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    Default Locks and Safes: The Construction of Locks

    I am searching for a rare book:

    A.C Hobbs (Charles Tomlinson, ed.), Locks and Safes: The Construction of Locks. Published by Virtue & Co., London, 1853

    Help would be highly appreciated because I can not find it anywhere.

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    The book you are looking for was reprinted in 1949, & 1970. It looks like nobody is letting it go.

    Here is another book you might want to look at if you haven't
    http://books.google.com/books?id=PsU...0Hobbs&f=false

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    There’s a copy of the 1970 reprint of the 1868 book HERE, as well as some other lock
    books.

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    Thank you very much Sue!

    I am in contact with Brian now and he was so kind to hold back a few books for me :)
    Finally I can extend my collection on Engl. books.

    Oh and Dean thank you very much for the link! I downloaded two interesting pdf files there mate, thanks :)

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    Default books ...

    Justbooks is an aggregating search engine which searches bookseller networks around the world (inc. Amazon); displays normally inlcude price in £ and postage to UK - conversions and ex-postage prices can be shown, like UsedBooks. It usually finds all editions if a search is made for A+T, and usually finds a range of conditions and prices from which to choose. Copies found can include ex-library copies, and print-on-demand editions, if any.
    There are still a few specialist book searchers in business.
    Here is the search for the OP's request:
    http://www.justbooks.co.uk/search/?a...ic&st=sr&ac=qr

    The Kingsmead reprint is perhaps most common, and is a stitched hardback; or if in USA, Saifer's reprints are not too uncommon. Most Saifer and University Microfilm reprints are limp cover.

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    Not sure if this helps, but this scan via Google Books may be of interest?

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    Hey Mac thanks mate but I think Dean has already posted that one :)
    By the way... You have to contact me one day I want to know what kind of case you use for your lock collection those look really good!

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