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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pamphlet detailing the effects of explosives and protection against them. Pamphlet No.5. 1949 first printing. Stock lightly toned, card covers lightly marked but in general good order throughout. Stapled with punched holes. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 38pp.

Tempus, 2007. Fine hardback. A reprint of various late 1940's / early 1950's civil defence pamphlets.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. Grubby covers...........Please email for further details. Not Inscribed or Signed. Reprint 1951. Card Covers. Good Contents Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Line Drawings & Diagrams . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Card Covered Paperback.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1951. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Iillustrated pamphlet covering basic first aid for Civil Defence volunteers. Amended 1951 issue. Dettol advert to rear - always useful in a nuclear war. Pamphlet No.3. Stock lightly toned, card covers lightly marked. Clean staples. Holes not punched. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 108pp.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1950. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce pamphlet detailing fire fighting training for Civil Defence volunteers. Pamphlet No.2, 1950 reprint. Stock lightly toned, ink ticks to index, card covers lightly marked but in general good order throughout. Staples rusted, holes punched. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 74pp.

London, UK: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1949. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated with numerous b/w figures. Stapled edition, rusted iron staples. Some handling wear and a few marks to covers. Firmly bound, clean with no writing inside.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1953. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce and fascinating illustrated pamphlet No.4. How to set up a civil defence HQ in the event of nuclear or chemical war. Includes fold-out plan. Stock toned, card cover has paper tab to rh side, but otherwise in general good order throughout. Staples clean. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 75pp.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1951. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce and fascinating illustrated pamphlet No.8. Stock toned, card cover a little darkened to edges, with rust marks around staples but otherwise in general good order throughout. Holes punched. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 82pp.

Hardback. Very Good.

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) A fascinating UK Government publication from 1950 advising the public on the effects of a nuclear attack. The booklet includes many photographs of the aftermath of the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and numerous other photographs and diagrams. (Published: 1950) (Publisher: HM Stationary Office ) (Pagination: 61pp) (Condition: good in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1952. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce and fascinating illustrated pamphlet No.9. Stock toned, but otherwise in general good order throughout. Includes photos of nuclear explosions and aftermath. Staples clean. Holes punched. Paper tab to rh edge of front cover. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 82pp.

Stroud: Tempus, 2007. 1st edition. New Book. small octavo. original boards 107 + 73 + 108 + 91 + 37 + 61pp., b/w pls., text ills., Facsimile of the original 1949 edition. Contains the following pamphlets : Basic Chemical Warfare; Basic Fire Fighting; Basic First Aid; Basic Rescue; Basic Methods of Protection against High Explosive Missiles; Atomic Warfare

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1950. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Extremely scarce and fascinating illustrated pamphlet No.1. How to run a civil emergency ambulance service. Stock toned, front paper cover detached, but otherwise in general good order throughout. Staples a little rusty. Holes punched. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 105pp.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1952. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Extremely scarce and fascinating illustrated pamphlet No.2B. How to cook meals at scale in the absence of almost any conventional equipment in the event of a major emergency (most likely to be a nuclear or gas attack according to the introduction). Stock lightly toned. Card covers marked by rusting staples but otherwise in general good order throughout. . Holes punched. This is one of a number of civil defence publications we have available. 8vo. 44pp.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1951. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce pamphlet detailing "the essentials of biological warfare and the basic principles of personal and collective protection against it". Pamphlet No.7 (Provisional). Stock lightly toned, card covers lightly marked but in general good order throughout. Number written top right of first page. Imperial War Museum stamp to rear. Clean staples, punched holes. 8vo. 36pp.