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1938008797American Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies: 1938. The Factory Mutual Record is a monthly publication for executives and supervisory personnel. It contains articles of current interest on plant fire protection and accurate accounts of recent instructive fires clearly pointing out the lessons which must be applied to make properties and assume continuity of production." Numerous bulletins bound together from 1938 - 1942. They are not in numeric order. nin5. Semi-hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies:
195136827New York NY: The National Board of Fire Underwriters 1951. 1951. Very good. - Quarto 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover bound in stapled white wrappers titled and illustrated in black on the front cover. The covers are soiled and creased with a short slit to the head of the spine. 25 pages printed on glossy paper with textual illustrations and full-page diagrams and maps. Very good. <p>Sometimes known locally as Black Friday the September 21 1951 explosion of natural gas in a vault housing gas regulators in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Brighton NY claimed the lives of two children and an adult while totally destroying 15 homes seriously damaging another 16 and causing damage to another 23 homes in this Rochester NY suburb. Another 38 people were injured. It is believed that a flare lit by workers repairing the sidewalk near the vault touched off a gas leak which through a series of unexpected consequences caused a manhole cover to fly off and strike the regulator's mechanism forcing it fully open. The excessive gas pressure caused pilot lights in nearby homes to shoot up turned on gas furnaces and released gas into the homes. The resulting explosions flattened and damaged homes across several streets.<p>The report concludes with a list of suggestions and practical changes which should be implemented to avoid further such disasters. New York, NY: The National Board of Fire Underwriters, 1951. paperback
19752110502150410405Osamu Tezuka fan club Seiji Mori Tokyo 1975. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Osamu Tezuka fan club Seiji Mori (Tokyo) paperback
19882110502150312568National Fire Service Association 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 National Fire Service Association paperback
19252111902160201375Postcard picture postcard 1925. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 8 Postcard (picture postcard) paperback
1912AQ32120Calcutta: Printed at the Criterion Printing Works 1912. 4 222pp. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed marked and discoloured upper joint starting. Upper hinge partially exposed occasional marginal staining/dust-soiling very occasional early manuscript annotations to text. Together with: Rules of the fire offices' committee foreign for automatic sprinkler installations. s.i. s.n. 1909. Second edition. 8vo. 30 3pp 1. Stapled as issued in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle dust-soiled contemporary manuscript note and inked ownership inscription of W. Crawford to upper wrapper staples rusted. Internally clean and crisp. And: Rules of the fire offices' committee foreign for automatic sprinkler installations. s.i. s.n. 1912. Third edition. 8vo. 2 31pp 1. Stapled as issued in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle dust- soiled contemporary inked ownership inscription of W. Crawford to upper wrapper coloured pencil annotation to lower wrapper staples rusted. Internally clean and crisp. And: The Calcutta Fire Insurance Agents' Association. Wiring rules for electrical installations. Adopted 22nd May 1908. Calcutta. Printed at the Industrial Printing Works 1908. 12mo. 2 41pp 1. With a folding chart. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed red wrappers. Clean and crisp. And: Calcutta Fire Insurance Agents' Association. Fire Extinguishing Appliances. Specification of requirements necessary to obtain special reductions in Insurance Rates. Calcutta. Printed at the Industrial Printing Works 1909. 12mo. 4 59pp. Original publisher's red cloth-backed printed red wrappers. Extremities a trifle marked. A clutch of five apparently unrecorded publications relating to and issued for private circulation by the Calcutta Fire Insurance Agents' Association. . Quarto. Printed at the Criterion Printing Works hardcover
196078704Atladena California: Altadena Federal Savings and Loan Association 1960. Printed on both sides on an 18 1/2" x 23 1/2" sheet of white paper that folds to 4" x 9 1/4" 24 panels. There is printing in red and a color rendering of the Altadena Federal Savings building on one side. Handwritten name on the front panel; else near fine. Scarce OCLC locates no holdings.<br /> <br /> Fully indexed street map of the unincorporated Los Angeles County California community that was devastated by the Eaton Fire in January 2025. Situated next to and within the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains Altadena has long resisted annexation to Pasadena though that city has taken 46 "bites" of it over the years seeking tax revenues. That independent spirit is reflected in the mosaic of ethnic diversity that made Altadena one of the most integrated communities in Southern California. Altadena Federal Savings and Loan Association unknown
