The Florida Collection at the Downtown Orlando Public Library holds many unique and interesting literary Florida gems. Items dating back to the 1800s and up to present day show hints of previous ownership, like an author’s scribbled signature or a personal message from a previous owner. The vast collection spans through fiction and non-fiction alike, focusing on all things Florida. Old and new, history is alive in this collection of rare Floridian texts!
Take a gander at this one of a kind collection at the Downtown Orlando Public Library today! Items do not circulate, but are available to browse and scan. Please handle with care.
ABOVE: A handwritten note can be found on the front page of George Hoyt Smith’s Gray Gull Feathers. The text reads:
For ?? Smith on his birthday
from Mabel (?) and George Hoyt Smith
Jacksonville, Fla
July 2, 1921 or 1901
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Florida Collection - The Mating Call by Rex Beach
The front page of The Mating Call by Rex Beach from the Orlando Public Library's Florida Collection. Signed by the author dated...
Florida Collection - Rex Beach Letter
In the back of The Mating Call by Rex Beach is a letter from the author to Olive Brumbaugh, the Albertson Public...
Florida Collection - Perhaps I Am by Edward W. Bok
The first page of Perhaps I Am by Edward W. Bok with a personalized message from the author. Located in the Dowtown...
Florida Collection - Captain Sam by George Eggleston
On the inside cover of Captain Sam by George Eggleston, located in the Downtown Orlando Public Library Florida Collection, is a signed...
Florida Collection - The Finished Man by George Garrett
The first page of The Finished Man by George Garrett is signed by the author with a personalized note to the Albertson...
Florida Collection - A Trip to Czardis by Edwin Granberry
The first page of A Trip to Czardis by Edwin Granberry is signed by the author and addressed to the Florida Collection,...
Florida Collection - The Boy Cruisers by St. George Rathborne
A holiday message from 1918 is written in the front of The Boy Cruisers; or, Paddling in Florida by St. George Rathborne...
Florida Collection - The Secret That Was Kept by Elizabeth Robins
Signed by the author, The Secret That Was Kept by Elizabeth Robins, published in 1926, is shelved in the Florida Collection at...
Florida Collection - In Biscayne Bay by Caroline W. Rockwood
A personal message written in black ink can be found on the first page of Caroline W. Rockwood's In Biscayne Bay, located...
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