Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee (58 results)

paperback. Condition: very good. 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.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paper wrappers. First edition. 63 pp. Illus. with color and b/w drawings and b/w photos. 4to. A very good+ copy with a tiny chip to heel of spine, a few scuff marks on the wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 270 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Dust jacket shows extensive wear and rips along the front and back. Dj shows heavy use. Heavily used dj in poor quality. Publisher's remainder copy.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (fire departments, new york, history, pictorial works) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 9 x 12 in. Paper wraps. B&W illus. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners worn with some curling, covers rubbed. Binding tight and text unmarked. US Hist. Stax.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No dust jacket, green cloth boards, very clean and well bound 9 X 11" 278 pages Weight Over 1 Kg., published 1952. Front end pages show a comprehensive panorama of lower Manhattan in the middle of the 19th-century, the back end pages show the Firemen's Guide: a map of the city 1834. A recapturing of the quality of long-vanished days in the life of New York City through the eyes of those who, in their times, knew their city best - the volunteer firemen. Illustrated throughout with color plates, charcoal drawings, vintage photographs and maps. With a 7 page directory of forgotten streets. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage**.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. Second edition. Good in wrappers. paperback Foxing on end papers and inside covers. Illustrated. Cover rubbed with Corners bent and creased. Wear on spine, peeling on back cover.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. scratch damage on front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This is an oversized, relatively slender publication. 1939. Profusely illustrated. subtitled, "A Story of Fire Protection". Super interesting. Firefighters and fire truck enthusiasts will love this book. x-library edition with corresponding property marks of stamps and labels. End pages somewhat discolored and mottled with age. Now in protective sleeve and packaged with ephemera from the National Fire Museum.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4to hardcover volume in green gold embossed cloth boards. Book is very good + with one name in front inner end paper. Dust jacket very good with some chips tp the rear. 179 pages + a appendix all tight and very clean. Case 3.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Green & Black Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. Green & Black Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 270 pages, plus 8 p. appendix; 7 p. index; circa 500 illustrations, including 16 color plates and 64 charcoal drawings (most with map); front end-papers in color of lower NYC steeple-view (1848) and rear endpaper 'Map of the City of New York' (1834), 'The Fireman's Guide' "Showing the Fire Districts, Fire Limits, Hydrants, Publlic Cisterns, Stations of Engines, Hooks & Ladders, Hose Carts, etc.", Book condition: Book edges have darkened to a light tan color.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. "Second Printing: September 1939." Original publisher's red paper wrappers with gilt lettering and color illustration of a fireman on front cover. No lettering on spine. 9" x 12." Sixty-three pages, complete. Illustrations in black-and-white and color, complete. Glossary in back. Pages are clean and intact overall except for light age toning, slight wear to extremities, and the last two pages being slightly stuck together. Covers are clean and intact overall but have darkening and some splitting along gutters, and gilt lettering is somewhat faded and corners are bumped. A Very Good copy. A tribute to firefighters, this pamphlet also contains a brief history of firefighting or fire protection in New York. Author Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee begins his historical account with an introduction in which he explains how New York's early fire engines were often called "enjines." In the first chapter, Dunshee discusses the Harold Vincent Smith Museum Collection of firefighting memorabilia. Smith was the president of the Home Insurance Company and, over the years, collected a variety of firefighting antiques such as fire marks, fire engines, fire hats, gifts that were given to firefighters for their service, and relics from the great conflagrations of Chicago and San Francisco. In the next chapter, Dunshee discusses the history of fire engines. He briefly describes the use of fire engines in ancient Egypt. He then talks about the invention of the first efficient mobile fire engine by Richard Newsham of London in the early eighteenth century. Several brief mentions are given to other historical figures or companies involved in the evolution of the fire engine including James Smith, William C. Hunneman, Pat Lyon, Agnew & Company Dudley Farnam, and Frank Ransom. Following this is a showcase of some early fire engines and hose reels used by specific New York fire companies (with charming color illustrations), namely, Hayseed (Hudson engine), Old Brass Bricks (New York engine), Black Joke (Black Joke engine), Red Rover (Howard engine), Old Maid (Chatham engine), Big Six (Americus engine), Lafayette (Lafayette engine), The Blue Boys (Jefferson engine), The White Ghost (Lady Washington), Old Stag (Clinton engine), Mankiller (Empire engine), Old Rock (Marion engine), Mutton Hose (Eagle hose), Silver Nine (Columbian hose), The Ball Club (Hook & Ladder), and The Elephant (Manhattan engine). Dunshee also describes firemen's tools of the trade and their regimen for maintaining engines and firefighting tools; advancements in transporting water; the Croton Aqueduct; fire marks and fire insurance; a fireman's duty and lifestyle; fire hats, helmets, hat fronts, presentation shields, and uniforms; speaking trumpets (also doubling as drinking horns); firefighters' social events; custom decorations on fire engines; and George W. Collier, Manhattan's last fire volunteer. "Published by Harold Vincent Smith for the Home Insurance Company.". …

Condition: Good. 1939. No Edition Stated. 63 pages. Paperback book. B&W and colour illustrations and photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with marking and creasing to covers and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dunshee, Kenneth Holcomb. As You Pass By.The City Slumbers O'er its Silent Walls. New York: Hastings House Publishers. (1952.) "Old Manhattan through the fire laddies' eyes." Kenneth Dunshee, the author, was curator of Home Insurance Company's museum that housed the largest collection of fire memorabilia in the United States. Truly a different view of Manhattan. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white.(1-8) 9-270pp, index integral, (i-viii) appendix and Directory of Forgotten Streets, (ix-x blanks) 4to. Front endpapers a color panoramic view of oldNew York from St. Paul's Church, rear endpapers a color map of the battery & lower Manhattan. Gilt lettering on spine and upper cover, lamplighterin a top hat stamped in black and gilt above cover title. Black cloth and green papered boards (hardcover). Pictorial dust jacket in a new, removable, clear book jacket cover. Dust jacket gently chipped at edges else very good.…

Cardboard covers. Condition: Very good. Second Printing of First Edition. 63 pp. illus. 30 cm. Quarto. Softcover. Stiff cardboard wraps with illustration inset to upper cover. Book condition: covers a bit dusty, with corners bonked, to more effect on lower corner.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. This large, second printing, soft cover is in GOOD CONDITION. 63 pages of glossy paper, bound in red heavy stock with a color, Currier and Ives lithograph of Fireman on cover with gold gilt lettering. Front/back covers have corner/edge and surface wear. Gift inscription on back end page. Contents include a Story of Fire Protection, The H.V. Museum Collection, The Old Machines, The Tool Box, Water Hoses & Buckets, Badges, The Volunteer Fireman, The Development of the Fire Hat & Helmet, Hat Fronts and Shields, Garb, Speaking Trumpets and Side Lamps. TIGHT COPY. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH COLOR AND B&W PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. PROTECTED IN A SLIP COVER. CURRIER & IVES (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover - Very Good condition. Dust Jacket - FAIR condition. PLEASE REVIEW PICTURES.

Softcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Published for the Home Insurance Company. Some shelfwear.