New York: Macmillan, 1953. Color frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations. 319 pages. 4to, blue cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Macmillan, 1953. First Edition. Top edges a bit warbled, still a very good(+) copy in poor dust wrapper Record of fire marks used by fire insurance companies in 63 countries. More
New York: Harold Vincent Smith, 1939. Many color and b/w Illus. 63pp. 4to, pictorial wrs. New York: Harold Vincent Smith, 1939. Very good History of fire fighting in New York City. More
New York: Hastings House, 1952. Profusely illustrated in b/w and color. 4to, two-toned cloth. New York: Hastings House, (1952). Private ink stamp on front pastedown, still a near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
New York: Times Books, 2005. Illustrated with b/w photographs and a few diagrams. xxiii + 322 pages. Short 8vo, gray boards, d.w. New York: Times Books, (2005). First edition. Faint circular staining to front board, small tear to head of spine and toning to contents. A very good(+) copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: 1852. Partial unsigned manuscript consisting of four pages, 9.75 x 7.75 inches, labeled "2" through "5," of a more extensive document, all in the hand of Moses G. Farmer from 1852-1853, discussing the earliest trial-runs of the first ever Electric Fire Alarm System implemented in Boston. Though placed into service on April 28th 1852, Farmer's notes (in diary form) start on June 21st, assessing the system while constantly citing ways to improve his new invention, in very small part..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1872. Woodcut. Image measures 22 3/4 x 33 inches. This engraved view of Boston after the Great Fire of 1872 was published nationally in the December 14, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly. The fire, which destroyed about 65 acres of downtown Boston, was the worst in the city history. Steamboats in the foreground hose down the burnt wharfs. Behind the harbor, the burnt downtown spreads out before the viewer as a mass of charred remains. To..... More
Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, 2001. Over 500 color photo Illus. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, (2001). Fine. More
New York: Doubleday, 1988. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 320 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1988). First edition. A very good(+) copy with light foxing to outer edges; in a very good(+) wrapper--lightly scuffed. More
New York: Doubleday, 1988. Illustrated. xiii + 320 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1988). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Dayton: The Fyr-Fyter Co., 1928. Black & white illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Slim oblong 4to, black wrappers with title and graphic illustration at the front cover (spine has no lettering). Dayton, Ohio: The Fyr-Fyter Co., 1928. Outer page edges sunned. A near fine copy. Details the production and use of the "Fyr-Fyter" fire extinguisher. More
New York: D.T. Valentine, 1860. View. Lithograph. Image measures 6" x 3.5". This small view depicts firemen attempting to extinguish a large building fire in Manhattan, 1800. Citizens flee while men pass water buckets down the line. David Thomas Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council for thirty-seven years and began publishing the "Manual for the Corporation of the City of New York" in 1841. The Manuals were directories of extensive historical and contemporary..... More
D.T. Valentine, 1856. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Lined on verso with restoration tissue for stability. Image measures 16 x 20 1/2 inches. This beautiful map of New York City was issued in the 1856 edition of Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of New York and features fire districts. The map essentially divides Manhattan into two sections to fit on a single sheet. The lower map extends from the Battery to 57th Street while the upper map extends north from..... More
D.T. Valentine, 1855. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 25 1/4" x 20". New York: D. T. Valentine, 1855. John Montresor's seminal 1775 New York map was issued as a facsimile lithographed by G.Hayward the 1855 edition of Valentine's "Manual of the Corporation of New York". It is the first large-scale map to depict Manhattan as far north as Greenwich Village. In very good condition, chips to lower right margin, mounted for framing and some tape residue. David Thomas..... More
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