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PRICE GUIDES - 1999 UPDATE

TITLE & DESCRIPTIONS PRICE
(in US dollars)
A Concise Guide to Military Timepieces 1880-1990 - Wesolowski, Z. - 192 pp - 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 - HB $44.95
A Guide to Watch Holders - Niehaus, J. - 40 pp - 6 x 8 $5.95
Almost Everything You Wanted To Know about American Watches - Townsend, G. E. - 86 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - (Reprint) $25.00
American Clocks - "Volume 1" - 2nd Edition - Ly, T.D. The updated reprint in colorful hard cover is a beauty and a must in every clock collector's library. This beautifully illustrated volume is arranged in logical, easy to follow, alphabetical order, and features nineteen clock companies. - 336 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1159 quality illustrations - Smyth swen hardbound on white gloss enamel text. - See Book Review
- 1999 PriceUpdate to American Clocks Volume 1 (There is
NO CHARGE for the price update when you order the corresponding book)
$49.50
$10.00
  
American Clocks - "Volume 2" - with a special section of Self Winding clocks - Ly, T.D. - Published 1991; revised in 1995 - Mr. Ly has recruited a team of acknowledged specialists for this edition - experts who are leaders in various areas of clock history and technology. - 336 pages containing 1032 illustrations of original clock catalog renderings and instructional information. - 8 1/2 x 11. This American Clocks Volume 2 Contains No Clocks From Volume 1. Hardbound only. - See Book Review
- 1996 Price Update to American Clocks Volume 2 (There is
NO CHARGE for the Price Update when you order the corresponding book)
$39.50
$5.00
  
American Clocks & Clockmakers - Swedberg, R. - 192 pp - 7 x 10 $16.95
American Pocket Watch Identification & Pride Guide - Beginning to End 1830-1990 - Ehrhardt, R. & Meggers, W. - 1987 - 480 pp - 6 x 9 TOP
American Pocket Watch Identification & Price Guide - Ehrhardt, R. - Book 2 - 1974 - 192 pp - 9 x 11 $25.00
American Pocket Watch Encyclopedia & Price Guide - Volume 1 - Ehrhardt, R. - 1982 - 216 pp - 9 x 11 $25.00
American Pocket Watches - Illinois Watch Co. Encyclopedia & Price Guide - Meggers, W. & Ehrhardt, R. - 1985 - 432 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $50.00
American Pocket Watch - Serial Number Grade Book - 1993 Prices - Ehrhardt & Megger's - 324 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
American Shelf and Wall Clocks - Ball, R.W. D. - 288 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $69.95
American Railroad Watches - Townsend, G. - 74 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - Reprint $25.00
American Wristwatches - Five Decades of Style & Design - Faber, E. & Unger, S. - 277 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
ANSONIA CLOCKS & WATCHES: The most beautiful line of clocks ever produced in America was produced by the Ansonia Clock Co. Ansonia clocks were first produced in Ansonia, Connecticut, the town named by the clockmaker, but the later Ansonia clocks were produced in Brooklyn. Now Ansonia collectors eagerly pursue these exquisite clocks. The first edition of Ansonia Clocks was published in 1989 and the new, greatly expanded, 1998 second edition is now available. This is the largest, most complete book ever written on any clock manufacturer by any author. It contains 752 pages and 3061 illustrations. - 8 1/2 x 11 - Smyth sewn Hardbound on white gloss enamel text. With 1998 price Update. - See Book Review $79.50
Answers to Questions About 1840-1950 Old Jewelry - Third Edition - Bell, J. - 445 pp - 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 $14.95
Antique Jewelry with Prices - Snell, D. J. - 128 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $14.95
Art Nouveau & Art Deco Jewelry - Id. & Value Guide - Baker, L. - 176 pp - 6 x 8 $9.95
Automatic Writswatches - From Germany, England, France, Japan, Russia, & the USA - Hampel, H. - 216 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Automatic Wristwatches - From Switzerland - Selfwinding Wristwatches - Hampel, H. - 348 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Best of Costume Jewelry - Schiffer, N. - 160 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $29.95
Black Forest Clocks - Ortenberger, R. - 300 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Book of Fountain Pens & Pencils - Schneider & Fischler - 230 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Carlendar Clocks - Ly, T.D. - Mr. Ly has made every effort to make this book serve as an accurate reference source for beginning through advanced collectors. It covers 51 manufacturers and inventors. - 360 pp - 858 quality illustrations - 8 1/2 x 11 - HB - See Book Review
- 1997 Price Update to Calendar Clocks - Featuring Previously
Unpublished Photographs and Information
- 40 pp - 6 1/2 x 11
$49.50
$10.00
  