2000128053EFA CR-ST LP-001 / ST-078 LP 2000s. Very Good Plus. Vintage LP vinyl music albums featuring burlesque legends Lilly "Cat Girl" Christine and Blaze Starr in b/w still images on the front and the rear panels. Later printings 2000s with barcode present on sleeve and yellow/red and yellow/black record labels plain white internal sleeves. First released in 1980s. Artists include James Holloway Jesters Bob Taylor The Phantom Ken Williams Buddy Miller Bob Callway Valjants Crescendos Wildjones Dyna-Sores Tarantula Ghoul and Ray Gee Bowlegs The Poor Boys El-Capris Omary Kay Lonnie Brooks The Jaguars and more. Very Good Plus overall lightly handled rarely played tiny scratches if any. EFA CR-ST LP-001 / ST-078 LP unknown
192961264Hartford CT & London: Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. ca. 1929. 8vo. 45 1 pp. Over 100 illusts. photos & diagrams. Brown illustrated softcovers armorial and Colt logo front cover in green & black minor dustsoiling edgewear still VG. Early printing A-70-10th of this nicely illustrated catalogue first issued in 1922 of Colt revolvers and automatics including the New Service Double Action Revolver Colt New Service Target Colt Official Police Colt “Detective Special†Colt “Camp Perry†Model Colt Automatic .38 caliber Military Model Automatic Pistol decorative grips medallion inserted for ivory and pearl handle grips and parts. Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., paperback
190660850San Francisco & Los Angeles CA: Clinton Johnson 1906. Ten albumen mounted stereoview photos sized 6.4 x 3.25 in. mounted on 7 x 3.5 in. flat gray studio board mimeographed typescript title labels mounted on all versos most images w/ photographer’s imprint w/in the negative at lower fore-edge all w/ rounded corners very minor edgewear still a NF grouping. This outstanding group of very scarce albumen Woodbury-type stereograph photos vividly capture the widespread damage from the April 18 1906 earthquake and subsequent fires which destroyed over 80% of the city of San Francisco which at the time was the largest city on the West Coast. Nearly three-fourths of the population were left homeless and makeshift refugee camps in Golden Gate Park the Presidio the Panhandle and the beaches between Ingleside and North Beach operated for years after the disaster as the city rebuilt. Reconstruction and commercial activities began almost immediately with a couple of these images showing the roadways largely cleared of debris with piles of rubble and devastation spreading into the distance. Many of the images show gutted buildings advertising signs faintly visible in the ruined brick facades and immense piles of masonry and smoking ruins. One of the images capture groups of men hunkering down reading papers smoking and largely shell-shocked waiting in the refugee line for aid. The historic James Lick Baths are depicted in ruins ine one of the images and were rebuilt following the disaster utilizing as much of the original structure as possible in order to remain in operation and the facade was simplified from the original Richardson Romanesque Revival to Renaissance Revival and would operate as one of five public baths from 1906 to 1920. The structure was later converted to the People’s Laundry in operation until 1973. Another of the stereoviews depicts the remnants of the McCormick Hotel before it would later be destroyed along with all of the surrounding ruins by the US Army Corps of Engineers. In fact one sergeant of the battalion narrowly escaped death as the building collapsed while he was placing the charge in the basement. Johnson 1875-1948 appears in street directories in Los Angeles as photographer from 1896-1906 but appears on no census or business trade listings for the period and also managed to eschew registering for the draft. His stereograph series for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire appears to be relatively uncommon and the only major institutional holdings are in the Bancroft library with 39 BANC PIC 1905.02074-.02118--STER however nearly all of the images in this collection are not represented. In addition these images correspond mostly closely in format to the Bancroft’s version which were issued with decorative printed boards and captions rubber stamped below while these do not bear the printed boards and captions are mounted on versos. Clinton Johnson, hardcover
