[HANDCUFFS, LOCKS, ESCAPES]. Group of Nearly 40 Reference Books or Pamphlets on Locks, Handcuffs, Escape Acts. [V.p., ca. 20th – 21st centuries]. 8vos and 4tos. Most illustrated. Publisher’s hardcover of paperback bindings. Some wear, soiling, occasional creasing, ownership markings. Generally very good or better. Some titles include: The Story of Locks; Handcuff Annual 2006; The Fundamentals of Lock Picking; Prison Key Making from an Impression; Picking a Prison Lock; Devices of Human Restraint; Micky Hades’ New Expanded Encyclopedia of Escapes (2 copies); The Padlock Collector (2 copies); The King of Escapes; Collectors’ Blue Books Locks and Keys; The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin/Handcuff Secrets (Magico reprint); What Lee Jacobs Didn’t Tell You About the 75 Foot Challenge Rope Escape; Handcuffs and Other Restraints; 33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases (reprint); Key to Escapes by De-Val; The Key to Lock Picking by De-Val, and more.