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1847266916Jackson County FL 1847. unbound. 1 page 3.5 x 7.5 inches Jackson County Florida February 5 1847 -- a probate court receipt acknowledging that "Elijah Bryon Administrator of William Bryon received the following property awarded to me by the commissioners appointed by the Hon. Richard H. Long Judge of Probate for the County of Jackson one-fifth of three-hundred and twenty acres of land undivided and the following slaves: Mary Ginny and child and Jerry valued at $1500 and three-hundred and thirty one dollars and forty-five cents of the other personal property as my position of said Estate." Signed at the bottom: "Elijah Bryan guardian for Joseph M. Bryan" and docketed on the bacl: "E. Bryan" and "Richard H. Long J.P.C." Richard H. Long 1791 - 1865 was appointed by the Territorial Governor in 1833 to complete the land sale between S. Brown and the Apalachicola Tustenuggee and Hadjo tribes treating the Indians fairly. He was a representative to Florida's first Constitutional Convention and later served as Speaker of the House. During the Civil War he rose to the rank of Colonel of a Florida Regiment and saw much action in the field. His body was recently located in a forgotten Confederate cemetery. Elijah H. Long was known for building a 5200-acre plantation for his mother. The family was well known in Jackson County and evidently all were slave owners. One horizontal fold; uniformly toned. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
188931803Tallahassee 1889. Eleven volumes library cloth binding gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels. Old library rubberstamps and bookplates else Very Good. The volumes are a complete picture of Florida's legislative responses to Reconstruction and the decade after the end of Reconstruction. <br/><br/> a FIRST SESSION 1868. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF FLORIDA AT ITS FIRST SESSION 1868 UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF A.D. 1868.Tallahassee: 1868. x 231 xx pp. Lightly toned.<br/> b SECOND SESSION 1869. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS.AT ITS SECOND SESSION. Tallahassee: 1869. 49 1 blank li-lvi pp. Text is dirty first several leaves torn at outer margin with loss to the side margin notes. <br/> c EXTRA SESSION 1869. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. EXTRA SESSION BEGINNING JUNE 8 1869. Tallahassee: 1869. 52 3 lvi-lxi pp. bound with<br/> d THIRD SESSION 1870. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. THIRD SESSION. Tallahassee: 1870. 139 2 cxlii-cxlx pp. bound with<br/> e EXTRA SESSION 1870. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1870. 29 2 xxxii pp. Some light spotting upper blank margin of title page repaired. bound with<br/> f FOURTH SESSION 1871. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1871. 54 3 LVIII-LX pp.<br/> g Bush Allen H.: A DIGEST OF THE STATUTE LAW OF FLORIDA OF A GENERAL AND PUBLIC CHARACTER IN FORCE UP TO THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY 1872. Tallahassee: 1872. 4 838 pp. With the 1868 Constitution abolishing slavery repudiating the Ordinance of Secession guaranteeing suffrage to all adult males. <br/> h FIFTH SESSION 1872. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1872. 120pp. Blank margin of title page repaired small hole in last several index pages affect several letters. bound with<br/> i SIXTH SESSION 1873. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1873. 55 viii pp. bound with<br/> j SEVENTH SESSION 1874. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1874. 139pp. bound with<br/> k EIGHTH SESSION 1875. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1875. 98pp. Closed tear to one leaf no loss.<br/> l NINTH SESSION 1877. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1877. 219pp.<br/> m TENTH SESSION 1879. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1879. 224pp.<br/> n ELEVENTH SESSION 1881. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1881. 282pp. bound with<br/> o TWELFTH SESSION 1883. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1883. 207pp<br/> p THIRTEENTH SESSION 1885. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1885. 180pp.<br/> q CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION OF 1885 TOGETHER WITH AN ANALYTICAL INDEX BY A.H. KING. Jacksonville Fla.: 1887. 64pp.<br/> r FIRST SESSION 1887. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1887. 353pp. Title page margin-chipped and laid down.<br/> s EXTRA SESSION 1889. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1889. 4 20 pp. bound with<br/> t REGULAR SESSION 1889. THE ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS. Tallahassee: 1889. xix 386 pp. Last several index leaves with some chipping and bit of loss. unknown books
