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FLORIDA from King and Queen Books FLORIDA from King and Queen Books By Michael Stillman King and Queen Books is a bookseller specializing in works from or about their home state of Florida. Many people think of Florida strictly in terms of winter beach resorts, orange trees, and theme parks, but there is much more. King and Queen is actually located far from what most people think of as Florida, in Pensacola, almost 700 miles from Miami, in that area variously known as the "Panhandle," "West Florida," or "South Alabama." We are looking at their "Catalog 45, FLORIDA - Books, Pamphlets, and Other Imprints Relating to the Sunshine State." It will be of interest to anyone who collects Florida, lives there, or has any other connections to the Sunshine aka Hurricane State. Here are a few examples of what you can find in this catalogue. Item 56 is The East Florida Annual, 1915, 1916. This is a very rare book, with descriptions and statistics for east and south Florida counties and papers on agriculture and the Everglades. King and Queen say that they have only been able to locate one other copy, and despite a note proclaiming a forthcoming 1916-1917 edition, they have not located any other editions. Priced at $250. Florida exhibited at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago, and if you had visited their exhibit, you could have picked up the Official Directory of the Florida Exhibit, World's Fair, Chicago. 1934. This pamphlet was designed to tell strangers about the state, with special emphasis on the community which produced it, Plant City ("America's winter strawberry capitol"). Item 165. $55. Item 120 is a notable title for those interested in Florida's highways, Florida Trails to Turnpikes, 1914-1964, by Baynard Kendrick. The book was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Florida State Road Board. This copy is inscribed by the author. $35. Item 10 is an old schoolbook, The Americas, by Wallace Atwood and Helen Thomas. Published in 1929, this is a copy of the Florida edition of the text, and is marked with a state ownership stamp. $18. Here's a tourist item for St. Petersburg. Published by the "Tourist News Publishing Co." in 1924, it is called Seeing St. Petersburg, a Book of Information for Visitors. The city won't look much like it did in this book anymore, but area residents may find the comparison interesting. Item 182. $60. Curt Engelbrecht wrote a book about his neighbor called Neighbor John. Intimate Glimpses of John D. Rockefeller. Engelbrecht must have lived in a very nice neighborhood. Actually, he was Rockefeller's personal press photographer and tells us something about the man. Originally published in 1936, this is a 1978 edition. Item 58. $15.
FLORIDA from King and Queen Books none Here is another friend's tale. By Jed Kiley, it is Hemingway; an Old Friend Remembers. This book recalls times Hemingway spent in the Florida Keys. Item 121, published in 1965. $20. Items 184 through 191 are copies of primarily Florida sheet music. These songs are mostly forgotten, but perhaps someone with sufficient state pride would like to resurrect them. The dates range from 1891 to 1938, and some of the titles are The Tourist in Florida; It's Summer Time in Winter Time Down on Biscayne Bay; You'll Always Come Back to Palm Beach; Dreams of Fulford By-the-sea; Way Down on Tampa Bay, and A Night in Florida on the Banks of the Tallahassee. Prices range from $15-$55. Item 7 is Charles Arnade's The Avero Story: an Early Saint Augustine Family with Many Daughters and Many Houses. Evidently they must have had to keep all of those daughters separated. This is a reprint of a 1961 article from the Florida Historical Quarterly. $10. For those looking for a contemporary account of Reconstruction in Florida, there is Carpetbag Rule in Florida. The Inside Workings of the Reconstruction of Civil Government in Florida After the Close of the Civil War. This was written by John Wallace and published in 1888. Item 210. $250. Here is a scary Florida book if ever there was one: One Hundred Years of Dentistry in Florida by Robert Thoburn. Published in 1983, it makes you wonder what Floridians did about their teeth before 1883. This book was published by the Florida Dental Education Foundation, and follows the equally fascinating book from 25 years earlier, 75 Years of Dentistry in Florida. Item 203. $35. Speaking of horror shows, how could we close without something about the Florida election of 2000? Actually, this is more than just a book, but a collection of 21 articles by legal scholars on the controversial election. It comes with an introduction by Governor Reuben Askew, once a presidential aspirant himself. I don't know if I'm ready to tackle this book just yet, but put it away and in time it could become a collectible piece of Americana. Item 126. $65. King and Queen Books is operated by Lana Servies. She and husband James Servies are authors of the four-volume set A Bibliography of Florida: 1507-1915. It is a monumental bibliography of Florida and a must for any serious collector of that state and territory. The printing was limited to 550 copies and they have only a few sets remaining. Priced at $100 per volume. To learn more about the Servies and this major undertaking, please see the article at the following link: www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/exhibition_detail.asp?eid=185 You may reach King and Queen Books at 850-477-2560. The email is kqbooks@earthlink.net

FLORIDA from King and Queen Books

By Michael Stillman

King and Queen Books is a bookseller specializing in works from or about their home state of Florida. Many people think of Florida strictly in terms of winter beach resorts, orange trees, and theme parks, but there is much more. King and Queen is actually located far from what most people think of as Florida, in Pensacola, almost 700 miles from Miami, in that area variously known as the "Panhandle," "West Florida," or "South Alabama." We are looking at their "Catalog 45, FLORIDA - Books, Pamphlets, and Other Imprints Relating to the Sunshine State." It will be of interest to anyone who collects Florida, lives there, or has any other connections to the Sunshine aka Hurricane State.

