SYMONDS, R. W. (1889-1958). Thomas Tompion, London, 1951, 4to, plates, original blue cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Conrad Ackner, best wishes from Robert Symonds, Dec. 1951."

SYMONDS, Robert Wemyss (1889-1958).  Thomas Tompion. His Life & Work. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1951. 4to (291 x 222mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, title printed in red and black, coloured and monochrome plates and illustrations, facsimile of "The Association Oath Roll of the Members of the London Clockmakers' Company in 1697" on 2 folding sheets at the end (some light spotting and staining to first and last few leaves). Original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket with price of £7 7s. unclipped (jacket with some chipping to head and foot of backstrip). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "For Conrad Ackner, best wishes from Robert Symonds, Dec. 1951." Conrad Ackner, whose name is first in the list of subscribers, was a renowned "society dentist" who came to England from Vienna before the First World War.