Map. Hand colored lithograph. Image measures 8 x 4.75 inches. Sheet measures 8.5 x 7.5 inches. Inset shows western panhandle. From a pamphlet 'Special Laws of Florida', text on verso. In very good condition. Shows some light foxing and staining. Nice details in the everglades. More about Florida
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 about Tropical Style; Private Palm Beach
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 about Southern Ports & Harbours in the United States. (Washington, Beaufort Harbour, Mobile Bay,...
New York: Library of America, 1996. Many plates, some in color. 48 plates, some in color, several text illustrations. xv + 701 pages, 8vo, green cloth, board slipcase. New York: The Library of America, (1996). A fine copy. Contains the following titles: Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, Travels in Georgia and Florida, 1773-74: A Report to Dr. John Fothergill, Miscellaneous Writings. More about Travels and Other Writings
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 about Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West 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 about America's Taj Mahal; The Singing Tower of Florida
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 about Letters of a Traveller, or Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America
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 about Clyde Butcher: Portfolio I: Florida Landscapes
color illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, (1992). vg Presentation copy. More about The Houses of Key West
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 about Deco Delights: Preserving the Beauty and Joy of Miami Beach Architecture
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 about Gli Stati Uniti Dell' America Delineati sulle ultime Osservazioni; Quinto Foglio che comprende La...
Savannah: Beehive, 1974. Introduction by George Frick and notes by Joseph Ewan. 55 pages of black & white plates. xvi + 107 pages. Folio, green cloth backed boards, full color map endpapers; minor bumping to spine. Savannah: The Beehive Press, 1974. A very good copy. Facsimile of the 1771, third edition. One of only 30 numbered copies set aside for the Walpole Society, this copy LACKING the 2 loose color plates intended for this special printing. More about The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands
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 about Miami; Hot & Cool
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. Many color photo Illus. 95pp. Oblong 8vo, pr. wrs. (New York): Rizzoli, (1981). Very good. More about Tropical Deco; The Architecture and Design of Old Miami Beach
Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1964. Maps. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, (1964). Very good. More about Florida; Polluted Paradise
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 about Historic Pensacola
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 about Railroad and County Map of Florida
121 illus. 4to, cloth. New York, 1948. More about Flight Into Sunshine; Bird Experiences in Florida
New York: Architectural History Foundation, 1987. Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Architectural History Foundation, (1987). Near Fine. More about Mizner's Florida; American Resort Architecture
Transl. and ed. by John Grier Varner and Jeannette Johnson Varner. Frontis. 655pp. tall 8vo, cloth. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 1951. More about The Florida of the Inca
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 about Indiarum Occidentalium Tractus Littorales cum Insulis Caribicis. / Pascaert van Westindien ende...
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 about Dr. Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrna Colony of Florida
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 about Miami Beach: Blueprint of an Eden. Lives Seen through the Prism of Family and Place
Englewood: Pineapple Press, 1987. Photo Illus. 96pp. 4to, pr. wrs. Englewood: Pineapple Press, (1987). Very good(+) Signed by the author. More about Florida's Vanishing Architecture
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 about John Muir's Longest Walk: John Earl, a Photographer, Traces His Journey to Florida
Today I received 'Illustrations of Sterne' safe. I'm very glad to find the book is in much better condition than I expected. Thank you very much!
Dear Argosy - you've made my day - my order (Netherlands at War, 1940-1945) arrived on my doorstep this morning unheralded and very, very welcome. My sisters and I are Dutch immigrants in New Zealand and we all lived through that war 60 plus years ago as young kids. We had occasion to share what we remembered recently and now you've supplied the book. I can't tell you what this means...