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182630784Washington D. C.: Printed by Gales & Seaton 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 148 pages. 13 folding tables. Original issued wraps rebound in plain burgundy cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Ex-institutional copy with New Hampshire Historical Society label on the front paste down. Penciled numbers on the title page. Small label removed from the lower spine. Moderate scattered foxing and toning to contents. Much of the correspondence settling land claims originated from St. Augustine. The folding tables include names of claimants acreage who conceded etc. Florida became an United States territory in 1821. Florida achieved Statehood in 1845. Printed by Gales & Seaton hardcover
1853351784Paris: Jannet 1853. One of 100 copies. 4 xvi 228pp. 12mo. Early calf backed marbled paper boards spine abraded. One of 100 copies. 4 xvi 228pp. 12mo. A reprint of the first edition of 1586 one of the earliest books on Florida and one of the first works to describe the native American tribes of Florida. "This rare little volume is dedicated to Sir Walter Raleigh in whose praise there are also several Latin poems; one of them by Hakluyt. It contains an account of Ribault's Voyage in 1562 Laudonniere's in 1564. Ribault's second voyage in 1565 and Gorgues' in 1567" Rich. According to Sabin 100 copies were printed of this edition. Sabin 39235. Sabin 39235 <br/><br/> Jannet hardcover
189059940Key West FL: Hunt Photographer 211 Duval St. ca. 1890. Oblong 8vo. One albumen photo sized 4.25 x 6.5 in. mounted on printed 5.25 x 8.5 in. boudoir-sized studio board w/ photographer’s imprint in lower margin of board manuscript pencil title on verso minor chipping & slight tears to upper fore-edge of image still a VG- photo w/ bright strong contrast. A scarce 19th-century albumen boudoir photograph capturing the historic fish market in Key West Florida which at the time held a monopoly on the sponge trade in the United States. Beginning with sponges introduced before the Civil War eventually 1200 spongers on hook boats caught up to 2000 tons of sponges a year. At the time turtling or turtle fishing was a significant industry and the Charter Fishing Boat presence was still quite small and would eventually grow during the Progressive Era drawing ever greater numbers of tourists. Hunt fl. 1880-1900 in Key West Florida operated a photography studio at 211 Duval for over a decade and was originally from Indiana. Hunt, Photographer, 211 Duval St., unknown
187136086Tallahassee Florida: Dyke & Son 1871. First Edition. Wraps. Good . Stitched wraps. 9" x 6". 41 pages. Tan wraps with title on the front cover. Soft cover is vertically creased. A few spots on the back cover. Interior contents clean. Dyke & Son unknown
187036088Jacksonville Florida: C. Drew's Book and Job Printing Office 1870. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Stitched wraps. 9" x 6". 75 pages. Tan wraps with title on the front cover. Light soil to the front cover. Back cover torn at the bottom. Interior contents clean. C. Drew's Book and Job Printing Office unknown
187236087Tallahassee Florida: Dyke & Son 1872. Wraps. Fair. Stitched wraps. 9" x 6". 72 pages. Printed yellow outer front cover is present but detached and chipped on the edge. Missing the rear wrap. Light vertical crease to the contents. Some pages are creased upper edge. Contents include contributions from several clergy members in Florida. Also included is a lengthy address by Bishop John Freeman Young. Fair. Dyke & Son unknown
189678662International Engraving and Illustrating Inc 1896. Wraps. Oblong octavo 10" x 8": 32 pp. with photographic illustrations throughout. Bound with staples in the original printed paper wrappers. There is archival tape reinforcement to the front hinge and along the spine. The front panel is soiled and smudged with a chip to the spine heel and a prominent scuff to the rear panel. OCLC locates seven holdings.<br /> <br /> Highlights of this promotional brochure are communities around Orlando that were frequented by tourists escaping cold winters in the Northeast. Among the black-and-white photographs are images of the beaches palmetto groves and hanging moss of Ormond the Plaza Hotel in Rockledge orange groves and rocky coastline at Indian River. There are also pictures of the six-story Royal Poinciana Hotel in Lake Worth present day Palm Beach. Although it once accommodated 2000 guests the hotel fell on hard times following damage from a 1928 hurricane leading to its ultimate closure in 1932. International Engraving and Illustrating Inc unknown
