USA: Edwards Bros., 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please Note: We are offering a 1980 facsimile reprint of the 1928 first edition. ix, 246 pages. Index. 500 black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Bound in chocolate brown cloth adorned with gilt. "A short treatise on locks to elucidate the John M. Mossman Collection of locks in the Museum of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in the City of New York, including some of the 'Mossman Papers'." - subtitle. "Most of the locks in the collection date from 1850 to 1912, almost corresponding to the life span of Mr. Mossman." - Foreword. Issued without dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A most handsome copy of this wonderful reference..

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Bookseller: RareNonFiction.com (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 356H3610
Title: The Lure of the Lock
Author: Hopkins, Albert A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: Facsimile Reprint
Publisher: Edwards Bros.
Place of Publication: USA
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: Locks, Lock Technology, Lock History, Lock Exhibitions, John M. Mossman Collection, Museum of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in the City of New York, Mossman Papers, Safes, Bank Vaults, Bank Robbers
Bookseller catalogs: Science & Technology;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...