186917890Tallahassee Fla.: Edw. M. Cheney State Printer 1869. 52 2 lv-lxi pp as issued. Original printed wrappers chipped with wrapper title as issued stitched into modern wrappers. Partly uncut light wear and age-toning. One gum label on blank portion of title page. Good. <br/><br/> The Session ratified the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution the last of the Reconstruction constitutional amendments prohibiting racial discrimination in the exercise of the franchise. <br/>FIRST EDITION. I Harv. Law Cat. 705. Edw. M. Cheney, State Printer unknown books
193812830scsJacksonville: Florida Research Bureau.1938. Octavo green cloth hardcover xv 304 pp. Fair with speckling to spine & covers; interior clean & bright; binding tight. From Introduction: It is hoped this book will assist Florida citizens to think intelligently on their state problems and avoid the smoke-screens laid by self-seeking interests. Contents: Background of Tax Problems; Constitutional Provisions of Florida Government; Judicial Department; Executive Department Powers Limitations Election History of Office; Administrative Departments NAmes of Officers Terms Salaries Duties; Commisions Boards Institutions Memberrs Offices Residences Poers and Duties Salaries Terms; Legislative Department Terms and Names of Members History of Legislature and Rules of Conduct Florida Body Compaired with Others; Fundamental Problems with History of Their Origins in Territorial Days; Expenditures of State Reviewed from Earliest History Describing Methods of Spending State’s Money and Showing General Appropriations; Present Financial Problems and Forecast of 1939 Legislature’s Task; Priciples of Taxation Analysis of Proposed Taxes Ad Valorem Delinquency Tax Exemptions; Present Sources of State Revenues Analysis of General Fund Items.; Possible Sources of New Revenue.; Definistions of Phrases and Terms Hayden-Cartwright Act School Parity Amendment Facts About Florida. Florida Research Bureau.(1938). hardcover books
194513029scsTallahassee: Florida State Centennial Commission 1945. First Edition. Octavo black cloth hardcover gilt letters and decoration to upper cover fold-out map xi 481 pp. Upper hinge starting; otherwise a Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket with sunned spine and edgewear that includes light chipping. From Preface: Florida Becomes a State consists of selected documents relating to the admission of Florida to the Union an introduction by Dorothy Dodd Archivist in the Florida State Library and a foreword by W. T. Cash State Librarian discussing social life in Florida bout the time it became a state. The documents consitute a casebook in the formation of a state and are therefore not only useful to those interested in Florida history but to students of the science of government as well. The introduction is a more than skillmul interpretations of the documents; it is a splendid illustration of the gradual progress of Florida in surmounting obstacles on the road to statehood. Florida State Centennial Commission, 1945. First Edition. hardcover books
1957m2638Jacksonville: Florida Automotive Booster Club 1957. Octavo pictorial wrappers stapled 24 pp. Photos ads. Very Good. Florida Automotive Booster Club, 1957. unknown books
60884bdFlorida Department of Citrus n.d. ca. 2018. Quarto white binder with full-color insert to upper cover and spine 46 pp of full-color photo. illus. Fine. unknown books
1821WRCAM39560St. Augustine: Richard W. Edes & Co. 1821. 4pp. Cut of the Seal of the United States in masthead. Early horizontal fold. Neatly separated at center fold unobtrusive tape repair at head of center fold on pp.1 and 4. Light foxing small ink stain in upper margin of first page not affecting text. Very good. The fourth issue of the FLORIDA GAZETTE the first American newspaper in Florida. The GAZETTE began publication in July 1821 at the time of Spain's cession of the Floridas to the United States; Florida Territory was organized the following year. This issue of the weekly newspaper prints the names of the St. Augustine city council an account and description of the "Creoles of Louisiana" from the LOUISIANA ADVERTISER a lengthy article on the treatment of dysentery various advertisements letters a notice on the capture of five escaped slaves and local news including a story on a "splendid ball" thrown by the American officers of the St. Augustine garrison for the Spanish ladies and gentlemen of the town. OCLC lists only five institutions holding any issues of the GAZETTE. Edes died of yellow fever in October and the last recorded issue dates from Dec. 22 1821. A rare early Florida imprint. SERVIES 1075. Richard W. Edes & Co. unknown books
196542232Jacksonville: Florida State Board of Health 1965. Digest. Staple-bound pamphlet; pictorial paper wrappers; pp127-150; illus. Near Fine. Entire issue devoted to documenting the seasonal migrant labor population in Florida and improving public health services on their behalf. Illustrated throughout from photographs halftones. Florida State Board of Health unknown books
200225467Unionville: The Florida Historical Society 2002. Cloth. A near fine copy with penciled inscription to free endpaper in a very good dust jacket with a few closed tears. ix 262 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 4to. Histories architecture maps. An excellent production. The Florida Historical Society hardcover books
