Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work 1639-1713
- SIGNED Half-Leather
- London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd, 1951
London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd, 1951. 1st. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. #119 OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY AUTHOR R.W. SYMONDS on the limitation page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1951 true 1st edition. Well-preserved and solidly VG+ in its half-morocco over matching red cloth. Gilt-decorated front panel, bright gilt-lettering to spine. Quarto, 320 pgs., top-edge gilt, crisp black-and-white plates thruout. Light fading along spine, otherwise clean as could be. Elegant monograph on England's pre-eminent clockmaker of the 17th century. Signed by Author.