Fires, Fire Engines, and Fire Brigades - with a History of Manual and Steam Fire Engines, Their Construction, Use and Management

Author(s): Young, Charles F T

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	N/A
Dust Jacket Protection:	N/A
Edition:	1st Edition
Signature:	None
Language:	\
Publisher Name:	Lockwood & Co
Publication Year:	1866
Publication Place:	London, UK
Book ID:	026233
Catalogue(s):	Culture and Society ◇ Rare and Antiquarian Books ◇ History - General

First edition. viii, 534pp, 16pp (publisher's ads), wood-engraved frontispiece plus two folding lithographic plates (including diagrams of trials of steam engines at Rotterdam in 1864 and a plan of London showing the fire stations of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire), numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text (some full-page). In original blind and gilt-stamped deep burgundy cloth, rebacked with original spine mounted, gilt crest and illustration on front panel. 8vo. Boards rounded and scuffed on corners, a few mild marks, slightly rubbed at edges and spine joints, spine a little sunned. Text block edges dust darkened. Internally a hint of spotting and a few institutional blind embossed stamps else neat, clean and tight. An important but scarce early history of fire-fighting. Nice volume.

Keywords:

Fire Fire-fighting Fire Engines Fire Appliances Steam Engines