188059537London: T. Nelson and Sons 1880. First edition. With 37 engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. Brick cloth beveled boards decorated in black and gilt. Extremites rubeed hinges just starting; overall a bright copy. First edition. With 37 engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. Kingston 1814-1888 was a prolific author of juvenile novels "On the Banks of the Amazon" "In the Wilds of Africa" etc.: ".in his day he was perhaps the most popular of juvenile writers." - Kunitz & Haycraft. Interestingly he also translated Jules Verne. Wolff 3854. Wolff 3854 <br/><br/> T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
1882678131882. FLORIDA. Illustrated Florida. Buffalo. 1882. Nineteen chromolithographed views. In original illustrated slipcase. Original retail sticker on back cover small previous owner's label to each side. One chromolithograph creased others in excellent condition. A beautiful series of small chromolithographs of vacationing scenes in northern Florida from the early days of its tourist era. Scenes are in and around Jacksonville along the St. John's River Palatka St. Augustine along the Ocklawaha River and generic southern scenes. The Dodge Company of Buffalo made similar portfolios for other vacation spots. unknown
187937868Savannah: Morning News Steam Printing House 1879. 1879. FLORIDA GEORGIA. Sixth edition. 7 1/2" x 5" pictorial wrappers 80 pp. illustrated maps advertisements. A small green slip has been affixed to the title page advising the the Savannah Florida & Western Railway has purchased the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company and is now the successor. Folding map is of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad and shows the lines from Savannah to Bainbridge spur to Albany and connections in Florida from Tallahassee to Baldwin and Jacksonville and to Cedar Key. The booklet describes stations and points of interest in southern Georgia and Florida as well as other railroads towns and points of interest in Florida and southern Georgia. Moderate wear to the spine rear cover becoming loose but still intact covers lightly soiled interior clean else a very good copy. Morning News Steam Printing House, 1879. unknown
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
182834780Washington DC: Printed by Gales & Seaton 1828. Wraps. Very good. Disbound wraps. 21 pages 1 page. Contents clean Scarce. Printed by Gales & Seaton unknown
1900List3420Likely Jacksonville Florida 1900. Folded poster on newsprint measuring 16 x 16 inches. With toning stain to top right; very good. A poster published by the C. Buckman Company advertising 50x100 lots in what is currently the Longbranch neighborhood of Jacksonville. The tract is highlighted in red on a larger map of the city. The city saw significant growth during this period from tourism the lumber trade and the expansion of railways. C. Buckman is Courtland Buckman 1863–1952 a lifelong Floridian the son of a Civil War veteran and the brother of Florida State Legislator Henry Holland Buckman for whom the H. H. Buckman Bridge in Orange Park is named. Courtland Buckman was the Deputy County Clerk for Duval County in 1886 and later in the 1880s served one term as the Mayor of Daytona Beach. In 1894 he returned to Jacksonville and joined the C. C. Robertson Real Estate Company before opening his own real estate firm the C. Buckman Company in 1897. He had an active role in the development of Jacksonville and was prominent in business and civic life there including serving on the Jacksonville Board of Trade.1<br /> <br /> 1 Courtland Buckman Papers Thomas G. Carpenter Library University of North Florida Jacksonville Florida. https://archives.unf.edu/repositories/3/resources/17 Accessed January 16 2026. unknown
