BOOKS
JANUARY 2026

901.                  $23

Ingraham Clocks & Watches, Tran Duy Ly, 1998.  Hardcover in excellent condition, 384 pages, includes the 1999 Price Up-Date.  An essential reference.

902.                 $33

Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements, Tran Duy Ly, Second Edition, 1996.  Hardcover in very good condition, 496 pages.  Includes 1995 Price Up-Date.  Superseded by the Third Edition (two volumes) in 2004. 

903.                 $25

Kroeber Clocks, American & Imported, Tran Duy Ly, 2006.  Hardcover in unused condition, 584 pages, includes the 2006 Price Up-Date. 

904.                 $25

Ansonia Clocks & Watches, Tran Duy Ly, Second Edition, 1998.  Hardcover in excellent condition, 752 pages.  1999 Price Up-Date included.  An essential reference.

905.                 $43

Gilbert Clocks, Tran Duy Ly, 1998.  Hardcover in like-new condition; 448 pages, including the Gilbert Clocks Supplement with 2000 Price Up-Date.  An essential reference.

906.                 $6

Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks, Robert & Harriett Swedberg, 2001.  Softcover in excellent condition, 335 pages, mostly black & white photos. Discusses the history of clockmaking in America, leading clockmakers, and the various types of clocks.  A good pictorial reference. 

907.                 $11

Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks, Robert & Harriett Swedberg, 2004.  Softcover in excellent condition, 367 pages, mostly color photos.  Discusses the history of clockmaking in America, leading clockmakers, and the various types of clocks.  A good pictorial reference. 

908.                 $7

American Clocks and Clockmakers, Robert W. and Harriett Swedberg, 1989.  Softcover in good condition with some fading to spine, 180 pages.  Lots of black and white photos and short descriptions and histories of clocks and clockmaking. 

909.                 $16

American Clockmakers & Watchmakers, S & T Spittler and Bailey, 2000.  Hardcover in good condition, 336 pages listing all the known American clockmakers, brief biographies, periods of employment, types of clocks manufactured, and locations.  An essential reference for collectors of early (pre-1850) clocks. 

910.                  $5

A Connoisseur’s Guide to Antique Clocks & Watches, Ronald Pearsall, 1997.  Hardcover with dust jacket, good condition, 123 pages and 104 full color photos.  From sand clocks and lantern clocks to long-case clocks to modern timepieces.

911.                   $3

The Beauty of Clocks, Michael Pearson, 1978.  Hardcover with dust jacket, good condition, 96 pages with lots of large, color photos.  History and development through the 1800’s in Europe.

914.                  $11

Four general books on clocks.  The American Clock, William H. Distin and Robert Bishop, 1976, hardcover with dust jacket, 359 pages, many black & white and some color photos; “A Comprehensive Pictorial Survey 1723-1900 With a Listing of 6153 Clockmakers”.  Investing in Clocks & Watches, P.W. Cumhaill, 1967, hardcover with dust jacket, 159 pages with black & white and some color photos.  This book focuses on European clocks.  The Country Life International Dictionary of Clocks, various contributors, Alan Smith Consultant Editor, 1979, hardcover with dust jacket in good condition, 351 pages, many black & white and color photos.  Useful for us beginners.  Two Hundred Years of American Clocks & Watches, Chris Bailey, 1975, hardcover with dust jacket in good condition, 254 pages with black & white and color photos. 

915.                  $1

French Clocks and Bronzes, a reprint of the 1887 and 1888 F Kroeber Clock Co. catalog, 1994.  Softcover, 120 pages, black & white photos and illustrations. 

916.                  $1

Geo. A. Jones & Co. catalog reprint.  A 5.5 by 8.5-inch stapled catalog with 39 pages, reproducing the November 1871 catalog.  Illustrations of most Jones clocks with catalog descriptions and a short introduction.  $1 ea, no bidding, all sell for the stated price. 

917.                  $16

Richard Bourne auction catalog from March, 1991.  Selling the collection of Dr. Martin Baker of Hattiesburg, MS.  Includes the Prices Realized list.  With 426 lots and an Index of Makers. 

912.                 $10

American Clocks, An Introduction, Tom Spittler, 2011.  Softcover, 130 pages with many color photos. A brief history of clockmaking in the United States including all the major manufacturers in the late 1800’s.  Recommended for new collectors and seasoned collectors who could use a review. 

Each sells for $10, no bidding.  You can buy immediately for $15 by clicking on the link below and your book will be mailed the next day (postage included in price). 

 

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913.                  $4

Price Guide to Antique Clocks, Robert & Harriett Swedberg, 1998.  Softcover, 320 pages with large black and white photos and short descriptions. 

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