191961612Utica NY: O.J. Childs Co. Fire Apparatus 138 Liberty ca. 1919-1922. 4to. 36 leaves unnumbered. linen-backed silver gelatin photos some hinged most negative numbers w/in negative at lower fore-edge all w/ typed captions & identifying text on versos a few w/ caption on recto below the image. Contemporary black-simulated calf vinyl 3-ring loose-leaf binder rounded corners yapp fore-edges minor edgewear & fraying to some of the linen backing on images minor occasional creasing indications of use wear & bumping to covers still a VG exemplar. This uncommon salesman sample photo album includes excellent original photographs of many significant O.J. Childs Co. fire engines and firefighting equipment manufactured in Utica NY following World War I. These factory images encompass Type “B†Triple Combination on REO chassis; Triple Combination Pump Chemical & Hose Car on Federal 1 1/2 ton chassis; Straight Chemical Equipment o 1921 Brookway 1 1/2 ton chassis; and many other variations thereof. O.J. Childs built their own engines like American-La France because commercial truck engines not only lacked the torque but also the endurance to drive a fire pump for hours without overheating or damaging pistons connecting rods and valves. The images include fire engines supplied to the Morristown NJ Basking Ridge NJ Winsted CT Orenda Hose Co. Griffith IN East Greenwich NJ Mt. Carmel PA Loch Sheldrake NY and many others. Also used by the Childs’ Co. customers were such manufacturers as Dodge-Graham Ford pleasure chassis Packard Model EX White 20-45 Chassis a Ward-La France and many more. Orlando J. Childs organized the O.J. Childs Co. Fire Apparatus in 1899 to take over the business of the Utica Fire Extinguisher Co. who were best known for their chemical fire extinguishers designed and patented originally in 1896-97 by William Pomfret and Thomas Keating. They quickly began actively selling fire extinguishers to businesses individuals and even specialized on fire extinguishers for early automobile enthusiasts during the Brass Era who suffered frequent engine fires. After producing their first Triple Combination Pump Wagon about 1910 they quick espanced into ready-made chemical tank truck fire-engines for rural fire departments. Wallace Childs acquired the Foamite Firefoam Co. in New York in 1922 and in 1926 the entire company was acquired and became a subsidiary of American-La France Fire Engine Co. No similar albums images or catalogues located in Worldcat; See: Mark Theobald O.J. Childs & Co. Foamite-Childs Corp American-LaFrance Corp. Coachbuilt 2004. O.J. Childs Co., Fire Apparatus, 138 Liberty, unknown
198016256Various. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1980s. First Edition. Softcover. Bundle of 33 brochures or pamphlets from various manufacturers of fire fighting vehicles. Undated most appear to date from 1980s possibly some from the early 1990s. Includes in alphabetical order: Bachert Fire Fighting Vehicles; China National Fire Protection Equipment Corporation 3 items; Dennis; E-One; Iveco-Magirus; KME; Mercedes Benz 17 items; Metz 4 items; Nova Quintech; Rosenbauer; Schlingmann; Spartan. . paperback
197659994Dallas TX: Taylor Publishing Co. 1976. 4to. xxviii 523 1 pp. Illustrated title numerous colour plates many photo illustrations diagrams charts. Embossed black publisher’s simulated calf raised embossed Colt on front cover raised gilt lettering front cover & spine slight shelfwear NF/VG. First edition thus of this lavishly illustrated history of Colt revolvers and automatics including the New Service Double Action Revolver Colt Army Special Double Action Revolver Officers’ Model Target Police-Positive Special Bisley Model Target the discontinued Colt Automatic Pistol Military Model .45 caliber .38 caliber Military Model Automatic Pistol decorative grips medallion inserted for ivory and pearl handle grips and parts. Taylor Publishing Co., unknown
19802945Flin Flon Manitoba Canada: Ladies Auxiliary to the Flin Flon Volunteer Fire Department 1980. First Edition First Printing. Spiral Bound. pp. 110. Small 8vo. measuring 6" x 9". Illustrated card covers held with black plastic spiral binding. Black-and-white illustrations. A wonderful selection of recipes specifically for wild game including recipes for: Roast Squirrles Squirrel Stew Porcupine Fried Squirrels Pot Roast Woodchuck Raccoon Frog Legs Raccoon Pie Moss Back Turtle Turtle Steaks Braised Bear and much much more. Sections include: Soups and Marinades; Wild Meats; Fish; Canning and Miscellaneous; Sourdough etc. No detectable flaws contents remain bright clean and unmarked; near fine. Rare in commerce. Unrecorded in OCLC with no institutional holdings at time of cataloguing. Rare indeed. <br/><br/> [Ladies Auxiliary to the Flin Flon Volunteer Fire Department] unknown
