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Cooper, Morley . CRUISING TO FLORIDA VIA THE INTRACOASTRAL WATERWAY
NY 1946 Whittlesey. 8vo., 201pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Good, light wear, no DJ. (a10536)
$20.00
Morris, Joan Perry (editor) . PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALVAN S. HARPER TALLAHASSEE 1885-1910
Tallahassie 1983 Florida State University. Oblong 4to., 140pp., 100 fullpage photos, index, hardcover. Excellent reading-recommended. VG in VG DJ. (a12928)
$23.00
Clarke, Mary Helm . SOUTH FLORIDA TREASURE TRAILS
Tallahassee 1949 Kay. Guidebook to South Florida. 8vo., 103pp., photos, hardcover. Good, worn. (a20323)
$25.00
Foster, Isabel J. . ISABEL AS TOLD TO NIXON SMILEY
Miami 1975 Seeman. Memoirs of early 20th century in Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina. Hardcover. Octavo, 88pp., portrait frontis, cloth. VG, inner hinges cracked but binding still secure. no DJ. (a23066)
$20.00
Sellards, E. H. . THE SOILS AND OTHER SURFACE RESIDUAL MATERIALS OF FLORIDA
Tallahassee 1912. Their origin, character and the formations from which derived. A study in Agro-geology. Fourth Annual Report 1910-11 Florida State Geological Survey. Octavo, 175pp., photo illustrations, index, wraps. Owner name stamp on cover. Good, spine taped, cover chipped. (a26037)
$28.00
Boyd, Mark F., Hale Smith and John Griffin . HERE THEY ONCE STOOD THE TRAGIC END OF THE APALACHEE MISSIONS
Gainesville 1951 University of Florida. Florida colonial history, 1567-1763. 189pp., 12 plates, index. Owner stamp on end paper by bookstore. Fine. (a26092)
$65.00
Hammond, John Martin. WINTER JOURNEYS IN THE SOUTH
Philadelphia 1916 1st Lippincott. Pen and Camera impressions of men, manners, women, and things all the way from the Blue Gulf and New Orleans through fashionable Florida Palms to the pines of Virginia. 8vo., 262pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth.Top edge gilt. Fine. no ownership marks, no dj. (a3290)
$25.00
Reed, Willoughby H. Ph.G. M.D. . NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS JOURNEYS TO FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, PANAMA CANAL, ETC. REPRINT OF SERIES OF LETTERS TO THE PRESS
Jeffersonville 1938 first edition. Privately Printed. Hardcover, dark green cloth. Lg.8vo., 283pp.,Frontispiece of author and his wife; photo illustrations in text. near VG, light discoloration inside front and rear boards along top edge, some light erosion along right margin of two front free blank end papers. Binding secure ; no ownership marks; text clean. (a38537)
$45.00
Bonfield, Mr. . MR. BONFIELD'S GUIDE OF FLORIDA VOL. VIII NO. 8
Jacksonville Feb 28, 1916. 8vo., 32pp., illus., wraps. Folding postcard with 7 color photo illustrations of Partridge Inn laid in (postcard in mint condition.) VG. (a40915)
$45.00
Griffin, John W. (editor) . THE FLORIDA INDIAN AND HIS NEIGHBORS
Winter Park 1949. Papers delivered at an anthropological conference held at Rollins College April 1949. 8vo., 168pp., wraps. VG. (a45915)
$40.00
Barbour, Geo. M. . FLORIDA FOR TOURISTS, INVALIDS AND SETTLERS
NY 1882 (1881) Appleton. 8vo., 310pp plus 12pp of advertisements, foldout map and illustrations, original green cloth. Owner signed on end paper and titlepage. VG, two very small spots of residue where a news articles was glued to front end paper. (a49875)
$190.00
Fairbanks, George R, . THE EARLY HISTORY OF FLORIDA
St. Augustine 1857. An introductory lecture delivered by George R. Fairbanks, before the Florida Historical Society April 15, 1857. 8vo., 32 pp., rebound in later wraps (with original title page). Howes F7; Sabin 23668. VG. Original document, not a modern reprint. (a49889)
$50.00
Bill, Ledyard . A WINTER IN FLORIDA OR, OBSERVATIONS ON THE SOIL, CLIMATE AND PRODUCTS OF OUR SEMI-TROPICAL STATE; WITH SKETCHES OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND CITIES IN EASTERN FLORIDA. TO WHICH IS ADDED A BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY TOGETHER WITH HINTS TO THE TOURIST, INVALID AND SPORTSMAN.
