(Daytona, FL: City of Dayton, 1917). Oblong 8vo. Single strip, folded accordion-style, of 14 panels, three with promotional text, 11 with views for the city and environs, including one of the golf course and one for beach strip showing a number of parked cars. At head of front wrapper in..... More
(Daytona, FL: Merchants Bank, 1917). Oblong 8vo. Single strip, folded accordion-style, of 14 panels, three with promotional text, 11 with views for the city and environs, including one of the golf course and one for beach strip showing a number of parked cars. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good. More
(Daytona, FL: Chamber of Commerce, 1917). Oblong 8vo. Single strip, folded accordion-style, of 14 panels, three with promotional text, 11 with views for the city and environs, including one of the golf course and one for beach strip showing a number of parked cars. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good. More
[various locations in Alabama: 1943-47]. From his farming co-operative, St. Teresa's Village, that he started near Bolling, Alabama, Terminiello pursued his career trying to "preserve a Christian standard in America," but gradually turned to Anti-Semitism and Fascism, from the late 1930s through the 1940s, earning him the nickname "Father Coughlin..... More
Single sheet, 30 x 13.5 cm., recording the attendants at the service for Moses Samuel Dickinson who died at the age of 21 on May 2, 1792. Old fold lines, a short separation along the vertical fold, slightly affecting one letter of text. In a neat hand, the people present..... More
New York: The American Guardian Association, National Fund Campaign Headquarters, 8 West Fortieth St. nd [ca. 1925]. Broadside, 55 x 44 cm. Followed by nine lines of text appealing to the citizens of the United States and noting that Governor-General Leonard Woods had created the American Guardian Association to keep..... More
London: Printed by the assigns of the Kings Printers and by the assigns of R. and E. Askyns, Esquires, 1696. 8vo. [14], 331, [5] pp. Full contemporary calf, front joint shows signs of being repaired. There are two distinct American ink signatures on the title leaf, one of Benjamin Lynde..... More
[Cleveland, Ohio: 1879]. A brief manuscript essay, a little more than 3 pp., approx. 800 words, on lined paper, in a neat hand. The anonymous author records his birth in New Haven, Connecticut on Dec. 31, 1810. He mentions that his father was in the West India business as a...... More
NP: September 10, 1857. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, on blue lined paper, 12 x 19 cm. Signed by T.H. McCray, and by the President of Tellico Mfg. Company, S. Vanhook. The money was to be placed to the account of the Tellico Manufacturing Company. This document marked "No..... More
[Chicago? May 25th, 1868]. Small broadside, 19.5 x 12 cm., printed in various sizes and styles of type. Old fold lines, else very good. Chas. Fargo's instruction to his Agents and Messengers reads in part: "You are again particularly cautioned against Safe Blowers and Train Robbers. The late bold and..... More
New York: John P. Whitney (printed Pathfinder office), c1878. First edition of this annual issue (the guide was published annually, 1875-1879). 16mo. 97, (1) pp. Maps (two maps of the St. Johns River, street map of St. Augustine, small railroad maps), ads on pages 74-97 (one in color; ad on..... More
Tallahassee, FL: Floridian Printing Co., 1897. First edition. 8vo. 6 pp. Whitfield (1860-1948) was serving as the State Treasurer of Florida at the time of publication and later served as the state’s Attorney General and Chief Justice on the state’s Supreme Court (1904-1943); while penned a decision that prohibited excluding..... More
St. Augustine, FL: (Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway [printed Matthews-Northrup, Buffalo, N.Y.), 1893. First edition. Oblong 4to. (2, title leaf), (13, text, printed double-column), (38, illustrations from photographs, mostly full-page), (3, ads) pp., color frontispiece, map of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway (down the East..... More
St. Augustine, FL: (Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway [printed Matthews-Northrup, Buffalo, N.Y.), 1893. First edition. Oblong 4to. (2, title leaf), (13, text, printed double-column), (38, illustrations from photographs, mostly full-page), (3, ads) pp., color frontispiece, map of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway (down the East..... More
[Watertown, N.Y. or Tarpon Springs, FL?]: The author, nd [1930]. First edition. 8vo. (8) pp. Illustrated from photographs. Primarily about the “industry,” but contains promotional about information for Tarpon Springs, as well. OCLC locates four copies (Orange Co. Public, Rollins, Florida, State Library of Florida). Original printed green wrappers (mostly..... More
(Tampa, FL: Tampa Chamber of Commerce), nd [1940s?]. Promotional. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. Illustrated from photographs, two maps, one a road map of Florida, the other a street map of Tampa, with a key to places of interest. OCLC locates two copies (Tampa Bay History Center, S. Florida)..... More
Columbus, GA & New York: Truax Marble & Co. & S. T. Gordon, 1852. Sheet music. 4to. (2) pp. [printed rectos only], music only. OCLC locates only a Philadelphia, 1852, printing, (Michigan only) attributed to B. R. Lignoski. Removed from a bound volume of sheet music, sheets detached. Browned, closed..... More
St. Augustine, FL: The author, 1948. First edition. 12mo. 31 pp. Signed by the author on the dedication leaf. Small town in St. Johns County, Florida. OCLC locate nine copies (New York Public, Orange County Public, Florida, Miami, State Library of Florida, Emory, American Antiquarian Society, Duke, PA History and..... More
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1928. First separate edition (reprinted from Proceedings of the AAS for October, 1927). 8vo. 23 pp. Original printed blue-green wrappers. Very good. More
Baltimore, (MD): F. D. Benteen, 1844. Sheet music. 4to. (2) pp., music only At head of title “Gertrude’s Dream.” Lower half of second page “St. Augustine Waltz.” OCLC locates three copies (State Library of Florida, Baylor, Virginia). Removed from a bound volume of sheet music; music only, with some pencil..... More
NY: William Hall & Son, 1854. Sheet music. 4to. 5 pp., music only. At head of title: “To Miss Florida A. Williamson, Cincinnati, Ohio.” OCLC locates one copy (Pittsburgh). Removed from a bound volume of sheet music; some browning, but very good. More
(Jacksonville, FL: Florida Historical Quarterly), nd [1959]. First separate edition, reprint from the Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 1, July 1959. 8vo. pp. 29-44. History of the Olive Branch Shaker Community, near Ashton in Osceola County. OCLC locates four copies (Hamilton, Berkshire Athenaeum, Nebraska-Lincoln, Alberta). Original printed wrappers, staples. Very good..... More
(Sanford, FL: Seminole County Assn. of Chambers of Commerce), nd [1926]. Promotional. 8vo. 48 pp. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, many in color, map of Seminole County verso of front wrapper, map of the state on rear wrapper. Sketches of the towns and cities in the county, agricultural and..... More
(Sebring, FL: Harder Hall), nd [ca. 1930]. Promotional for the large inn which opened in 1927. 8-panel brochure folded to narrow 8vo. Illustrated from photographs, interior and exterior views, map. Touting the inn’s amenities and sporting possibilities. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good. More
(St. Petersburg, FL: Chamber of Commerce), nd [1923]. Promotional. Small 4to folded to narrow 8vo. (19) pp. [printed double-column]. Illustrated from photographs, small bird’s-eye view of the Tampa Bay region, map on inside of wrappers. Emphasizes outdoor activities. OCLC locates one copy (Michigan). Original color illustrated wrappers, stapled. Old staining..... More
