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Wed, Sep 19, 2018 09:12PM EDT
Lot 120

Shelf of Volumes Related to Locks and Punishment.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Shelf of Volumes Related to Locks and Punishment. Including Entraves Fers & Menottes (2007) by Jean-Michel Robin, three vols.; Schlussel and Schlosser (1988 and 1990); The Yale Prison Jail Locks and Keys by Don Stewart; American Genius: Nineteenth Century Bank Locks and Time Locks (2006) by David and John Erroll; The Story of Locks (1953) by Walter Buehr; The Stanley H. Smyth Collection (1981; limited first edition, one of 150 copies) by Don Stewart; The Padlock Collector: 100 Years of Padlocks (1972) editions one through five, the first edition signed by the author; Unlocking Adventure (1942) by Charles Courtney, second printing, signed by author; Old Time Punishments by William Andrews; Bygone Punishments (1931) by William Andrews; Tactical Handcuffing for Chain and Hinged-Style Handcuffs (1988) by John G. Peters; Locks and Keys (1969) by Louis Zara; American Police Collectibles (1998) by Matthew G. Forte; Hexenprozesse: Ausgeburten des Menschenwahns (1930) by Emil Konig; and Jail Breaking (Trudel Edition). Generally good condition.