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Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical, First Edition, by Thomas Reid, 1826. Printed for John Fairbairn, Edinburgh, James Duncan, London, J. Cumming, Dublin. Octavo, 476 pages including appendix, index, bibliography, 20 folding copper engraved plates with additional illustrations, rebound in half brown cloth with brown leather corners and brown marbled paper, original leather spine with gilt lettering and five raised hubs, embossed label from previous owner, top right of front end paper, marble edged paper. 9 7/8" H x 6 5/8" W x 1 1/8" D. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Wear to rebound covers and original spine, loss to leather, marbled paper, corners bumped. Pages with toning, foxing spots, acid burns, retail and personal pencil and ink inscriptions, old masking tape repair to front end paper. Plates are collated, few are out of sequential order.