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2000réf. mon0000694754R&L Education 10/4/2012 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Like New. 0.7000 in x 9.1000 in x 6.4000 in. R&L Education hardcover
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1960réf. 004440Jacksonville : Florida East Coast Railway 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. 95pp. Printed stapled stiff wraps. Light wear to spine slight dampstain to some pages contents are otherwise clean and unblemished. Book contains a comprehensive listing of principal cities and towns with descriptions of landmarks and features and listings of hotels and inns with their rates. Illustrated with many c1900 photos. This book is evidently a mid 20th century reprint of a guidebook originally published around 1902. Florida East Coast Railway hardcover
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1835réf. BK0025New York City 1835. Autograph letter signed by the merchant firm Baker & Moore 4 pp. addressed to General William Battey care of Dr. Charles Luzenberg at the Franklin Infirmary on the Pontchartrain Railroad New Orleans. Stampless folded letter with red circular "NEW-YORK" December 31 datestamp and manuscript "25" rate. Appx. 1000 words. File folds; otherwise very good. A lengthy commercial letter written thirteen days after the Great Fire of New York describing the destruction of the city's mercantile district and tracing its immediate effects through insurance capital banking commodity prices and trade with New Orleans. Written by the New York firm of Baker & Moore to their associate William Battey the letter provides a near-contemporary account of the fire an assessment of the city's financial resilience and instructions for exploiting the resulting fluctuations in the markets for brandy wine raisins tobacco iron and copper. The fire began on the evening of December 16 during an extraordinary cold spell and northwest gale. Frozen hydrants wells cisterns and hoses left the city's volunteer fire companies largely unable to contain it. By the following day the fire had destroyed much of the commercial district between Wall Street and the East River including the Merchants' Exchange and hundreds of stores and warehouses. Buildings were eventually demolished with gunpowder to create firebreaks at Exchange Place and Coenties Slip. Contemporary estimates varied but approximately 674 buildings were destroyed with losses eventually placed at twenty million dollars or more.1 Baker & Moore begin by describing the extent of the burned district the severe weather and the use of explosives to arrest the flames: "Since my last you have no doubt received the paper sent you giving particulars of the great calamity which has befallen our City. On the 16th our City was about half burned up. From Coffee House Slip to Coenties Slip by the water & William Street is all in ruins. There is but one store left in that whole district. It was one of the coldest nights that we ever experienced & the wind blew a gale from Northwest. The fire broke out in the rear of the Exchange and went down through to the water spreading both ways and would have undoubtedly continued on but for the wide slips of Coffee House & Coenties Slip with the occasional blowing up of some stores & houses with powder to check the flame in its progress" The account quickly turns from the physical destruction to the distribution of its financial losses: "The destruction of property is immense probably from 10 to 15000000$ and it was supposed that many would be ruined but tis remarkable so far we have not heard of one. The Banks have been liberal and there has been a proper and benevolent feeling manifested throughout & should some further aid be brought in which probably will from the State or general government we think there may be no failures. The Insurance companies most of them are ruined and the principal loss is in Insurance capital. The loss will in some instances fall upon those who cannot well afford it. Many widows & orphans have had their all taken from them. The loss is large and New York has met with a great calamity but she is made of such materials & her facilities are so large & varied that the mercantile community will bear up under more than any other place in the Union & we think in one year's time it will be almost forgotten." The confidence expressed here correctly anticipated the city's rapid commercial recovery. Banks and government agencies extended credit and payment terms rebuilding began almost immediately and the burned district was reconstructed with new countinghouses and warehouses. The disaster also exposed the inadequacy of New York's water supply and firefighting arrangements contributing to later infrastructure and institutional reforms. Baker & Moore then apply the disaster to their own trade with New Orleans. Hundreds of warehouses and their contents had been destroyed increasing prices of imported foods wines and spirits. The firm instructs Battey to use the New York price current to obtain higher prices for their consignments: "This fire has advanced most all kinds of goods. Raisins are worth here $3-$3½. Wines such as Mess. Eastman's have advanced with us 4-6 cents. So many hundred casks destroyed must advance it and make it higher through the season. More than one half the Brandy was consumed tis now selling at $1.75 and some are asking $2. We wish what we sent you sold & this will be a favorable time to sell-show N.Y. price current-and get as good a price as you can. There will we think be no want of Brandy. Those raisins we think you had better dispose of at once. We think from N.O. current must pay something handsome for us. In regard to old Iron we find good old iron will always sell for the money for 112½ gross hundred equal to 1c per lb. Cast & wrought are same price. If you can come across a lot to do you may make it answer & pay us well. Copper if you can buy low enough may pay something. We thought hay might pay out but tis so high we cannot buy to send. We are of opinion that goods generally will be higher in consequence of this fire yet when we consign goods we wish them sold when they can to pay and we wish Eastman & Co. to sell and close up our affairs in their hands." The concluding paragraph briefly introduces events in Florida. The Second Seminole War had begun that month following mounting resistance to the forced removal of the Seminole people from Florida. Baker & Moore believed that the conflict might affect the movements of a brig expected in New Orleans: "We observe that trouble is anticipated with the Indians in Florida & if so our Brig may not get a load of them & be in N. Orleans earlier than we anticipated tis uncertain what will be the result they may detain her longer until they can get them on board." The wording appears to indicate that the vessel was expected to transport a group of Native people although the letter does not identify the brig its owners or the precise circumstances of the contemplated