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[HMSO],, [1939]. 8vo., Second Edition, with photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text; original buff printed wrappers, a near fine copy. With front endpaper advertisement. First of a series of fourteen ARP Handbooks published by the Home Office (ARP Department) at the outbreak of WWII and covering many aspects of air raid precautions. Despite the number issued surprisingly few appear to have survived in this condition. S.O. Code: 34-229-1.

HMSO,, 1938. 8vo., Third Edition, with photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text; original buff wrappers printed in black, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. With front endpaper advertisement. Second in a series of fourteen ARP Handbooks published by the Home Office (ARP Department) at the outbreak of WWII and covering many aspects of air raid precautions. Despite the number issued surprisingly few appear to have survived in this condition. S.O. Code: 51-1481.

HMSO,, 1935. 8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; original buff boards printed in black, brown cloth back, upper board lightly age-soiled else a near fine copy. With neat personal name stamp on front paste-down. The original, pre-war, edition of the second of a series of fourteen ARP Handbooks published by the Home Office (ARP Department) at the outbreak of WWII and covering many aspects of air raid precautions. Later versions were issued in pamphlet form with the title 'First Aid and Nursing for Gas Casualties'. Despite the number issued surprisingly few appear to have survived in this condition. S.O. Code: 34-229-2. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

HMSO,, 1942. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and diagrams in the text; original buff wrappers printed in red, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. A cutting containing a humorous mnemonic verse (identifying war gases) by Peterborough of the Daily Telegraph newspaper is mounted on front paste-down. Last in a series of fourteen ARP Handbooks published by the Home Office (ARP Department) at the outbreak of WWII and covering many aspects of air raid precautions. Despite the number issued surprisingly few appear to have survived in this condition. S.O. Code: 4751. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Jordan & Sons,, [1940]. Roy. 4to., First Edition, with large double-page illustration; original printed wrappers, single fold, two short closed tears, edges lightly frayed as often, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.