19873620bdTallahassee: Florida Department of Commerce Division of Tourism 1987. Quarto stiff printed wrappers stapled 99 pp. Generally Very Good with some ink notes on front cover and two other pages in text. Florida Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, 1987. unknown books
2058glsDepartmento de Comercio de Florida y International Center of Florida 1979. Octavo brown cloth hardcover gilt letters 257 pp. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with edgewear that includes chipping. From dust jacket: Florida tierra de flores de doradas playas y de belleza subtropical es tambien la tierra de la oportunidad para el comerciante extranjero. El proposito de este libro es contestar las preguntas gue mas a menudo surgen en cuanto a establecerse o invertir en la Florida. Es obvio que la Florida esta surgiendo como un centro comercial internacional. En este libro se analizan detalladamente los ultimos acontecimientos ocurridos como resultado de los esfuerzos del estado por proporcionar incentivos en las actividades siguientes del comercio exterior: zonas de libre comercio; faciliades bancarias ultramodernas beneficios tributarios; puertos de aguas profundas y redes de transporte superdesarrolladas. Entre los muchos temas tratados a fondo con el fin de dar a conocer el estado a los hombres de negocios del exterior estan los siguientes: aspectos del financiamiento de las transacciones comerciales; aduanas; immigracion leyes laborales y oportunidades en bienes raices. hardcover books
1868WRCAM16338Boston 1868. 20pp. Self wrappers. Stitched as issued. Bit tanned otherwise very good. Early promotional guide encouraging New Englanders to move to Florida. A wealth of information on Florida's hotels climate natural resources land prices and agriculture. Grudgingly but honestly admits the only two drawbacks of the region: insects and reptiles. The second edition of a work that must have convinced many a Northerner to move to Florida. SERVIES 5093 another ed. unknown books
186463452Richmond VA 1864. 4to one-page on blue paper the text in full: "In compliance with your request I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of my letter to the Hon. W. Porcher Miles on the subject of the torpedo boats"; with a "Rebel Archives" stamp on verso. Chambliss 1809-1875; Sussex County Virginia plantation owner and member of the Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was a member of the house Naval Affairs committee and William Porcher Miles 1822-1899; Mayor of Charleston South Carolina 1855-1857 U.S. House of Representatives 1857-1860 Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was chairman of the house Military Affairs committee. This letter was written several months after the Confederacy's first torpedo boat the David made its initial attack against the Union ship New Ironsides in Charleston Harbor 5 October 1863 and two months before its second against the USS Memphis 6 March 1864. After two failed attempts at a sortie in 1863 losing 13 crew members in the process the Hunley became the first torpedo boat to actually sink a war vessel successfully completing its mission against the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 17 1864. Very good Mallory's signature strong and black. Folded. 10187. <br/><br/> unknown books
188761105bdDeLand Fla.: Saint Johns - Oklawaha River Trading Company 1981. Facsimile reproduction of the 1887 edition with an Introduction by V. O. Coshow. Octavo stiff illustrated wrappers stapled 1 - 84 pp. Illustrations advertisements. Fine. Saint Johns - Oklawaha River Trading Company, (1981). Facsimile reproduction of the 1887 edition, with an Introduction by V. O unknown books
18802391081880. Albumen prints on thick printed card curved corners. A trifle dusty one card with adhesive burn else images near fine. Albumen prints on thick printed card curved corners. Views include Palemettos on the St. John's River St. Augustine market and entrance to the city a staged hunting scene with a heron and alligator a canals and a wagon hitched to a cow titled "The Lightning Express; Or the Team of a Florida Cracker". unknown books
198851535bdTallahassee: Florida Department of State 1988. Quarto softbound xiv 327 pp. Fine. Florida Department of State, 1988. paperback books
19987513fdOcala: Friends of the Ocala Public Library 1998. First edition. This copy signed by 13 of the 15 contributors: Judy Green Carole C. Savage Ann O’Connell Rust Jade Hagans Paula D. Fordham Larry Bush Lee Gramling Louise Hackett Elaine Blaylock Cynthia McFarland Andy Plattner Ted Geltner and Ryan Conley. 8vo softbound vi 111 pp. Fine. Friends of the Ocala Public Library, (1998). First edition. paperback books
1861WRCAM19664Tallahassee 1861. 33338pp. Modern cloth leather label. Very good. Floridian Confederate imprint recording the House proceedings at the start of the Civil War. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 2745. SERVIES 4586. hardcover books