188944906Boston: Little Brown and Co. 1889. 8vo. xviii 19-200 pp. Chromolith colour frntsp. 3 chromolith colour plates 2 tinted etchings 59 text woodcut engravings historiated vignettes and plates. Contemporary full brown morocco raised bands gilt lettrng on spine gilt inner ruling & dentelle marbled endpapers a.e.g. signed MacDonald & Sons on verso of ffep vry slght sunng to spine vry slght shlfwr NF copy w/ frmr ownrshp inscrptn on ffep. First edition of this beautifully illustrated book in a fine period binding by the famed Boston book binding firm. Deland 1857-1945 writes this early travel account through St. Augustine and along the St. Johns River in the 1880s including vivid reminiscences of the scenery natural history and the local people of the time some of it in dialect. Louis Kinney Harlow 1850-1913 was an exceptional New England landscape artist noted for his paintings and etchings at the end of the 19th century had moved to Boston in the mid-1880s in order to advance his career. Little, Brown, and Co., hardcover
18953633601895. Five views of Lake Worth Beach and Palm Beach in 1895.<br /> <br /> The images are:<br /> <br /> 1 Ferry at Lake Worth with the Royal Poinciana Hotel in the distance. Captioned in the negative "L.W.B. 9.14.95";<br /> 2 Lake Worth with the Royal Poinciana Hotel in the distance. Captioned in the negative "L.W.B. 9.24.95";<br /> 3 View of Lake Worth with a pier in the foreground possibly taken from a boat. Captioned in the negative "L.W.B. 10.9.95";<br /> 4 Sail boat in front of the Royal Poinciana captioned in the negative "Lake Worth" two versions with different exposure times<br /> 5 View of the Palm Beach Inn later renamed The Breakers under construction with the Royal Poinciana in the background not dated but the hotel opened in December 1895.<br /> <br /> The negatives these views were printed from are of somewhat unusual size measuring roughly 4-3/4 by 7-3/4 inches. All but one view have a horizontal orientation. Given that this size does not seem to conform to the standard halfplate negative usually 5-1/2 to 6-1/2 inches in the long direction one might speculate that the photographer made their own camera. The photographs are handcut with somewhat uneven edges and of varying finished sizes all roughly 5 by 8 inches. They are generally very good or better with some toning and spotting. Uncommon subject matter. unknown
1822339169Washington D.C.: Gales & Seaton 1822. 17th Congress 1st Session House Report No. 14. 13-35 1 blankpp. 8vo. Disbound. 17th Congress 1st Session House Report No. 14. 13-35 1 blankpp. 8vo. The appendix to a memorial not present presented to the House Committee on the Public Lands requesting that the association formed by Chazotte be allowed to purchase land in the Key Largo area for the purpose of cultivating coffee cocoa and tropical fruits. The Appendix with its own caption title was first published separately in Philadelphia in 1821. Shoemaker 11211 [Gales & Seaton] unknown
1837370450New York 1837. First edition. 16pp. 8vo. Original printed yellow wrappers repairs to small chips and separation at fold. Provenance: Thomas W. Streeter booklabel on inner rear wrapper pencil notes on front wrapper and first page of text. First edition. 16pp. 8vo. Comprising 1.4 million acres of land on the Gulf of Mexico between the Apalachicola and Wakulla Rivers in West Florida the Forbes land grant was ceded by the Seminoles and Lower Creeks to John Forbes & Company in payment for debts. With trade with Native Americans unprofitable during the War of 1812 Forbes sold the claim. The treaty transferring Florida to the United States did not go into effect until 1821 and private title under Spanish land grants with the territory was questionable. Decades of lawsuits ensued going as high as the Supreme Court. After the resolution of claims the title was reorganized as the Apalachiocola Land Company in 1835. The present report by the President of the Board of Directors of the New York-based company describes the geography of the region and outlines the plan for its division into lots for dwellings and businesses. The report summarizes the surveys of the region and describes the land and its resources and flora. Sabin calls for a map in this report although Servies does not note one. However the text references a map on page 7 which was likely not issued with all copies. <br /> <br /> The development of the land was not successful and the company eventually folded. "As an object of speculation the Forbes Purchase not only originated in a chaotic era but was hampered for many years by uncertain title to the land. Its development was also hindered by a lack of good agricultural land as well as by competition from the United States itself which was selling new lands in the American West at the same time the Apalachicola Land Company was getting started" Upchurch.