE HALF SHELL: A MONOGRAPH, Highland House Publishers, Washington, DC, (1978), 31 B&W and color plates, 60pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) two closed tears on dj, ISBN 0918712068 Errata sheet laid in., (Order No: 9471 ), $22.50

4. Bird, Anthony, ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO HOUSE CLOCKS, Arco Publishing Company, Inc, New York, (1975), ill. by George White, 313pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0668029498 First published in 1973. Designed to fill the gap between treatises written by specialists for specialists and books which assume a mechanical knowlege few novice collectors possess, it describes the technological aspects of its subject in language which is neither too abstruse for the layman nor too superficial and elementary for those interested in more than mere external features., (Order No: 29499 ), $25.00

5. Bruton, Eric, DICTIONARY OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES, Bonanza Books, New York, orig pub 1963, 201pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 41763 ), $5.00

6. Drepperd, Carl W., AMERICAN CLOCKS AND CLOCK MAKERS, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York, 1947 1st ed, 400 B&W illustrations, 312pp, good++ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 3282 ), $14.50

7. Dworetsky, Lester and Dickstein, Robert, HOROLOGY AMERICANA, Horology Americana, Inc., Roslyn Heights, NY, (1972), 204 color plates, B&W ill., 212pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Mr. Dworetsky selected over 200 antique clocks from earliest colonial days through the 1800's--many of them never before seen in any other publication., (Order No: 18694 ), $8.50

8. Edwardes, Ernest L., THE STORY OF THE PENDULUM CLOCK, John Sherratt and Son, Ltd., Altringham, UK, (1977), 206 B&W plates follow text, 270pp of text, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) jacket LACKS 1/2 rear panel, ISBN 0854270493 This book contains six chapters restricted to the history of the pendulum and an extensive Appendix in which many further details of interest relating to "the swinging timekeeper" are presented together with detailed descriptions of many of the notable clocks illustrated by the plates., (Order No: 47118 ), $125.00

9. Edwards, Frank, WRISTWATCHES - A CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE, Firefly Books, Ltd., Buffalo, NY, (1997), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 1552090833, (Order No: 58979 ), $10.00

10. Ehrhardt, Roy, HAMILTON WATCH CO. IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE - HAMILTON SERIAL NUMBERS AND PRODUCTION FIGURES WITH PRICE GUIDE, Heart of America Press, Kansas City, MO, 1976 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 64pp, good+, spiral bound wraps (softcover), ISBN 0913902128, (Order No: 58765 ), $75.00

11. Faber, Edward; Unger, Stewart; and, Blauer, Ettagale, AMERICAN WRISTWATCHES: FIVE DECADES OF STYLE AND DESIGN, Schiffer Publishing Co., West Chester, PA, (1988), color illustrations, 280pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by Faber, ISBN 0887401465 Price Guide laid in., (Order No: 48884 ), $50.00

12. Gardner, Will, THE CLOCK THAT TALKS AND WHAT IT TELLS: A PORTRAIT STORY OF THE MAKER: HON. WALTER FOLGER, JR., Whaling Museum Publications, Nantucket Island, MA, (1954), B&W illustrations, 143pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, This book is a portrait story of Nantuckete's most interesting person, Walter Folger who called himself "clock and watchmaker.", (Order No: 58713 ), $10.00

13. Harry Winston, THE HARRY WINSTON - ULTIMATE TIMEPIECE, published by the company, New York, (19890, color illustrations, 19pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), A beautiful display of these fine watches., (Order No: 58311 ), $125.00

14. Hering, D. W. (preface by Brooks Palmer), THE LURE OF THE CLOCK - REVISED AND ENGLARGED EDITION, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1963), B&W and color illustrations, 121pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "An Account of the James Arthur Collection of Clocks and Watches at New York University.", (Order No: 2379 ), $5.00

15. Hoopes, Penrose R., CONNECTICUT CLOCKMAKERS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT, (1986), B&W illustrations, 178pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0804811520 Originally published in 1930., (Order No: 3908 ), $10.00

16. Lloyd, H. Alan, THE COLLECTOR'S DICTIONARY OF CLOCKS, A. S. Barnes and Co., South Brunswick, NJ, (1964), 500+ B&W ill., 214pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498062791 Besides listing alphabetically the various types of clocks and terms used in horology, it introduces descriptions of all the more important pieces, together with short biographies of prominent makers all over the world., (Order No: 29527 ), $7.50

17. Loomes, Brian, PAINTED DIAL CLOCKS: 1770-1870, Antique Collectors' Club, Suffolk, UK, (1997), B&W and color illustrations, 280pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 185149183X This is the only book dealing with antique British clocks with painted dials, also known as japanned or white dials., (Order No: 51010 ), $150.00

18. Ly, Tran Duy, AMERICAN CLOCKS: VOLUME 2 WITH A SPECIAL SECTION ON SELF-WINDING CLOCKS, Arlington Book Company, Fairfax, VA, 1991, B&W illustrations, 336pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) 1992 Price Guide laid in, ISBN 0930163443 Features clocks and clock information no found in Volume One., (Order No: 38911 ), $50.00

