Deland: The Florida State Historical Society, 1928. Two volumes: lxxiii,[1],271,[1]; xv,[1],383,[1]pp., plus plates. Titlepages printed in red and black. Frontispiece in first volume. Large octavo. Original half cloth and paper boards, printed paper label on front boards and spines. Labels lightly soiled. Bookplate on rear pastedowns. About fine. In lightly.....
Glendale, Ca. 1936. 215pp. Frontis. Large octavo. Original red cloth. Near fine. From an edition limited to 500 copies, this copy numbered 478. An excellent account of the Lyna y Arellano expedition for the conquest of Florida in 1559-61. An Arthur Clark Co. publication.
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1825. 5pp. Dbd. Foxing, else good. Uncut and untrimmed. A petition to Congress by persons of western Florida (now the most southern portions of Mississippi and Alabama) The petition decries the unlawful taxing of waterways to the Mississippi and New Orleans by Louisiana and the exploitative.....
London. 1819. pp.[261]-280. Later marbled wrappers. Internally clean. Very good. Self-styled expanded second edition, "printed exclusively in the PAMPHLETEER," after portions originally appeared in both the MORNING CHRONICLE (Sept. 1, 1819) and PORT FOLIO (November 1819). An engaging discourse on political implications for Great Britain should the United States annex.....
Geneva. 1775. Three volumes. [4],iii,iii-viii,719pp. plus folding map and three plates; [4],viii,622pp. plus two folding maps and two plates; [4],viii,658,iv pp. plus folding map and three plates. Thick quarto. Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, leather labels. Some light wear to hinges and corners. Contemporary ownership inscription on each flyleaf. Internally.....
St. Augustine. 1888. 144p. plus fifteen plates. Frontis. Original decorative boards, gilt. Good. A nicely illustrated historical survey of St. Augustine.
St. Augustine: E.H. Reynolds, 1892. 101,[43]pp. (pagination erratic pp.21-22 omitted, pp.24-91 incorrectly numbered 22-87). Frontis. Slim quarto. Original printed wrappers bound into modern three quarter blue morocco and boards, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g. Internally clean. Very good. Bookplate of noted Americana collector Frank Cutter Deering on front pastedown. An overview of.....
London. 1739. [4],60pp. Half title. Dbd. Minor foxing in outer leaves, else very good. Discusses the Treaty of El Pardo, which is printed in full. It was at the convention described herein that Britain and Spain agreed to avoid war, to meet in conference to settle their respective pretensions to.....
Georgetown: Richards and Mallory, 1815. 41pp. plus errata. Dbd. Stain and chip near fore-edge of titlepage, barely affecting title. Uniform light tanning. About very good. In a half morocco box. An interesting early manifestation of the principles of the Monroe Doctrine. Robinson advocates quick action in foiling the joint designs.....
Rotterdam. 1665. Engraved titlepage, title-leaf, [32],583,[13]pp. plus three folding plates. Forty-four copper plate engravings. Quarto. Old vellum. Vellum dust soiled, small portion of spine lacking. Occasional light foxing or toning. Bottom margin of one folding plate trimmed, slightly affecting explanation. Another folding plate neatly detached. Overall a very nice copy.....
New York. 1875. 561pp. plus plates (includes five chromolithographs), two folding maps, and two leaves of advertisements. Chromolithographic frontis. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, with gilt regimental insignias on front board and backstrip, expertly rebacked with the original backstrip laid down. Cloth a bit darkened. Internally.....
New York. 1875. 561pp. plus plates, including five chromolithographs and two folding maps. Chromolithographic frontis. Thick quarto. Contemporary sheep, recased with original spine, boards, and labels laid down. Modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Tiny chip to bottom corner of frontispiece, light offsetting to titlepage. Very good. In a cloth slipcase.....
