Book 1,896 – Collectable Clocks 1840-1940 Reference and Price Guide 3rd Edition For Sale

Up for sale is CollectableClocks 1840-1940 Reference and Price Guide 3rd Edition by Alanand Rita Shenton. Most books on clocks tend to deal mainly with the earliertypes, or at least the high-quality clocks made before the nineteenth century.Here is a book for those who are interested in the hundreds of varied types(many still dismissed by purists as having “no horological interest”) availableat a low price to the collector who is prepared to learn what to look for. TheVictorian inventiveness, the decorative types of the 1920s and technical clocksof the early part of this century comprise areas about which little has beenwritten. Perhaps the most impressive feature of the book is the large amount oforiginal research that has been undertaken. This unique work, with over 700black and white and 34 color illustrations, is a must for any collector ofnineteenth century clocks or any horological student interested in the laterperiods of clockmaking. 477 pages. Hard cover with jacket. Copyright 1994.Excellent condition. – Book 1,896