LSS (Locks, safes, and security)

[marv711]

Hi, I'm new. I live in Atlanta and I'm trying to get into lock picking. I been reading peoples' post and it sounds like people aren't lining up to pay for it. I been looking around and found this. Thought someone would enjoy it.

http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/1 ... b=holdings

[acestor]

Its also known as LSS and there is a second edition printed in 2000, 2 volumes. It is well known to most members of this site; many of us have it. Use the search button to find out more. Welcome.

[Raccoon]

The 1971 book is small, and really a pocket reference compared to the newer version-- a compendium on locks.

What's sad, though, people are selling used copies of the 1971 book for as much or MORE than the new tome. While both are similar in nature, I would say the 1971 is more a cute mini-reference that highlights the day-'n-age of locksmithing back then.

Both books open on the same chapter, A History of Locks.

[marv711]

Thanks for the welcome acestor, I thought I posted the newer one? my bad
I know some people here could write their own book. I posted it because some people don't want to pay $220 bucks when they can get the same info for free. Looking through the how-to section it seems people want to do stuff as cheap as they can (finding street cleaning bristles and old wiper blades, snap guns from coat-hangers, picks from hacksaw blades, electric guns from scissors, and other ingenious ideas) This is just another resource for them. Some libraries have a system that always books to be transfered from one library (some colleges have a system to allow students from other colleges to request books that their college doesn't have and public libraries allow books to request from other public libraries in the same state)

the libraries with the latest edition are

Boston Public
link
vol 1&2

Carnegie Mellon
link
vol 1&2 and one disc

Johns Hopkins University Libraries
link
vol 1&2


Library of Congress
link
vol 1&2

Los Angeles Public Library
link
vol 1&2 +cd


Michigan State University Libraries
link
vol 1&2


University at Albany
link
vol 1&2


University of Arizona
link


University of S Florida
link


University of Virginia Libraries
link
v.1-2


Virginia Commonwealth University
link
1-2

A lot of these libraries have the two volumes on normal checkout. While others have it on in-house use only, and a few have the cd too.

I linked all the ones I could but some libraries didn't have links to the book info

p.s. I noticed that too, on amazon the older one is 298.99, but it says that a first edition? maybe it has become some kind of collectible?

[Legion303]

tinyurl is your friend.

-steve

[Schuyler]

tinyurl is your friend.

-steve

so is schuyler

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[Eyes_Only]

p.s. I noticed that too, on amazon the older one is 298.99, but it says that a first edition? maybe it has become some kind of collectible?

I think you are right about that. I've never seen the book and I personally view it as a collectable item.

But if you can afford it, read all the stickies here and have a very good understanding of locks, how they work and how they are compromised, I would totally recommend getting it. It's a great text book. Combine LSS and this site together and you'll never need to check places like Paladin Press ever again for crap books by authors such as Steven Hampton.

[Gordon Airporte]

OOh. Looks like I might be heading down to Hopkins to take a look at that. Thanks.

[Legion303]

tinyurl is your friend.

-steve

so is schuyler

Schuyler is my arch-nemesis.

Release the hounds!

-steve