Here are a few examples of what you can find in this catalogue. Item 56 is The East Florida Annual, 1915, 1916. This is a very rare book, with descriptions and statistics for east and south Florida counties and papers on agriculture and the Everglades. King and Queen say that they have only been able to locate one other copy, and despite a note proclaiming a forthcoming 1916-1917 edition, they have not located any other editions. Priced at $250.

Florida exhibited at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago, and if you had visited their exhibit, you could have picked up the Official Directory of the Florida Exhibit, World's Fair, Chicago. 1934. This pamphlet was designed to tell strangers about the state, with special emphasis on the community which produced it, Plant City ("America's winter strawberry capitol"). Item 165. $55.

Item 120 is a notable title for those interested in Florida's highways, Florida Trails to Turnpikes, 1914-1964, by Baynard Kendrick. The book was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Florida State Road Board. This copy is inscribed by the author. $35.

Item 10 is an old schoolbook, The Americas, by Wallace Atwood and Helen Thomas. Published in 1929, this is a copy of the Florida edition of the text, and is marked with a state ownership stamp. $18.

Here's a tourist item for St. Petersburg. Published by the "Tourist News Publishing Co." in 1924, it is called Seeing St. Petersburg, a Book of Information for Visitors. The city won't look much like it did in this book anymore, but area residents may find the comparison interesting. Item 182. $60.

Curt Engelbrecht wrote a book about his neighbor called Neighbor John. Intimate Glimpses of John D. Rockefeller. Engelbrecht must have lived in a very nice neighborhood. Actually, he was Rockefeller's personal press photographer and tells us something about the man. Originally published in 1936, this is a 1978 edition. Item 58. $15.

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Here is another friend's tale. By Jed Kiley, it is Hemingway; an Old Friend Remembers. This book recalls times Hemingway spent in the Florida Keys. Item 121, published in 1965. $20.

Items 184 through 191 are copies of primarily Florida sheet music. These songs are mostly forgotten, but perhaps someone with sufficient state pride would like to resurrect them. The dates range from 1891 to 1938, and some of the titles are The Tourist in Florida; It's Summer Time in Winter Time Down on Biscayne Bay; You'll Always Come Back to Palm Beach; Dreams of Fulford By-the-sea; Way Down on Tampa Bay, and A Night in Florida on the Banks of the Tallahassee. Prices range from $15-$55.

Item 7 is Charles Arnade's The Avero Story: an Early Saint Augustine Family with Many Daughters and Many Houses. Evidently they must have had to keep all of those daughters separated. This is a reprint of a 1961 article from the Florida Historical Quarterly. $10.

For those looking for a contemporary account of Reconstruction in Florida, there is Carpetbag Rule in Florida. The Inside Workings of the Reconstruction of Civil Government in Florida After the Close of the Civil War. This was written by John Wallace and published in 1888. Item 210. $250.

Here is a scary Florida book if ever there was one: One Hundred Years of Dentistry in Florida by Robert Thoburn. Published in 1983, it makes you wonder what Floridians did about their teeth before 1883. This book was published by the Florida Dental Education Foundation, and follows the equally fascinating book from 25 years earlier, 75 Years of Dentistry in Florida. Item 203. $35.

Speaking of horror shows, how could we close without something about the Florida election of 2000? Actually, this is more than just a book, but a collection of 21 articles by legal scholars on the controversial election. It comes with an introduction by Governor Reuben Askew, once a presidential aspirant himself. I don't know if I'm ready to tackle this book just yet, but put it away and in time it could become a collectible piece of Americana. Item 126. $65.

King and Queen Books is operated by Lana Servies. She and husband James Servies are authors of the four-volume set A Bibliography of Florida: 1507-1915. It is a monumental bibliography of Florida and a must for any serious collector of that state and territory. The printing was limited to 550 copies and they have only a few sets remaining. Priced at $100 per volume.

To learn more about the Servies and this major undertaking, please see the article at the following link: www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/exhibition_detail.asp?eid=185

You may reach King and Queen Books at 850-477-2560. The email is kqbooks@earthlink.net