HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEWhile St. Augustine is often celebrated for the opulence of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, its secondary economy relied heavily on 'medical tourism.' The Worley Sanitarium represents the transition of private residences into specialized health facilities. Dr. S. M. Worley operated this retreat during a pivotal era of medical transition.....

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1889. First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ---Margaret Deland’s Florida Days is more than a simple guidebook; it is a meditation on a landscape that was already beginning to vanish. Her focus on the 'local people' and the specific natural history of the St. Johns.....

Gainesville, Florida: Triad Pub Co, 1983. Illustrations by Kate Barnes. 1st Edition. A Very Good Soft cover. An enchanting tale of a park ranger's (Sally Morrison) experience living on site at the Marjorie K. Rawlings homestead in Cross Creek, Florida and also a cookbook.Sally Morrison served more than thirty years.....

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Illustrated by Robert Camp. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Unlike conventional cookbooks, Cross Creek Cookery reads as a companion volume to Rawlings’ celebrated memoir. Recipes unfold alongside vignettes of neighbors, weather, hunting, hospitality, and improvisation in an isolated Florida hamlet. The.....

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Illustrations by Edward Shenton. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Cross Creek has become a classic in modern American literature. For the millions of readers raised on The Yearling, here is the story of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's experiences.....

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Illustrated by Edward Shenton. First Edition - First Printing, Scribner "A" present. Very Good in a New Dust Jacket. Cross Creek has become a classic in modern American literature. For the millions of readers raised on The Yearling, here is the story of Marjorie.....

Florida's first tourist destination, The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s. In 1985, the state purchased the land surrounding Silver Springs to spare it from development, creating the Silver River State Park. In 1993, the state acquired Silver Springs, as well, though it continued to be operated privately.

Saint Augustine, FL: The Record Company, 1912. Glued illustrated wraps. The Detachable postcards at the end: 1. City Gate, 2 Bird's eye view of Fort Marion, 3 Hotel Ponce De Leon, 4 The Alcazar Hotel, 5 Old Fort Marion and old city gates, 6 Oldest house in the United States.....