HOPKINS, ALBERT A. - The Lure of the Lock

USA: Edwards Bros, 1980. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. 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.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 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. Fine .

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