FS: Lee Child - 3 Signed UK Firsts
Paul Sanz
mysteries:
Child, Lee KILLING FLOOR
London: Bantam, 1997. VF/VF. Signed by Author. As new, mint copy,
signed in ink on the title page. With red band "As Good as Grisham /
or your money back 9.99." 1998 Anthony and Barry Award winner, Dilys
and Macavity Award finalist for Best First Novel. The British author's
first book. True first edition, preceding the American edition. Jack
Reacher mystery series. Price: US$ 100.00
Child, Lee DIE TRYING
London: Bantam, 1998. F/F. Signed by Author. As new, mint and unread,
except bottom rear corner bumped. Signed by the author on the title
page. True first edition, preceding the American edition. Second in
the Jack Reacher mystery series. Price: US$ 60.00
Child, Lee TRIPWIRE
London: Bantam, 1999. VF/VF. Signed by Author. As new, mint and
unread. Signed by the author on the title page. Publisher's price
sticker on front panel of dj, as issued. True first edition,
preceding the American edition. Third in the Jack Reacher mystery
series. Price: US$ 60.00
Lee Child was born in Coventry, England in 1954. For twenty years he
worked on such classic British television dramas as "Brideshead
Revisited," "Prime Suspect," and "Cracker." He eventually decided to
try his hand at writing novels. His first two books Killing Floor and
Die Trying won awards and rave reviews coast to coast, from the New
York Times to People Magazine. He now lives in the United States.
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I am pleased to offer 3 signed firsts by Anne Rice:
Rice, Anne. Taltos.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition Stated.
VF/VF. Signed by Author. As new, absolutely mint copy, never opened
except to have Anne Rice sign it in ink on the ffep. $ 65.00
Rice, Anne. Servant of the Bones.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition Stated.
VF/VF. Signed by Author. As new, absolutely mint copy, never opened
except to have Anne Rice sign it in ink on the ffep. $ 50.00
Rice, Anne. Violin.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition Stated.
VF/VF. Signed by Author. As new, absolutely mint copy, never opened
except to have Anne Rice sign it in ink on the ffep. $ 40.00
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[247] Beach, Rex. The Miracle of Coral Gables. ill. Edward A. Wilson.
Coral Gables, FL: George Edgar Merrick, 1926. First Edition. 12mo -
over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Privately Printed. Very Good / No
Jacket. Tan paper covered boards with vellum spine. Light green title
label on front cover. 8 full page color plates, chapter heading
illustrations, illustrated title page and endpapers, still bright &
colorful. 63 pp. Slightly slanted, few spots on rear cover, else VG+.
The story of George Edgar Merrick and his concept of the City
Beautiful. $50.00
[147] Beebe, Morton. MIAMI: THE SOPHISTICATED TROPICS. SF: Chronicle
Books, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Hard Cover.
Very Fine / Very Fine. As New. Stunning black cloth binding with
bright red lettering. $30.00
[507] Castleden, Louise Decatur. The Early Years of The Ponce De Leon
: Clippings from an Old Scrap Book of those Days, Kept By the First
Manager of This "Prince of Hotels". St. Augustine, FL: First Edition.
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Privately Printed. Signed by
Author. Good Stapled pamphlet with printed blue wrappers, faded, 97
pages, b&w illustrations. Inscribed by the author on page 93, "With
kind wishes and appreciation, Louise Decatur Castleden, c/o The Ponce
de Leon Hotel, Saint Augustine, Florida, March 22, 1967." $50.00
[754] Cerwinske, Laura. Miami Hot & Cool. ill. Steven Brooke,
Photographer. NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. Bright yellow cloth binding
with blue lettering on spine, in glossy pictorial dustjacket. 232pp.,
over 400 color illustrations. $25.00
[753] Douglas, Marjory Stoneman. Road to the Sun. NY: Rinehart, 1952.
Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by
Author. Very Good / Very Good. Beige boards with yellow and red
decorations and lettering on spine, page edges browned, in edgeworn
pictorial dustjacket which is worn at the extremities, corner chipped,
minor edge tears. Previous owner's name "Lucy Hodges" in pencil on
front pastedown. Limited printing of only 52 copies, with a limitation
page tipped in "This book is one of a Special Limited Florida
Edition," and inscribed "With best wishes, Marjory Stoneman Douglas."
$250.00
[728] Endicott, Wendell. Adventures with Rod and Harpoon Along the
Florida Keys. NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1925. First Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket.
Two-tone green cloth binding with gilt fish decoration and lettering
on front cover, faded gilt lettering on worn spine, top edges gilt,
head & tail worn and slightly frayed. Signed by the author on the
half-title page. Text is extremely clean & bright, appears unread,
ep's browned. 273 pp., illustrated with 80 b&w photos. $175.00
[497] Florida State Planning Board. Key West Florida : American Guide
Series. New York: Hastings House, 1949. Second Revised Edition. 12mo -
over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. Light blue cloth
boards with darker blue lettering on front cover and spine, in
slightly browned, edgeworn and chipped pictorial dj. Booksellers ink
stamp on rear fep. 122 pp., map endpapers, profusely illustrated in
b&w. Contents clean & fine, appears unread. Old faded b&w photo of a
boat laid-in. A fine, fresh copy of the Completely Revised Edition.
$60.00
[682] Gabriel, Patricia. The Villagers' Book of Outstanding Homes of
Miami. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press, 1975. First
Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good.
Cream colored boards with gilt lettering on spine, smudge on front
cover, ink gift inscription on ffep, and rear endpapers browned from
newspaper clipping laid-in, else would be almost as new, appears
unread, in an edgeworn and chipped pictorial dustjacket, rubbed at
head & tail, missing tiny piece tail of dj spine, and with two small
repaired tears (previous owner repaired one on outside of front
panel). 159 pages, b&w and full-color photographs of almost one
hundred outstanding homes in the Greater Miami area. Selected
primarily by a committee of professional architects, interior
designers, and landscapers, the homes achieved 'outstanding' status on
the basis of their total blending of structural, natural, and
decorating elements, whether traditional or contemporary. Some homes
were included for their historic importance and a few for their
especially imaginative or unusual interior designs. A very nice copy!
$75.00
[677] Gifford, John. The Everglades and Other Essays Relating to
Southern Florida. Miami: Everglade Land Sales Co., 1912. Second
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Good / No
Jacket, As Issued. Decorative green cloth binding is spotted, rear
cover scraped, worn at head and tail. Inner hinges starting after
original endpapers, cracked. 226 pp., b&w illustrations. $75.00
[750] Gleason, David King. Over Miami. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.:
Louisiana State University Press, 1990. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾"
- 12" Tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Large oblong quarto 10
1/2 x 14", light blue cloth with dark blue lettering on spine, in
edgeworn, price-clipped glossy pictorial dustjacket with small
repaired tear on front panel, chipped at one corner and head, missing
small piece rear panel near head of spine. Previous owners' large
bookplate on front pastedown. 136 pp., beautiful aerial color photos.
$35.00
[502] Glenn, James L.; Kersey, Harry A., Jr. (editor). My Work among
the Florida Seminoles. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida,
1982. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
/ Very Good. Small oblong, decorative boards, green lettering on
spine, slightly slanted, in pictorial dj. 121pp., profusely
illustrated with b&w photos. $50.00
[708] Hoffstot, Barbara D. Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach.