London. 1765. vii,[1],264pp. Modern half speckled calf and marbled boards. Titlepage and first text leaf separating at top of gutter, moderate tanning. Very good. The companion to the journals of the famous ranger of the French and Indian War. This is an important work utilizing Rogers' knowledge of the western.....
London: Fielding and Walker, 1778. Two volumes. iv,596; 629,[1]pp., plus forty- six (of fifty-one) maps and plates (some folding). Quarto. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, rebacked to style. Some scattered foxing and offsetting from plates. Last leaf of first volume torn and repaired. Still, a good copy. A comprehensive.....
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1851-1857. Six thick folio volumes. Numerous plates and maps, many tinted or in color. Uniformly bound in original publisher's cloth, front board and spine gilt, rear board stamped in blind. Volumes 1, 2, and 4 bound in green cloth; volumes 3, 5, and 6 in maroon cloth. Volumes.....
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1851-1857. Six thick folio volumes. Numerous plates and maps, many tinted or in color. Uniformly bound in half green morocco, raised bands, and marbled boards, stamped in gilt. Light tideline throughout sixth volume. Other volumes clean and neat internally. Fourth and sixth volumes with presentation inscriptions from the.....
Erlangen, Germany: Johann Jacob Palm, 1787. [14],194,[1]pp. Contemporary plain boards, modern paper label, edges stained red. Joints neatly mended. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on titlepage and front pastedown. Internally clean. Very good. "The first consequential work on American geology" - Howes. Johann David Schöpf was a German-trained physician who served as.....
Erlangen: Johann Jacob Palm, 1788. Two volumes. [24],644,[1]; [6],xxxii,551,[1]pp., plus folding map. Modern half calf and marbled boards. Two volumes from different sets, bound uniformly. First volume foxed and dampstained. Second volume with institutional ex-lib. on titlepage. Titlepage of each volume printed on thick paper. Nonetheless, a good set. The.....
[Washington. 1840]. 3pp. Dbd. Faint foxing. Very good. A rare report transmitted from the auditor by Secretary of War J.R. Poinsett, regarding the progress made in the settlement of claims for horses lost in two recent Indian wars in the American South. Only a single copy in OCLC, at the.....
[Washington. 1859]. 8pp. Dbd. Lightly toned. Very good. A rare Congressional publication relating to volunteer troops serving in Florida during the Third Seminole War. "Correspondence of Jefferson Davis and John B. Floyd with governors Broome and Perry, Col. J. Munroe and Col. Gustavus Loomis, on raising volunteers. Notes on troops.....
[Washington]. 1841. 6pp., on a single folded sheet. Minor toning. Unopened and untrimmed. Very good. Incredibly scarce report filed by the Committee on the Territories, on behalf of the citizens of West Florida, requesting payment for losses endured in Florida by U.S. troops. The United States entered into a treaty.....
[Washington. 1838]. 19pp. Dbd. First leaf mostly detached. Otherwise, very good. A critical report of American coastal defenses in the midst of the Second Seminole War, with recommendations for improvements by J.R. Poinsett, the Secretary of War. "With a letter of W.H. Chase, March 3, 1838, on the completion of.....
[Washington. 1839]. 4pp. Dbd. Tiny marginal tear to spine edge. Very good. A short government report regarding land settlement in South Florida towards the end of the Second Seminole War. Contains a letter by the Surgeon General to Senator Benton speaking on the suitability of South Florida lands for agriculture.....
[Washington. 1839]. 6pp. Dbd. Very good. Congressional report regarding military pay for Col. A.G. Morgan of Missouri for his service in Florida during the Second Seminole War. Rare, with only two copies in OCLC, at the University of South Florida and the Wisconsin Historical Society. Not in Servies...
[Washington]. 1842. 15pp. Dbd. Light foxing and dampstaining. First and final leaves detached. Good. Correspondence surrounding the removal of Native Americans in Florida and expenses and expenditures to be paid. Includes tables of payments to Indians. Scarce, with only three copies located in OCLC.
