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Geissler: Der Uhrmacher/Clockmaker, 1795.

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Geissler: Der Uhrmacher/Clockmaker, 1795.
<B>J.G. Geissler. </B></I><B><I>Der Uhrmacher </B></I></B></I><I>oder Lehrbegrif der Uhrmacherkunst</B></I><B><I> </B></I></B></I><I>(</B></I><B><I>The Clockmaker </B></I></B></I><I>or Manual for the Art of Clockmaking) </B></I>in Two Volumes<I>.</B></I> Leipzig: Siegfried Crusius, 1795 and 1796 respectively. <BR>Four parts (of ten) in two Quarto volumes, with four title-pages. 246; 154 pages. Numerous copper-engraved plates and fold-out schematics for various clock parts. In German. <BR><BR>Chocolate buckram. Generally worn. Some separation at hinges with old tape repairs, a few loose leaves, chipped pages, small tears to fold-out schematics, etc. Textblock shows moderate age toning overall; some water staining to interior pages. <BR><BR>German horology reached its peak in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, this being an example of the type of training manual used at the time.<BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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