Pittsburgh, PA: Ober Park Associates, 1974. First Edition. 12mo - over
6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Fine Glossy pictorial
wrappers, spine slightly creased/wavy. Contents clean, fine and tight,
appears unread. 228 pages of wonderful b&w photos of the the beautiful
homes of Palm Beach. Inscribed by the author, "To Jim, with my thanks
for all your help, Barbara, June 1974." Presentation copy to the
Honorable James Knott of the Palm Beach Historical Society. An
excellent copy of a scarce title. $75.00
[751] Koresh (Cyrus Teed). The Flaming Sword (lot of 26 Issues,
Koreshan Unity). Estero, FL: Guiding Star Publishing House, 1934.
First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Soft Cover. Lot of 26
issues ranging from December 1934 to August 1939. Condition ranges
from Fair to VG, each issue is 16 pages in original printed wrappers
with illustration of the Cellular Cosmogony on the rear panel.
Included is a promotional letter from the publisher regarding the
magazine and other Koreshan literature available. Detailed list
available by email. $500.00
[246] Kral, Jon; Ward, Jon (editor). Cracker : Florida's Enduring
Cowboys. Fort Pierce, FL: Long Wind Publishing, 1999. First Edition.
Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Fine /
Very Fine. Large square folio, fine black cloth binding with silver
design and lettering, 69 pages with full page color photos. Foreword
by Carl Hiaasen. As new and unread except small bump on bottom edge of
rear cover. Boldly signed on the half-title page by the author, but
also bears long ink gift inscription. This large format duotone
photography book closely chronicles the workaday life of Florida's
unsung and largely unseen Cracker cowboys. Their work is similar to
their Western counterparts only in that they both work with cattle.
Working in swamp and hammock, Cracker shows the behind the scenes love
and sweat that these caretakers of the environment bring to their
lifestyle. An art photography book as much as a pictoral essay,
Cracker is for anyone who loves the cowboy life. It also shows that
Florida is a lot more than beaches, Miami and DisneyWorld. "Cracker"
was awarded two awards in the Ninth Annual Midwest Independent
Publishers Associations' 1997-1998 Book Achievement Awards, for "BEST
ART/ PHOTO /COFFEE TABLE (STYLE) BOOK" and "BEST COVER DESIGN". This
is on the heels of winning a "MASTERS" certificate in the National
Photography Awards competition. $60.00
[719] Maccabee, John. Miami Millions. NY: Bantam Books, 1980. First
Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Advanced
Reading Copy (ARC). Very Good PBO, paperback original. Printed wraps,
slight edgewear, tiny tear, appears unread. 408 pp. $25.00
[250] Maltz, Alan S.; Standiford, Les. Miami : City of Dreams. Key
West, FL: Light Flight Productions, 1997. First Edition. Folio - over
12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Fine / Fine. Black cloth
binding with silver lettering, pictorial dustjacket, 204 pages with
color photos. Text by Les Standiford. Inscribed by the author on
half-title page, "Always, Alan S. Maltz." Miami, only 100 years old,
certainly has its share of social and economic problems, but the city
does not hurt for exciting visual subjects. As he so artfully
accomplished in Key West Color (1995), Maltz trains his camera on not
only colorful but also telling features of Miami's urban landscape,
from downtown skyscrapers to the treasures of art deco architecture in
South Beach. Miami is a place where nature and civilization often
collide, but more often the two coalesce and collaborate in explosions
of creative dwellings and lifestyles. Unveiling the true essence of
the City of Dreams, award-winning photographer Alan S. Maltz has
captured the essence of Miami, and from South Beach to the Everglades.
The book was awarded the Certificate of Honor--Best Armchair Travel
Book by the Mid American Publishers Association. $60.00
[498] Mann, F. A. Story of the Huguenots : A Sixteenth Century
Narrative Wherein the French, Spaniards and Indians Were the Actors.
St. Augustine, FL: Mann & Mann, 1898. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" -
7¾" tall. Original Printed Wraps. Good Faded red printed wraps, black
decorative title on front panel, price of $.50 and title printed on
spine. Spine ends worn, chipped & missing small piece at head, corners
bumped and pages bent. 197 pp., plus ads at rear for Florida East
Coast Realty, the Florida East Coast Hotels (owned by FEC Railway &
Steampship Cos.), the St. Augustine News (owned by the author, Florian
A. Mann and his brother), and Ormond (in Volusia County). A nice early
piece of Floridiana. $125.00
[503] McLendon, James. Pioneer in the Florida Keys : The Life & Times
of Del Layton. Miami, FL: E. A. Seemann Publishing, 1977. First
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. Blue
boards with silver lettering on spine, clean and unread, in a NrF dj
with just the slightest shelfwear and a small repaired tear on the
back panel. 148 pp., map endpapers, b&w photos. Foreword by Ted
Williams. $25.00
[496] Pacheco, Ferdie. Ybor City Chronicles : A Memoir. Gainesville,
FL: University Press of Florida, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Fine / Fine. Dark blue cloth
binding with silver lettering on spine, in slightly shelfworn
pictorial dj with "Autographed Copy" label on front panel. Signed by
the author on ffep. 301 pp., b&w illustrations. $25.00
[096] Smiley, Nixon. THE MIAMI HERALD: FRONT PAGES 1903-1983. NY:
Harry N. Abrams, 1198. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Large folio, black cloth with gilt
titles. 288 pp., with 220 reproductions of the front pages of
Florida's major daily newspaper. Newsprint this is printed on is
beginning to brown from age as is normal with this material. $30.00
[693] Standiford, Les. Coral Gables : The City Beautiful Story.
Atlanta, GA: Riverbend Book, 1998. First Edition Stated. Folio - over
12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Very Fine / Very Fine. Black cloth binding
with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in glossy pictorial
dustjacket. As new and unread. 208 pp., profusely illustrated with
both historical and recent photos. $80.00
[501] Strickland, Alice. The Valiant Pioneers : A History of Ormond
Beach, Volusia County, Florida. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami
Press, 1974. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Signed by Author. Near Fine / Very Good. Brown cloth binding with
silver lettering on front cover and spine, in pictorial dj. Inscribed
by the author on ffep, "To Gladys Campbell, with happy memories of our
visit to Bulow ruins, with the best wishes of Alice Strickland." 116
pp., bibliography, b&w photos. $60.00
[177] Tarbell, Ida M. and Addison Mizner. THE FLORIDA ARCHITECTURE OF
ADDISON MIZNER. ill. . NY: William Heilburn, 1928. First Edition.
Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / No
Jacket, As Issued. Folio. Publisher's orangish-rust colored cloth and
marbled boards. Paper printed label on the spine, top edge gilt,
marbled endpapers. Cloth slightly soiled, rubbed, and frayed at spine
ends. Frontispiece portrait by F.E. Geisler. 184 photogravure plates,
photographic reproductions of Mizner's houses. Study of Mizner's
rococo stucco houses built in Florida during the early 1900s. A very
good copy. Mizner, along with Richard M. Hunt and Stanford White, is
ranked as one of the great American society architects. Although he
had no formal training in architecture, he spent many years studying
design in Guatemala and at the University of Salamanca in Spain. When
he returned to the United States, he apprenticed at the San Francisco
office of the architect William Polk, a leader of the Spanish Mission
style, eventually becoming a partner in the firm. His architectural
work in Florida, documented in this book, clearly shows the influence
of his early study and travels. But Mizner's designs are not strict
copies; his style is a unique combination of Revival Hispanic
architecture and traditional American impulses, adapted to the climate
of Florida and the lifestyle of his wealthy clientele. This book,
Florida Architecture of Addison Mizner, was put together by a group of
Mizner's friends and associates who wished to document his work and
promote his practice. Paris Singer, the sewing machine tycoon, who was
one of his clients, wrote the foreword for the book. The photographs
are reproduced in a rich brown and show the exteriors and interiors of
Mizner's buildings, primarily in Palm Beach and Boca Raton. The
facades are elegantly restrained, showing the strength of massive
walls relieved by articulated architectural features such as exterior
staircases, towers, and grand entrances. The interiors show a
comfortable and inviting series of rooms with loggias, cloisters, and
patios giving way to living and dining rooms, to music rooms and
libraries. In 1928, the International Studio magazine reviewed this
book and called both the book and Mizner's work "monumental." It is
still true today. $1,200.00
[251] Visalli, Santi. Miami. NY: Rizzoli International, 1993. First
Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good.
