(Florida) Chazotte, PeterBiblio.com
1822Best.-Nr. 339169Washington D.C.: Gales & Seaton 1822. 17th Congress 1st Session House Report No. 14. 13-35 1 blankpp. 8vo. Disbound. 17th Congress 1st Session House Report No. 14. 13-35 1 blankpp. 8vo. The appendix to a memorial not present presented to the House Committee on the Public Lands requesting that the association formed by Chazotte be allowed to purchase land in the Key Largo area for the purpose of cultivating coffee cocoa and tropical fruits. The Appendix with its own caption title was first published separately in Philadelphia in 1821. Shoemaker 11211 [Gales & Seaton] unknown
1853Best.-Nr. 351784Paris: Jannet 1853. One of 100 copies. 4 xvi 228pp. 12mo. Early calf backed marbled paper boards spine abraded. One of 100 copies. 4 xvi 228pp. 12mo. A reprint of the first edition of 1586 one of the earliest books on Florida and one of the first works to describe the native American tribes of Florida. "This rare little volume is dedicated to Sir Walter Raleigh in whose praise there are also several Latin poems; one of them by Hakluyt. It contains an account of Ribault's Voyage in 1562 Laudonniere's in 1564. Ribault's second voyage in 1565 and Gorgues' in 1567" Rich. According to Sabin 100 copies were printed of this edition. Sabin 39235. Sabin 39235 Jannet hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. 345842Braidentown Florida: Published by the author 1882. Second edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the upper part of the front coverr. Frontispiece and illustrations. 83pp. 12mo. Original printed wrappers staining minor wear. Provenance: Thomas W. Streeter booklabel. Second edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the upper part of the front coverr. Frontispiece and illustrations. 83pp. 12mo. "This is an early piece on the beginnings of settlement on the west coast of Florida below Tampa. The tract says that the railroad from Palatka on the St. John's River should be completed "within two years" and that "a narrow-gauge railroad from Tampa to the Manatee and thence to Sarasota Bay will soon follow" Streeter. The portrait is of "Madam Julia Atzeroth The Lady who raised the first coffee grown in the United States." Clark New South I:231; Streeter 1264 this copy Published by the author unknown
1822Best.-Nr. 339148Washington D.C.: Gales & Seaton 1822. 17th Congress 1st Session House Report No. 47. 35 1 blankpp. 8vo. Disbound. 17th Congress 1st Session House Report No. 47. 35 1 blankpp. 8vo. A request that the association formed by Chazotte be allowed to purchase land in the Key Largo area for the purpose of cultivating coffee cocoa and tropical fruits. Pages 13 through 30 comprise a separate section with its own caption title: Facts and Observations on the Culture of Vines Olives Capers Almonds &c. in the Southern States and of Coffee Cocoa and Cochineal in East Florida. This section first published separately in Philadelphia in 1821. Shoemaker 11210 [Gales & Seaton] unknown
1896Best.-Nr. 310060Ocala Fla 1896. Oblong 12mo. Red velvet over boards. Minor wear. Oblong 12mo. The album contains sketches some dried flowers letters and a number of ribbons including ones from C.C. Gold Camp the Florida State Teacher's Association and ribbons and receipts to the National Republican League convention in Denver in 1894 as well as a ticket to the top of Pike's Peak. Sketches include one of three Chinese children and 2 black children. Miss Green married Mr. Burnett in 1898. unknown
Best.-Nr. 5613FLORIDA. DS. 1pg. December 26 1843. Escambia County Florida Territory. A handwritten legal document concerning an estate dispute. It was signed by a clerk and docketed on the verso by several other parties including U.S. Marshal for the District of E. Florida John Beard. To the Marshals of the Territory of Florida Greeting We command you that of the goods and Chattels Lands and tenements of John N Stockton deceased in the hands of William T Stockton administrator to be administered you cause to be made the sum of one thousand seven hundred and thirty three dollars and forty seven cents for his principal and interest there on up to the eight day of December 1843 and eight per cent interest thereon until paid which John Campbell lately in our Superior Court for the County of Escambia in the western District of Florida recovered against the said William T Stockton administrator as aforesaid and the further sum of three dollars and eighty-seven cents Which to the said John Campbell was adjudged for his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expanded where of the said William T Stockton as administrator aforesaid in Convict as appears to us of record and failing the goods and chattels of the said John N C Stockton deceased And you are further commanded that you have the said sum of money in one hundred and twenty days from the date hereof before our said Court at the Court House in said County to render to the said John Campbell to satisfy and pay the debt and costs aforesaid Florida became a state in 1845. The document is in very good condition with minor faults. unknown
