Downes Alfred M (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Red boards with pictorial photo inset. [6]+vii-xii+[4]+185p,pl Interior near fine Inner hinge pulling 2 1/2" tear backstrip Backstrip need to be reglued Light fray corners.

HARD BACK RED. Condition: FAIR. Splitting spine detaching along badly cracked front hinge, previous owner dedication and names on FEP, foxing, paper clip rust stains on pages 156-157, cracked rear hinge, previous owner markings throughout, a torn or folded page end or two Cute B&W photos, reasonably large print DATE PUBLISHED: 1907 NOVEMBER EDITION: 185.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Octavo, 9 1/4" x 6 1/2." pp. xvi, 185. Red cloth boards, slightly faded and soiled around the edges, corners bumped with two corners showing, moderate wear to top and bottom of spine. Very small tear to bottom hinges. Silver letters on spine fading. Attractive black and silver illustrated front cover with pasted down photograph. 85 illustrations. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Interior pages bright and clean. No dust jacket. Delightful book recalling the gallant deeds of NYC firemen. Written by the secretary of the NY Fire Department. Downes's tells numerous entertaining anecdotes, but he also provides a description of the day-to-day duties of firemen, the perils they face, the technology they use, and the bonds they form with firehouse dogs and, yes, firehouse monkeys (!). Above all, Downes romanticizes the profession, writing "They are guardians of modern life, and they are also among the heroes of modern romance" (xi). …

HARD BACK BLACK. Condition: GOOD. general wear to cover and spine. wear to endpapers. pencil writing to title page which states "File under". pencil underlining under the word "Hayes". red edges. pages are very clean. DATE PUBLISHED: 1905 EDITION: 142.