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Wed, Sep 19, 2018 09:12PM EDT
Lot 58

The Lure of the Lock: The John M. Mossman Collection.

Estimate: $80 - $125

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Hopkins, Arthur A. The Lure of the Lock: The John M. Mossman Collection. New York, 1928. Cloth-backed buff boards, printed title label, slipcased. Number 92 of 1,000 numbered copies, tipped-in presentation slip signed by Edward L. Hoffman, secretary of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, addressed to Mr. Emory Chubb, of London. Copiously illustrated and diagrammed with descriptions of various types of locks. 8vo. 245pp. Very good.