Lock & key : the secrets of locking things up, in, and out /

Describes the development and uses of different kinds of locks, relates stories about important locks in history, and discusses the meanings that the words "lock" and "key" have taken on in our language.

Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Tchudi, Stephen, 1942-
Formáid: LEABHAR
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: New York : Toronto : New York : Charles Scribner's Sons ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993.
Eagrán:1st ed.
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Cur síos
Achoimre:Describes the development and uses of different kinds of locks, relates stories about important locks in history, and discusses the meanings that the words "lock" and "key" have taken on in our language.
Cur síos fisiciúil:113 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Leabharliosta:Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.
ISBN:0684193639