NEW. 310 pages plus 8 page bibliography, 350 items illustrated, 1991. This is the English edition of a book first published in Germany. The illustrations are excellent and the book is recommended to all those interested in chronometers. With dust jacket.
NEW. 748 pages, over 500 illustrations, 2018. A catalogue of the marine chronometers at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich with a complete description and photographs of every instrument preceded by the history of the marine chronometer, details of how the instruments were made, and a guide to how to assess and date them. With dust jacket and slipcase.
O/P. An introduction to and facsimile reprint of papers published by the Commissioners of Longitude about Harrison's, Arnold's and Earnshaw's chronometers in 1767, 1805 and 1806. A fine copy of the leather spine/marbled boards edition published in 1984, the British Horological Institute's 125th anniversary year. Original film wrapper present but with several small tears.
O/P. An introduction to and facsimile reprint of papers published by the Commissioners of Longitude about Harrison's, Arnold's and Earnshaw's chronometers in 1767, 1805 and 1806. The cloth/marbled boards edition published in 1984, the British Horological Institute's 125th anniversary year. A fine copy, bookplate inside front cover.
O/P. [xxii + 280 pages + 35 pages of appendices], portrait, 6 plates, limited edition of 350 copies, 1986. This is a facsimile reprint of Earnshaw's appeal to the Board of Longitude for a reward for his inventions, first published in 1808, with a new introduction by John Griffiths. A fine copy, leather spine/marbled boards complete with the original film wrapper.