Cartier 1992 Wrist, Pocket Watches & Clocks Id. - Ehrhardt - 100 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Chronograph - Wristwatches To Stop Time - Lang, G.R. & Meis, R. - 256 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Clock Guide Id. & Price Guide - Book 1 - 1977 - Ehrhardt - 198 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $25.00
Clock Guide Id. & Price Guide - Book 2 - 1979 - Ehrhardt - 192 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $25.00
Clock Identification & Price Guide - Book 3 - Ehrhardt, R. & Rabeneck, R. - 1983 - 203 pp - 8 x 11 $25.00
Collectable Clocks - 1840 -1940 - Reference and Price Guide - Shenton, R. & A. - 477 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - HB $79.50
Collectible Costume Jewelry - Henzel, S. S. - 120 pp - 6 x 9 $16.95
Collectible Fountain Pens - Revised Prices - Bowen, G. - 340 pp - 8 x 11 $21.95
Collecting Rhinestone Jewelry : An Id. & Value Guide - Designers' Marks - Third Edition - Dolan, M. - 318 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $22.95
Collecting Writing Instrument - Geyer, D. - 176 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $49.95
Comic Character Clocks and Watches Identification & Value Guide - Brenner, H.S. - 122 pp - 8 x 11 $14.95
Comic Character Timepieces - Seven Decades of Memorial - Brown, H. & Thomas, N. - 280 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Complete Price Guide to Watches : - Shugart, C. & Gilbert, R. - 1998 Edition - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 1080 pp $26.95
Copper Art Jewelry - Burkholz, M. L. & Kaplan, L. L. - 176 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - HB $49.95
Costume Jewelers - The Golden Age of Design - Ball, J. D. - 208 pp - 8 x 11 - HB $39.95
Costume Jewelry - The Fun of Collecting - Schiffer, N. - 176 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $24.95
Costume Jewelry - The Great Pretenders with Price Guide - Kelly, L. & Schiffer, N. - 168 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $24.95
E. Howard Watch & Co. Watches 1858-1903 - Townsend, G. E. - 48 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - (Reprint) $25.00
Elgin Pocket Watch Identification & Price Guide - Grade & Serial Numbers - Ehrhardt, R. - 1976 - 120 pp - 9 x 11 $25.00
European Pocket Watches-1993 - Book 2 - Ehrhardt - 164 - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
European Pocket Watches - 1994 - Book 3 - Ehrhardt - 184 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
European Repeaters Clocks & Watches - 1993- Book 1 - Ehrhardt, R. & DeMesy, J. - 166 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Fifty Years of Collectibles Fashion Jewelry 1925 -1975 - Baker, L. - 192 pp - 9 x 11 - HB $19.95
Foreign Clock Price Guide - Book 1 - Ehrhardt, R. - 1995 - 150 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Foreign Clock Price Guide - Book 2 - Ehrhardt, R. - 1995 - 150 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Foreign Clock Price Guide - Book 3 - Ehrhardt, R. - 1994 - 150 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Foreign Clock Price Guide - Book 4 - Ehrhardt-Rabeneck-Peer- 1993 - 108 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Foreign Clock Price Guide - Book 5 - Ehrhardt-Rabeneck-Peer - 1993 - 154 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Foreign & American Pocket Watch - Id. & Price Guide - Book 3 - 1976 - Ehrhardt, R. - 172 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $25.00
Fountain Pens & Pencils - The Golden Age of Writing Instrument - Fischler & Schneider - 320 pp - 9 x 11 - HB $79.95
French Clocks and Bronzes, Cuckoo and Vienna Regulators - Imported by F. Kroeber Clock Co. 1887-1888. Contains: Marble Clocks, Bronze Figures and Statuettes, Gilt Clocks, Gilt and Alabaster Clocks, Cuckoo Clocks, Trumpeter Clocks, Vienna Regulators and Mechanical Clocks, Etc… This interesting book is an unabridged republication of Kroeber's 1887-1888 catalog of imported clocks and statues, complete with original prices and a supplemental current price guide. This book not only belongs in any collection of Kroeber material, but also every French and European clock collector's library. With 1995 Price Update by Tran Duy Ly - 128 pp - 6 x 10 - See Book Review $14.95
Gilbert Clocks - This book was published in 1998. Gilbert was known for their wonderful clock sets and many Art Nouveau and Art Deco clocks.- Ly, T.D. - 448 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 - 1698 quality illustrations and photographs - with 1998 Price update - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text. - See Book Review $49.50
Glass in Jewelry: Hidden Artistry in Glass - Jargstorf, S. - 176 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $29.95
Gustav Becker Clocks - A Guide to Identification & Prices - This book demonstrates the great variety of clocks (and a few watches) manufactured by Gustav Becker. The clear pictures and current value estimates will be useful to potential purchasers or appraisers of Gustav Becker and similar German clocks. - Ly, T.D. - 248 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 With 1997 Price update. - See Book Review
- Perfectbound
- Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text

