Firefighting
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![Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention of the Lebanon County [Pennsylvania] Firemen's Association](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/798/937/636937798.0.b.jpg)
Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention of the Lebanon County [Pennsylvania] Firemen's Association
by Anon
[Avon, Pa.]: Lebanon County Firemen's Association. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. Softcover. Convention was held Saturday, June 19, 1948 and was hosted by Citizen's Fire Company, Avon, Pennsylvania. Red wraps, stapled, inlcudes A Brief History of The Citizen's Fire Co. of Avon, Brief History of Lebanon Co. Firemens Association by E. K. Fisher, extensive advertising section shows extensive community support. Unpaginated, perhaps 150 pps. ; 6" x 9"; Light soiling to front...
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A$38.74
Boston Fires of the 1950s and 1960s
by Blomley, James H
Lynnfield, MA: Chariot Publishing Co, 1992. First printing. Stiff paper wrappers. Faint rubbing to top edge otherwise a fine copy in bright wraps.. 134 pp. Illus. with 256 half & full page color photos. Large trade format (8 x 11 in.). Breathtaking photos of Boston area fires and equipment. Sections on Revere Beach, Chelsea, Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, Charlestown, and Greater Boston, Ahrens-Fox Apparatus, and Apparatus of the 50's and 60's (incl. Firefighting boats).
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A$154.94
![[FIREFIGHTING] [POETRY] A Poem. Written for My Friend, C. W. Wilson. And Respectfully Dedicated to Baw Beese Engine Company, South Gardner, Mass](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/393/184/1464184393.0.b.jpg)
[FIREFIGHTING] [POETRY] A Poem. Written for My Friend, C. W. Wilson. And Respectfully Dedicated to Baw Beese Engine Company, South Gardner, Mass
by BROWN, L. H
West Gardner, Mass: Record Office, 1882. First Edition. Sewn binding. Fine. 16mo, 18pp. A crisp, clean copy, about fine, in the publisher's pale blue-green wrappers. Text bordered in red ruled border. A rare little volume containing one long firefighting-themed poem, with many local references rather obscure to this cataloger. While an earlier bookseller's description notes a single OCLC holding at a library in Germany, we could not find that or any other holdings in worldwide libraries. A nice New...
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A$387.35
Brass amongst the Copper. A History of Firefighting in Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta
by Bailey, H.K
Adelaide: Gillingham & Co. 1972. Octavo Size [approx 14x22cm]. Very Good condition. Previous owner's details to inside of front cover. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 36 pages. . 1st Edition (Presumed). Softcover.
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A$20.00
Firefighting
by Leicester Wagner, Rob
New York: Metro Books, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Full red cloth. 120 pp. Illustrated in colour throughout. Rubbing to spine ends and corners. Remainder mark to foot. Bumping to extremities of dust jacket. Provides an informative overview of the state-of-the-art equipment used by fire departments all over the world to respond to almost every type of emergency. This engaging book examines the tools and tactics of today's firefighting heroes.
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A$56.72
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIRE FIGHTER SKILLS
by Jones and Barlett Learning
Jones & Bartlett Learning. Poor. 2015. Third Edition. Softcover. Access card removed. Half of the book got severley waterstained, pages were sticking together, now they are not, but half the pages have vertical ripples throughout. Still readable. Rear cover has large folds. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1188 pages; Extra postage required for priority and international shipping. .
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A$77.47
Ahrens-Fox Album
by Systema, John F
Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Hardcover. Very Good Plus condition. Small owners label on endpaper. 1973. 247 pages. ; Oblong tall 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 247 pages .
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A$921.89
Musters, Pump-ins & Parades
by Carl Patzer
2020 softcover as pictured. A pictorial history of the Genesee Valley chapter of The Society For The Preservation And Appreciation Of Antique Fire Apparatus In America. Includes hundreds of photgraphs of equipment and society members. Spiral binding is intact. Covers are lightly rubbed with creased upper corners. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR
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A$43.38
Situational Awareness for Emergency Response
by Gasaway, Richard B., Ph. D
Tulsa: PennWell / Fire Engineering, 2013. Training guide for emergency responders and particularly their commanders, discussing decision making, sources of confusion in crisis, the need to know as much as possible about a situation, best practices. INSCRIBED by the author, a leading authority on the subject, on the half-title, with Situational Awareness Matters! sticker applied. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, as issued. Light wear to book, lower corner of spine with small gouge/chip. Text clean; xii,...
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A$131.70
History of the Chattanooga Fire Department 1871-1975
Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. Maroon binding. Gold gilt embossed seal on front cover. Book is in very good condition. Some foxing to some of the pages. 200 pages. Hardcover. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 200 pages .
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A$224.66
Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
by Ellison, D. Hank
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000. Comprehensive list for first responders of toxins, chemical warfare & biological agents, categorized; with general and specific notes on detection, containment, exposure methods, protection, treatment, progression of symptoms, emergency response, decontamination, markings on military equipment. Dated for modern responders, but of historic & research interest to writers of thrillers. Glossy hardcover, as pictured; the fourth printing. Light wear, corners bumped;...
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A$30.99
An Amateur Fireman
by OTIS, JAMES
New York: Dutton, 1898. First Edition. Publisher’s pictorial cloth; about fine.
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A$154.94
FIRE ENGINE TESTS and FIRE STREAM TABLES
by Anon
New York: National Board of Fire Underwriters. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1941. Softcover. "This pamphlet has been prepared for the purpose of assisting fire department officials and others who may wish to determine the condition of fire engines. It may also be of use in testing the capacity of new engines with a view to their acceptance by a city." Stiff red stapled wraps, illustrated with photos and tables. January, 1941 reprint of Fourth Edition.; 4-1/2" x 6-1/2"; 56 pp;...
