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rif. 709291 The Seven Symbols of the Klan cover title. Lake Wales FL: United Klans of America 1966. Unrecorded variant OCLC locates a 1966 edition published in Tuscaloosa: Northwestern Duke Wisconsin Historical Society; OCLC also locates three copies of the first edition published in the 1920s. 6-panel brochure folded to narrow 8vo. Multi-paragraph descriptions of The Bible Cross Flag Sword Water Robe and Hood. Illustrated from a photograph of Robert Shelton the Imperial Wizard. Original decorated self-wrapper. 2 Application for membership in the United Klans of America small partly printed document this copy unused. Lake Wales FL: John Paul Rogers ca. 1965. Small slip 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches with a marginal stamp "Sons of the Confederacy /West Palm Beach FL." 3 Chapter letterhead illustrated with a subdued gray portrait of Rober Shelton in Klan regalia. West Palm Beach FL: United Klans of America Unit No. 180 nd ca. 1965. 4to. Head and illustration enclosed within a fiery red border. Unused. 4 Special occasion card offering God's blessing for comfort and cheer. West Palm Beach FL: United Klans of Americam Unit #180 nd ca. 1965. 24mo bifolium cover illustrated in red and blue with a pair of candles The Bible and a red cross. 5 Klan visitation card color illustrated with robed Klan members before a fiery cross. Calling card 2 ¼ x 3 ½ inches. Lake Wales FL: United Klans of America nd ca. 1965. "You have been visited by a proud Klansman." 6 Elect / John Paul Rogers / Seat 49 / Florida House of / Representative / Democrat political card text recto. Polk County FL: Paulette Rogers nd ca. 1960s. Recto illustrated from a photo of the candidate printed both sides in red and blue; verso prints the candidate's stands on various issues. Rogers served as grand dragon of the Florida United Klans mid-1960s to 1982; he won a race for a seat on the Polk County Commission in 2008 but was defeated in a race for mayor of Lake Wales in 2013. Creased. 7 Certificate of service as a delegate to the 1976 National Klonvokation. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America 1976. 4to one-page clerically signed by Robert Shelton as Imperial Wizard and Lewis Perkins as Imperial Kligrapp. Tear through Klan seal at bottom. 8 Certificate of service as a delegate to the 1977 National Klonvokation. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America 1977. 4to one-page clerically signed by Robert Shelton as Imperial Wizard. Tear through Klan seal at bottom. 9 Oath of Allegiance caption title. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans Knight of the Ku Klux Klan nd ca. 1965. 4to. 3-page copy of the typescript oath in four sections. Some manuscript corrections for a possible new edition. Later stapling. 10 Official Business / Quarterly Unit Report caption title. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America nd ca. 1975. Folio. One-page unused questionnaire seeking information about an individual unit's activities 21 questions some multi-part with a section for personal comments. 11 Application for citizenship in the Klan Youth Corp. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America nd ca. 1975. Half-sheet 4to a partly-printed unused document seeking information on the applicant's's church school and grade employment social activities etc. 12 Bumper Sticker Eternal Vigulance sic / Is the Price Liberty / United Klans of America / Knight of the Ku Klux Klan complete text. NP: np nd ca. 1965. Never used but quite rubbed. 13 Visitation peel-off card 1 3/8 x 3 inches. NP: np nd ca. 1975. "You have been visited by the / United Klans of America / Knights of the Ku Klux Klan / Now would you like a Real Visit" complete text. 14 Peel off label four copies still attached to their section of computer label paper. NP: np ca. 1965. "K K K / The only Reason you are / White to day / Is Because Your Ancestors / Believed & Practiced / SEGREGATION / Be a Man Goin six the Klan" complete text. 15 Visitation peel-off card 2 x 3 ½ inches. NP: np nd ca. 1965. "The / Ku Klux Klan / Is Watching / You!" complete text. 16 Visitation card 3 x 3 ½ inches. NP: np nd ca. 1965. "Since Eighteen Hundred Sixty-Six / THE KU KLUX KLAN / Has been riding and will / continue to do so as long as / the WHITE MAN lives" complete text. 17-18 Two peel-off cards both 1960s and printed in red one 2 x 3 ½ inches reading "White Only" the other a bumper sticker 3 x 15 inches reading "Bus the Judges." 