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8vo., First UK Edition; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
158 pages. Index. "Dealing with the construction, operation and maintenance of Power-driven fire pumps, including reciprocating, rotary and centrifugal, with a clear explanation of the hydraulic principles involved. With 70 illustrations and many useful charts and tables." - from title page. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Library stamping to front of cover. Bookshelf wear. Ex-Library
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 10 1/8"w x 12 1/4"h. 256 pages. Many photos and illustrations.
8vo., First Edition, with 32 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. Bennett (Supp.), p.204
80 pages. Index. Discusses what science knows about the awesome power of fire. Coupled with spectacular colour photographs taken before, during and after forest fires. Documents the remarkable role of fire in the overall health of our planet. Minimal wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Small closed tear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 27 plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers both London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service. Enser, p.88.
234 pages including bibliography and index. "Tells the colourful story of the Victoria Fire Department through a well-researched absorbing text and in hundreds of eloquent photographs. Included also are maps, appendices of the department's apparatus over the years, and sections of aural history dating back to 1912, as well as numerous anecdotes. Many original archival sources and the official records of the Victoria Fire Department were used in research." - from dust jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout, plus several in colour. Book clean, bright and unmarked but for date written atop decorated front endpaper. Average wear but no tears to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
319p. illus. A comprehensive and complete record of fire marks used by fire insurance companies in 63 countries. Hardcover Very good condition in chipped d.j
Book is in excellent condition. Oblong binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows only very slight wear at corners, no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows some slight signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 126 pages, large color photos throughout.
Roma, 1926, 28 febbraio, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo di 16 pagine de "La tribuna illustrata".
200 pages. Index. Printed upon glossy stock. Many reproductions of wonderful archival black and white photos and illustrations. Oblong 9"x12". Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this very informative and nostalgic work. Book
Hardcover Pages not crumple, clean wuth no writings and no tear
93 p. + List of the First Officers of the Company 1803 and 1853. Small 4to. Original publisher's cloth binding, decorated in gold and blind. Front board detached. Copy from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Very scarce firematic item. PA 7
312p., 9 illus, incl. 1 col Hardcover Very good condition, spine ends worn
359 pages. Recalls the tragic ruination by fire of Saint John New Brunswick in 1877. "It is a hideous story at the best, full of the very saddest events and the most exciting scenes. The contemplation of that disastrous evening, that lurid night, that pile of spectral ruins, makes us hesitate to dip the pen; yet it should be written." - from Preface. Illustrated. Front free endpaper removed. Heavily worn. Various defects. Reading copy only. Book
459 p. Numerous full page photo illustrations. Text and plates age stained. Sm. 8vo. Original worn publisher's cloth binding. The standard contemporary account of this awesome event. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 42
Mm 300x405 Fascicolo in folio di pp. 8 con prima carta illustrate in bianco e nero, alcune illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Alcune fioriture ai margini. Buono stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Mm 300x405 Fascicolo in folio di pp. 8 con prima carta illustrate in bianco e nero, illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Buono stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
In 4 pic, pp. (4) + 28. T. tl. verde con titoli in rosso al p. ant. riportante la dicitura: Biblioteca circolante del 'mattino'. Dono dell'editore G. Casella. Questa orazione e questa canzone furono dette nell'Aula Magna dell'Istituto fiorentino di Studi superiori, dinanzi ai Corpi delle Scienze delle Lettere e delle arti adunati, il di' trigesimo dalla morte di Giuseppe Verdi. Ed. Originale
Single sheet, 8vo., typescript; two horizontal folds, a very good, clean copy. Typescript dated 17 February 1941, and signed BY Captain, Firemaster for C.O.O. Stirling. A RARE SURVIVAL.
64 pages. Songs include: Blood and Fire; Center Stage; Close to Fine; History of Us; Kid Fears; Land of Canaan; Love's Recovery; Prince of Darkness; Secure Yourself; Tried to be True. Includes photos of the girls (in color and black and white) plus guitar chord diagrams at back. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
144 pages. A pictorial presentation of the fire apparatus used from 1886 to 1974 and contains many excellent and previously unpublished photos of Seagrave, American-LaFrance, Amoskeag and Waterous, all world-famous manufacturers of fine equipment, as well as several little-known makes. Never before has a Canadian fire department been documented in this way. A must for those interested in the evolution of firefighting equipment. Contains over 200 black and white photographs. Gilt Vancouver Fire Department logo upon brown cloth front board. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 431 p., ills. Karaman çarsi yangini ve Avrupa'ya göç. Fire in Karaman city in September, 19, 1964 and its social reactions in the context of migration to Europe.
In 16o, pp. 258, t.tela con titoli dorati al dorso e ai piatti, ottimo (7276/ DELEDDA - INCENDIO NELL' OLIVETO - MILANO)