Commercial Vehicles - Emergency Vehicles

50 Flaming Years by Francis J Tindall 50 Flaming Years 44 pages; black and white photographs; adverts; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Stokes Valley Fire Brigade; 1990. (50 years from 1940 to 1990 of the Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade and their fire engines.) Eme23096 $32.00

American Fire Engines Since 1900 by Walter McCall 384 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; hard covers; mint copy; Crestline; 1976. (75 years of fire engines. A year by year survey of fire engines placed into service each year with a good description of each engine.) Eme09107 $90.00

Borne Free Beasley, A W 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; cartoons; map; lists; original dust jacket; mint copy; Wellington Free Ambulance Service; 1995. (The story of the Wellington Free Ambulance from 1927 to 1994. Good photographs of the many ambulances used by the Service over 67 years.) Eme23091 $25.00

Bulls Fire Brigade – 50 Years – 1945-1995 Anon 60 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; lists; card covers; mint copy; Bulls Volunteer Fire Brigade; 1995. (A good account of the 50 – year history of the Bulls Volunteer Fire Brigade.) Eme23090 $20.00

Fire Engines And Fire Fighting by David Burgess-Wise 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Octopus; 1977. (A history of fire fighting and fire engines. Good photographs, and covers both British and American engines.) Eme20096 $12.00

Fire Equipment by Ed Hass 144 pages; coloured photos; original dust jacket; mint copy; Greenwich; 1998 (Covers 300 years of American fire-fighting tools and apparatus - pumps, ladders, hoses, trucks, clothing and breathing equipment. Well illustrated.) Eme02049 $40.00

Fire Prevention Protection And Extinction by H K Hudson 360 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; adverts; name or signature; hard cover; average copy, some wear for age; National Fire Brigades Assn; no publication date given, early 1920’s. (A fire brigade text book covering fire stations, fire appliances, brigade practices, and fire prevention and protection. A very informative English book with interesting adverts.) Eme07086 $55.00

From Bells To Blazers by Rex Monigatti 178 pages; black and white photographs; adverts; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Wellington Fire Brigade; 1965. (The story of the Wellington Fire Brigade from 1865 to 1965, the fire engines, stations and fires.) Eme15113 $65.00

Port Chalmers Volunteer Fire Brigade 1876-1976 by J K Molley 28 pages; black and white photographs; lists; card covers; average copy, some wear; Port Chalmers Volunteer Fire Brigade; 1976. (A centennial history of the Port Chalmers Volunteer Fire Brigade, their fire engines and the fires fought.) Eme17113 $20.00

The Fire Service Today by Nancy Martin 128 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; J M Dent & Sons; 1972. (Describes all aspects of fire fighting, prevention and training in the UK together with an account of notable fires.) Eme12114 $12.00

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The Siren’s Call by John McCraw 158 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Silverdale; 1991. (The author was a member, and later Chief Fire Officer of the Alexandra Volunteer Fire Brigade from 1950 to 1963 and this is an account of his time with the brigade.) Eme07088 $28.00

The Will To Serve by L J W Hall 68 pages; black and white photographs; lists; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Wellington Volunteer Fire Police; 1974. (The story of the Wellington Volunteer Fire Police Corps from 1899 to 1974.) Eme07084 $35.00

‘Water On!’ by B C Cathcart 116 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; lists; card covers; United Fire Brigade Assn; 1978. (A century’s history of the United Fire Brigade Association of NZ 1878-1978. Covers mainly the personal involvement over the years.) Eme23092 $45.00

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