Best.-Nr. 5613FLORIDA. DS. 1pg. December 26 1843. Escambia County Florida Territory. A handwritten legal document concerning an estate dispute. It was signed by a clerk and docketed on the verso by several other parties including U.S. Marshal for the District of E. Florida John Beard. To the Marshals of the Territory of Florida Greeting We command you that of the goods and Chattels Lands and tenements of John N Stockton deceased in the hands of William T Stockton administrator to be administered you cause to be made the sum of one thousand seven hundred and thirty three dollars and forty seven cents for his principal and interest there on up to the eight day of December 1843 and eight per cent interest thereon until paid which John Campbell lately in our Superior Court for the County of Escambia in the western District of Florida recovered against the said William T Stockton administrator as aforesaid and the further sum of three dollars and eighty-seven cents Which to the said John Campbell was adjudged for his costs by him about his suit in this behalf expanded where of the said William T Stockton as administrator aforesaid in Convict as appears to us of record and failing the goods and chattels of the said John N C Stockton deceased And you are further commanded that you have the said sum of money in one hundred and twenty days from the date hereof before our said Court at the Court House in said County to render to the said John Campbell to satisfy and pay the debt and costs aforesaid Florida became a state in 1845. The document is in very good condition with minor faults. unknown books
1887Best.-Nr. 2347741887. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Recent red morocco and original red cloth over boards. One photograph with clean split across image no loss. Some fading generally fine and clear. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Assembled by a party of men on an extended tour and hunting expedition in the area the album documents numerous locations in southwest Florida in the period immediately following the extension of the Florida Southern Railroad into the Peace River region in 1886. All of the photographs are captioned in ink and all but the first nine which were taken at Interlachen near Gainesville relate to southwest Florida. The album includes scenes of the grounds of Charles Francis Jr. at Interlachen and the residence of Goerge Long; the railway station an office car and a street scene at Trabue; views of the Hotel Punta Gorda under construction; waterfront scenes along the Punta Rassa; views of Fort Myers; a Spanish Fishing village; a "Cracker" family and their orange grove; Judge Ziba King and his house at Fort Ogden; scenes of the Myakka River Bartow and Zolfo Springs and a number of hunting and camping scenes. Nineteenth century photographic albums of Florida are very scarce; the present album shows the rural landscape of southwest Florida at the dawn of the modern age. unknown
1887Best.-Nr. 2347741887. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Recent red morocco and original red cloth over boards. One photograph with clean split across image no loss. Some fading generally fine and clear. 26 leaves with 63 mounted albumen prints most 4-1/2 x 7-7/8 inches all captioned in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Assembled by a party of men on an extended tour and hunting expedition in the area the album documents numerous locations in southwest Florida in the period immediately following the extension of the Florida Southern Railroad into the Peace River region in 1886. All of the photographs are captioned in ink and all but the first nine which were taken at Interlachen near Gainesville relate to southwest Florida. The album includes scenes of the grounds of Charles Francis Jr. at Interlachen and the residence of Goerge Long; the railway station an office car and a street scene at Trabue; views of the Hotel Punta Gorda under construction; waterfront scenes along the Punta Rassa; views of Fort Myers; a Spanish Fishing village; a "Cracker" family and their orange grove; Judge Ziba King and his house at Fort Ogden; scenes of the Myakka River Bartow and Zolfo Springs and a number of hunting and camping scenes. Nineteenth century photographic albums of Florida are very scarce; the present album shows the rural landscape of southwest Florida at the dawn of the modern age. unknown books
