The Judge's Tarpon. A Comedy of the Royal Palm

[Miami]: The Florida East Coast Hotel Company, 1903. First edition. Vignette title page, illustrations from photographs. [20] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers, stapled. Near fine (scuff to lower corner margin of front wrapper). First edition. Vignette title page, illustrations from photographs. [20] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. "How would a tarpon weighing 185 pounds suit you?... the plain unvarnished truth is more startling than anything you'd care to risk telling."

Exceedingly scarce tarpon fishing pamphlet, issued by the Royal Palm Hotel for the 1904 season, from January to April. The present copy is the separate issue; the work also appears as part of, or removed from, Seven Centers in Paradise. Bruns, p. 154, "Rare"; Callahan, p. iii ('Not seen, entry from listing in Bruns"); Servies 13518 ("Separate issue not located"). OCLC: 21308602(Univ. Miami, Duke)