NY 1869 1st Wood & Holbrook. Hardcover, 12mo., 222pp.., ads, original green cloth with gilt title on front and spine. Contemporary decorative owner signature (Chas Edwin Collins.) VG, some occasional light foxing, slight wear on corners. The original hardcover first edition. Nice condition. (a50105)
$90.00
(yachting) . THE CRUISER - A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF CRUISING TALES AND ADVENTURES - VOLUME II (only)
New York 1907 Rudder Publishing. first edition. Hardcover. octavo. Dark brown cloth. Includes: A Cruise on the West Coast by Arthur F. Evans; A Summer Cruise in Florida by J. Foster Searles; Log of the Sloop Yacht Isolt by Capt. W. E. Meyer; Little Cruises of Onkahye by Winfield M. Thompson; Cruise of the Galatea by Norman Howard and several others. 400pp., photo illustrations. Good, inner hinges cracked; no ownership marks; text clean. no dj. Scarce. Volume 2 only. (a53834)
$49.00
Trelease, William . THE EPIDENDRUM VENOSUM OF FLORIDA
St. Louis 1898. Lg.8vo., 4pp., 1 photo illustrated plate, 1 color plate (printed on rectos only), removed and rebound in later wraps. Uncut. VG. (a57992)
$30.00
Taylor, Wm. Randolph . MARINE ALGAE OF FLORIDA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DRY TORTUGAS
1967 Verlag J. Cramer. Reprint of 1928 edition. In English. 4to., 219pp., 37 plates, index, original printed wraps. Ex-university library. Good, rear wrap chipped. (a64140)
$35.00
McQuade, James. THE CRUISE OF THE MONTAUK TO BERMUDA, THE WEST INDIES AND FLORIDA
New York 1885 (1884) Knox. Octavo, 441pp., full pictorial brown cloth. VG slight wear; hinges not cracked in or out. no dj. (a67816)
$38.00
Richardson, Maud and Hugh . COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL LETTERS WRITTEN TO/FROM MAUD AND HUGH RICHARDSON PLUS PHOTOGRAPHS
110 original ink manuscript letters, 1905-1944. The Richardsons, described in a news clipping in the collection as pioneer residents of St. Petersburg, Florida came to Florida from England in 1885. Hugh was a research scientist. They also spent time in Nashville,Tennessee where their daughter, Mrs. A. A. Coult lived. In addition to the letters are 30 original small photographs and about 20 photo negatives. About half of the letters are in their original stamped envelopes. VG, easily legible. (a68347)
$550.00
Clark, John . ROOKERY BAY: ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
Washington 1974 Conservation Foundation. 4to., 91pp., original wraps. Date stamp on front cover. VG. (a70099)
$50.00
Nesbitt, Stephen A. et al . FLORIDA ATLAS OF BREEDING SITES FOR HERONS AND THEIR ALLIES: 1976-78
1982 Fish and Wildlife Service. 4to., 449pp., original printed wraps. Depository Library stamp on front and on title page, ink number on front. Near Fine. (a72885)
$125.00
Brown, G. M. . PONCE DE LEON LAND AND FLORIDA WAR RECORD
St. Augustine 1902 7th Author. Octavo, 184pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Final 60 pages list all Florida soldiers who died in uniform, and the place and nature of their demise. Good. (a73600)
$38.00
Marella, Richard L. . WATER WITHDRAWALS, USE, DISCHARGE, AND TRENDS IN FLORIDA, 2000
Reston 2004. Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5151. 4to., 136pp., text maps, illustrations, original printed wraps. Label on front, Depository Library and numbers stamps on margin of title page. VG. (a73613)
$45.00
Magruder, Sallie Isora . JACK, NELL AND ROY - YOUNG PIONEERS IN FLORIDA
1919 1st Author. Life in 19th century Florida. Hardcover. Small octavo, 59pp., photo illustrations, original gilt printed paper covered boards. Owner signed. VG, light wear. Very scarce. (a73703)
$225.00
Biddle, Margaret Seton Fleming . HIBERNIA: THE UNRETURNING TIDE
NY 1947 1st Privately Printed. Family history and history of a homestead, Hibernia, in Florida. Hardcover. Octavo, 144pp., frontis photo illustrations of Hibernia estate, a few text illustrations, green boards with white illustration of Hibernia on front. Lacks both paper spine labels. Near Fine, in later removable glassine jacket. The very scarce true first edition. (a74686)
$295.00
(florida) . PANAMA CITY BEACHES, FLORIDA
Washington 1979. Senate Documents Volume 8, No. 18. Hardcover. 4to., 275pp., photo illustrations, printed buckram. Depository Library stamp on front free blank and on transmittal page. VG plus, slight scuff on rear blank pastedown. (a74810)
$65.00
Kerr John Law . THE LEGEND OF USEPPA