Blue cloth binding with title blind-stamped on front cover, gilt
lettering on spine, in bright pictorial dj with one small repaired
tear. 224 pp., full-page color photos. Intro by Beth Dunlop. The fifth
in a series of photographic books on great American cities by Santi
Visalli, Miami explores all of the characteristic aspects of this
dynamic Florida metropolis, from the pastel-pretty Art Deco District
and the sumptuous Villa Vizcaya, to the sun-drenched beaches,
cruise-ship quays, and glowing neon signs outside the hottest night
spots. With a special talent for conveying detail, drama, and light,
Visalli has captured the special ambience of Miami - where strong
Hispanic and Caribbean cultural influences commingle with the youthful
exuberance of the city's recent architectural explosion. The city's
residents: the flamingoes of Hialeah Park, the macaws of Parrot
Jungle, and the dolphins of the Seaquarium, as well as their roller
skaters and sunbathers along Ocean Driye, populate this vivid panorama
of one of North America's most exciting vacation spots. Miami offers
more than 200 views of this extravagantly colorful city--from its
cruise ships afloat on turquoise water to its Art Deco district to its
Hispanic districts. $50.00
[463] White, Randy Wayne. Batfishing in the Rainforest : Strange Tales
of Travel & Fishing. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1991. First Edition.
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Fine /
Very Fine. As new, beautiful copy, signed by author on the title page.
$300.00
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I am pleased to offer the following books about Cuba:
[098] Arenas, Reinaldo. The Assault. NY: Viking, 1995. First Edition.
Very Fine / Very Fine.
A profane narrative filled with righteous rage and dark humor targets
philosophical discussion, homosexuality, and the forgetting of the
words to heroic anthems as comparable crimes in a surreal journey that
features a cockroach-hunting holiday. $15.00
[075] Barclay, Juliet. Havana : A Portrait of a City. ill. Martin
Charles. NY: Cassell, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New.
Small folio, stiff pictorial self-wraps. 223 pages, 75 b&w and color
illustrations. Havana grew from a straggle of huts into the most
brilliant metropolis of the Caribbean, unique in the vibrancy of its
culture and the rich splendor of its architecture. This book traces
the development of Cuba's capital from the early sixteenth century to
its heyday in the late nineteenth century. In the course of its
history, the city was coveted by Spain's European rivals, looted by
pirates, occupied by British troops and renowned as a center of the
slave trade. It became a treasure house for the Spanish empire as the
wealth of the Indies passed through the city's wharves. By the
nineteenth century Havana had truly come of age. It was elegant, vivid
and sophisticated and visitors flocked in the thousands. In 1982
Havana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its palaces,
churches and great houses are now being restored and the most
extravagantly beautiful city in the Caribbean is beginning, once
again, to take its rightful place as one of the world's great
attractions. Combining detailed research with an obvious affection for
the city, Juliet Barclay has written a clear, concise and evocative
history of Havana. Beautifully illustrated with Martin Charles' color
photographs and with contemporary engravings and paintings, this book
is a fitting tribute to the city of Havana. (multiple copies
available) $35.00
[192] Burri, Rene. Cuba y Cuba (Motta Photography Ser.). Washington,
DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998. First Edition. VF/F.
Normal shelwear, never read, contents as new. 60 pages, photographs.
Reports of poverty and waves of refugees have given most Americans the
impression that contemporary Cuba is paralyzed by communist austerity
and drained by economic isolation. Burri is a Swiss-born documentary
photographer who has taken photographs in Cuba since the early 1960's.
Many depict the confident years right after the revolution and the
more recent urban landscapes and street life. A sequence of twelve
black-and-white images depicts the confident years immediately
following the 1959 revolution: cigar-smoking workers build fishing
boats, and children play baseball in front of the National Cathedral.
The lush, color-saturated urban landscapes that follow, created
between 1984 and 1993, focus on the iconography of Cuba's military
regime and the vitality of its street life. A uniformed soldier
standing at a curb glances sharply down the street, a young woman
dancing barefoot on a terrace strikes a statuelike pose, a boy in
turquoise shorts tries out a yellow hula hoop. Accompanied by an
essay that clearly describes Cuba's current poverty and uncertainty
but holds out the possibility of economic rebirth, and by poems
that celebrate the beauty of the island, these striking pictures pay
tribute to a people determined to meet the future with passion and
equanimity. Burri reveals a human element in Cuba, a land still
sorely in need of a paint job, as evidenced by his bright color snaps
of the economically challenged island nation. The concrete may be
crumbling, but the human spirit will prevail is the message of these
mainly color shots. Of course, there are Castro, Che and cigars here,
but it is the smiling faces of children, who know not of the Bay of
Pigs or some old missile crisis, that give this book and the Cuban
nation its appeal. $20.00
[481] Camnitzer, Luis. New Art of Cuba. Austin, TX: University of
Texas Press, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Fine.
Glossy pictorial wraps, fine except rear corners bumped, page edges
soiled, remainder mark top. Inscribed by author on half-title page,
"For Norm, as an individual, Luis Camnitzer, Feb-94." $35.00
[483] Coe, Andrew. Cuba (Odyssey Passport Ser.). ill. Rolando Pujol.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. First Edition. Soft Cover.
Very Good. Corners lightly bumped, edgeworn. Contents clean & fresh.
314 pp. $12.50
[487] Del Aguila, Juan M. Cuba : Dilemmas of a Revolution (3rd
Edition). Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994. First Thus. Soft Cover.
Fine. Glossy pictorial stiff wraps, slight shelfwear, small crease
front edge, remainder mark bottom page edges, else As New. 3rd Revised
and Updated Edition. 222 pp., bibliography and index. The third
edition of this concise and comprehensive introduction to Cuba
provides new material on the impact of the collapse of communism and
the loss of economic assistance from the socialist countries, which
has left the Revolution more vulnerable than ever. $20.00
[492] Dierks, Jack Cameron. A Leap to Arms : the Cuban Campaign of
1898. Philadelphia: J B Lippincott, 1970. First Edition Stated. Very
Good / Very Good. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine,
slightly dampstained, in very nice price-clipped pictorial dj. 240
pp., map endpapers. $20.00
[727] Fairford, Ford. Peeps at Many Lands : Cuba. ill. Claude Pratt.
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1913. First Edition. Very Good / No
Jacket. Red blind-stamped decorative cloth with black lettering and
full-color pictorial paper label pasted on front cover, faded gilt
lettering on faded & worn spine. Decorative endpapers. 88 pp. plus 8
pages of publisher advertising at rear. 11 colour plates, b&w map.
