The Science of Clocks and Watches

 by Rawling, A.L.

Cadwell Industries, 1974 reprint of second edition

Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, hint of tanning on pages due to age. Cloth cover is clean, dust jacket shows slight signs of wear and is tanned on edge due to paper used and age.

  Original published in the 1940ies this is a reprint of the 2nd edition. It is the basic work on the science of horology being the true successor to Grimthorpe's Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells.  Horology has always been a craft calling for exquisite manual skill from the worker at the bench. This book tells all, mysteries of the trade, word of mouth information in short everything you need to know to enter this business or work at it as a hobby.  Loaded with B&W illustrations, Appendix, Bibliography, Index, 303 pages.