THIS JUST IN: 1856 Seminole War-era map

Here's another episode of our This Just In series. Michael Slicker has an amazing 1856 map that was created for use during the Seminole Wars in Florida. It is a nice specimen and has a great story with it. This is the first time we have broadcast on the live streaming platform Periscope. We might try it again. After all, the point of live streaming is that the audience is watching. Let us know what you think. Would  you watch a live version of This Just In or our other series, Rare Book Moment?

If you'd like to learn more about this map and book or other items in our store, call us at (727) 822-3278 or send us an email at lighthousebooksABAA@gmail.com. Visit Lighthouse Books, ABAA online. 

THIS JUST IN: Aviation book collection

Rare book appraiser Michael Slicker discusses a new collection of airplane books now in the store.

Rare book appraiser Michael Slicker has owned Lighthouse Books, ABAA in St. Petersburg, Florida, for more than 35 years. Lighthouse Books, ABAA specializes in antiquarian books, serving St. Petersburg, Tampa, the Tampa Bay area and all of Florida. In addition to rare books, out-of-print books, used books, antique maps, vintage prints, and antique photographs, Lighthouse Books, ABAA also offers expert appraisals of antiquarian books, maps, prints, photographs, and ephemera.

If you'd like to learn more about these or other books in our store, call us at (727) 822-3278 or send us an email at lighthousebooksABAA@gmail.com

THIS JUST IN: Henry David Thoreau's Walden, a scarce 1854 first edition

Michael Slicker discusses an important contribution to American letters, a scarce first edition of Henry David Thoreau's Walden, published in 1854.

Rare book appraiser Michael Slicker has owned Lighthouse Books, ABAA in St. Petersburg, Florida, for more than 35 years. Lighthouse Books, ABAA specializes in antiquarian books, serving St. Petersburg, Tampa, the Tampa Bay area and all of Florida. In addition to rare books, out-of-print books, used books, antique maps, vintage prints, and antique photographs, Lighthouse Books, ABAA also offers expert appraisals of antiquarian books, maps, prints, photographs, and ephemera.

If you'd like to learn more about this or other books in our store, call us at (727) 822-3278 or send us an email at lighthousebooksABAA@gmail.com 

THIS JUST IN: New discoveries of old things especially fun in old book stores

Michael has a couple of new discoveries to share. If you'd like to learn more about them, call us at (727) 822-3278 or send us an email at lighthousebooksABAA@gmail.com

Early 20th century washable children's books

THIS JUST IN: Once upon a time, some children’s books were produced on fine linen. They had the advantage of being washable and quite durable. There are, of course, washable books today but they most likely will be made of vinyl. In the early part of the 20th century, at a time when chromolithography was in its prime, children’s books were produced on linen. The two samples in our collection were published by The Saalfield Publishing Company of New York, once the largest producer of children’s books, and Sam’l Gabriel Sons & Company of New York, a prominent post card manufacturer.

If you love sailing, sailboats, and the ocean, this might be the perfect collection for you

Sometimes we depart from our format of talking about newly acquired books to shed a little light on some of our long-standing collections. To enquire about any of the books shown in this video, please call (727) 822-3278.

In our antiquarian prints and maps section, a 1794 Caribe Indian print draws our interest

Well, this is the third in our This Just In video series, and it's a slight departure. We've had this print awhile but we came across it again back in the map and print archives. It's an interesting item and one that suggests the sorts of amazing find awaiting you at Lighthouse Books, ABAA. If you aren't close by, consider this your invitation to visit our online store. Also, you can join us on Facebook and Pinterest, and keep in touch on Twitter at The Rare Book Gazette. By the way, the This Just In series, which we will be expanding, is now grouped as a playlist in YouTube, so you'll be able to see all three of them right here. Enjoy! And if you're on YouTube, leave us a note. We'd love to hear from you. To enquire about this item, please call (727) 822-3278.

THIS JUST IN: 1914 Florida Growers Atlas

Michael discusses a recent discovery at a great old Florida institution. This Just In is a regular feature of Lighthouse Books, ABAA, highlighting newly acquired items that may be of interest to book lovers and collectors. To purchase this item, plesse call (727) 822-3278.

17th century print of Fort Caroline

THIS JUST IN: The French established their first colony in what is now the United States at Fort Caroline in 1564. It was on the banks of the St. Johns River near what is now Jacksonville. This is a 1671 print showing Fort Caroline, depicting it as quite a busy place. Almost a year and a half after the French set up shop, the Spanish arrived and established St. Augustine. Almost immediately, the Spanish attacked Fort Caroline, routed the French, and destroyed Fort Caroline. Today nobody knows exactly where Fort Caroline was located but that didn't stop the National Park Service from establishing a memorial near where it might have been. This print is newly arrived and part of our extensive collection of prints and maps, particularly pertaining to Florida. If you love maps and prints, come see us.

Is this bizarre horror collection for you?

THIS JUST IN: If you love weird, you’re going to be ecstatic about this off-kilter collection with titles from Arkham House, the publishers founded in 1939 to keep H.P. Lovecraft in print. Here, too, are volumes from other similar bizarre niche publishers such as Fedogan & Bremer and Cemetery Dance. Horror, fantasy, sci-fi, dark suspense, macabre. Is this collection for you?

Beautiful Franklin Library volumes

THIS JUST IN: This is first in our new series This Just In, featuring volumes we've just acquired. In this collection, more than 170 Franklin Library beautiful leather-bound editions of classic literature. Here are such diverse works as Dante's Divine Comedy, Joyce Carol Oates' Them, Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, Winston Churchill's Their Finest Hour, Eugene O'Neill's Plays, and the Collected Poems of W.H. Auden. Come see them today.