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New Book on Black Forest Horology
By Justin Miller

We are pleased to announce that our new book is now available for
pre-order: "Rare and Unusual Black Forest Clocks", by Justin J. Miller.

This new text is a comprehensive volume that covers the Black Forest
clock industry from the earliest years until the first quarter of the
20th century, with a focus on the clocks that are of the most interest
to collectors today.  The books large and detailed chapter dedicated to
musical Black Forest clocks will be of great interest to many on this
forum.  Notable features include:

- 700+ High quality color illustrations of clocks, movements,
components, catalogs, and related literature.

- Labeled images/diagrams identifying clocks by period, type, and maker.

- Detailed biographies of clockmakers and firms including: Johann
Baptist Beha, Emilian Wehrle, Theodor and Aron Ketterer, Samuel
Kammerer, Johann Georg Beha, Lorenz Bob, Joseph and Franz Joseph Sorg,
Jakob Herbstreit, Gordian Hettich Sohn, Philip Haas & Söhne, Fürderer
Jaegler & Cie., Camerer, Kuss & Co., and more.

- Foreword by Roman and Maz Piekarski of the Cuckooland Museum.

- Extensive section on Johann Baptist Beha contributed by world-renown
Beha expert, Wilhelm Schneider.

- Fully Indexed and Referenced

For more information about the book, or to place your order, please
visit our web site at  http://blackforestclocks.org/book/ 
We are currently offering free shipping to all pre-orders shipped to
the United States.  We are happy to ship worldwide and are offering
discounted shipping for all international pre-orders.  Please contact
us for rates for international delivery.

Best,

Justin J. Miller
justin@blackforestclocks.org.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]


(Message sent Fri 20 Jan 2012, 20:31:46 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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