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Last Train To Paradise
by Les Standiford
LES STANDIFORD is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels, including most recently Bone Key, as well as several works of nonfiction. He has received the Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Since 1981 he has lived in Miami with his wife and three children. They are themselves survivors of Hurricane Andrew.
Florida History Books & Ephemera
Trees of Everglades National Park and the Florida Keys.
by STEVENSON, George B
Publisher's color-illustrated stiff wrappers with a black back-strip, octavo, pp. 32. Illustrations. This would seem to be a treasure trove for the Florida dendrophile, as previous owner has inserted copious neatly printed field observations in the text. Several newspaper clippings and newsletters have been left in the book, as well. Additionally, the owner has created a pocket inside the rear cover that has several more handwritten notes inserted. There is light wear to the book, likely from field...
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£23.13
The History of Castillo de San Marcos & Fort Matanzas from Contemporary Narratives and Letters
Softcover. Near Fine in illustrated wraps. 4" x 6."Ê National Park Service Source Book Series Number Three.
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£12.19
South Florida Home Book (First Edition)
by Ashley Group
Ashley Group, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Illustrated. A Comprehensive, Hands-On Design Sourcebook to Building, Remodeling, Decorating, Furnishing and Landscaping a Luxury Home in South East and South West Florida. First Edition. The South Florida Home Book is quite simply the most complete reference to the home industry of Southern Florida. This handsome, easy-to-use directory is designed in a concise and organized manner, to be both practical and inspirational. The South Florida Home...
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£20.32
The Illustrated History of Florida Paper Money
by Cassidy, Daniel G
Author, Jacksonville, FL, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Dust Jacket a trifle rubbed. Uncommon . Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Florida. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 12599. .
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£162.58
The Conquest of Florida by Hernando de Soto
by Irving, Theodore
New York: George P. Putnam, 1851. Second revised. Hardcover. Good +. Small 8vo, xxii, 457pp, black and white folding map of the SE of the United States entitled The Conquest of Florida, Green stamped cloth with gilt title at spine. Previous owners bookplate inside front cover, front free end paper has been removed. The author dedicates the work to his uncle, Washington Irving.
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£101.61
THE JAWS OF DEATH: Clancy on a Weird, New Quest
by Thayer, Lee
N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company: Red Badge Mystery, 1946. 1st edition. Red boards with black titles, very light wear else fine in dust jacket, which has trivial wear to the top of the spine and small darkened spot covering publishers name at spine. Dust jacket illustration by LT. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.
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£58.53
![A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Florida, Seventh Session [with] A Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Florida, Seventh Session](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/801/829/1465829801.0.b.jpg)
A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Florida, Seventh Session [with] A Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Florida, Seventh Session
by [Florida 1854]
Tallahassee, FL: Office of the Floridian & Journal, Printed by Dyke & Williams, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A nicely-bound volume, collecting the Florida House and Senate proceedings for 1854-55. Each journal-the message of Governor James E. Broome to the legislature and a daily report of the activities of the legislative bodies-are followed by the same appendix of "Documents Accompanying the Governor's Message." House Journal pagination: 340 (Journal), 54 (Documents) pages. Senate...
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£292.64
Carte de la Florida et de la Georgia
by TARDIEU, Pierre-Francois
Pierre-Francois Tardieu. unbound. Map. Engraving with modern hand coloring. Image measures 12.5 x 16.75 inches. Sheet measures 17 x 22 inches. In very good condition.<br/> <br/> Beautiful early map of Florida and Georgia, western Louisiana, southern parts of the Carolinas and the Bahamas, circa 1798. The interior of Florida was not yet mapped with distortions to Baie du St. Espirit. Pierre Francois Tardieu (1711-1771) came from a family of engravers and map makers based in Paris. This map...
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£975.48
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
by Les Standiford
New York: Crown / Broadway Books, August 2003. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and crisp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 281 pages. An account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad--one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken--destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller,...
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£11.34
A Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Florida at Its Tenth Session
by [Florida 1860]
Tallahassee, FL: Office of the Floridian & Journal, Printed by Dyke & Carlisle, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. One of the earliest Florida Confederate imprints, on the press before the state voted to secede from the Union and completed after secession. This is a nicely-bound volume of the daily log of this legislative session in the Florida House, with the message of Governor Madison S. Perry and the accompanying state office reports. The session ran from November 26, 1860, to February 14,...
