CHAPUIS, Alfred. History of the Neuchâtel clock industry: ( - Lot 168

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CHAPUIS, Alfred. History of the Neuchâtel clock industry: ( - Lot 168
CHAPUIS, Alfred. History of the Neuchâtel clock industry: (large and medium volume clock industry), Paris, Neuchâtel: Attinger frères, 1917. Large in-4 of XII, 489, [1] p. 37,7 figures in the text and 20 color plates out of text. Full red cloth, long spine, green morocco title page. Copy in perfect condition. Essential reference work on the subject. Contents: Preface // Main sources consulted // Foreword // First part. Chapter I. Introduction // Chapter II. Burgundian and Franc-Comtois clockmaking and the origins of Neuchâtel clockmaking // Chapter III. Bell tower clocks // Chapter IV. The Neuchâtel clock industry // Chapter V. Apprentices and masters // Chapter VI. The environment, the characters, the customs // Chapter VII. The box and its decoration // Chapter VIII. The accessories // Chapter IX. Of some beautiful clocks and some special kinds // Second part. Chapter X. The tools of the clockmakers // Chapter XI. The movement of the Neuchâtel clock // Chapter XII. Some patterns of music clocks // Chapter XIII. Precision clocks // Chapter XIV. Marine clocks // Chapter XV. Electric clocks // Chapter XVI. The observatory of Neuchâtel // Chapter XVII. The clock trade // Chapter XVIII. Renewal of the Neuchâtel clock industry // Biographical notes and index.
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