<br /> <br /> This Streeter copy is the only example appearing in auction records and the only one we can trace in the market. Streeter purchased it from Rosenbach in 1936 for $50 and it was acquired at the Streeter sale for $65 by dealer and former Rosenbach employee John Fleming. It was eventually acquired by the collector Jay Kislak. Servies 2010; Streeter sale 1240 this copy; Sabin 5878; American Imprints 43274. See John C. Upchurch "Aspects of the Development and Exploration of the Forbes Purchase" Florida Historical Quarterly Vol. XLVIII No. 2 October 1969 unknown
186439285Tallahassee and Quincy Florida; Charleston Columbus 1864. Each a single leaf varying lengths in ink manuscript. Occasional light wear Very Good.<br /> <br /> Shipments of cattle and salt beef to Confederate troops in the field are the primary subject of these letters. Logistic and administrative matters railroad availability and other aspects of supplying the troops are discussed. <br /> Pleasants Woodson White "was born in Georgia in 1820 the son of a Methodist minister who soon moved his family to Quincy Florida. Young White studied at Emory and began practicing law in Quincy in 1848. He was commissioned a major in the Confederate Army in 1861 and as Chief Commissary Officer for Florida commanded the important depot at Quincy. In 1863 despite his attempts at secrecy White's difficulties in supplying beef cattle to the army became known. The shortages thus revealed influenced the military campaign of 1864. White became active in politics after the war and served as Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit 1869-79. He also served as Commissioner of Lands and Immigration from 1881 to 1885 a period of railroad expansion in which his office was deeply involved. He became an attorney for the Florida Coast Line Canal and transport Company which controlled vast acreage near Miami. White became an ardent booster of the South Florida climate and divided his last years between his citrus groves in Lemon city and his civic and business interests in Quincy. He died in 1919" online University of North Florida Digital Commons. unknown
186046891New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 12¼" X 15¼" image area 11½" X 14". Hand colored. Very good. Lightly age toned. Bright and attractive map of these three southern states from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Interestingly Florida and its title is positioned horizontally at lower right given its shape while North Carolina and its title appear at the map's top and South Carolina and its title below it. Small inset "Map of Charleston Harbor." Handsomely colored with fine decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
186046973New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 12¼" X 15¼" image area 11½" X 14". Hand colored. Very good. Lightly age toned with bit of faint soiling; couple of small discreet stains. A well colored map of this southern trio from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Interestingly Florida and its title is positioned horizontally at lower right given its shape while North Carolina and its title appear at the map's top and South Carolina and its title below it. Small inset "Map of Charleston Harbor." Quite attractive with fine floral border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
18905287Various locations in Cuba and Florida 1890. Very good. Twelve cabinet card photographs each measuring 3.5 x 4.5 inches on matching mounts measuring 5.25 x 6.5 inches all with manuscript captions on verso. Moderate dust-soiling minor overall wear a few small unobtrusive chips to corners. A dozen original photographs picturing a group of men traveling in Florida and Cuba around the turn of the 20th century. The men seem relatively well-to-do and visit several different locations in each place. Four of the photos emanate from Florida while the remainder picture scenes in Cuba. The photographs are all captioned on the verso which read as follows:<br /> <br /> 1 "In the Court of Ponce De Leon Hotel St. Augustine"<br /> 2 "A frozen fountain in St. Augustine Florida - the white is ice"<br /> 3 "Fishing in St. Augustine"<br /> 4 "A Tree in Tampa Florida where one tree runs up on another takes root up in tree then runs down & takes root in the ground again"<br /> 5 "A Street in Nevaelas Cuba"<br /> 6 "A Country Road in Cuba"<br /> 7 "Natives in Havana"<br /> 8 "In Morro Castle Havana Cuba. Prisoners braking sic rocks"<br /> 9 "On top of Morro Castle Havana Cuba"<br /> 10 "Country Scene in Cuba"<br /> 11 "Country Scene in Cuba" different image<br /> 12 "Plaza at south of the Prado Havana unknown
