SWISS WATCHMAKING (MUSÉE D'HORLOGERIE DE LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS). - Lot 519

SWISS WATCHMAKING (MUSÉE D'HORLOGERIE DE LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS). 7 lavishly illustrated paperback volumes concerning the collections of the Musée international d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds. Detail : 1) Man and time. Musée international d'horlogerie. La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musée international d'horlogerie, 1970. In-4 oblong, 32 p., full-page and in-text illustrations. Paperback, printed cover. An excellent copy. Published by the Maurice Favre Foundation on the occasion of the publication of the construction project for the new building of the Musée international d'horlogerie. 2) L'homme et le temps. Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musée international d'horlogerie, 1977. In-8 oblong, 68 p., numerous illustrations in b/w and color, 3 fold-out plates. Paperback, color illustrated cover. A fine copy. Preface by Georges-Henri Rivière (1897-1985), an important figure in the new museology, nicknamed "the magician of showcases". In 1963, Georges-Henri Rivière, then Director of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), was commissioned by the Municipal Council of La Chaux-de-Fonds to carry out a study of the city's history, fine arts and watchmaking museum collections. The report highlights the major importance of the Musée d'Horlogerie collection, and stresses the need for new spaces in which to display it. 3) Montres anciennes du musée d'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds : impr. Haefeli Co. 1951. In-4, 29, [1] p., 88 figures in text. Paperback, illustrated cover. An excellent copy. Offprint from La Suisse Horlogère. Preface by Fridolin Wiget. 4) Musée d'horlogerie de la Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds: Haefeli, 1962. In-8, 90 p., numerous figures in the text. Paperback, illustrated cover. A very good copy. With numerous reproductions of watches in the collections of the Musée international d'horlogerie de la Chaux-de-Fonds. 5) Collections of the Musée international d'horlogerie. La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland. Une sélection parmi 3100 objets, La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musée international d'horlogerie, 1974. In-8, [6], 149 p., 16 color plates, numerous illustrations in the text. Paperback, color illustrated cover. A fine copy. With 16 color plates. 6) Sixteenth-century table clocks. Collection J. Fremersdorf presented from January 20 to March 17, 1968, La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musée de l'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1968. In-8, [32] p., 14 full-page figures. Paperback, printed cover. A very good copy. Presentation of 14 clocks from the collection of Joseph Fremersdorf. [with:] Ibid. Sixteenth-century table clocks. Collection J. Fremersdorf presented from January 20 to March 17, 1968, La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musée de l'horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1968. In-8, [8] pp. Paperback, printed cover. Handwritten inscription on cover in felt pen, otherwise a very good copy. 7) Bibliothèque [du Musée international d'horlogerie], 1969. In-12, 95 p. Plus 8 p. of typewritten "Complément au 1 VIII 1975".