Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.
by Ingram, Mrs. H.K
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
St. Augustine: Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1893. Scarce first edition of this early brochure for the state of Florida. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers, gilt titles, with color illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates from photographs. With text by Helen K. Ingram. Published in 1893, Florida: Beauties of the East Coast contains a selection of late 19th century photographs of the most iconic buildings and vistas of Florida's east coast including images of the Cordova Hotel in Saint Augustine, the orange groves of San Mateo, the lawns of Lake Worth, and the Saint James Hotel in Jacksonville.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103179
- Title
- Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.
- Author
- Ingram, Mrs. H.K
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company
- Place of Publication
- St. Augustine
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- first-edition-florida, florida-beauties-of-the-east-coast
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Raptis Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...