19-21 Three ephemeral items dealing with the American flag one a 1960s peel-off bumper sticker 5 x 6 inches picturing the Confederate battle flag and reading "Vote America / Throw the rascals out" the second "Flags of the Confederacy" 1960s 4to one-page picturing four Confederate flags the "Stars and Bars" the "Battle Flag" The "Second Confederate Flag" and the "Last Confederate Flag" with two or three paragraphs of descriptive text for each and the third "Flags of the Confederacy"Montgomery AL & Verona NJ: Tumbling Waters Museum c1978; 24mo 6-panel folding brochure illustrated with five flags describing each with several paragraphs of text. 22-23 Two outrageously racist creations both 4to one-page no creative responsibility noted for either the first offering a shaded outline figure of a Black man to shoot at the second presenting a page full of stereotypically racist questions and insinuations masquerading as an employment application. OCLC locates one copy of the first Michigan State. 24 "Brevard; Next Little Rock" caption headline of a front page editorial in the Brevard Frontier Cocoa Beach FL Friday April 6 1962 Vol.I No. 11 this number only. Folio. 8 pp. The editorial covers the top half of the front page 10 paragraphs in three columns reminding Brevard County readers of the Federal intervention in Little Rock in 1957 "Demands from the NAACP and allied groups should be ignored; unthinking edicts from the federal government tending to force their racial solutions on us should at least be questioned" and solutions should come from "our political representatives on the local and state levels." This periodical apparently unrecorded on OCLC. For the lot of 24 items most at least uncommon unknown
rif. 709291 The Seven Symbols of the Klan cover title. Lake Wales FL: United Klans of America 1966. Unrecorded variant OCLC locates a 1966 edition published in Tuscaloosa: Northwestern Duke Wisconsin Historical Society; OCLC also locates three copies of the first edition published in the 1920s. 6-panel brochure folded to narrow 8vo. Multi-paragraph descriptions of The Bible Cross Flag Sword Water Robe and Hood. Illustrated from a photograph of Robert Shelton the Imperial Wizard. Original decorated self-wrapper. 2 Application for membership in the United Klans of America small partly printed document this copy unused. Lake Wales FL: John Paul Rogers ca. 1965. Small slip 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches with a marginal stamp "Sons of the Confederacy /West Palm Beach FL." 3 Chapter letterhead illustrated with a subdued gray portrait of Rober Shelton in Klan regalia. West Palm Beach FL: United Klans of America Unit No. 180 nd ca. 1965. 4to. Head and illustration enclosed within a fiery red border. Unused. 4 Special occasion card offering God's blessing for comfort and cheer. West Palm Beach FL: United Klans of Americam Unit #180 nd ca. 1965. 24mo bifolium cover illustrated in red and blue with a pair of candles The Bible and a red cross. 5 Klan visitation card color illustrated with robed Klan members before a fiery cross. Calling card 2 ¼ x 3 ½ inches. Lake Wales FL: United Klans of America nd ca. 1965. "You have been visited by a proud Klansman." 6 Elect / John Paul Rogers / Seat 49 / Florida House of / Representative / Democrat political card text recto. Polk County FL: Paulette Rogers nd ca. 1960s. Recto illustrated from a photo of the candidate printed both sides in red and blue; verso prints the candidate's stands on various issues. Rogers served as grand dragon of the Florida United Klans mid-1960s to 1982; he won a race for a seat on the Polk County Commission in 2008 but was defeated in a race for mayor of Lake Wales in 2013. Creased. 7 Certificate of service as a delegate to the 1976 National Klonvokation. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America 1976. 