Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State

New York: Oxford University Press, 1939. First Edition. 600pp. Octavo [21 cm] Light blue cloth with the title and an Alligator printed in blue on the front board. First state jacket. About very good/Near fine. Jacket chipped at extremities with some losses. This book was the first of thirteen guides published by Oxford. Essay section includes a chapter on 'Public Health and Social Welfare'. Illustrations arranged in eight sections: Natural Settings, Industry, Recreation, Cities I and II, Agriculture, Along the Highway I and II. Some photos taken by Farm Security Administration. Artwork provided by the Florida Federal Art Project. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and maps. Touring map on front pastedown and endsheet. Large folding color map present in the rear pocket. Nora Zeale Hurston worked on this guide. Dykes 45. Powell 161. Roos 2734. Scharf & Schoyer 131.