Large 4:o in publisher's green cloth binding with red title-label on spine lettered in gilt. Top edge red and pictorial endpapers. In a pictorial dust jacket. Minimal traces of use on d/j, no tears or spots. Fine/ Near fine. With numerous black and white photo-reproductions and a few coloured plates on glossy paper. Contains also a glossary on technical terms, bibliography and a hugh biographical chapter on "Former clock and watch makers." 532 p.