1767Best.-Nr. 351783New Providence Bahamas 1767. 2pp folded folio sheet with integral blank. Old folds minor staining. 2pp folded folio sheet with integral blank. The Brigatine Apollo left the bay of Honduras on 11 June 1767 bound for Rhode Island on a course through the Gulf of Florida. "That about one of the clock in the morning of the day following the said Brigantine got on the reef of Florida whereupon the deponents immediately got out the said Brig.t's long boat and carried out an anchor in order to heave her off & likewise lightened the vessell by throwing over board some of her cargo: That at six of the clock the said brigatine began to leak very much & at eight o'clock these deponents discovered a vessell in shore which soon after came to their assistance & prov'd to be a sloop belonging to New Providence . having attempted in vain to get the said vessell off & the tide then flowing into her they thought it absolutely necessary to endeavor to save whatever they possibly could of the said Brigatine & her cargo and accordingly proceeded to unbend the sails & strip the said vessell . and do hereby solemnly protest aginst the said reef of Florida for all losses damages & expences hitherto sustained thereby ." The document does not specify the nature of the cargo going from British Honduras to Rhode Island but was perhaps mahogany or other timber used in colonial New England for cabinet making. unknown
1767Best.-Nr. 351783New Providence Bahamas 1767. 2pp folded folio sheet with integral blank. Old folds minor staining. 2pp folded folio sheet with integral blank. The Brigatine Apollo left the bay of Honduras on 11 June 1767 bound for Rhode Island on a course through the Gulf of Florida. "That about one of the clock in the morning of the day following the said Brigantine got on the reef of Florida whereupon the deponents immediately got out the said Brig.t's long boat and carried out an anchor in order to heave her off & likewise lightened the vessell by throwing over board some of her cargo: That at six of the clock the said brigatine began to leak very much & at eight o'clock these deponents discovered a vessell in shore which soon after came to their assistance & prov'd to be a sloop belonging to New Providence . having attempted in vain to get the said vessell off & the tide then flowing into her they thought it absolutely necessary to endeavor to save whatever they possibly could of the said Brigatine & her cargo and accordingly proceeded to unbend the sails & strip the said vessell . and do hereby solemnly protest aginst the said reef of Florida for all losses damages & expences hitherto sustained thereby ." The document does not specify the nature of the cargo going from British Honduras to Rhode Island but was perhaps mahogany or other timber used in colonial New England for cabinet making. unknown books
Best.-Nr. a823001952 Florida State Road Department. Engineers Parson Brinckerhoof Hall & Macdonald of New York. Wraps. Folio 10x17 inches47pp. color maps and diagrams original printed wraps. VG. . paperback
Best.-Nr. a81340St. Augustine 1938 1st Florida Research Bureau. Economics of Florida: taxation commissions salaries state revenues school parity tax emeptions tax delinquency Hayden-Cartwright act etc. Hardcover. Octavo 304pp. cloth. Near VG light staining and wear on cover no DJ. . hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 2391081880. Albumen prints on thick printed card curved corners. A trifle dusty one card with adhesive burn else images near fine. Albumen prints on thick printed card curved corners. Views include Palemettos on the St. John's River St. Augustine market and entrance to the city a staged hunting scene with a heron and alligator a canals and a wagon hitched to a cow titled "The Lightning Express; Or the Team of a Florida Cracker". unknown
1880Best.-Nr. 2391081880. Albumen prints on thick printed card curved corners. A trifle dusty one card with adhesive burn else images near fine. Albumen prints on thick printed card curved corners. Views include Palemettos on the St. John's River St. Augustine market and entrance to the city a staged hunting scene with a heron and alligator a canals and a wagon hitched to a cow titled "The Lightning Express; Or the Team of a Florida Cracker". unknown books
Best.-Nr. a74810Washington 1979. Senate Documents Volume 8 No. 18. Hardcover. 4to. 275pp. photo illustrations printed buckram. Depository Library stamp on front free blank and on transmittal page. VG plus slight scuff on rear blank pastedown. . hardcover
Best.-Nr. 71996Vol. XXII No. 5. Saturday November 3 1810. folio 4pp. 5 columns per page. Portsmouth: William Treadwell 1810. Contains printing of the Declaration of Independence of West Florida. ".he Ferdinand VII of Spain has endeavored to pervert into an engine of destruction by encouraging in the most persidious manner the violation of ordinances sanctioned and established by himself as the law of the land. Being thus left without any hope of protection from the mother country by being betrayed by a magistrate.and exposed to all the evils of a state of anarchy.it becomes our duty to provide for our own security as a free and independent state. .We therefore the representatives.declare this Territory of West Florida to be a free and independent state." Also contains report by the commander in chief of the Fort of Baton Rouge Philemon Thomas on the capture of the fort. "My orders were not to fire till we received a shot from the garrison and to cry out in French and English `ground your arms and you shall not be hurt.'" unknown