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£634.06
Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida
by Mormino, Gary R
University Press of Florida, 2005. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.51
Kreiss Potassium Phosphate Co. Fertilizer
by Kreiss Potassium Phosphate Co
Kreiss Potassium Phosphate Co, 1927. Trade Paperback. Brochure, 26 numbered pages. With 5 B/W photographic illustrations, 4 full-page, of the plant, wharf, docks, rock bin, storage bin and kiln room. Very good copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Covers are foxed and soiled. Ink stamp on front cover 'Received San Francisco May 9 - 1927.'.
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£25.40
![A Grouping of Eleven [11] Black and White Press Photos from The St. Petersburg Times and Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/682/181/1582181682.0.b.jpg)
A Grouping of Eleven [11] Black and White Press Photos from The St. Petersburg Times and Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida
by Tom Bennett, Bob Moreland, Norman Zeisloft, Weaver Tripp, Steve Hasel, Jackie Greene, Fred Parrish, Phyllis Dutkow, Photographers
St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Times, 1988. Softcover. Very Good with some light creasing and handling.. Eleven [11] silver print black and white press photos of various sizes [5" x 5" square to 8" x 10"] showing 1970s era local events and activities in the greater Tampa/St Petersburg area.
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£28.45
If Nothin Don't Hapen
by Newell, David M
Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Ninth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor staining on cover boards. Text is clear of marks and notations. Binding is secure. Dust jacket is protected in a mylar cover. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£34.95
Cross & Crozier: The History of the Diocese of Saint Augustine
by Charles Gallagher; Kathleen Bagg-Morgan Editor
Strousburg: Editions Du Signe, 1999. First Edition. Hardbound. Fine/Fine.
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£36.58
The Gasparilla Cookbook
by Junior League of Tampa
Tampa, Florida: Junior League of Tampa. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1978. Hard Cover. 326 pp. Illus. Edgewear. Corners rubbed. A nice collection of recipes with a Florida west coast orientation.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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£12.19
![Es peligroso asomarse [poems]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/844/977/27977844.0.b.jpg)
Es peligroso asomarse [poems]
by Alvaro, Gastón
Madrid: Editorial Playor, 1981. Paperback. 74, text in Spanish, very good first edition slim trade paperback in printed pink wraps with mild sunning. Cuban American exile poet living in Miami.
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£12.19
FROM WILDERNESS TO METROPOLIS The History and Architecture of Dade County, 1825-1940
by Metropolitan Dade County
Metropolitan Dade County. Very Good-. 1992. Second Edition. Softcover. Corner bend to front cover. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 251 pages .
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£34.95
Florida Thoroughbred.
by JOHNSON, Charlene R
Hardcover, octavo, pp. xx, 367. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Very good in the publisher's black cloth with lavender spine lettering. Dust jacket very good and ensconced in a sheet of archival Brodart.
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£8.09
A GUIDE TO THE WINDOWS OF ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
by Turner, Nancy and Laban G. Lively
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Very Good. 1991. Stapled wraps. A few scuff marks to the covers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages .
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£8.13
We Take Our Secrets to Our Grave. (inscribed)
by Nadler, Maurice D
Highland City, Florida, U.S.A: Rainbow Books, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by the Author. Inscribed by the Author Inscribed to Mr. Crowley of the Palm Beach Post. Very nice condition. Spine of jacket is a bit faded. 239 pages.
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£10.16
Flastacowo Volume XXIV: 1937 Yearbook of Florida State College for Women, Tallahassee
by Unknown
Tallahassee: Florida State College for Women, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 1937 Yearbook Florida State College for Women, Tallahassee. Ink name on flyleaf - no other writing or markings in the book. Minimal toning. Bound in textured cloth with gold band and torch design on boards and spine. Covers are partly faded. A nice, tight copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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£20.32
Swamp Screamer: At Large With the Florida Panther
by Fergus, Charles
Paperback. Very Good.
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£13.52
