Two manuals for defense against war gas attacks and air attacks – London 1936, and London 1939 – booklet 1-2 – first editions. Rare
PERSONAL PROTECTION AGAINST GAS – booklet 1, published by HES MAJESTY STATIONERY OFFICE, London 1936 – first edition. Accompanied by photographs and explanatory charts in black and white. [4], 100, V p. Includes 17 plates of photographs and diagrams. Good condition.
PROTECTION AGAINST GAS AND AIR RAIDS – booklets 2, published by HES MAJESTY STATIONERY OFFICE – Ministry of War, London 1939 – first edition. “FOR OFFICIAL USE”. Accompanied by photographs and explanatory charts in color and black and white. VII, 60 p. + [20] Photo plates and charts. Light stains. Pinholes. Good condition.
Detailed useful guides for the use of respirator masks [gas masks] as protection against war gases – how to wear the mask, its parts, wearing a body shield, behavior while wearing the mask on the wearer’s face, a practical test for using the mask in a “gas room”, general precautions, use of the mask for civilian purposes, how to test the gas mask in a special gas chamber, and more. Both manuals are accompanied by many diagrams and black and white photographs to illustrate the explanations, in the manual from 1939 there are also color diagrams.