Best.-Nr. 71996Vol. XXII No. 5. Saturday November 3 1810. folio 4pp. 5 columns per page. Portsmouth: William Treadwell 1810. Contains printing of the Declaration of Independence of West Florida. ".he Ferdinand VII of Spain has endeavored to pervert into an engine of destruction by encouraging in the most persidious manner the violation of ordinances sanctioned and established by himself as the law of the land. Being thus left without any hope of protection from the mother country by being betrayed by a magistrate.and exposed to all the evils of a state of anarchy.it becomes our duty to provide for our own security as a free and independent state. .We therefore the representatives.declare this Territory of West Florida to be a free and independent state." Also contains report by the commander in chief of the Fort of Baton Rouge Philemon Thomas on the capture of the fort. "My orders were not to fire till we received a shot from the garrison and to cry out in French and English `ground your arms and you shall not be hurt.'" unknown books
Best.-Nr. a75478NY 1891 A. Wittemann. Hardcover. Oblong sm.4to. 3 pages of text plus 36 photo views of St. Augustine cloth. All edge gilt. Inner hinges reinforced. Good binding secure. Pictures available on request. . hardcover
1859Best.-Nr. 354316St. Augustine: Kernan & Alba 1859. Large folding plate 50 x 5 inches short numbered key on verso of front wrapper. Original printed front wrapper rear wrapper lacking. Wrappers dampstained. Old tape marks on some folds. Folding view torn neatly in half. Moderate soiling and edge wear. Good. Large folding plate 50 x 5 inches short numbered key on verso of front wrapper. A large folding view looking towards St. Augustine from the Matanzas river. Executed by John S. Horton this is one of the variant issues with the key. It is possible the latter half of the key is lacking because only a portion of the buildings numbered are described in the text. "The drawing from which the woodcuts were made dates from the late 1850's; the names of several individuals are found in the St. Johns County census of 1850 and others are given in the 1860 census.The view was sold separately for many years and was apparently inserted haphazardly in various other works" - Servies. According to Servies Kernan & Alba were not printers but local pharmacists offering the item for sale. A nice Florida item. Not on OCLC. SERVIES 4398. EBERSTADT 128:249 Kernan & Alba unknown
1859Best.-Nr. 354316St. Augustine: Kernan & Alba 1859. Large folding plate 50 x 5 inches short numbered key on verso of front wrapper. Original printed front wrapper rear wrapper lacking. Wrappers dampstained. Old tape marks on some folds. Folding view torn neatly in half. Moderate soiling and edge wear. Good. Large folding plate 50 x 5 inches short numbered key on verso of front wrapper. A large folding view looking towards St. Augustine from the Matanzas river. Executed by John S. Horton this is one of the variant issues with the key. It is possible the latter half of the key is lacking because only a portion of the buildings numbered are described in the text. "The drawing from which the woodcuts were made dates from the late 1850's; the names of several individuals are found in the St. Johns County census of 1850 and others are given in the 1860 census.The view was sold separately for many years and was apparently inserted haphazardly in various other works" - Servies. According to Servies Kernan & Alba were not printers but local pharmacists offering the item for sale. A nice Florida item. Not on OCLC. SERVIES 4398. EBERSTADT 128:249 Kernan & Alba unknown books
1860Best.-Nr. 46891New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 12¼" X 15¼" image area 11½" X 14". Hand colored. Very good. Lightly age toned. Bright and attractive map of these three southern states from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Interestingly Florida and its title is positioned horizontally at lower right given its shape while North Carolina and its title appear at the map's top and South Carolina and its title below it. Small inset "Map of Charleston Harbor." Handsomely colored with fine decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
1860Best.-Nr. 46973New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 12¼" X 15¼" image area 11½" X 14". Hand colored. Very good. Lightly age toned with bit of faint soiling; couple of small discreet stains. A well colored map of this southern trio from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Interestingly Florida and its title is positioned horizontally at lower right given its shape while North Carolina and its title appear at the map's top and South Carolina and its title below it. Small inset "Map of Charleston Harbor." Quite attractive with fine floral border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
1918Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 1024151441.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