$45.00
[182] Fallon, Stephen. Guide to Cuba (Bradt Country Guides). Gerrards
Cross, UK: Bradt Publications, 1997. Trade Paperback. As New. Updated
2nd Edition. 264 pages, includes index and bibliography. Described by
Christopher Columbus as "the most beautiful land that human eyes have
ever seen", Cuba is a jewel in the Caribbean. Its vibrant culture and
outstanding natural beauty provide a welcome counterpoint to the more
familiar turmoil of its recent history. This informative revised
edition offers a sensitive appreciation of Cuban history from the days
of Spanish colonization to independence, the dawn of the Castro era,
and the 1994 raft exodus. It is also a personal and enthusiastic guide
to the island, from advice on the best live salsa music and how to
handle the black market, to finding Hemingway's watering holes.
$10.00
[482] Foster, Peter. Family Spirits : The Bacardi Saga - Rum, Riches
and Revolution. Toronto, ON, Canada: MacFarlane Walter & Ross, 1990.
First Edition. Fine / Fine. Normal shelfwear, dj slightly rubbed &
scuffed, small remainder dot bottom page edges. 305 pp., photos,
index. Part business book and part family saga, this book is set
against the broader backgrounds of Cuban history, the rapidly changing
global liquor industry, and the 20th century battle between Communism
and capitalism. $25.00
[231] Friedman, Marcia. Cuba : The Special Period. Madison, WI: Samuel
Book Publishers, 1998. First Edition. As New / As New.
Captivating photographic essay, focusing on the cities of Havana and
Santiago de Cuba, reveals the colorful richness of Cuba despite its
current state of disrepair. Includes a section in which Cuban exiles
relate their thoughts and feeling. 59 full-color photographs. 96 pgs.
(multiple copies available) $15.00
[099] Garcia, Cristina. The Aguero Sisters. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
First Edition. Very Fine / Very Fine.
Readers who have been waiting since 1992 for the follow-up to Garcia's
Dreaming in Cuban, a National Book Award nominee, can finally relax
and enjoy this story of two estranged Cuban sisters, one in New York
and the other in Havana. $15.00
[094] Hijuelos, Oscar. OUR HOUSE IN THE LAST WORLD. NY: Persea Books,
1983. First Edition. Signed by Author. Very Fine / Fine.
A beautiful copy of the author's scarce first book. Boldly signed in
felt-tip on the half-title page. Never read. Just the slightest
rubbing to the white background and some sticker residue on front
panel of the DJ. Brodarted. $250.00
[494] Infante, Guillermo Cabrera. Mea Cuba. New York: Farrar, Straus &
Giroux, 1994. First Printing Stated. Fine / Very Good.
Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, slightly shelfworn
dj. Translated from the Spanish by Kenneth Hall with the author. 501
pp. $20.00
[676] Jay, W.M.L. MY WINTER IN CUBA. NY: E.P. Dutton, 1871. First
Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fair / No Jacket, As Issued.
Gilt-stamped green decorative cloth is loose/wrinkled on front board,
spine slanted and darkened, extremities rubbed, corners worn and
missing small piece top front corner and head and tail of spine, tear
along spine on rear. Original brown endpapers, signature working
loose pg 123-130, ads present in rear. Working copy. $75.00
[747] Libby, Gary Russell. Cuban Paintings from the Collection of
General Fulgencio Batista. Daytona Beach, FL: Museum of Arts and
Sciences / The Cuban Foundation, 1977. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very
Good. Small 8' square softcover, stiff pictorial wraps, slightly
soiled, scuffed, age darkened, contents clean and bright. 48 pp., b&w
and color reproductions. The collection of the exiled President of
Cuba. Scarce. $75.00
[748] Libby, Gary Russell. Two Centuries of Cuban Art : 1759 - 1959.
Daytona Beach, FL: Museum of Arts and Sciences / John and Mable
Ringling Museum of Art, 1980. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.
Small oblong 7 x 11', stiff pictorial wraps, slightly age darkened and
scuffed, rear panel creased, contents clean and bright. Unpaginated
(approx 60 pp.), b&w and color plates, descriptions, catalog. Catalog
of the exhibit from the Cuban Foundation Collection and additional
works from the Guggenheim Museum and MOMA, and the Museum of Modern
Art of Latin America. Scarce. $50.00
[248] Michener, James A.; Kings, John. Six Days in Havana. Austin,
TX,: University of Texas Press, 1989. First Edition. Very Good / Very
Good. First Printing.
144 pages, 2 small chips dustjacket spine, else near fine. $35.00
[694] Miley, John D.. In Cuba With Shafter. NY: Charles Scribner's
Sons, 1899. First Edition. Very Good / No Jacket, As Issued.
Gilt lettered red cloth binding, spine faded, last page before large
fold-out map slightly pulled. 228 pp., 12 b&w portraits including
frontis, 4 fold-out maps at rear. Previous owners signature on ffep,
and embossed on ffep on half-title page, "A E Fernald". A very nice
copy. $75.00
[076] Miranda, Arlinda. HAVANA. NY: Smithmark, 1995. First Edition.
Very Fine / Very Fine.
Large quarto, 96 pages, illustrated with 70 color photos. $15.00
[491] Nicholson, Joe. Inside Cuba. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1974.
First Edition. Very Good / Good.
Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, in rubbed, edgeworn
and price-clipped dj. Map endpapers, 235 pp., b&w photos. $15.00
[486] Perez, Louis A., Jr. The War of 1898 : The United States and
Cuba in History and Historiography. Chapel Hill, NC: University of
North Carolina Press, 1998. First Edition. Printer Wrapper. Advanced
Reading Copy (ARC). Near Fine UCP - Uncorrected Page Proof in
original printed wrappers. Some edge and corner wear, few scuff or
finger marks, upper corner first few pages slightly bent. 168 pp.,
map, chronology, notes, and bibliography. $25.00
[489] Perez, Louis A., Jr. Cuba Between Empires, 1878-1902.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. First Edition.
Fine / Fine. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, tail of
spine bumped, in pristine printed dj with crumpling at tail where it
seems book was dropped, else As New. 490 pp., notes, bibliography, and
index. From 1895 to 1902 Cuba experienced its final indigenous thrust
against Spanish colonial control, the military intervention and
occupation by the US, and the proclamation of the Republic of Cuba
under a constitution that incorporated the Platt amendment, which
sanctioned unilateral US intervention in Cuban political affairs.
(Pitt Latin American Series) $25.00
[100] Rodriguez, Ana with Garvin, Glenn. Diary of a Survivor :
Nineteen Years in a Cuban Women's Prison. NY: St. Martin's Press,
1995. First Edition. Very Fine / Very Fine. As New condition, unread.
The story of Ana Rodriguez, a young medical student arrested by Cuba's
State Security in early 1961 for her role in the anti-Castro
underground. As a teenager, she had been active in the fight against
the Batista dictatorship and at first welcomed Castro's triumph. But
as the repressive nature of Castro's regime became ever clearer, Ana
joined the fledgling struggle against Castro as well. Betrayed to the
authorities by an informant, she was tried, convicted, and sentenced
to thirty years in prison. Diary of a Survivor is a remarkably
gripping tale in the tradition of Prisoner Without a Name, Cell
Without a Number and Papillon, but with a single difference: while
those books were about men, Ana Rodriguez tells the story of an
utterly remarkable group of women jailed as political prisoners.
