Shipwrecks of Florida, a Comprehensive Listing.
first edition
1992 · Sarasota, FL
by Singer, Steven D.
Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, Inc., (1992). First Edition, stated. Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 368 pp. Very Good, with light foxing to edges and endpapers; in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear. From dust jacket: The term “shipwreck” usually brings to mind images of the sunken remains of a vessel which sailed in an earlier, more romantic time, the time of conquistadores, pirates, and treasure. Whether a sunken ship holds treasure from those early days or more modern and less exciting cargo, it is still a marvelous record of human endeavor cut short at a particular time in a particular place. All historic shipwrecks are treasure-laden. Though onlyh a few actually hold treasure chests of jewels and precious metals, all are repositories of a priceless cultural heritage. This book is meant to serve as the most complete reference yet available to the ships that have wrecked along the coasts of Florida from the sixteenth century to the present. (Inventory #: 60939bd)