On this page you can spend some time (couldn't resist) browsing the 19 books about clocks  (and clock related) that are in stock at Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire, on July 15, 2008.  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. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Landes, David S., REVOLUTION IN TIME: CLOCKS AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD, Belknap Pr. of Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, (1983) 4th ptg, B&W illustrations, 482pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip on dustjacket, ISBN 0674768000 A fascinating foray into economic history by way of the birth, maturity, and obsolescence of a major branch of manufacture., (Order No: 41622 ), $10.00

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Nutting, Wallace, THE CLOCK BOOK: BEING A DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN AND AMERICAN CLOCKS, Old American Company, Framingham, MA, (1924) 1st ed, over 250 B&W ill., 312pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 841 ), $25.00

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Symonds, R. W. (introduction by Jerome Phillips), MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH FURNITURE AND CLOCKS, Studio Editions, London, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 174pp, very good, gray boards (hardcover) no dustjacket light edgewear, ISBN 1851700684 "A Study of Walnut and Mahogany Furniture, and of the associated crafts of the Looking-glass Maker and Japanner, together with an account of Thomas Tompion and other famous Clock-makers of the 17th and 18th Centuries.", (Order No: 54692 ), $15.00

18. 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

19. 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 w/light wear and fading (hardcover), (Order No: 860 ), $75.00