Books about clocks and watchmaking – 8 vols.

Provenance: Åke Falk urhandel, Stockholm. Most books carry the blue ownership stamp of B & Å Falk, 6 x 4,5 cms, with a falcon vignette. Many books are or have been loosely covered with protective plastic, sometimes resulting in sellotape offsetting on endleaves. This is indicated below with a lowercase or uppercase ”x” / ”X” depending on visibilty of the staining. Defossez: Theorie Generale de l’Horologerie. 1-2 + Index (La-Chaud-de-Fonds 1950) G. Daniels: Watchmaking. Drawings by David Penney (London 1981, new, in cardboard box) E. Gelcich: Die Uhrmacherkunst und die Behandlung der Präcisionsuhren (Wien 1892) A. F- Jobin: La classification Horlogère des calibres de montres et des fournitures d horlogerie suisses (Genève 1936) A. F- Jobin: La classification Horlogère des calibres de montres et des fournitures d horlogerie suisses (2nd edition, no date, loss of illustration on front cover) Manual for Overhaul, Repair and Handling of Hamilton Ship Chronometer with Parts Catalog (Washington, Navy Department, Bureau of Ships, 1948, x) .