4to one-page clerically signed by Robert Shelton as Imperial Wizard and Lewis Perkins as Imperial Kligrapp. Tear through Klan seal at bottom. 8 Certificate of service as a delegate to the 1977 National Klonvokation. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America 1977. 4to one-page clerically signed by Robert Shelton as Imperial Wizard. Tear through Klan seal at bottom. 9 Oath of Allegiance caption title. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans Knight of the Ku Klux Klan nd ca. 1965. 4to. 3-page copy of the typescript oath in four sections. Some manuscript corrections for a possible new edition. Later stapling. 10 Official Business / Quarterly Unit Report caption title. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America nd ca. 1975. Folio. One-page unused questionnaire seeking information about an individual unit's activities 21 questions some multi-part with a section for personal comments. 11 Application for citizenship in the Klan Youth Corp. Tuscaloosa AL: United Klans of America nd ca. 1975. Half-sheet 4to a partly-printed unused document seeking information on the applicant's's church school and grade employment social activities etc. 12 Bumper Sticker Eternal Vigulance sic / Is the Price Liberty / United Klans of America / Knight of the Ku Klux Klan complete text. NP: np nd ca. 1965. Never used but quite rubbed. 13 Visitation peel-off card 1 3/8 x 3 inches. NP: np nd ca. 1975. "You have been visited by the / United Klans of America / Knights of the Ku Klux Klan / Now would you like a Real Visit" complete text. 14 Peel off label four copies still attached to their section of computer label paper. NP: np ca. 1965. "K K K / The only Reason you are / White to day / Is Because Your Ancestors / Believed & Practiced / SEGREGATION / Be a Man Goin six the Klan" complete text. 15 Visitation peel-off card 2 x 3 ½ inches. NP: np nd ca. 1965. "The / Ku Klux Klan / Is Watching / You!" complete text. 16 Visitation card 3 x 3 ½ inches. NP: np nd ca. 1965. "Since Eighteen Hundred Sixty-Six / THE KU KLUX KLAN / Has been riding and will / continue to do so as long as / the WHITE MAN lives" complete text. 17-18 Two peel-off cards both 1960s and printed in red one 2 x 3 ½ inches reading "White Only" the other a bumper sticker 3 x 15 inches reading "Bus the Judges." 19-21 Three ephemeral items dealing with the American flag one a 1960s peel-off bumper sticker 5 x 6 inches picturing the Confederate battle flag and reading "Vote America / Throw the rascals out" the second "Flags of the Confederacy" 1960s 4to one-page picturing four Confederate flags the "Stars and Bars" the "Battle Flag" The "Second Confederate Flag" and the "Last Confederate Flag" with two or three paragraphs of descriptive text for each and the third "Flags of the Confederacy"Montgomery AL & Verona NJ: Tumbling Waters Museum c1978; 24mo 6-panel folding brochure illustrated with five flags describing each with several paragraphs of text. 22-23 Two outrageously racist creations both 4to one-page no creative responsibility noted for either the first offering a shaded outline figure of a Black man to shoot at the second presenting a page full of stereotypically racist questions and insinuations masquerading as an employment application. OCLC locates one copy of the first Michigan State. 24 "Brevard; Next Little Rock" caption headline of a front page editorial in the Brevard Frontier Cocoa Beach FL Friday April 6 1962 Vol.I No. 11 this number only. Folio. 8 pp. The editorial covers the top half of the front page 10 paragraphs in three columns reminding Brevard County readers of the Federal intervention in Little Rock in 1957 "Demands from the NAACP and allied groups should be ignored; unthinking edicts from the federal government tending to force their racial solutions on us should at least be questioned" and solutions should come from "our political representatives on the local and state levels." This periodical apparently unrecorded on OCLC. For the lot of 24 items most at least uncommon unknown books
1723rif. 7416AMadrid, Oficina Real für N. R. Franco, 1723. 4°. 16 Bll., 268 S., 6 Bll. Flexibler Pergamentband der Zeit mit 2 Schließschlaufen. Vord. Innengelenk aufgeplatzt. 1 Bl. mit Einriß. [2 Warenabbildungen] 2. Auflage.
