Bidspirit auction | Heffernan, James W. New York

Heffernan, James W. New York Fire Department Examination Questions. Duffield & Co, 1929. Two Volumes. - This lot features a two-volume set of New York Fire Department Examination Questions by James W. Heffernan, Deputy Chief of Department. Published by Duffield and Company in New York in 1929, the set includes Volume I and Supplement Volume II. These manuals contain promotion examination questions asked by the New York City Civil Service Commission with comprehensive answers provided by Heffernan. Both volumes are octavo in size and bound in the publisher's red grained cloth with gilt lettering on the front covers and spines. The text includes technical data, such as an Engine Displacement Table and Standpipe Fire Line Rules, as well as multiple large, multi-fold architectural and street-level diagrams used for examination scenarios, including Sketch No. 2 and Sketch No. 4. Supplement Volume II includes a rear interior pocket for maps and inserts. The front endpaper of one volume contains a handwritten ownership inscription in blue ink: F. Kenneth Peterson 920 W Church Street Elmira, N. Y., with a faint pencil notation above reading Bob Brandst.... The volumes show moderate to significant wear to the original bindings. Supplement Volume II exhibits heavy dark staining and mottled discoloration on the red cloth covers. Volume I shows lighter surface staining and localized soiling. Both volumes show fraying and rubbing at the spine heads and tails, with some loss to the gilt lettering. Internal pages exhibit expected age-toning. The folded diagrams are intact with typical creasing from storage.