19255323Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1925. 44pp. Sextodecimo 16.5 cm Brown printed wrappers. Attached to rear inside panel: Color map 65 cm x 47 cm on a single sheet 71 cm x 53 cm that folds into brown printed covers 17 cm x 10 cm. Map has folds as issued. Map is bright and in nice condition. City and town index in the left margin. Nice early twentieth century Florida state map that identifies and locates county lines state lines and steamship routes overprinted in red. List of railroads 44 page booklet lists and locates Florida: Counties creeks islands lakes rivers towns and air service landing fields. Reverse prints a road map for the state. Rand McNally & Company unknown books
18341686223rd Cong. 1st Sess.: HR368. 1834. 41 1 blank pp disbound. Scattered foxing. Very Good. HR368. unknown books
1826WRCAM51041Washington 1826. 12pp. Dbd. Very good. A rare Congressional publication concerning relief for damages among residents of East Florida during the War of 1812 as outlined in the treaty with Spain in 1819. "The claims were disallowed since the losses in 1812 were not covered by the 9th article of the Treaty of Washington" - Servies. Includes memorials of some of those affected by the invasion including Spanish subjects and residents of East Florida one of whom argued in a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury that the losses suffered "constitute an obligation upon the U.S." Rare with only four copies in OCLC. SERVIES 1303. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 27095. OCLC 79155586. unknown books
20138624bdGainesville: University Press of Florida 2013. First Edition Advance Review Copy with Publisher’s letter laid-in. Octavo blue boards hardcover 142 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Hanging chads. Butterfly ballots. Unruly demonstrations across the country. A state capital occupied by the national press corps. For thirty-six excruciating days in late 2000 a nation held its breath while behind closed doors the seven justices of the Florida Supreme Court debated the outcome of the presidential election. The events that transpired within the justices’ chambers -- their arguments exhortations and appeals to one another -- have remained a mystery. until now. Inside Bush v. Gore presents the unique candid and compelling perspective of the Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice who stood at the center of the storm. Charley Wells a strong dissenting voice in the court’s 4-3 decision that mandated a statewide manual recount gives an unprecedented play-by-play of those tumultuous days. Not only is his legal analysis of Bush v. Gore at the state and federal levels invaluable but he also offers an insider’s view of judicial relationships the frustrations of ambiguous election laws the difficulties of separating the legalities from the politics and the unsung yet critical role played by state court professionals. Ultimately Inside Bush v. Gore is a story about the transfer of power in a country that prides itself on the democratic process of electing its leaders and the ability of the court system to justly and fairly resolve disputes. With the advantage of hindsite and the perspective gained by reading countless commentaries and studies about the decisions of both the Florida and the United States Supreme Courts Wells highlights how the rule of law prevailed in the midst of one of the country’s most controversial elections in recent history. University Press of Florida, (2013). First Edition, Advance Review Copy, with Publisher’s letter laid-in. hardcover books
1858WRCAM31659Tallahassee 1858. 45672pp. Gathered signatures stitched. Exterior leaves edgeworn and wrinkled. Uniformly tanned scattered foxing. Good untrimmed and unopened. Lacks final two leaves of the "Documents Accompanying the Governor's Message." Prints several government reports including those from the state Comptroller and Treasurer and on all manner of public affairs such as issues dealing with Indians and railroads. Also includes Gov. Madison S. Perry's annual message and the appendix contains "Documents Accompanying the Governor's Message." SERVIES 4374. AII FLORIDA 298. McMURTRIE FLORIDA 216. unknown books
185334119Paris: Jannet 1853. 160 228pp. Contemp. full calf 16mo raised bands. This is a later edition of the 1586 original edition. Clark: Travels in the old south vol. 1# 16: "This volume contains basic material on the French colony at Fort Caroline and provides as well a description of this early frontier region and the problems confronting colonizing undertakings. The account is contained in three letters of Laudonniere during the years 1562 1564 and 1565. In the present work the editor evidently added the account of De Gourgues expedition in 1567." See the Streeter Sale vol. 2# 1170. Church 131. Sabin 39234. One of the earliest and rarest books relating to Florida. This work also contains one of the earliest accounts of the Native Americans of the southeast. Jannet hardcover books
