Dear Peter & Fred,
Many thanks for your information about this book. I had not realised
that a modern copy has or had been available. It seems from what you say
that these are as scarce as the originals which now cost over £200, so at
$80 this one seems reasonable.
Regards,
Mike Cowham
Cambridge UK
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> The following is an excerpt from the Compendium for Aug. 1994 - I don't
> believe the publisher has any more copies.
>
> As we were going to press, I learned of another dialing book available for
> purchase: a reprint of the classic 4th
> edition (1900) of A.Gatty's The Book of Sundials, enlarged and revised by
> Eden & Lloyd. This softbound
> 529 page reprint is a relatively non-technical, chatty discussion and
> history of dials. It covers antique dials,
> Renaissance dials, vertical, Scottish, cylindrical, globe, cross & star
> shaped, facet headed, and portable dials - as
> well as mottoes and some easy construction techniques. It is available
from
> Adams Brown Co., 26 North Main
> St., Cranbury NJ 08512 (609) 655-8269, for $29.95 (plus $1.75 p/h). This
> company also sells Waugh's book for
> $5.95 (plus p/h of $1.75 for one or $2.25 for two books).
>
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>I saw the ad yesterday (or was it Sunday?) on the abe website.
> I seem to remember hearing that this had been reprinted a few years ago,
> but this is the first copy I've heard that's come available in the last
18(?)
> months. If my memory serves me correctly I read about a reprint copy about
> 2 years ago.
> Sorry I can't be more precise.
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