19. Ly, Tran Duy, WATERBURY CLOCKS: HISTORY, IDENTIFICATION & PRICE GUIDE, Arlington Book Company, Arlington, VA, 1989, B&W illustrations, 304pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) 1992 Price Up-Date Laid in, ISBN 0930163400 Extensive documentation of the Waterbury clocks using illustrations from manufacturers original catalogs including descriptions, specifications, costs and current suggested prices., (Order No: 38912 ), $150.00

20. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: AUGUST 1971 VOLUME XIV, NO. 11, WHOLE NUMBER 153, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1971, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 56038 ), $8.00

21. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: OCTOBER 1971 VOLUME XIV, NO. 12, WHOLE NUMBER 154, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1971, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 56039 ), $8.00

22. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: OCTOBER 1974 VOLUME XVI, NO. 6, WHOLE NUMBER 172, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1974, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On spine: Japanese (1); Lever; Morbier (3); Pillar and Scroll; Religious (5), (Order No: 56040 ), $8.00

23. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: AUGUST 1975 VOLUME XVII, NO. 4, WHOLE NUMBER 177, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1975, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On spine: Chester; Georgia; Railroad; Terry, Jr.; Sizes., (Order No: 56041 ), $6.00

24. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: APRIL 1976 VOLUME XVIII, NO. 2, WHOLE NUMBER 181, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1976, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On spine: Curtis and Dunning; Pendulums (1); Salem Bridge; Willard., (Order No: 56042 ), $8.00

25. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: FEBRUARY 1978 VOLUME XX, NO. 1, WHOLE NUMBEER 192, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1978, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On Spine: Curtis and Dunning; Glasses; Trolleys., (Order No: 56043 ), $8.00

26. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: APRIL 1978 VOLUME XX, NO. 2, WHOLE NUMBER 193, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1978, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On spine: Briggs; Ives; Jerome-Austin; Phil. Watch; S. B. Terry., (Order No: 56044 ), $8.00

27. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: DECEMBER 1979 VOLUME XXI, NO. 6, WHOLE NUMBER 203, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1979, B&W illustrations, good, wraps (softcover) dampstain ripple to several pages, On Spine: Eberhardt; Munson; Winterthur., (Order No: 56045 ), $4.00

28. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: DECEMBER 1981 VOLUME XXIII, NO. 6, WHOLE NUMBER 215, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1981, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On spine: Durfee; Fusee Beehive; Strike (Wooden)., (Order No: 56046 ), $7.50

29. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS: AUGUST 1982 VOLUME XXIV, NO. 4, WHOLE NUMBER 219, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1982, B&W illustrations, very good+, wraps (softcover), On spine: Annual-Wind; Pitkin; Seth Thomas., (Order No: 56047 ), $8.00

30. Palmer, Brooks, THE BOOK OF AMERICAN CLOCKS, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1961) 4th ptg, 312 B&W ill., 318pp, very good, dark blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Originally published in 1928, and then re-copyrighted in 1950. A standard work and informative history of clock-making in America with a list fo almost 6,000 American clock and watch makers., (Order No: 2377 ), $10.00

31. Roberts, Kenneth D., and Taylor, Snowden, FORESTVILLE CLOCKMAKERS, Ken Roberts Publishing Co., Fitzwilliam, NH, (1992), B&W illustrations, 176pp, very good, wraps (softcover) faint smudge on front cover, ISBN 0913602671 This book covers all the clock makers in Forestville, Connecticut (part of Bristol) and the table of contents lists them in chronological order., (Order No: 48700 ), $50.00

32. Roberts, Kenneth D., SOME OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING CONNECTICUT CLOCKMAKING, 1790-1850, NAWCC, Inc., Columbia, PA, 1970, B&W illustrations, 44pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Supplement 6 to the Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., (Order No: 56049 ), $10.00

33. Schwartz, Marvin D., COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN CLOCKS, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, (1975) 1st ed, 100+ B&W ill., 175pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385029225 History, style, and identification. Over 100 illustrations. Marvin Schwartz describes examples in private collections, museums and galleries, from every period and style., (Order No: 29538 ), $10.00

34. Strickler, Earl T., BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS, INC. - VOLUME X: 1961-1963, Nat. Assn. Watch & Clock Col, Columbia, PA, B&W illustrations, 1042pp, very good++, blue cloth (hardcover), A reprinting of Volume X in one volume including whole numbers 95 through 106 of the bulletin - Volume X, No.1, December 1961 through Volume X, No. 12, October 1963., (Order No: 55133 ), $35.00

35. von Osterhausen, Fritz, CHRONOMETER - ARMBANDUHREN: MECHANISCHE PRAZISIONSUHREN UND IHRE PRUFUNG -- WRISTWATCH CHRONOMETERS, Callwey, Munich, Germany, (1990), B&W and color illustrations, 143pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 3766709896 Text in German. An interesting look at German watches., (Order No: 28991 ), $60.00

36. Waltham Watch Company (with addendum by George E. Townsend in 1963), SERIAL NUMBERS WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF WALTHAM WATCH MOVEMENTS - WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, MA, orig pub 1954, 115pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 58846 ), $75.00

37. Williams, Carl M., SILVERSMITHS OF NEW JERSEY 1700-1825; WITH SOME NOTICE OF CLOCKMAKERS WHO WERE ALSO SILVERSMITHS, George S. MacManus Co., Philadelphia, 1949, B&W illustrations, 164pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 860 ), $75.00

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