August 1985 issue (Volume 45, Number 9) of Locksmith Ledger, a professional trade magazine focused on locksmithing and security hardware technology, softcover format.
Front cover illustration shows a detailed cutaway view of a DOM high-security cylinder and key above a blue panel filled with photographs of cylinders, padlocks, deadbolts, and door hardware components, with text noting "Dom Security page 15."
Interior articles include the feature "DOM LOCK: HIGH SECURITY REACHES A NEW PLATEAU" beginning on page 15, technical discussions of keying and servicing DOM cylinders with photographs and diagrams, product features, and locksmith trade news and how-to content.
Throughout the magazine are illustrated advertisements and product information from industry brands such as Master Lock, Yale, American Lock, Taylor, and The Jim Miller Company, along with ordering information, equipment catalogs, and reference charts.
Table of contents lists regular departments including an editorial, letters, product reviews, equipment listings, code updates, and a "Locksworld" section, with pages numbered through 132.
Language: English; topic: locksmithing and security technology; illustrated in black and white with some color advertising; published in the United States as a softcover trade periodical for professional locksmiths.
Condition: Softcover magazine shows light handling wear with mild surface rubbing and a few small nicks along the spine and top edge of the cover. Corners are lightly bumped and pages have gentle overall waviness from age and storage, but the binding remains solid and lies flat. Interior pages are clean, legible, and firmly bound with no writing, highlighting, or missing pages. Includes original subscription card insert; magazine only with no additional supplements.