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(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). .