Beaten, starved, threatened and bullied, locked in blackout cells for
months at a time, denied water and medical treatment for long
stretches, these women resisted with astonishing courage, guile,
occasional violence, and an unshakable will, breaking their captors
rather than being broken themselves while completely defeating the
repressive apparatus of a totalitarian state. $10.00
[061] Ward, Fred. Inside Cuba Today. NY: Crown, 1968. First Edition.
Very Fine / Fine.
Red boards with black cloth spine and red foil lettering, in slightly
edgeworn pictorial dj. 307 pps., illustrated with 200 photographs by
the author. $15.00
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> I am pleased to offer the following books about Florida:
>
>Boyd, Mark F., Hale G. Smith, and John W. Griffin. Here They Once Stood :
>the Tragic End of the Apalachee Missions. Gainesville, FL: University of
>Florida Press, 1951. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover.
>Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Beige and brown decorative cloth
>binding, illustration and brown lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on
>spine, top edge around book is darkened/soiled, ink blot on tail of spine.
>Decorative endpapers. Signed by John W. Griffin on first blank page. Gift
>inscription from the author's father on verso of ffep, "To Roger H. West,
>this is a gift from the father of John W. Griffin," unsigned. Laid-in signed
>typed letter from Harry M. Griffin expressing his pride in his son's book
>and bestowing this copy. Also included is the publisher's promo piece. 189
>pp., 12 photographic plates of excavations, artifacts and missions. A look
>at the Spanish mission era in the Apalachee region of Florida through the
>work of historical and archaelogical investigators. The combined
>perspectives shed new light on a previously obscure period. $150.00
>
>Campbell, George R., and Winterbotham, Ann L. Jaws Too! : the Natural
>History of Crocodillians with Emphasis on Sanibel Island's Alligators. Ft.
>Myers, FL: Sutherland Publishing, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" -
>12" tall. Hard Cover. S igned by Author. Near Fine / Very Good. Green cloth
>binding with faded gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in scuffed,
>rubbed, price-clipped dustjacket. Slight wear to head and tail of spine,
>contents clean and fresh, appears unread. Long ink inscription on ffep
>signed by George Campbell, Simba's Keep, May 10, 1994. 267 pp., profusely
>illustrated. $125.00
>
>Corse, Carita Doggett; Clark, Bernal E. (editor). Florida : Empire of the
>Sun. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Hotel Commission, 1930. First Edition.
>8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Tan boards
>with cloth spine, inset colored picture and lettering on front board, some
>spotting, errata slip present. Contents clean & bright. 159 pp.,
>illustrations and photos. "A description of the living advantages of Florida
>cities...The pleasures, recreations and resort facilities now available to
>visitors and prospective residents." $50.00
>
>Dunlop, Beth. Florida's Vanishing Architecture . ill. Brian Smith,
>Photographer. Englewood, FL.: Pineapple Press, 1987. First Edition. 4to -
>over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Glossy pictorial wraps, spine
>darkened and edges rubbed, contents clean and fresh. 96 pp., b&w photos.
>$30.00
>
>FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT of the Works Progress Administration (FWP, WPA).
>FLORIDA A GUIDE TO THE SOUTHERNMOST STATE (American Guide Series). NY:
>Oxford University Press, 1939. Fourth Printing, January 1946. 8vo - over
>7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Green cloth binding with blue
>lettering on front cover and spine, edgewear to corners, spine edge rubbed
>and faded, in rubbed, creased, chipped pictorial dustjacket with repaired
>tears on head of spine. Previous owners name, Horace W. Kimbrell on front
>page map, also wrote "Accurate to Jan. 1, 1939" bottom of title-page. Nice
>copy of this increasingly hard-to-find title. 600 pp., b&w photos and illus.
>Map present in rear pocket. $60.00
>
>FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT of the Works Progress Administration (FWP, WPA).
>FLORIDA : A GUIDE TO THE SOUTHERNMOST STATE (American Guide Series). NY:
>Oxford University Press, 1939. Fourth Printing, January 1946. 8vo - over
>7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Green cloth binding with
>blue lettering on front cover and spine. Previous owners name in pencil on
>half-title page. Nice copy of this increasingly hard-to-find title. 600 pp.,
>b&w photos and illustrations. Missing map in rear pocket. $30.00
>
>Flynt, Wayne. Cracker Messiah : Governor Sidney J. Catts of Florida. Baton
>Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over
>7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Green cloth binding with
>red lettering on spine, page edges just slightly soiled, in edgeworn,
>rubbed, scuffed and chipped pictorial dustjacket. Contents clean & bright,
>appears unread. 359 pp., b&w maps. Sidney Johnston Catts had lived in
>Florida only five years when he was elected governor in 1916. His overthrow
>of the old Democratic organization was one of the more spectacular upsets in
>Florida's history. $30.00
>
>Herbert, Glendon M.; and Reeves V, Isaac Stockton Keith. Koreshan Unity
>Settlement, 1894-1977. Winter Park, FL: Architects Design Group , 1977.
>First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Good
>Small oblong, edgeworn, chipped, creased, glossy pictorial wrappers torn
>along spine edges. Inscribed by one of the authors on the title page, "To
>Betsy, An interesting and unusual part of Florida history. Stockton, 11/77."
>Very scarce Florida item. Restoration study for the Department of Natural
>Resources, Division of Recreation and Parks, which now runs it as a state
>historical site. $75.00
>
>Hildreth, Charles H.; and Merlin G. Cox. History of Gainesville, Florida
>1854-1979. Gainesville, FL: Alachua County Historical Society, 1981. First
>Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / No Jacket. Brown
>cloth binding with blue lettering, few spots on covers, contents clean and
>fresh, appears unread. 208 pp., b&w photos, illustrations and maps. $75.00
>
>Howell, Arthur H.. Florida Bird Life. ill. Francis L. Jacques. Tallahassee,
>FL: The Florida Dept. of Game & Fresh Water Fish, 1932. First Edition. 4to -
>over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. Black
>cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, scuffed and
>rubbed, one chip/tear on rear, spine creased/wrinkled, signature cracked
>between frontis and title page. Presentation copy inscribed by the author,
>"To Mr. John B. Semple, with the compliments of Arthur H. Howell" on ffep,
>also signed by J.B. Semple and A.W. Runell in pencil on same page. 579 pp.,
>b&w photos, color reproductions, and maps. Semple, of Coconut Grove, is
>mentioned in the acknowledgments as having provided transportation and
>personal assistance on a field trip to Cape Sable. A nice association copy.
>$200.00
>
>Johnston, Alva. The Legendary Mizners. ill. Reginald Marsh. NY: Farrar,
>Straus and Young, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
>Cover. Very Good / Good. Purple boards with gray cloth spine, purple
>lettering, slight wear to head & tail of spine, in a beautiful pink & cream
>pictorial dustjacket designed by Reginald Marsh, which is slightly edgeworn,
>rear panel rubbed & scuffed, spine faded and missing small pieces at the
>head and tail. Endpapers browned, bookplate on front pastedown, previous
>owners ink name on ffep. Contents clean. 304 pp., b&w illustrations.