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A$18.59
PUTTY MEDALS AND HEROES. THE HISTORY OF THE SELSEY FIRE BRIGADE 1909-1939
by THE SELSEY SOCIETY
UK: THE SELSEY SOCIETY, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. LIGHT SHELFWEAR. LOOKS AS THOUGH THE SPINE MIGHT BE A BIT FADED
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A$42.64
Stutz Fire Engine Company A Pictorial History
by Birchfield, Roger
Very Good with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. Hardcover. Circa 1980. Bump to lower right hand corner of binding and pages, else Very Good condition. 160 pages. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 160 pages .
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A$426.09
![Manual Do Sapador Bombeiro. [I Volume]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/442/381/1196381442.0.b.jpg)
Manual Do Sapador Bombeiro. [I Volume]
by Camara Municipal de Lisboa Batalhao De Sapadores Bombeiros
Lisbon: Camara Municipal de Lisboa, 1958. First Ediition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Handsomely halfbound in red calf with dentelles over red and black pebbled boards. Top edges red, and red marbled endpapers. This is copy no. 47 of 200 limited copies. 252 p.p., plus errata page. Text in Portuguese. Illustrated half-title page. Numerous illustrations in-text, and [4] folding illustrations. Presentation copy inscribed to Fire Marshall of Ontario, W.J. Scott, Q.C. on verso of half-title and fly-title, on...
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A$226.88
![[FIREFIGHTING] [PHOTOGRAPHY] Large photograph of a late-19th century fire truck pulled by two horses](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/396/171/1363171396.0.b.jpg)
[FIREFIGHTING] [PHOTOGRAPHY] Large photograph of a late-19th century fire truck pulled by two horses
by [photographer unknown]
[no place given, likely Ohio], 1895. Very good. Reasonably large photograph, measuring about 7" x 5", tipped onto a mount with a 1.5" border. Photograph in very good condition, with some gentle dust-soiling, but overall quite clean. Mount shows only the most trivial wear to the corners. Dampstain to verso, no affect to recto. A nice image of a late-19th century fire truck with a huge brass (or other metal) water tank. Though no place is given, we suppose based on the provenance of the...
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A$116.21
FIRE ENGINES
by HALBERSTADT. H
USA: MOTORBOOKS INTERNATIONAL, 2002. Soft cover. Good. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD. LIGHT SHELFWEAR ON THE COVERS, AND A LIGHT CREASE ACROSS THE TOP CORNER OF THE REAR COVER FROM TOP OF SPINE EXTENDING ABOUT 7CM DIAGONALLY.
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A$29.07
Service Is Our Only Product: A History of the New Berlin Fire Department 1954-2018
by Liska, Jim
Jostens, 2018. History of the Fire Department of this small south-central Wisconsin city, a suburb of Milwaukee; well illustrated. The author began working for the department in 1984, rising to Captain of Station 4 before his retirement in 2003. Glossy red hardcover, color illustration, as pictured. Shows minor bumping; near fine; no jacket, as issued. Text clean; 107 pages, b/w & color photos on almost every page.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8¾" by 11¼".
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A$100.71
Strategic Concepts in Fire Fighting
by McAniff, Edward P.; edited by John J. Cunningham
New York: Fire Engineering, 1983. Case studies, with questions posed & answered, intended to help train fire officers in confronting varied situations. McAniff served on the NYPD from 1936 to 1964, retiring as a Chief, after which he wrote several books on fire fighting. Stated second printing, 1983; first published nine years earlier. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, likely as issued. Light wear, minor bumps & scuffs, spine faded, ink name on free endsheet. Text clean; xviii, 374 pages,...
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A$131.70
REPORT FROM ENGINE CO. 82
by Smith, Dennis
Grand Central Publishing. Very Good. 1999. Reprint; Eighth Printing. Softcover. Pages tanned. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 215 pages .
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A$15.49
Legacy of Service the Texas Fire School 1930-2000
by Emergency Services Training Institute, Texas Engineering Extension Service
Emergency Services Training Institute, Texas Engineering Extension Service. New. 2000. Hardcover. Book is new, still in shrinkwrap. ; 12.50 X 9 X 0.80 inches .
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A$30.99
Muscle and Pluck Forever The South Australian Fire Service 1840-1982.
by Page, Michael and Bryant, Malcolm
Adelaide: South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service. 1983. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good+ condition in Very Good+ Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. 576 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$30.00
![[FIREFIGHTING] [AUTOMOBILES] Portrait of a group of firefighters and five firefighting vehicles in front of their urban fire station, ca. 1920](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/358/171/1363171358.0.b.jpg)
[FIREFIGHTING] [AUTOMOBILES] Portrait of a group of firefighters and five firefighting vehicles in front of their urban fire station, ca. 1920
by [photographer unknown]
[no place given, possibly Cleveland?], 1920. Very good. One photograph, measuring just over 6.5" x 4.5", and housed in a mount with a two-inch border. Photograph has noe been examined out of the mount, but appears to be in very good or better condition, with some faint marginal dust-soiling, otherwise clean and bright. The image depicts a group of firemen posing with what look like brand-new, or at least recently washed fire trucks - four of one kind, probably for transporting firemen, plus a...
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A$77.47
FIRE ENGINE TESTS and FIRE STREAM TABLES
by Anon
New York: National Board of Fire Underwriters. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. Softcover. "This pamphlet has been prepared for the purpose of assisting fire department officials and others who may wish to determine the condition of fire engines. It may also be of use in testing the capacity of new engines with a view to their acceptance by a city." Stiff red stapled wraps, illustrated with photos and tables. May, 1938 reprint of Fourth Edition.; 4-1/2" x 6-1/2"; 56 pp;...
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A$23.24