c. 1939. Brochure promoting the Useppa Inn, beloved by big-time fishermen in Florida. Hardcover. Small octavo, 35pp., photo illustrations including two page photo centerpiece of the Inn, cloth. VG, slight foxing on initial and final pages, no DJ. No ownership marks. (a75205)
$600.00
Florida . IMPERIAL POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA'S BANNER CITRUS COUNTY
c. 1920. Published by Carl W. Hill. 4to., 63pp., photo illustrations, one map, wraps. internally Good, cover only Fair, worn and stained. (a75241)
$75.00
Florida . NORTH AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
Tallahassee 1936 Department of Agriculture. 4to., 142pp., photo illustrations, colorful pictoruial wraps. Artwork on cover by Seaholts. Good, light soiling and wear on cover. Binding secure, no ownership marks. (a75267)
$65.00
(florida) . ST. AUGUSTINE VIEWS OF THE OLD FLORIDA CITY FROM RECENT NEGATIVES BY THE ALBERTYPE COMPANY
NY 1891 A. Wittemann. Hardcover. Oblong sm.4to., 3 pages of text plus 36 photo views of St. Augustine, cloth. All edge gilt. Inner hinges reinforced. Good, binding secure. (a75478)
$95.00
St. Petersburg, Florida . CASHWELL'S ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED GUIDE TO ST. PETERSBURG THE SUNSHINE CITY FLORIDA 1931 -1932
Cashwell's (1931). Narrow octavo, 106pp., foldout map of St. Petersburg, telephone numbers and business advertisements, original printed wraps. VG. (a75647)
$75.00
Murphy, Larry E. . 8SL 17: NATURAL SITE-FORMATION PROCESSES OF A MULTIPLE-COMPONENT UNERWATER SITE IN FLORIDAS
Santa Fe1990 Southwest Cultural Resources Center Papers 39. 4to., 93pp., original wraps. A few light non-circulating library marks on cover and title page, no other library marks. Near Fine. (a75947)
$28.00
Hanna, A. J. . RECOMMENDED READINGS ON FLORIDA
Winter Park 2nd. Union Catalogue of Floridiana. Hardcover. Octavo, 64pp., blue cloth. Fine, no DJ. (a78269)
$22.00
Bowman, Thomas E. . THE DISTRIBUTION OF CALANOID COPEPODS OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES BETWEEN CAPE HATTERAS AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA
Washington 1971 Smithsonian. 4to., 58pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. Small College library stamp on front cover. VG. (a79339)
$25.00
Humes, Arthur G. . CYCLOPOID COPEPODS (NANASPIDIAE AND SABELLIPHILIDAE ) ASSOCIATED WITH HOLOTHURIANS IN NEW CALEDONIA
Washington 1975 Smithsonian. 4to., 41pp., illustrations, original printed wraps. Small College library mailing label on rear cover. VG plus. (a79341)
$25.00
(florida). NINE ORIGINAL PHOTOS OF LACKAWANNA SPRINGS, FLORIDA
1924. Photos 4x6 inches. Photos unmounted and separate. Each view identified. Fine. (a8021)
$35.00
Johnson, Lamar . BEYOND THE FOURTH GENERATION (1974)
Gainesville 1974 1st University of Florida. History of Florida Everglades region. Hardcover. Octavo, 230pp., photo illustrations, cloth. VG in VG DJ, price clipped. Original book not a reprint. (a80763)
$55.00
Corrington, John William . THE ANATOMY OF LOVE & OTHER POEMS
Fort Lauderdale 1964 1st Roman Books. Introduction by Richard Whittington. Hardcover. Octavo, 86pp., white paper covered boards with red cloth spine. **Signed by both Corrington and Whittington. Near Good, spine lettering rubbed off, white paper on boards is streaked with red ink lines, light stains and rubbed areas. Internally VG, text is clean and binding is secure. (a81047)
$100.00
(cuba) . WE REMEMBER CUBA A REPUBLICATION OF JOHN H. PARKER'S YANKEE YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
Sarasota 1993 1st thus, Golden Quill. ISBN 0-9635705-0-1. Large octavo, 232pp., original wraps. VG plus, one 4 inch long crease on front. (a81117)
$85.00
Florida . THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE OF FLORIDA WITH MAP 1921
1921 Homer D. Grant. 12mo., 120pp., directory with text and photo illustrations, large foldout map at end, original wraps. Good, light wear and light soiling on cover and map. (a81322)
$40.00
Florida . THE FLORIDA STATE FAIR AND GASPARILLA ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 3rd TO 14th 1948
Tampa 1948. 12mo., about 60pp., almost every page has green-toned photograph illustration of Tampa and the State Fair, original wraps. Near VG, light cover wear and fading. Scarce. (a81323)
$49.00
Casseday, Morton M. . THE LAND OF MANATEE FISHING AND SHOOTING IN FLORIDA NUMBER 3 FOR TOURIST, SPORTSMAN, AND INVESTOR