>Portrait of two of the early twentieth century's most clever and infamous
>rascals, the playwright Wislon Mizner, and his brother Addison, the noted
>architect and developer. $45.00
>
>Jordan, Elaine Blohm. Pine Island, the Forgotten Island. Chelsea, MI:
>Bookcrafters, Inc., 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
>Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. Blue cloth binding with
>silver lettering on spine, front cover slightly soiled, in slightly edgeworn
>printed blue pictorial dustjacket, soft crease on rear panel. Inscribed by
>the author on ffep, "To Richard, Enjoy - And may you never forget Pine
>Island. Elaine B. Jordan." $65.00
>
>Maxwell, Cora S. Miami of Yesterday. Miami: Privately Printed, 1956. First
>Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good
>/ No Jacket. Blue cloth with faded silver lettering on front cover,
>darkened, slightly soiled, and one stain on front cover. Gift inscription on
>ffep from the author, "To my friends - Mr. and Mrs. Hoopes - amd all good
>wishes for your future happiness. Sincerely, Cora S. Maxwell." The
>recipients noted on the bottom of the page that "Mr & Mrs M. called on us in
>Sept and Mrs M passed away Nov 1957." Laid in is a letter to them from the
>author's husband, R.D. Maxwell, telling them of her death. $75.00
>
>Munroe, Ralph M., and Gilpin, Vincent. The Commodore's Story. Miami:
>Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1966. First Thus. 8vo - over
>7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Reprinted from the
>original 1930 edition. Navy blue blind-stamped cloth binding, with darkened
>gilt lettering on spine, slight foxing to frontis and title-page, in
>slightly edgeworn, chipped, spine-faded, printed blue dustwrapper with small
>stain on front panel. 384 pp., illustrated with b&w photos and
>illustrations. The author was a noted boat designer and pioneer in the Miami
>area, as well as a photographer. The family home is now maintained by the
>state of Florida as a historic site. $75.00
>
>Pierce, Charles W.; (Donald Walter Curl, ed.). Pioneer Life in Southeast
>Florida. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press, 1970. First Edition.
>8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Gold cloth
>binding with gilt lettering on spine, in lightly scuffed and rubbed
>pictorial dustjacket with two small edge tears. 264 pp., b&w photos.
>Firsthand account of the life of the settlers in the Lake Worth area,
>1871-1894. $45.00
>
>Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. Cross Creek Cookery. ill. Robert Camp . NY:
>Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
>Hard Cover. Near Fine / No Jacket. Decorative cloth binding with red
>lettering on front cover, black on spine, contents clean and bright. First
>issue with decorative endpapers, Scribner 'A' on copyright page. $75.00
>
>Schreiber, Strelsa. The Early Years of Port St. Lucie, Florida : A Personal
>Memoir. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1998. First Edition. 4to - over
>9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Blue boards with silver
>lettering on front cover and spine, corners bumped, in slightly shelfowrn,
>scuffed and rubbed, glossy pictorial dustjacket. Bookplate and sticker
>covering another label on decorative ffep. Contents fresh and clean, appears
>unread. 160 pp., profusely illustrated with b&w photos. $35.00
>
>Sewell, John. John Sewell's Memoirs and History of Miami, Florida. Miami:
>The Franklin Press, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
>Cover. Privately Printed. Good / No Jacket. Blue cloth binding with
>partially faded white lettering on front cover, and slighted faded on spine,
>corner bumped/bent, head & tail of spine slightly worn, rubbed along edge of
>spine, scratch on front cover. Pages edges browned, contents clean and
>fresh. 237 pp., frontis portrait, plus 6 b&w plates. Note labeled Volume 1,
>but no other volumes ever published. Contains appendix with Sewell's eye
>witness account of the attempt to assassinate President-elect Franklin D.
>Roosevelt where Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was killed. $125.00
>
>Sikes, Robert L. F. (edited By Bobbye Sikes Wicke). He-Coon : The Bob Sikes
>Story. Pensacola, FL: Perdido Bay Press, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over
>9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Blue
>cloth binding with silver lettering on front cover and spine, spine ends
>rubbed & creased, contents clean & fresh, appears unread. Presentation copy
>inscribed by the author on ffep, "For the Honorable Halley B Lewis with best
>wishes from his friend of many years, Sept 87." Also laid-in is a signed,
>handwritten note on small letterhead memo paper, "18 Sep 87, Dear Halley -
>Long time no see - we had great times together - demi gave you a passing
>grade & congrats." Sikes was the State Representative to Congress from West
>Florida for 45 years, serving under many governors and Presidents. $75.00
>
>Strickland, Alice. The Valiant Pioneers : A History of Ormond Beach, Volusia
>Printing, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author.
>Fine / Very Good. Brown cloth binding with silver lettering on front cover
>piece top edge of rear panel. Signed by the author on ffep, "With the best
>wishes of Alice Strickland." 116 pp., bibliography, b&w photos. Dustjacket
>blurb by Marjory Stoneman Douglas. $60.00
>
>Taylor, Jean. The Villages of South Dade. St. Petersburg, FL: Byron Kennedy
>and Co., First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very
>Good. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, in
>slightly shelfworn and rubbed pictorial dustjacket with crease and small
>repaired tear and also missing a small piece bottom of front panel. Contents
>clean and fresh, appears unread. 304 pp., profusely illustrated with b&w
>historical photos. Early accounts of the small villages of south Dade County
>and the families that settled them: Cutler, Perrine Grant, Larkins, Kendall,
>Key, Rockdale, Perrine, Silver Plam, Goulds, Princeton, Naranja, Homestead,
>Modello, Florida City, Detroit, Longview, Flamingo, Cape Sable, Redland.
>Scarce. $100.00
>
>Warren, Fuller. How to Win in Politics. Tallahassee, FL: Peninsular
>Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
>Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. Pictorial cloth binding,
>edgeworn, rubbed and scuffed, spine darkened, corner bumped. 205 pp.,
>illustrated with b&w photos, maps, charts and graphs. Signed on the ffep by
>the author, the former Governor of the State of Florida. $50.00
>
>Watkins, Caroline B. The Story of Historic Micanopy. Gainesville, FL: The
>Alachua County Historical Commission, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
>9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Printed green and white paper wrappers are
>spotted and scuffed, slight soiling and stains to page edges, else contents
>clean. 102 pp., illustrated with maps, b&w drawings, and photos. $20.00
>
>Watson, Henry B. Bicentennial Pictorial History of Volusia County. Daytona
>Beach, FL: News-Journal Corp., 1976. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"
>tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Blue cloth binding with silver lettering
>on spine, in glossy black and white pictorial dustjacket which is edgeworn,
>rubbed, chipped, creased, and has a few small edge tears. Long ink gift
>inscription on ffep. 161pp., profusely illustrated with b&w photos and maps.
>$30.00
>
>White, Louise V.; Smiley, Nora K. History of Key West, Today and Yesterday.
>St. Petersburg, FL: Great Outdoors Publishing Co., 1959. First Edition.
>8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Signed by Author. Good Stapled
>pictorial wrappers, front cover rubbed, rear panel slightly darkened and
>small dampstain. Signed on title page, "Louise V. White, Key West, Fla." 104
>pp., b&w historical photos. $45.00
>
>Willeford, Charles. COCKFIGHTER. Chicago: Chicago Paperback House, 1962.
>True First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very
>Good True first printing preceding the hardcover by 10 years. Printed black
>pictorial stiff wraps, minor edgewear, minor chipping to corners, front
>upper corner softly creased, few wrinkles on spine, one small chip front
>panel, pages browned as usual, slight dampstain top of first few pages.
>Paperback original B-120. Cover art by Cloutier. An extremely nice copy of
>this title. $125.00
>
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[728] Endicott, Wendell. Adventures with Rod and Harpoon Along the
Florida Keys. NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1925. First Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket.
