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American Clocks and Clockmakers Enlarged Edition
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Boston: Branford, 1958. Boston: Branford, 1958. Second edition. Cloth binding, 312 plus 52 pp. supplement. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. Spine faded, note to front endpaper in pencil. Extremely useful annotated lists of American clockmakers. Very good condition.. Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$22.00
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Beyond 9 to 5: Your Life in Time
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New York, New York: Columbia Univ Pr, 2006. New York: Columbia, 2006. First Edition. 8vo. Hard cover, 182 pp. "Using everyday examples from around the world, psychologist Sarah Norgate here unravels both the mental and biological mysteries of our relationships with time and provides a clear understanding of the links among behavior, brain, and genes. Norgate begins by musing on the origins of our obsession with punctuality; the conflicting practices of rushing and taking things slowly; and economy-driv
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Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$40.00
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Cause for Wonder
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New York: Atheneum, 1963. New York: Atheneum, 1963. First edition, first state with pp. 50 and 119 transposed. 8vo. Cloth binding, 272 pp. A quirky and evocative book that surely deserved a wider audience. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$75.00
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The Rose Window: Splendor and Symbol
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London: Thames & Hudson, 2005. London: Thames & Hudson, 2005. First edition. Folio. Cloth binding, 276 pp. Illustrated profusely, almost all in color. Painton Cowen has dedicated his life to the study of rose windows. Here he presents the world's best-known rose windows in over 300 new photographs and line drawings-Paris (Notre Dame), Chartres, Reims, Strasbourg, Cologne, Florence, Siena, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Maria del Mar, and New York's St. John the Divine, as well as many lesser-known
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Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$125.00
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"Watches", disbound article from The Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Third Edition
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Edinburgh: A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797. Pages from the 3rd edition of Encyclopaedia Brittanica, The Third Edition, Edinburgh: Bell and Macfarquhar, 1797. Never bound. These pages from Vol. XVIII (Warrant to Zymosimeter), pp. 803 to 806. Handmade paper, double-column format with generous section for notes. This original article covers the invention of spring or pocket-watches, mentions of clocks in history. Discussion of the role of Huygens and Hooke. Notes on striking watches, repeating watches. Leng
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Offered by Rose's Books, IOBA (Massachusetts, United States) |
$300.00
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Wells Cathedral Clock
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St. Andrew's Press, 1995. St. Andrew's Press, 1995. First thus, revised edition. 12mo. Stapled wrappers with stiff covers. Illustrated in color. 24 pp. A description of the clock's works, figures and symbolism, as well as its history. Suggestions for further reading. New. . First Thus. Stapled Wrappers. New. Illus. by Illustrated. 12 mo..
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$22.00
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