(Hardcover, 1987). 1987 1st edition. Large 8vo (175 x 242mm). Pp477. B/w photographs, illustrations. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very small tear to top of spine and dust-wrapper else very good clean copy. A collection of articles and stories about Florida around the turn of the last century. A large proportion of the book is about saltwater fishing, mainly for tarpon. Chapters include: Subtropical Florida (1894); Sponge and spongers of the Florida Reef (1892); The angler's battle royale (1903); Jupiter Inlet, Florida (1891); Turkey tracks in the big cypress (1909); Turtling in Florida (1890); An Easter outing in Florida (1901); Six weeks in Florida (1870); A visit to Death Lake, Florida (1888); Winter shooting in Florida (1870); The St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament (1890); The log of a Filibuster correspondent (1903); In the Cape Sable wilderness (1903); Following Audubon among the Florida Keys (1903); A good day's tarpon fishing (1890); An intimate study of the pelican (1905); Caught on a lee shore (1893); A winter's sport in Florida (1889); Our Florida garden (1910); The tarpon of Turner's River (1911); Crossing the Everglades in a power boat (1907); Cruising on the Gulf Coast of Florida (1907); Along the Florida Reef (1871); Mr. Wegg's party on the Kissimmee (1886); Sport in Florida (1886); Florida: a winter playground in the blackjack (1909); Alligator shooting in Florida (1899); The city of the pelicans (1903); Trailing the sea bat (1900); Snapper fishermen of the Gulf (1904); Over the Florida Keys by rail (1908); On no name key (1903); My winter game bag in Florida (1890); In a grove of oranges (1909); A northern girl's huntin' of a 'gaitah (1900); The haps and mishaps of a Florida maroon (1894); Truck farming in Florida (1909); Tarpon fishing, Florida (1891); Florida razorbacks (1891); An adventure with a tarpon (1895). . Seller Inventory # 19234

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Title: TALES OF OLD FLORIDA. Edited by Frank Oppel ...

Publisher: Castle Books. Secaucus, NJ. 1987.

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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One hundred years ago, Florida was a wilderness of swamp and beach, dense forest and abundant wild game. Undiscovered, except for a few pioneer sportsmen and hearty farmers and ranchers, the state was still a frontier. True, a few towns flourished on the fishing and the Caribbean trade, but it was generally a sleepy place, far removed from the later boom of the 1920s.

Here is a collection of original articles and stories of the old Florida, of hunters and Indians, the development of the sportsman's paradise, the vast canvas of nature prior to the coming of the condominium.

Illustrated with rare drawings, photographs and engravings, this book will recreate a paradise that can never be again.

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PAUL MORGAN IS A LEADING DEALER in scarce, out-of-print & new books on fishing and field sports. Paul has developed this business over more than forty years. His business, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., carries the world's largest range of books on fishing and field sports, sporting guns and dogs, deer, big game hunting & falconry. Coch-y-Bonddu Books is also a noted publisher of fine sporting works, as well as being the custodian of the famous Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint. Under Paul's editorial direction, the list of titles available under both his Coch-y- Bonddu Books imprint and the Flyfisher's Classic Library imprint grows by the month. Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd., incorporated in the United Kingdom, Company No. 04636991. Registered address: 15 Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AG. Business and correspondence Address: 13 Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DG.

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