1900rif. ALB.24.0011900. Photo albums 2; Silver prints 15 and photogravures 23. A handsome pair of early-20th century albums with mini-panoramic views of Daytona Florida. There albums contain both silver prints and photogravures. Daytona locations represented in the albums include Daytona Beach; Ormond Drive; the Tomoka River; Ridgewood Avenue; the Claredon Hotel; Seminole Island; the Palmetto Club; Spanish Canal; and more. Most 3 1/4 x 10 inches a few smaller ; With printed captions in negative. unknown
1918rif. 40712Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1918. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Florida from Jupiter to Tampa including West Palm Beach Miami Boca Raton Fort Lauderdale Miami the Keys and Fort Meyers as well as the Bahamas and a partial mapping of the northern Cuban coastline including Havana. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Southern Florida and the Northern Caribbean region and an important historical view of a developing Florida. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown books
1917rif. 40734Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1917. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Florida from Vero Beach to Jupiter including Fort Pierce Port St. Lucie Stuart and the Hobe Sound with an inset map of the Narrows in the upper left corner. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map of the Florida coastline was issued before the incorporation of Jupiter Township in 1925 and predates the development of Route 1. A railroad is marked as following the approximate route of the highway. This map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Jupiter region and an important historical view of a developing Florida. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown books
1917rif. 40733Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1917. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of the south eastern Florida coastline from Boca Raton to Jupiter encompassing Lake Worth West Palm Beach and Delray Beach. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the coast of southeast Florida and an important historical view of the developing state. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown books
1990rif. 26721Tallahassee FL: Gallery & Museum School of Visual Arts & Dance Florida State University. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- with a bonus offer--; T-FLORFIBE; Florida State University Gallery & Museum Arte Textil Fibers USA - Colombia - Florida State University Gallery & Museum Tallahassee - 9/28/90 - 10/22/90 . 1990. Gallery & Museum School of Visual Arts & Dance, Florida State University paperback
1990rif. 26722Tallahassee FL: Florida State University Gallery & Museum. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer--; T-FLORDESH; Florida State University Gallery & Museum; Hobbs Robert Arthur Deshaies: Casting Doubt - Florida State University Gallery & Museum - 1/12/90 - 2/4/90 . 1990. Florida State University Gallery & Museum paperback
1988rif. 26723Tallahassee FL: Florida State University Institute for Contemporary Art. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer--; T-FLORATHAN; Florida State University Gallery & Museum Athanor VII - Florida State University - Journal of the Institute for Contemporary Art . 1988. Florida State University Institute for Contemporary Art paperback
1991rif. 26727Tallahassee FL: Florida State University Gallery & Museum. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- -- with a bonus offer--; T-FLORHANSON; Hobbs Robert; Florida State University Gallery & Museum Duane Hanson - The New Objectivity - Florida State University Gallery & Museum - Tallahassee FL - 2/8/91 - 3/10/91 . 1991. Florida State University Gallery & Museum paperback
1996rif. 26724Tallahassee FL: Dance. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer--; T-FLORMAGIC; Museum of Fine Arts / Florida State University School of Visual Arts & Dance My Magic Pours Secret Libations - Museum of Fine Arts / Florida State University School of Visual Arts & Dance - Tallahassee FL - 2/16/96 - 4/6/96 . 1996. Dance paperback
1969rif. 59289St. Petersburg Florida: Museum of Fine Arts. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 48 pp. With 27 ills. 2 col. . 23 x 27 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1969. Museum of Fine Arts paperback
1978rif. 58098University Gallery University of Florida. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 52 pp. With one text ill. And 28 ills. On 20 pls. One map. 23 x 19 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1978. University Gallery, University of Florida paperback
1970rif. 59605Gainesville Florida U. S. A. : University Gallery University of Florida. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 22 pp. With 16 ills. 23 x 19 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1970. University Gallery, University of Florida paperback
1981rif. 26725Tallahassee FL: University. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer--; T-FLORWILE; University Fine Arts Galleries School of Visual Arts - Florida State University William T. Wiley - University Fine Arts Galleries School of Visual Arts - Florida State University - Tallahassee FL - May 2 - 31 1981 . 1981. University paperback
1916rif. 40727Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1916. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Cape Canaveral to Key West including Jupiter West Palm Beach Boca Raton Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Miami the Keys the Everglades Naples and the Bahamas. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Florida's Coast and Keys region and an important historical view of the developing state. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown books