$29.50
$35.00
Hamilton Pocket Watch Identification & Price Guide - Production with Grade & Serial Numbers - Ehrhardt, R. - 1976 - 64 pp - 8 x 11 $15.00
Ingraham Clocks & Watches - Ly, T.D. - With A Special Section on Early Ingraham Clocks - Spittler, T - With 1998 Price update. This book for the first time brings to light many new facts on this most interesting firm. The book contains a complete section on early Ingraham clocks produced before the Civil War. Also included is the most complete selection of Ingraham black mantle clocks ever presented. Ingraham clocks was published in 1998. - 384 pp - 1269 quality illustrations and photographs - 8 1/2 x 11 - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text. - See Book Review $49.50
Longcase Clocks & Standing Regulators - Part 1: Machine Make Clocks - Ly, T.D. - This book takes the serious collector and investor through hundreds of clocks made by no less than fifty precision companies from several different countries. There is no other work available that provides nearly the coverage of this excellent reference.- 504 pp - 1150 quality illustrations and photographs - 8 1/2 x 11 - Smyth swen hardbound on white gloss enamel text. With 1995 Price Update. - See Book Review
- 1995 Price update to Longcase Clocks (There is
NO CHARGE for the Price update when you order the corresponding book)
$69.50
$5.00

 
Miller's Clocks & Barometers Buyer's Guide - 321 pp - 6 1/2 x 11 - HB $29.95
Modern Wrist Watch Price Guide - Ehrhardt, R. & DeMesy, J. - 116 pp - 8 x 11 $25.00
New Haven Clocks & Watches - With a Special Section on New Haven Movements - Ly, T.D. - Released in 1997, this book does justice to the vast line of clocks and watches produced by one of America's most prolific makers. The 50 pages of movements and parts showing extremely clear and detailed illustrations of 61 New Haven movements are outstanding. - With 1997 Price update - 520 pp - Over 2,200 quality illustrations and photographs. - 8 1/2 x 11 - Smyth sewn hardbound on white gloss enamel text. - See Book Review $55.00
Official Price Guide to Antique Jewelry - Kaplan, A. - 6th Ed. - 979 pp - 4 x 5 $21.00
One Hundred Years of Collectible Jewelry - Baker, L. - 169 pp - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 $9.95
Patek Philippe Id. & Price Guide Book 1 - Ehrhardt & DeMesy - 448 pp - 6 x 9 $50.00
Plastic Jewelry with Price Guide - Kelly, L. & Schiffer, N. - 159 pp - 6 x 9 $12.95
Pocket Watch - From The Pendant Watch to the Tourbillon - Meis, R. - 1987 - 316 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Popular Jewelry 1840 - 1940 - Ettinger, R. - 160 pp - 8 x 11 $24.95
Price Guide Gruen Guild, The - Master book - Collection of fine watches - Ehrhardt - 262 pp - 9 x 11 $35.00
Price Guide to Antique Clocks - Swedberg, H. & R. - 320 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $27.95
Price Guide to Jewelry - Poynder, M. - 385 pp - 9 x 11 - HB * $69.50
Railroad Watches - Id. & Price Guide - Ehrhardt & Meggers - 179 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $35.00
Rhinestones ! A Collector's Handbook & Price Guide - Schiffer, N. - 156 pp - 6 x 9 $16.95
Rockford Pocket Watch Identification & Pride Guide - Production Figures with Grade & Serial Numbers - Ehrhardt, R. - 1976 - 68 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $15.00
Rolex - Orologi Da Polso - Wrist Watches - Presentati DA - Realized by Patrizzi - Text in English & Italian - 202 pp - 10 x 12 - HB - (Very good) $170.00
Rolex Wristwatches: The Best of Times - Dowling, J. M. & Hess, J. P. - 320 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $125.00
Seth Thomas Clocks and Movements - 2nd Edition Revised and Enlarged, with 1995 Price update - Ly, T.D - First published in 1985, the greatly expanded second edition was completed in 1996 and is the best selling book on an American clock manufacturer ever written. Seth Thomas clocks are the most popular among American collectors and so is this book. - 496 pp - Over 2,100 quality illustrations and photographs - 8 1/2 x 11. - See Book Review
- Hardbound
- Perfectbound
- 1995 Price update to Seth Thomas Clocks (There is
NO CHARGE for the Price update when you order the corresponding book)
 
