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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Florida. 3rd printing, 2002. Issued in illustrated wraps. 264 pages with many b/w photographs. A gorgeous copy! Sexton was a central figure in the early cattle, citrus industry in Florida. Selling quality books for 35 years.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Appendix A: Ancestors of Waldo E. Sexton; Appendix B: Ancestors of Elsebeth (Martens) Sexton; Apendix C: Ancestors and Descendants Charts; Appendix D: Civil War Letters from, To and About William J. Buckingham; Appendix E: Factors affecting Delayed Deveopment of Indian River County; Appendix F: Abbreviated History of Vero Beach; Appendix G: Storms and Hurricanes Passing Within 50 Miles of Vero Beach; Endnotes; Bibliography and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Signed and inscribed by author, Ralph W. Sexton, with black pen on the title page. "The purpose of the book is to preserve the memory of the harships encountered in overcoming the swampy environment, and how Waldo Sexton, an early pioneer, helped develop Florida's four major sources of income - citrus, cattle, tourism and real estate. Detailed information has been assembled by interweaving data collected from published books, newspapers and magazine articles with the oral history as remembered by the four children of Waldo Sexton. He has often been credited with "Putting Vero Beach on the Map" through his vision, resourcefulness and showmanship, plus his unique style of "architecture" in developing his one-of-a-kind Driftwood Hotel and McKee Jungle Gardens. Waldo was a colroful man who was never afraid to offer an opinion, and never hesitated to embroider a story. He was equally capable of captivating his grandchildren with tales of fairies and leprechauns as he could talk about the price of citrus with a fellow grove owner. Those who remember him readily admit that he was a controversial "character." He is quoted as saying, "I'm going to be terribly disappointed if people ever stop talking about me, whether good or bad." Hopefully, this book will help a newer generation to "keep talking" about a multi-talented innovator who, through his efforts, left this part of the world a better place than he found it." - from the rear outer cover. Signed by Author(s). …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 7.00x0.32x10.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 232 pages, [18] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 21 cm. ; green and orange cloth with designs ; no dustjacket ; OCLC: 9504907 ; LC: SB411 ; Dewey: 583.305 ; Contents: The President makes and appeal / Walter E Clark -- The regional rose-conference idea / Robert Pyle -- What is a rose pilgimage? -- Pernet-Ducher / J Dupeyrat -- Breeding roses at home / George C Thomas -- Propagating roses at home / C C Bramble -- What understock do you use? / Mrs. Gross R Scruggs -- Rose-disease work at the New Jersey Station / Richard P White -- Black spot again / L M Massey, Cynthia Westcott -- A plea for patience / P L A Lines -- When is a new rose a good rose? -- Favorite roses, a symposium -- All roses are beautiful / George T Elliot -- Vermont replies / George P Cheney -- A well-considered list / R Marion Hatton -- A nurseryman's selection / S Roger Mitchell -- Roses which give most pleasure / Mrs J A Frank Neal -- My favorite roses / Mrs Frank Harris Hissock -- The favored few / A J Webster -- Among the newer roses / Clarence A Davis -- Among my favorites / Melvin E Wyant -- Time-tested favorites / Robert Housum -- Some yellow roses I like / Clyde O'Rourk -- Hoosier beauties / Arthur L Hubbard -- The call of the wild / Albert Chandler -- Kansas roses / Otto Greef -- A rose-garden in Arkansas / Dymple B Johnson -- Teas in the South / R N Day -- Favorite roses in Central Florida / Louis P Bosanquet -- Roses I have grown and loved / Henderson L Lanham -- The roses of Spartanburg / Mrs L J Blake -- My favorite roses / Mrs James A Bane -- What are my favorite roses? -- Favorites from the Pernetiana paradise / Aden Hyde -- Ideals and favorites / P L A Lines -- Roses of the future / E G Hill -- Rating rose values / Capt L S Van Duzer -- Shipping cut roses / S S Pannock -- Rugosa roses and their hybrids / Chester D Wedrick -- An experience with little own-root roses / Horace W Treusdell -- California roses, a symposium -- Physical geography of California / Emmet Rixford -- The California climate / George C Thomas -- California as a rose paradise / Forrest L Hieatt -- Old roses of California / Arthur P Howard -- Roses in California / Lowell Swisher -- Some new roses in Southern California / John A Armstrong -- California garden practice / Clarence G White -- Combating heat in the San Joaquin Valley / R O MacDonald -- Roses of Monterey / Francis E Lester -- Roses in Central California / Mrs Charles C Derby -- Rose-planting in Santa Clara County / Mrs Fremont Older -- Roses by the Golden Gate / Victor Reiter -- Experiences from Petaluma / Mrs Maud E Serutton -- Roses in Northern California / Howard Bishop Jr -- Roses in the Redwood empire / Mrs J H Gault -- Commercial rose-growing in California / Dr Emmet Rixford -- The rose-pilgrim's progress / Dwight L Armstrong -- Roses in the Puget Sound country / Dr Hiram DePuy -- The American Rose Society tours Europe / J H Nicolas -- Roses in other lands - Rose notes -- World's new roses -- Roses registered ; tiny mark on front cover, else VG. Book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 132 pages. Features: Beautiful color fashion ads; Giorgio Almirante is no Mussolini Yet; If You Think It's Groovy To Rap, You're Shucking - article on new vocabulary of the day; J.I. Rodale - Guru of the Organic Food Cult - photo-illustrated article; Six 'Big Lies" About America - featuring one-page illustration of the Statue of Liberty with a Hitlerian face, swastikas around her crown and a grenade in her raised hand; The Party's Over for the Class of '71 - a report from the University of Chicago suggests the nation's June graduates are facing some sobering facts of life; After Vietnam - Another Witch Hunt? - in the aftermath of the Mylai massacre, William Calley and his Captain Medina; Nice color Seiko watch ad; Interesting one-page color-photo ad for Amelia Earhart luggage features nude model; Nice Tissot watch ad; Mother's Milk or Another Milk?; Fantastic one-page color comic-style Dannon Yogurt ad entitled "Fight Fat"; Nice color ad for Louis Sherry ice cream; Photos of the summer cottage of New York Lawyer Lee Eastman; Two-page ad by the Judaic Heritage Society presents "The Medallic History of the Jews of America"; Friendship Dairy Products ad for their Cottage Cheese; Pennsylvania ad features photo of Amish horse and covered wagon. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Chalkin, Dennis (cover); Rastelli, Vittoriano; Tames, George; Chalkin, Dennis; Perl, Susan; Gersten, Gerry; Aller, Bill; Gross, Michael; Kantor, Tim (illustrator).…