FLORIDA
Tropical Style; Private Palm Beach
New York: Abbeville Press, 1992. Frontispiece and illustrated throughout in color. 180pp. Square 4to, white cloth, d.w. (d.w. very slightly worn on top edge). New York: Abbeville Press, (1992). A near fine copy. More
Southern Ports & Harbours in the United States. (Washington, Beaufort Harbour, Mobile Bay, Charleston Harbour, Galveston Entrance, Delta of the Mississippi & Environs of New Orleans, Pensacola Bay, Key West Island.)
London and Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 18 x 11.5". This set of eight maps on one sheet shows significant port harbor cities in the southern United States. The maps are all finely detailed with city, town, and county names, as well as street detail in the cities themselves. Railroads and subways are drawn in red, water is shaded blue, and parks are colored green. The map appeared in Bartholomew's "Royal Illustrated Atlas Of Modern..... More
Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida
Savannah: Beehive Press, 1973. Map of Florida, plates. Thick 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. Savannah: Beehive Press, (1973). A facsimile of the 1792 London edition embellished with its nine original plates with seventeen additional illustrations. More
America's Taj Mahal; The Singing Tower of Florida
Lake Wales: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, 2008. Color and b/w Illus. Thin 4to, pr. wrs. Lake Wales: Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, (2008). Fine One of 500 copies. More
Letters of a Traveller, or Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America.
New York: Putnam, 1850. 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco, gilt floral design on spine; original brown cloth covers bound in; bookplate. New York: Putnam, 1850. First Edition. Written at various times during the prior sixteen years, includes travels in Florida, Cuba, New Hampshire & Michigan as well as in Europe. Closed tears in the center of two blank pages, otherwise very fine. More
Clyde Butcher: Portfolio I: Florida Landscapes.
Fort Myers: Shade Tree Press, 1994. Illustrated with 65 exquisitely printed black & white photographs. Slim oblong 4to, silver-lettered gray cloth, d.w. (lightly edgeworn and laminate has a wrinkle on cover along with a small faint dampstain)Fort Myers Florida: Shade Tree Press, 1994. Second printing, revised. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Signed by the artist on the dedication page, and dated 2001. More
The Houses of Key West.
color illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, (1992). vg Presentation copy. More
Deco Delights: Preserving the Beauty and Joy of Miami Beach Architecture
New York: Dutton, 1988. Illustrated with many color photographs. 116pp. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers, spine sunned. New York: E.P. Dutton, (1988). Very good. More
Gli Stati Uniti Dell' America Delineati sulle ultime Osservazioni; Quinto Foglio che comprende La Georgia, E Partie Della Carolina Con La Florida
Rome: G. M. Cassini, 1797. Map. Engraving with hand color. Image measures 13.5 x 18.5 inches. In very good condition. Beautiful map of the Southeastern United States. Roads and tribal names are featured. Fish abound in the cartouche and Florida is presented as a series of islands. Giovanni Maria Cassini (1745 - 1824) was a geographer, engraver and globe maker based in Rome, Italy. Best known for his globes, his maps stood out for their elaborate engravings, which he did..... More
Miami; Hot & Cool.
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1990. Over 400 color photo Illus. Square 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. with several small tears. New York: Clarkson Potter, (1990). Interior and garden styles of Miami homes. More
Tropical Deco; The Architecture and Design of Old Miami Beach.
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. Many color photo Illus. 95pp. Oblong 8vo, pr. wrs. (New York): Rizzoli, (1981). Very good. More
Florida; Polluted Paradise
Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1964. Maps. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, (1964). Very good. More
Historic Pensacola
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009. Color Illus. 4to, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, (2009). History of Pensacola, Florida from 1559 to 1821. Presentation copy from Margo Stringfield. More
Railroad and County Map of Florida
Chicago: Cram, 1888. Map. 22" x 16". This scarce map of Florida shows all the railroad lines in 1888, both finished and unfinished lines. Counties are labeled and county lines are colored in red. A detailed inset featuring the northwestern portions of Florida is included in the lower left. This map was originally published in Cram's Standard American atlas of the world. The title is featured in an ornamental cartouche. More
Flight Into Sunshine; Bird Experiences in Florida.
121 illus. 4to, cloth. New York, 1948. More
Mizner's Florida; American Resort Architecture
New York: Architectural History Foundation, 1987. Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Architectural History Foundation, (1987). Near Fine. More
The Florida of the Inca.
Transl. and ed. by John Grier Varner and Jeannette Johnson Varner. Frontis. 655pp. tall 8vo, cloth. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 1951. More
Indiarum Occidentalium Tractus Littorales cum Insulis Caribicis. / Pascaert van Westindien ende Caribise Eylanden.
Paris: Frederick de Wit, 1680. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand color. Image measures 19" x 22 1/4". c.1680 This rare and beautiful sea chart of the West Indies is an unrecorded edition by Frederick de Wit. The chart covers Central America, West Indies, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike the first state of this map, this variation details the west coast of Central America and the southern coastline of New England. The Chesapeake Bay region is also..... More
Dr. Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrna Colony of Florida.
illus. 212pp. 12mo, cloth. n.p.: The Drew Press, (1919). First edition. Andrew Turnbull founded New Smyrna in 1766. Crops were raised by indentured Greeks who were to receive 50 acres after seven years of service. Governor Partick Tonyn disbanded the colony in 1776 due to political opposition from Turnbull. More
Miami Beach: Blueprint of an Eden. Lives Seen through the Prism of Family and Place.
Cologne: Feierbend, 2005. Profusely illustrated with sepia toned photographic illustrations. 324 pages, large square 4to, gold cloth, d.w. (Cologne): Feierbend, (2005). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed by both authors on the title page. More
The Everglades: River of Grass
New York: Rinehart, 1947. Illustrated by Robert Fink. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Rinehart, (1947). First Edition. The scarcest title in the Rivers of America series. This copy is signed and inscribed by Douglas in 1947. More
Florida's Vanishing Architecture
Englewood: Pineapple Press, 1987. Photo Illus. 96pp. 4to, pr. wrs. Englewood: Pineapple Press, (1987). Very good(+) Signed by the author. More
John Muir's Longest Walk: John Earl, a Photographer, Traces His Journey to Florida
Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. With Excerpts form Muir's Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. Color photo Illus. 123pp. Small folio, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, cloth front cover slightly warped, many right margins slightly wavy. Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. More
The Cocaine Wars.
New York: Norton, 1988. Illustrated. 399pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.. New York: W. W. Norton, 1988. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More