Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 237

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(FLORIDA.) Jenks, John Whipple Potter. Hunting in Florida in 1874. Folding map. 8vo, original printed wrappers; minor wear and soiling. [Providence, RI, 1884]

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The journey of an amateur naturalist and explorer through the uncharted Everglades. "He described the Florida crackers--their crude life, lack of comforts, and their social life. . . . An excellent account of hunting experiences and exploration in Florida"--Clark, New South I:111A. Howes J97. Not seen at auction since the 1969 Streeter sale, VII:4104.