Two-tone green cloth binding with gilt fish decoration and lettering
on front cover, faded gilt lettering on worn spine, top edges gilt,
head & tail worn and slightly frayed. Signed by the author on the
half-title page. Text is extremely clean & bright, appears unread,
ep's browned. 273 pp., illustrated with 80 b&w photos. $175.00
[497] Florida State Planning Board. Key West Florida : American Guide
Series. New York: Hastings House, 1949. Second Revised Edition. 12mo -
over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. Light blue cloth
boards with darker blue lettering on front cover and spine, in
slightly browned, edgeworn and chipped pictorial dj. Booksellers ink
stamp on rear fep. 122 pp., map endpapers, profusely illustrated in
b&w. Contents clean & fine, appears unread. Old faded b&w photo of a
boat laid-in. A fine, fresh copy of the Completely Revised Edition.
$60.00
[682] Gabriel, Patricia. The Villagers' Book of Outstanding Homes of
Miami. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press, 1975. First
Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good.
[501] Strickland, Alice. The Valiant Pioneers : A History of Ormond
Beach, Volusia County, Florida. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami
Very Fine. As new, beautiful copy, signed by author on the title page.
$300.00
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[098] Arenas, Reinaldo. The Assault. NY: Viking, 1995. First Edition.
Very Fine / Very Fine.
Very Fine / Very Fine. Large quarto, 96 pages, illustrated with 70
color photos. $15.00
[491] Nicholson, Joe. Inside Cuba. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1974.
First Edition. Very Good / Good. Blue cloth binding with gilt
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I am pleased to offer the following books about Florida:
Boyd, Mark F., Hale G. Smith, and John W. Griffin. Here They Once
Stood : the Tragic End of the Apalachee Missions. Gainesville, FL:
University of Florida Press, 1951. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"
tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Beige and
brown decorative cloth binding, illustration and brown lettering on
front cover, gilt lettering on spine, top edge around book is
darkened/soiled, ink blot on tail of spine. Decorative endpapers.
Signed by John W. Griffin on first blank page. Gift inscription from
the author's father on verso of ffep, "To Roger H. West, this is a
gift from the father of John W. Griffin," unsigned. Laid-in signed
typed letter from Harry M. Griffin expressing his pride in his son's
book and bestowing this copy. Also included is the publisher's promo
piece. 189 pp., 12 photographic plates of excavations, artifacts and
missions. A look at the Spanish mission era in the Apalachee region of
Florida through the work of historical and archaelogical
investigators. The combined perspectives shed new light on a
previously obscure period. $150.00
Campbell, George R., and Winterbotham, Ann L. Jaws Too! : the Natural
History of Crocodillians with Emphasis on Sanibel Island's Alligators.
Ft. Myers, FL: Sutherland Publishing, 1985. First Edition. 4to -
over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Near Fine / Very
Good. Green cloth binding with faded gilt lettering on front cover and
spine, in scuffed, rubbed, price-clipped dustjacket. Slight wear to
head and tail of spine, contents clean and fresh, appears unread. Long
ink inscription on ffep signed by George Campbell, Simba's Keep, May
10, 1994. 267 pp., profusely illustrated. $125.00
Corse, Carita Doggett; Clark, Bernal E. (editor). Florida : Empire of
the Sun. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Hotel Commission, 1930. First
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No
Jacket. Tan boards with cloth spine, inset colored picture and
lettering on front board, some spotting, errata slip present. Contents
clean & bright. 159 pp., illustrations and photos. "A description of
the living advantages of Florida cities...The pleasures, recreations
and resort facilities now available to visitors and prospective
residents." $50.00
Dunlop, Beth. Florida's Vanishing Architecture . ill. Brian Smith,
Photographer. Englewood, FL.: Pineapple Press, 1987. First Edition.
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Glossy pictorial
wraps, spine darkened and edges rubbed, contents clean and fresh. 96
pp., b&w photos. $30.00
FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT of the Works Progress Administration (FWP,
WPA). FLORIDA A GUIDE TO THE SOUTHERNMOST STATE (American Guide
Series). NY: Oxford University Press, 1939. Fourth Printing, January
1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Green
cloth binding with blue lettering on front cover and spine, edgewear
to corners, spine edge rubbed and faded, in rubbed, creased, chipped
pictorial dustjacket with repaired tears on head of spine. Previous
owners name, Horace W. Kimbrell on front page map, also wrote
"Accurate to Jan. 1, 1939" bottom of title-page. Nice copy of this
increasingly hard-to-find title. 600 pp., b&w photos and illus. Map
present in rear pocket. $60.00
FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT of the Works Progress Administration (FWP,
WPA). FLORIDA : A GUIDE TO THE SOUTHERNMOST STATE (American Guide
Series). NY: Oxford University Press, 1939. Fourth Printing, January
1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket.
Green cloth binding with blue lettering on front cover and spine.
Previous owners name in pencil on half-title page. Nice copy of this
increasingly hard-to-find title. 600 pp., b&w photos and
illustrations. Missing map in rear pocket. $30.00
Flynt, Wayne. Cracker Messiah : Governor Sidney J. Catts of Florida.
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1977. First
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good.
Green cloth binding with red lettering on spine, page edges just
slightly soiled, in edgeworn, rubbed, scuffed and chipped pictorial
dustjacket. Contents clean & bright, appears unread. 359 pp., b&w
maps. Sidney Johnston Catts had lived in Florida only five years when
he was elected governor in 1916. His overthrow of the old Democratic
organization was one of the more spectacular upsets in Florida's
history. $30.00
Herbert, Glendon M.; and Reeves V, Isaac Stockton Keith. Koreshan
Unity Settlement, 1894-1977. Winter Park, FL: Architects Design Group
, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Signed
by Author. Good Small oblong, edgeworn, chipped, creased, glossy
pictorial wrappers torn along spine edges. Inscribed by one of the
authors on the title page, "To Betsy, An interesting and unusual part
of Florida history. Stockton, 11/77." Very scarce Florida item.
Restoration study for the Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Recreation and Parks, which now runs it as a state historical site.
$75.00
Hildreth, Charles H.; and Merlin G. Cox. History of Gainesville,
Florida 1854-1979. Gainesville, FL: Alachua County Historical Society,
1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine
/ No Jacket. Brown cloth binding with blue lettering, few spots on
covers, contents clean and fresh, appears unread. 208 pp., b&w photos,
illustrations and maps. $75.00
Howell, Arthur H.. Florida Bird Life. ill. Francis L. Jacques.
Tallahassee, FL: The Florida Dept. of Game & Fresh Water Fish, 1932.
First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by
Author. Good / No Jacket. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on
front cover and spine, scuffed and rubbed, one chip/tear on rear,
spine creased/wrinkled, signature cracked between frontis and title
page. Presentation copy inscribed by the author, "To Mr. John B.
Semple, with the compliments of Arthur H. Howell" on ffep, also signed
by J.B. Semple and A.W. Runell in pencil on same page. 579 pp., b&w
photos, color reproductions, and maps. Semple, of Coconut Grove, is
mentioned in the acknowledgments as having provided transportation and
personal assistance on a field trip to Cape Sable. A nice association
copy. $200.00
Johnston, Alva. The Legendary Mizners. ill. Reginald Marsh. NY:
Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Purple boards with gray cloth
spine, purple lettering, slight wear to head & tail of spine, in a
beautiful pink & cream pictorial dustjacket designed by Reginald
Marsh, which is slightly edgeworn, rear panel rubbed & scuffed, spine
faded and missing small pieces at the head and tail. Endpapers
browned, bookplate on front pastedown, previous owners ink name on
ffep. Contents clean. 304 pp., b&w illustrations. Portrait of two of
the early twentieth century's most clever and infamous rascals, the
playwright Wislon Mizner, and his brother Addison, the noted architect
and developer. $45.00
Jordan, Elaine Blohm. Pine Island, the Forgotten Island. Chelsea, MI:
Bookcrafters, Inc., 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. Blue cloth
binding with silver lettering on spine, front cover slightly soiled,
in slightly edgeworn printed blue pictorial dustjacket, soft crease on
rear panel. Inscribed by the author on ffep, "To Richard, Enjoy - And
may you never forget Pine Island. Elaine B. Jordan." $65.00
Maxwell, Cora S. Miami of Yesterday. Miami: Privately Printed, 1956.
