A Treatise on Fire & Thief-Proof Depositories and Locks and Keys FIRST EDITION with LOCK and KEY BOOKENDS
London: Simkin, Marshall, and Co.; E. and F. N. Spon, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. This 1000-page tome, published in 1865, is considered "The Locksmith’s Bible" (though 19th century bankers also called it "The Burglars' Bible" due to its detailed diagrams of locks). Its pages hold a history of locks from..... More