NY 1905 Presbrey. Large octavo, 24pp, of text with small photo illustrations advertising Florida' attractions, especially for fishermen and hunters, original stringbound wraps. Good plus, light fraying of cover edges. Number 3 only. (a81329)
$37.00
Florida . BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA THE WINTER PLAYGROUND OF THE NATION
Chicago c. 1900 Curt Teich. Sm.4to., 1 page of text followed by 30 color photo illustrations, two per page, original wraps.. VG. (a81330)
$85.00
Osprey, Florida . THE OAKS COLLECTION OF 48 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS
48 original photographs of which there are 13 different views. Each 5 x 6-1/2 inches. Never mounted. Held in envelope. A couple of views of the patios of The Oaks - the rest of the photos are of the amazingly lush gardens and grounds of this resort. Difficult to date the photographs but appears to be first half of 20th century maybe 1930s? (a81332)
$75.00
(florida) . FLORIDA AND ITS MONEY
St. Augustine 1938 1st Florida Research Bureau. Economics of Florida: taxation, commissions, salaries, state revenues, school parity, tax emeptions, tax delinquency, Hayden-Cartwright act, etc. Hardcover. Octavo, 304pp., cloth. Near VG, light staining and wear on cover, no DJ. (a81340)
$75.00
Hallock, Lucius. LITTLE JOURNEY AN ACCOUNT OF A TRIP OF 84 DAYS FROM EASTERN LONG ISLAND TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA (signed)
1925 1st Privately Printed. Hardcover. Small octavo, 346pp., photo illustrations, original blue cloth with white lettering. Most of book is on Florida (p. 49-238) although it begins with a ride on the LIRR and final 30 pages are about New York. **presentation copy Signed by Hallock. Near Fine. almost no wear at all. no dj. (a81646)
$24.00
(florida) . ENGINEERING REPORT THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE DECEMBER 1952
1952 Florida State Road Department. Engineers, Parson, Brinckerhoof, Hall & Macdonald of New York. Wraps. Folio (10x17 inches),47pp., color maps and diagrams, original printed wraps. VG. (a82300)
$225.00
Corse, Carita Doggett . THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH AND ANCIENT INDIAN VILLAGE AND BURIAL GROUND
Saint Augustine 1937 1st. Octavo, 40pp., photo illustrations, maps, color pictorial wraps. VG plus. (a82362)
$35.00
Smith, Eugene Allen . REPORT ON THE COTTON PRODUCTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE GENERAL AGRICULTURAL FEATURES OF THE STATE
Washington 1884 GPO. Lg.4to., 77pp. 2 color full page maps; 1 monochrome map, later wraps. VG plus. (a83883)
$45.00
Sellards, E. H. . FLORIDA STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 1909-1910
Tallahassee 1910 State Geological Survey. Articles include: Florida Phosphate Deposits by Sellards; Florida Lakes and Lake Basins by Sellards; Artesian Water of Eastern Florida by Sellards and Florida Peat Deposits by Harper. Hardcover. Octavo, 397p., foldout charts, maps, photo illustrations, maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Good plus, inner hinges cracked, light bump on lower front corner. (a86079)
$39.00
Stacey, William A. . BLACK HOME OWNERSHIP A SOCIOLOGICAL CASE STUDY OF METROPOLITAN JACKSONVILLE
NY 1972 first edition Praeger. Hardcover. Octavo, 132p., green cloth. Ex-university library. VG, no DJ. (a87334)
$34.00
Morrill, A. W. and E. A. Back . WHITE FLIES INJURIOUS TO CITRUS IN FLORIDA; NATURAL CONTROL OF WHITE FLIES IN FLORIDA. TWO OFFPRINTS
Washington 1911 and 1912. first editions GPO. U.S. Department of Agriculture Bulletins 92 and 102. Octavos, 109p., 78p., wraps. 1911 report has ten plates including one nice chromolithograph and 8 text figures. The 1912 report has 9 plates which are mostly photo plates with one color plate and 1 text figure. Both Reports are VG plus, clean, no ownership marks, just slight cover wear. Pair of reports on White Flies in Florida: (a88552)
$70.00
Skovgaard, Peter Nicolai (translator) . SPANIENS OG PORTUGALSER AMERICANSKE BESIDDELSER. ET GEOGRAFSK BIDRAG.
Aalborg (Denmark) 1812 A. Borch. In Danish.This book appears to be a guide of sorts, with brief information about climate, geography, history, minerals etc. of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in America, including Mexico and Florida. 12mo., 85pp., leather spine with paper-covered boards. Opens to title page. Good, boards a bit rubbed, tiny chip off lower front corner. Scarce. (ac304)
$80.00