Hardcover
1974 · London
by Daniels, George
London: Sotheby's, 1974. Hardcover. VG/G- (dj has age toning, torn at edge of spine). Some foxing on page edges, inside clean and tight.. Black boards; gilt lettering. White dj with color image and black lettering. xi, 394 pp. with bw frontis, 12 pp. color photos, and bw illustrations throughout. Abraham Louis Breguet 1747-1823 was the most excellent horologist of his time, and The Art of Breguet illustrates the form and style of his enormous output of clocks, watches and chronometers. Examples of every type are illustrated including over 500 elaborate drawings of his many inventions and mechanisms.
(Inventory #: 179839)