Fire and Water | An Anthology by Members of the N. F. S. | National Fire Service

Ingham, Harold S. [Edited by] with Drawings by Paul Dessau, Stanley Froude, and Leonard Rosoman [Dust Wrapper Designed and Illustrated by Paul Lucien Dessau, (15 September 1909 - 3 September 1999), was a British artist best known for the paintings he produced during the Second World War whilst serving as a fireman in London]. Works by Stephen Spender, Philip Cory, William Sansom, Henry Green, Dewsbury Dessau, G. V. Outram, et al.

Verlag: Published by Lindsay Drummond Ltd., 2 Guilford Place, London First Edition . 1942., 1942

Beschreibung

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back and silver emblem to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. The NFS was created in August 1941 by the amalgamation of the wartime national Auxiliary Fire Service and the local authority fire brigades (about 1,600 of them). It existed until 1948, when it was again split by the Fire Services Act 1947, with fire services reverting to local authority control, although this time there were far fewer brigades, with only one per county and county borough. Contains 219 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by Paul Dessau, Stanley Froude, and Leonard Rosoman. Very Good condition book in extremely scarce Good condition dust wrapper with chips and tears to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 10/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. FIREMEN & FIRE SERVICE. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 113334

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Fire and Water | An Anthology by Members of ...

Verlag: Published by Lindsay Drummond Ltd., 2 Guilford Place, London First Edition . 1942.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1942

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Gut

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Auflage: 1. Auflage