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Two volumes, very good+ condition, main volume octavo, scarlet boards, in very good dust wrapper in protective cover, faint foxing to fore edges otherwise clean and bright and binding firm, 154 plates, xx plus 829 pages. The supplementary volume is in near fine condition, octavo paper back, printed card covers, paginated 831 to 893 including plates 155 to 176 of which 4 are fold out. This is a heavy set (2.4 kg net weight) and will require additional for postage/shipping. [QH] [QP]

AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY. The Life and Letters of Edward John Dent, Chronometer Maker (Monograph 13 of The Antiquarian Horological Society), 1977, xx, 830pp, introduction by Daniel Patrick Buckney, illustrated with black & white plates with photos, drawings and diagrams, some spotting to edges but pages appear clean, author's ink presentation inscription to front free endpaper, red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration of "Big Ben" to spine, dust jacket has some wear to top edge and the spine is a little sunned. A supplement to Edward John Dent and his successors, (Monograph 24 of The Antiquarian Horological Society), 1983, pp831-894, illustrated with black & white images in text, 4 folding diagrams and black & white plates with photos, red card covers, some creases to front cover. NB AS THIS IS A LARGER VOLUME THERE MAY BE EXTRA COST FOR OVERSEAS POSTAGE Size: 10 x 7.75 Inches

829 pages, 154 plates, 1st edition 1977, complete with the supplement: pages 830 - 893, plates 155 - 176, 1983. This is the standard reference work on the life and work of Edward John Dent the famous chronometer maker, with details of his successors in the business right up to the time the book was written. This book is increasingly harder to find. A very good copy (some staining to edges of page block) with very good dust jacket, the supplement very good with card covers.