The City Ablaze: The 2nd Great Fire of London 1940The City Ablaze: The Second Great Fire of London 29th December 1940.by David Johnson.Published by William Kimber, UK, 1980. First Edition. Good condition hardback with dust Jacket,no inscriptions.217 pages of mainly text with some black & white photos Book overall size 240mm x 165mm.''The fires that raged in the City of London on 29th December 1940 were equalled in devastation and ruin only by those of the Great Fire of 1666. On that one night of the German Blitz, 163 people were killed, 12 firemen; and 509 were injured''. £8.99 (+ postage: £3.50) Blaze: The Forensics of Fire.Blaze: The Forensics of Fire.by Nicholas Faith.Published by Channel 4 Books, UK, 1999.Good condition hardback with dust Jacket,(jacket slightly worn) no inscriptions.190 pages of mainly text with some colour photos Book overall size 240mm x 160mm.''Not just the story of some of the most destructive fires of modern times, it also follows the story once the fire has been put out.the cause of the ingnition, the mechanism by which the fire spread, smoke flows, and even the behaviour of the buildings occupants''. £7.99 (+ postage: £3.50) Our Firemen: History of The New York Fire Dep'tOur Firemen: The History of The New York Fire Departments From 1609 to 1887.by A.E.Costello.Published by Knickerbocker Press, USA, 1997.Very good condition hardback with dust Jacket,no inscriptions.1112 pages of mainly text with several black & white sketches. Book overall size 240mm x 180mm x 70mm depth.''First published in 1887, this is a complete history of the creation of New York city fire departments and biographical sketches of the firefighters''. £24.99 (+ postage: £6.00) Red Shirts and Leather Helmets.Red Shirts and Leather Helmets.Volunteer Fire Fighting on the Comstock Lode.by Steven R.Frady.Published by Nevada Press, USA, 1984.Very good condition paperback,no inscriptions.261 pages of mainly text with several black & white photos. Book overall size 230mm x 155mm. £14.99 (+ postage: £3.00) Keepers of the FlameKeepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture 1775 - 1925.by Margaret Hindle Hazen & Robert M. Hazen..Published by Princeton, USA, 1992.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket, no inscriptions.281 pages of mainly text with several black & white photos & drawings. Book overall size 245mm x 165mm.''Gathers more than 100 illustrations, most never before published, together with anecdotes and information from hundreds of original sources, including newspapers, diaries, company records, popular fiction, art and music.The result is an encyclopaedic history that ranges from stories of the tragic 'great fires' of the century to fire imagery in folktales and popular literature. Dealing more with technology than with fire in nature, the book provides a vast amount of information on fire manipulation and prevention in everyday life, discussing the people who worked with fire and against it''. £11.99 (+ postage: £4.00) O.W.L Volunteer Fire Department 50th Anniversary.O.W.L Volunteer Fire Department Inc: 50th Anniversary(Occoquan, Woodbridge, Lorton).by Margaret Hindle Hazen & Robert M. Hazen..Published by O.W.L Volunteer Fire Department,USA,1988.Good condition hardback (no dust jacket), outer cover slightly faded, inside pages good, one inscription blacked-out and top corner of one page clipped. 111 pages of mainly photos (with descriptions) of volunteers and some firefighting,a few pages on their fire engines plus history.(both colour and black & white photos). Book overall size 285mm x 1225mm. £9.99 (+ postage: £4.00) Big City Fire Trucks Vol.1 1900 - 1950.Big City Fire Trucks Vol.1 1900 - 1950.by Donald F.Wood & Wayne Sorensen.Published by Krause Publications, USA, 1996.Very good condition paperback, no inscriptions.336 pages of 500 black & white photos with descriptions.Book overall size 280mm x 220mm. £24.99 (+ postage: £5.00) The Fire House:An Architectural and Social HistoryThe Fire House: An Architectural and Social History.by Rebecca Zurier.Published by Artabras Publishers, USA, 3rd printing 1991.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket, no inscriptions.287 pages mixed with text and 257 black & white photos, drawings and plans of fire houses.Book overall size 280mm x 225mm.''North American firehouse, its architecture and its unique cultural and historical associations''. £24.99 (+ postage: £6.00) The Fire EngineThe Fire Engineby T.A. Jacobs.Published by Smithark, USA, reprint 1996.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket, no inscriptions.128 pages of colour photos of fire trucks and descriptions.Book overall size 335mm x 250mm. £11.99 (+ postage: £5.00) The Centennial History of The Sea Cliff Fire Dep'tMuscle, Steam and Motor...The Centennial History of The Sea Cliff Fire Department 1884 - 1984.by Thomas. J.Bellingham.Published by The Sea Cliff Fire Department USA, First print 1984.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket, no inscriptions.136 pages of text and black & white photos/rawings of fire department's history.Book overall size 290mm x 225mm. £19.99 (+ postage: £5.00)