1922rif. 40720Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1922. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Key West Harbor. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map of the Florida coastline is notable in displaying the Overseas Railroad as the only main land transportation link between the Keys. At the time this map was published the overseas highway had yet to be built and tourism and travel in the region was limited to boat or train. This map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Key West and an important historical view of a developing Florida. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown books
1864rif. 63452Richmond VA 1864. 4to one-page on blue paper the text in full: "In compliance with your request I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of my letter to the Hon. W. Porcher Miles on the subject of the torpedo boats"; with a "Rebel Archives" stamp on verso. Chambliss 1809-1875; Sussex County Virginia plantation owner and member of the Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was a member of the house Naval Affairs committee and William Porcher Miles 1822-1899; Mayor of Charleston South Carolina 1855-1857 U.S. House of Representatives 1857-1860 Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was chairman of the house Military Affairs committee. This letter was written several months after the Confederacy's first torpedo boat the David made its initial attack against the Union ship New Ironsides in Charleston Harbor 5 October 1863 and two months before its second against the USS Memphis 6 March 1864. After two failed attempts at a sortie in 1863 losing 13 crew members in the process the Hunley became the first torpedo boat to actually sink a war vessel successfully completing its mission against the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 17 1864. Very good Mallory's signature strong and black. Folded. 10187. unknown
1864rif. 63452Richmond VA 1864. 4to one-page on blue paper the text in full: "In compliance with your request I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of my letter to the Hon. W. Porcher Miles on the subject of the torpedo boats"; with a "Rebel Archives" stamp on verso. Chambliss 1809-1875; Sussex County Virginia plantation owner and member of the Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was a member of the house Naval Affairs committee and William Porcher Miles 1822-1899; Mayor of Charleston South Carolina 1855-1857 U.S. House of Representatives 1857-1860 Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was chairman of the house Military Affairs committee. This letter was written several months after the Confederacy's first torpedo boat the David made its initial attack against the Union ship New Ironsides in Charleston Harbor 5 October 1863 and two months before its second against the USS Memphis 6 March 1864. After two failed attempts at a sortie in 1863 losing 13 crew members in the process the Hunley became the first torpedo boat to actually sink a war vessel successfully completing its mission against the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 17 1864. Very good Mallory's signature strong and black. Folded. 10187. unknown books
1700rif. 17337Amsterdam, de Wit, 1675 (recte um 1700). Ca. 49,5 cm x 57 cm. [4 Warenabbildungen]
1882rif. 678131882. FLORIDA. Illustrated Florida. Buffalo. 1882. Nineteen chromolithographed views. In original illustrated slipcase. Original retail sticker on back cover small previous owner's label to each side. One chromolithograph creased others in excellent condition. A beautiful series of small chromolithographs of vacationing scenes in northern Florida from the early days of its tourist era. Scenes are in and around Jacksonville along the St. John's River Palatka St. Augustine along the Ocklawaha River and generic southern scenes. The Dodge Company of Buffalo made similar portfolios for other vacation spots. unknown
1919rif. 40697Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1919. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare coastal survey of Key West Harbor including Key West and several anchorage points for potential naval use complete with a U.S. Navy seal. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline create nautical charts of the coast and help increase maritime safety since its founding and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps commonly referred to as "T-sheets" provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of Key West and an important historical view of a developing Florida. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown books
1723rif. 6495AMadrid, Franco, 1723. 4°. XXX, II, 268 S., XII S. Pergamentband der Zeit.
1847rif. 49540Tallahassee: Office of the Floridian 1847. Militia Laws of Florida The first rules governing the militia for the new state of Florida with the first act establishing and organizing the militia in 1846 with subsequent acts laying out the duties of various officers and the rules governing the militia. Very rare. Servies records one copy at the University of Florida's P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History; OCLC records only five others. Original blue printed wrappers. Spine chipped minor soiling old ink call number on front cover. Minor foxing. Else very good. SERVIES 3239. AII FLORIDA 281. McMURTRIE FLORIDA 142. OCLC 28826102. unknown