18103213311810. unbound. very good. Three newspapers with pieces on the declaration of independence of West Florida.<BR> <BR> I: The Boston Patriot. Volume IV No. 19. 4 pages measuring 19 x 13-1/2 inches; minor horizontal fold bisecting all pages. Boston: Isaac Munroe November 3 1810. Lightly rubbed with some fading to the masthead but otherwise a clean clear and easily readable -- a very good copy.<BR> <BR> II: New-England Palladium. Volume 36 No. 48. Friday December 14 1810. 4 pages measuring 21 x 13 inches; minor horizontal fold bisecting all pages lightly toned and foxed but in very good condition. <BR> <BR> III: Portsmouth Oracle. Volume XXII No. 5. Saturday November 3 1810. Four pages measuring 19 x 13.5 inches. Usual folds with light toning and foxing contemporary ink notation upper margin. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> The Boston Patriot contains the declaration of independence of West Florida issued issued by John Rea president of the West Florida convention on September 26 1810. The New-England Palladium has public statements from President James Madison Secretary of State Robert Smith John Rhea etc. on the independence of West Florida. The Portsmouth Oracle has two pieces: an account of the seizure of the fort at Baton Rouge signed by Philemon Thomas and John Rhea and the official statement of independence issued and signed by John Rhea and the members of the Convention. West Florida made up of the Florida Parishes of Louisiana declared independence from Spain in September 1810 and was absorbed into the United States by mid December becoming part of the state of Louisiana.<br/> <br/> unknown
183132023Washington D. C.: n.p. 1831. Wraps. Very good. Stitched wraps. 120 pages. Untrimmed document. Light toning to the contents. Very good. <br /> <br /> Countents include correspondence between Georgia Florida and Government officials in setting a boundary between the territory of Florda and the State of Georgia. Boundaries included the St. Mary's River Appalachicola River and the Chattahoochie River. Florida became a territory of the United States in 1822 and a State in 1845. Scarce. 5 copies located in OCLC. n.p. unknown
187367802Stockholm 1873. 8vo. Originalt typografisk omslag. UbeskÃ¥ret. 4 140 s. Sigfrid Flodins förlag Svensk. <br/><br/><em>Lite nevn pÃ¥ foromslaget. Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896 er mest berømt for Ã¥ ha skrevet “Onkel Toms hytteâ€. Wikipedia skriver at hun var inspirert av den svenske litteratur og den danske kultur. </em> unknown
18903620Gainesville Fl: Daily Advocate Job Print 1890. Very good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. Mild soiling minor toning old folds. A seemingly unrecorded real estate promotional leaflet issued by Louis A. Barnes and Watson Porter local land attorneys working in and around Gainesville Florida. The pair is seeking prospective purchasers for "much valuable" homestead lands now available for settlement again after being abandoned "under the homestead or pre-emption laws." They also offer services for claims on "Spanish Grants" land warrants soldiers' homestead rights and more. Interestingly one of the two lawyers here Watson Porter previously served as a surgeon in the Third U.S. Colored Troops. In Florida Porter and his wife Olivia established O.A. Porter's Addition to Gainesville selling lots exclusively to African-American people who did not have ready access to land or financing; the neighborhood survives today in Gainesville as Porters Quarters. Porter also served as the Principal of the Union Academy a freedman's school and was a strong supporter of Josiah T. Walls the only African-American man from Gainesville to be elected and seated twice to the U.S. House of Representatives. Some of the land and services in question in the present pamphlet were almost certainly provided to African-American settlers. The pamphlet was printed by the Gainesville-area Daily Advocate which operated in the area between 1884 and 1890. No copies located in OCLC. Daily Advocate Job Print unknown
