The Story of Locks book Walter Buehr Charles Scribner’s Sons New York 1953 first edition The history and development of locks, from early Egypt through 1950. Directed at a young audience. Hard bound 8 X 10 inches 45 pages Illustrated by the author Condition: Dust jacket has tears on the edges, light soil. Book has small rubs on the corners an old price in the front. SHIPPING: US- media mail. Canada overseas, please ask for a quote. See BOOTH DETAILS under my store logo for our complete policies. Some Highlights: WE ARE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS! We are glad to combine postage. Paper items are put between cardboard. We ship world-wide. PAYMENT- We accept money orders, personal checks, Google Checkout, Paypal. Craigslist- items picked up Cash or Money Orders Only. CONDITION- Our scanner makes colors a little lighter, sometimes yellow, and adds streaks, especially on old paper. We have lightly tinted windows, which may alter the colors slightly when we use a camera. Vintage items will show some age, and we will try to note any and all defects. An item described, as "excellent", can be perfect or have minor flaws, from age, and that I feel any collector would be glad to have. If you have any question on condition, please ask.