1906List821San Francisco 1906. Thirty-one silver gelatin prints measuring 4 x 3 inches with four accompanying sheets measuring 8 x 5 ½ inches identifying the images. Also included is the original envelope to an illegible recipient or possibly crediting the images. Fading to images else about fine very good minus overall. Many photographers amateur and professional alike took to the streets of San Francisco to document devastation caused by the earthquake and subsequent fire of 1906. Collected here are thirty-one images taken by one such photographer - likely an amateur based on the image quality and perspectives. What is unusual about the collection here is that the photographer took meticulous notes on each image and the images as found in a rather illegible envelope included several sheets explaining the location of each image. The photographer travelled through most of downtown with varied locations represented. The title is likely misleading as the fire raged for several days and the pictures were likely taken several days after the 18th of April. The envelope has the name “Mrs H. Thof illegible†which suggests that perhaps the photographer was a woman or possibly that these were given to the same as a gift by another photographer. Overall a scarce survival of images of which we find no other copies. unknown
19282081502111808779Not Available 1928. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
19261002H18London: Hutchinson & Co. 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None Stated. A very scarce copy of the first edition of Ali Foad Toulba"s richly illustrated account of his travels in colonial Ceylon. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. First edition.Illustrated with eighty-seven illustrations across forty-two double-sided monochrome plates a monochrome frontispiece and four colour plates. Collated complete. A travel and descriptive Ali Foad Toulba English redactor to the cabinet of the King of Egypt recounts his two visits to Ceylon now Sri Lanka in 1921 and 1924.With a foreword by L. E. Blaze 1861-1951 an educator and writer associated with colonial Ceylon. Toulba offers impressions of the island"s natural beauty Buddhist temples and historic cities with chapters including "Arrival at Colombo" "Mount Lavinia" "Sports and Amusements in Ceylon" "Some Ceylon Fruits" "Peradeniya Gardens" "The Cremation of a High Priest" and "Up the Mountains to Nuwara Eliya" among others.A richly illustrated and evocative portrait of colonial Ceylon. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart. Fading to spine and extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's small ink inscription to front paste down. Offsetting to endpapers with the odd spot. Internally firmly bound. Hinge strained at the half-title with binding materials slightly exposed slightly loose but holding. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with the odd light spot heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. The odd small pencil annotation from previous owner. Very Good Hutchinson & Co. hardcover
191763778Elmira New York:: American - La France Fire Engine Company Inc. ca. 1917. First edition. publisher's printed wrappers. Small chips and light use to wrappers; very attractive. Oblong small folio. Illustrated throughout: fire engines parts and views of the factory. . American - La France Fire Engine Company, Inc., unknown
19901038739027Anchorage Fire Auxiliary 1990. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Limited edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Anchorage Fire Auxiliary hardcover
19812090502113712502Not Available 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1911GB0008CTHUEI3N01Privately printed 1911. Unknown. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Privately printed unknown
1962HAY363991962 - Collection "Les Classiques de la Chasse" - Tome 4 - tirage limité à 2000 exemplaires numéroté sur le tome 8 et dernier de la collection. Paris Visaphone. relié pleine peau daim marron sans rhodoïd. Excellent état. pt in-4 26/20 cm. avec des planches d'illustrations aquarellées de Beuville ; contreplats joliment décorés de papier aux feuillages marrons ; dos orné des titres en caractères dorés ; tête dorée. unknown
1961HAY363961961 - Collection "Les Classiques de la Chasse" - Tome 1 - tirage limité à 2000 exemplaires numéroté sur le tome 8 et dernier de la collection. Paris Visaphone. relié pleine peau daim marron sans rhodoïd. Excellent état. pt in-4 26/20 cm. avec des planches d'illustrations aquarellées de Beuville ; contreplats joliment décorés de papier aux feuillages marrons ; dos orné des titres en caractères dorés ; tête dorée. unknown
197446340New York: Praeger Publishers 1974. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Praeger Publishers 1974. First Edition. Signed by Blaze Starr at front free endpaper with inscription "to Jack a man who appreciates the fine things in life. Love Blaze Starr." Octavo; photo-illustrated dust jacket; magenta boards stamped in gilt; 210pp. Black and white photographs. Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket with a few minor nicks and a patch of dampstaining along top edge. Edgewear to boards; spine ends nudged and corners bumped; binding sound; pages unmarked; a Very Good copy. Praeger Publishers unknown
1989Q-0671696653Pocket 1989-12-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Pocket paperback