First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by
Author. Very Good / No Jacket. Blue cloth with faded silver lettering
on front cover, darkened, slightly soiled, and one stain on front
cover. Gift inscription on ffep from the author, "To my friends - Mr.
and Mrs. Hoopes - amd all good wishes for your future happiness.
Sincerely, Cora S. Maxwell." The recipients noted on the bottom of the
page that "Mr & Mrs M. called on us in Sept and Mrs M passed away Nov
1957." Laid in is a letter to them from the author's husband, R.D.
Maxwell, telling them of her death. $75.00
Munroe, Ralph M., and Gilpin, Vincent. The Commodore's Story. Miami:
Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1966. First Thus. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Reprinted from
the original 1930 edition. Navy blue blind-stamped cloth binding, with
darkened gilt lettering on spine, slight foxing to frontis and
title-page, in slightly edgeworn, chipped, spine-faded, printed blue
dustwrapper with small stain on front panel. 384 pp., illustrated with
b&w photos and illustrations. The author was a noted boat designer and
pioneer in the Miami area, as well as a photographer. The family home
is now maintained by the state of Florida as a historic site. $75.00
Pierce, Charles W.; (Donald Walter Curl, ed.). Pioneer Life in
Southeast Florida. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press, 1970.
First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine /
Very Good. Gold cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, in lightly
scuffed and rubbed pictorial dustjacket with two small edge tears. 264
pp., b&w photos. Firsthand account of the life of the settlers in the
Lake Worth area, 1871-1894. $45.00
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. Cross Creek Cookery. ill. Robert Camp . NY:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / No Jacket. Decorative cloth binding with
red lettering on front cover, black on spine, contents clean and
bright. First issue with decorative endpapers, Scribner 'A' on
copyright page. $75.00
Schreiber, Strelsa. The Early Years of Port St. Lucie, Florida : A
Personal Memoir. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1998. First Edition.
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Blue
boards with silver lettering on front cover and spine, corners bumped,
in slightly shelfowrn, scuffed and rubbed, glossy pictorial
dustjacket. Bookplate and sticker covering another label on decorative
ffep. Contents fresh and clean, appears unread. 160 pp., profusely
illustrated with b&w photos. $35.00
Sewell, John. John Sewell's Memoirs and History of Miami, Florida.
Miami: The Franklin Press, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Privately Printed. Good / No Jacket. Blue cloth
binding with partially faded white lettering on front cover, and
slighted faded on spine, corner bumped/bent, head & tail of spine
slightly worn, rubbed along edge of spine, scratch on front cover.
Pages edges browned, contents clean and fresh. 237 pp., frontis
portrait, plus 6 b&w plates. Note labeled Volume 1, but no other
volumes ever published. Contains appendix with Sewell's eye witness
account of the attempt to assassinate President-elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt where Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was killed. $125.00
Sikes, Robert L. F. (edited By Bobbye Sikes Wicke). He-Coon : The Bob
Sikes Story. Pensacola, FL: Perdido Bay Press, 1984. First Edition.
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good /
No Jacket. Blue cloth binding with silver lettering on front cover and
spine, spine ends rubbed & creased, contents clean & fresh, appears
unread. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on ffep, "For the
Honorable Halley B Lewis with best wishes from his friend of many
years, Sept 87." Also laid-in is a signed, handwritten note on small
letterhead memo paper, "18 Sep 87, Dear Halley - Long time no see - we
had great times together - demi gave you a passing grade & congrats."
Sikes was the State Representative to Congress from West Florida for
45 years, serving under many governors and Presidents. $75.00
Strickland, Alice. The Valiant Pioneers : A History of Ormond Beach,
Volusia County, Florida. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press,
1963. 2nd Printing, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Signed by Author. Fine / Very Good. Brown cloth binding with silver
lettering on front cover and spine, in slightly edgeworn pictorial dj,
chipped and missing small piece top edge of rear panel. Signed by the
author on ffep, "With the best wishes of Alice Strickland." 116 pp.,
bibliography, b&w photos. Dustjacket blurb by Marjory Stoneman
Douglas. $60.00
Taylor, Jean. The Villages of South Dade. St. Petersburg, FL: Byron
Kennedy and Co., First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover.
Fine / Very Good. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front
cover and spine, in slightly shelfworn and rubbed pictorial dustjacket
with crease and small repaired tear and also missing a small piece
bottom of front panel. Contents clean and fresh, appears unread. 304
pp., profusely illustrated with b&w historical photos. Early accounts
of the small villages of south Dade County and the families that
settled them: Cutler, Perrine Grant, Larkins, Kendall, Key, Rockdale,
Perrine, Silver Plam, Goulds, Princeton, Naranja, Homestead, Modello,
Florida City, Detroit, Longview, Flamingo, Cape Sable, Redland.
Scarce. (SOLD)
Warren, Fuller. How to Win in Politics. Tallahassee, FL: Peninsular
Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. Pictorial cloth
binding, edgeworn, rubbed and scuffed, spine darkened, corner bumped.
205 pp., illustrated with b&w photos, maps, charts and graphs. Signed
on the ffep by the author, the former Governor of the State of
Florida. $50.00
Watkins, Caroline B. The Story of Historic Micanopy. Gainesville, FL:
The Alachua County Historical Commission, 1976. First Edition. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Printed green and white
paper wrappers are spotted and scuffed, slight soiling and stains to
page edges, else contents clean. 102 pp., illustrated with maps, b&w
drawings, and photos. $20.00
Watson, Henry B. Bicentennial Pictorial History of Volusia County.
Daytona Beach, FL: News-Journal Corp., 1976. First Edition. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Blue cloth binding with
silver lettering on spine, in glossy black and white pictorial
dustjacket which is edgeworn, rubbed, chipped, creased, and has a few
small edge tears. Long ink gift inscription on ffep. 161pp., profusely
illustrated with b&w photos and maps. $30.00
White, Louise V.; Smiley, Nora K. History of Key West, Today and
Yesterday. St. Petersburg, FL: Great Outdoors Publishing Co., 1959.
First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Signed by
Author. Good Stapled pictorial wrappers, front cover rubbed, rear
panel slightly darkened and small dampstain. Signed on title page,
"Louise V. White, Key West, Fla." 104 pp., b&w historical photos.
$45.00
Willeford, Charles. COCKFIGHTER. Chicago: Chicago Paperback House,
1962. True First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market
Paperback. Very Good True first printing preceding the hardcover by 10
years. Printed black pictorial stiff wraps, minor edgewear, minor
chipping to corners, front upper corner softly creased, few wrinkles
on spine, one small chip front panel, pages browned as usual, slight
dampstain top of first few pages. Paperback original B-120. Cover art
by Cloutier. An extremely nice copy of this title. $125.00
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