$49.50
$39.50
$5.00

 
Silver Jewelry Treasures - Schiffer, N. - 143 pp - 6 x 9 $16.95
Swatch Collector's Guide - Bonello, B. - 215 pp - 5 x 8 $20.95
Swiss Wristwatches Chronology of Worldwide Success - Brunner, G. - 252 pp - 9 x 11 - HB $69.95
Dollar Watch That Make The Dollar Famous, The - Townsend, G. E. - Ehrhardt, R. and Whitmer, R. - 124 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $25.00
Twentieth Century Fashionable Plastic Jewelry - Baker, L. - 240 pp - 8 x 11 -HB $21.95
Ulysse Nardin Chronometers, Pocket Watches & Wrist Watches with 1988 Price Guide By Tran Duy Ly - 20 pp - 8 x 11 $4.95
Vienna Regulator Clocks - Ortenberger, O. - 180 pp - 8 x 11 - HB $39.95
Vintage American & European Wrist Watch Price Guide - Ehrhardt, R.
- Book 1 - 336 pp - 6 x 9 (1984)
- 1987 update to Book 1 - 75 pp - 5 x 8
- Book 2 - 448 pp - 6 x 9 (1988)
- Book 3 - 210 pp - 6 x 9 (1989) - Character Wrist Watches
- Book 4 - 563 pp - 6 x 9 (1989)
- Book 5 - 655 pp - 6 x 9 (1990)
- Book 6 - 670 pp - 6 x 9 (1993)
- Book 7 - 672 pp - 6 x 9 (1996)

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$35.00
Waltham Pocket Watch Identification & Price Guide - Serial Numbers with Descriptions - Ehrhardt, R. 1976 - 172 pp - 8 1/2 x 11 $25.00
Watch of the Future - The Story of the Hamilton Electric Watch - With Price Guide - 168 pp - 6 x 9- Hardbound $29.95
Waterbury Clocks - History, Identification & Price Guide - Ly, T.D. - This edition contains all the known and researched catalogues of the Waterbury Clock Company from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century until recent times. - 304 pp - 8 1/2 x 11. - See Book Review
- Hardbound
- Perfectbound
- 1996 Price Update to Waterbury Clocks ( There is
NO CHARGE for the Price update when you order the corresponding book)
$39.50
$29.50
$5.00
 
Welch Clocks - Ly, T.D. - This book was first published in 1992. Some of the most desirable clocks produced in America were made by Welch, notably the Patti. Now, the rest of the story must be told! Studying this new volume, one is deeply impressed that a company, whose roots and evolutionary existence covered the better part of the 19th and 20th centuries, was able to produce such a great variety of clocks. This is the first book to combine almost all Welch catalogs and modern photographs of their products into one comprehensive guide. - 304 pp - 778 black and white illustrations - 8 1/2 x 11 - With 1992 Price Update. - See Book Review
- Hardbound
- Perfectbound
 
O/P
$32.95
Wristwatches - A Handbook & Price Guide - Brunner & Belli - 166 pp - 7 x 10 $19.95
Wristwatches Chronometers - Mechanical Precision Watches and Their Testing - Osterhausen, F. V. - 211 pp - 9 x 12 - HB $79.95
Wrist Watches: History of a Century's Development - Kahlert, Muhe, Brunner - 398 pp - 9 x 12 - 2nd English Edition - HB $79.95

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