The Book Lover's Guide to Florida: Authors, Books, and Literary Sites

McCarthy, Kevin M. (editor)

ISBN 10: 1561640212 / ISBN 13: 9781561640218

Published by Pineapple Press, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, 1992

About this Item

Signed and dated by the editor on the title page as follows: "Kevin M. McCarthy/5/20/93"; not personalized to anyone. Number line in the work reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1; above this line is stated "First edition". Included with the book is a signed letter by Kevin M. McCarthy on Dept. of English -University of Florida paper to the person who ordered the signed book. 512 pages, including an index. The interior of the book appears clean and free of any markings. The front cover has a very light crease at the top outer edge of about 3 1/2 inches. At the lower outer edge of the front cover and the early pages there is some crimping from turning the book pages. The back cover has some light indentations that one can notice if held to light in the correct manner. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. It is also possible to use the book as a travel guide as a new way to see the state. A nice, author signed, copy available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book Lover's Guide to Florida: Authors, Books, and Literary Sites
• Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc., Sarasota, Florida
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561640212
• ISBN 13: 9781561640218
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition, !st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed By the Editor

About this title

Synopsis

Takes a book lover's road tour of Florida. Filled with literary trivia focusing on writers (fiction, non-fiction, poetry) with at least two "significant" books published since 1950, who lived in and wrote about the state. Each of 10 independently written essays focuses on specific regions along a statewide tour following main highways, creating a literary travel guide. Includes a list of bookstores (addresses, no phone numbers) and an index of writers covered. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About the Author

Kevin McCarthy is professor emeritus and a distinguished alumni professor of Florida studies and English at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he taught for 33 years. He has written many books for Pineapple Press.