voyage. The recipient General William Battey was then in New Orleans apparently acting as Baker & Moore's commercial representative while also attending to his health at the Franklin Infirmary. The firm gave him considerable discretion to supervise consignments collect funds purchase goods when opportunities arose and forward current market information to New York. The address places him in the care of Dr. Charles Aloysius Luzenberg who founded the Franklin Infirmary with municipal support in 1835 and subsequently helped establish the Medical College of Louisiana the forerunner of Tulane's medical school.2 Baker & Moore appear to have been commission or importing merchants whose own affairs escaped direct damage but whose trade was immediately altered by the destruction of competing inventories. The letter thus follows the fire from the burned commercial district into the decisions of a New York firm and its representative in New Orleans. A substantial contemporary account of the Great Fire of 1835 documenting the destruction of New York's commercial center and the disaster's immediate movement through insurance banking commodity markets interregional credit and trade with New Orleans. We find no similar examples on the secondary market or in auction records. 1 Herbert Asbury "The Great Fire of 1835" The New Yorker July 26 1930. 2 Louisiana Historical Association "Luzenberg Charles Aloysius" in Dictionary of Louisiana Biography accessed August 2 2026 https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-of-louisiana-biography-l/. . unknown
réf. Z1-C-023-02590University Press of Florida. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Ex-library with wear - may contain significant amounts of highlighting and underlining in pen or pencil. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. University Press of Florida unknown
réf. Z1-C-083-02447University Press of Florida. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. May contain underlining and/or highlighting. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. University Press of Florida unknown
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réf. 10626-076375630XPaperback. New. Book Condition is in New Paperback Eastern Economy Edition/Indian Edition textbook with identical content as the US version. May have been Printed in India with cover stating Not for sale in US. Fast shipping through the DHL FedEx Aramex And Delivered In 8-12 Days to all worldwide. paperback
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1921réf. 40714Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1921. Large folding nautical sea chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare coastal survey of Florida from Jupiter to Miami bisected into two parts including Jupiter West Palm Beach Boca Raton Pompano Beach Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Miami and Key Biscayne. 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 Florida coast from Jupiter to Miami and an important historical view the developing state. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
1921réf. 40681Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1921. Nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare coastal survey of Miami. 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 Miami area and an important historical view of a developing Florida. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
1921réf. 40707Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1921. Large folding nautical chart printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare coastal survey of Florida from Jupiter to Miami bisected into two parts including Jupiter West Palm Beach Boca Raton Pompano Beach Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Miami and Key Biscayne. 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 Florida coast from Jupiter to Miami and an important historical view the developing state. Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey unknown
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1918réf. 030201Miami Florida: USMC 1918. Over 170 individual images including over 25 larger format 5" x 8" size depicting biplanes seaplanes in flight on the ground in wrecks and being salvaged. Photos pasted-on black album paper pages coming loose from the old post-and-cord binding covers loose and about gone; album approx. 7" x 11" size horizontal format. Photos also include various personnel including a few close-ups and of officers on base and at various duties with occasional views of the town and surrounding areas. Many of the aircraft are training biplanes of the Curtiss Jenny classification with several having their fuselage numbers clearly visible. A few of the photographs are professionally taken by the Miami photography studio of R.B. Hoit with his identifications in the plate. Several dramatic images show grounded and damaged planes and the results of air crashes. At least one of the smaller snapshots show a plane with the fuselage side-marking "Marine Flying Field Miami Florida." A few small 'targeting' photos show aircraft coming into attack range; others show the ground area. Several images give aircraft information "Ng Sea Plane - Curtiss Oxx 6 Motor" HIS - L Flying Boat Liberty Motor." There are also a few photos of blimps. A couple of photos show a downed aircraft in shallow water and being 'salvaged' by personnel floating around attempting to move the plane. Research indicates that "The U. S. Marine Corps leased the old Curtiss Flying Field from Glenn Curtiss. used for training Marine aviators and the first Marine Corps airfield solely used by Marine aircraft. The Marine Flying Field Miami was in operation from March 1918 until September 25 1919 located on the north side of the Miami River at approximately NW 33rd Avenue Miami. The First Marine Aviation Force commanded by Captain Cunningham was formed on April 15 1918 and the four squadrons of this Force designated "A" "B" "C" and "D" rapidly trained for combat flying Curtiss JN-4's and Thomas-Morse Scouts. They were augmented by some 80 Navy pilots who transferred to the Marine Corps in anticipation of a more rapid deployment to the war zone." Information on this USMC base from the Don Boyd pbas website page on this base who also credits Mark Lincoln In addition to the military photographs which are the majority there is a 1911-12 freshman H.S. class photo location unknown; family photographs a few train-schedules pasted-in along with a couple of handwritten notes one by a child; and travel scenery from town and country. A couple of images show a partially-completed Mt. Rushmore South Dakota with George Washington's features the only visible portrait; with other Western America scenery forest & lake vistas mountain ranges; and photographs of folks camping hunting & fishing and the results. A few of the photos edge-and-corner chipped; mostly all in good condition. . Photograph Album. Soft Cover. Good. USMC paperback
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