The Florida Story
by Jack Kofoed
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Seller
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Haines City, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Doubleday & Co, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. First edition, stated. Octavo.336 pp., including index. Original quarter black cloth over blue cloth boards, spine lettered in white, No Dust Jacket. cartographic endpapers foxed with a map of Florida. Very Good, Inscribed by Author. The Florida Story is an exciting, off-the-cuff look at the Sunshine State - not only the gilded lilies of Miami, but a panoramic view of all Florida, from the tip of the Keys to the top of the Panhandle. It is a delightful potpourri of facts and figures, anecdotes and stories, sights and scenes, advice and gossip about one of America's favorite playgrounds, written in a lively style by the popular columnist of the Miami Herald. Doubleday & Company, Inc.
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- Bookseller
- Books Music Videos 4 U (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABBK12843
- Title
- The Florida Story
- Author
- Jack Kofoed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 1.56 lbs
- Keywords
- Florida,history, travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
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