Published by Miami, Florida: Publicity Department of Florida Silk Producing Company, circa [1920's]. [1920's]., 1920
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 7 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled off-white wraps, titled & decorated in black. The front cover is lightly soiled & creased. [8] unnumbered pages including the covers, with 2 full-page black & white illustrations. "From Daniel E. Ryan" is written in ink at the top of the cover. The brochure is folded twice vertically & horizontally. Very good. A RARE promotional brochure for the Florida Silk Producing Company formed by Dr. Thomas DePamphilis using his special process. [We have located no other copies of the brochure.]Laid into the brochure is a 2-page broadsheet by the fiscal agents Goodyear-Baker Company, titled "The Investment Possibilities of Growing Silk in Florida".The company is mentioned as seeking investment in the September 30, 1924 issue of the Springfield News-Sun of Springfield, Ohio.