The Pocket Watch - The History and Stories Surrounding the First Pocket Watches

The Pocket Watch - The History and Stories Surrounding the First Pocket Watches
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Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Total Pages : 37
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ISBN-10 : 9781473380493
ISBN-13 : 1473380499
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Book Synopsis The Pocket Watch - The History and Stories Surrounding the First Pocket Watches by : Anon

Download or read book The Pocket Watch - The History and Stories Surrounding the First Pocket Watches written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a concise yet detailed discussion of the pocket watch, being a short essay on the history of the pocket watch with information on early designers, important people, its development, and much more. Written in clear, plain language and full of interesting information on the subject, this book will be of considerable value to those with an interest in the history and development of horologic, and it is one not to be missed by the discerning collector of such literature. Many antiquarian books like as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of clocks and watches.


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