Afoot and Alone

Afoot and Alone; A Walk from Sea to Sea By the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, etc. By Stephen Powers. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings. Hartford, Conn: Columbian Book Company, 1872 "These were the happiest days of my life..in the large liberty and lawlessness of the prairies..." [from the Preface] Condition: This original cloth hardcover is… Read more about this item

Hartford, CT.: Columbian Book Company, 1872. xvi, 327pp. Crown octavo. Bound in half dark brown morocco leather and marbled boards; four raised bands and five compartments to the spine stamped with gold gilt lettering and decorations. Dark gray endpapers that look to be newer than the binding, though no other signs of restoration found. Gold gilt… Read more about this item

Hartford, 1884. 327pp. plus plates and advertisements. Frontis. Textual illus. Original gilt cloth. Spine extremities frayed, hinges broken, front hinge detached, contents shaken, marginal dampstain. Fair only. Second edition. The author, a prominent ethnologist, set out from Raleigh in 1868 and travelled over 3550 miles to San Francisco. He describes in detail his journey through Texas, Arizona and New… Read more about this item

Hartford: Columbian Book Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1884. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 327 pages; Minor soiling and wear to covers. Just a bit of darkening to spine. Name and address in pencil on front free endpaper. .

Hartford: Columbian Book Company, 1872., 1872. First edition. First edition. 8vo, Brown cloth, titles and device stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, xvi, 17 - 327 pp., plus 2 pages, prefatory, frontispiece, illustrated, plates, advertisement. Cowan says "The author later famous as a distinguished ethnologist, journeyed from Raleigh to San Francisco, a distance of 3556 miles. Although… Read more about this item

Hartford: Columbian Book Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xvi, 17-327 pages. One page publishers advertisement. Frontispiece illustration. Illustrated. Green cloth hardcover with gilt illustration stamped on front cover. Gilt stamped title on spine. Light brown spots on the rear end sheets. Light edge wear to cloth extremities. Binding cords sometimes visible in the text. Text block… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: Columbian Book Company, 1884. Second edition, 1884. Victorian era travel in the American Southwest, illustrated with full page engravings. Emerald green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, 8" tall, 327 pages plus publisher's ad. Extremities rubbed with some light fraying to the spine ends, front hinge internally cracked but secure, text block sound but no… Read more about this item

Columbian Book Company, 1886. Hardcover. Good. . Fading/rubbing to boards. Minor foxing here and there throughout. Binding sturdy.

Paperback / softback. New.

Columbian Book Company, Hartford, CT, 1872. 8 1/8 X 5 1/2" in green cloth with gilt cover decoration. EX-LIBRARY. Covers a bit soiled and discolored, but not bad considering age. Spine somewhat faded. top of spine fraying. Front hinge just starting to crack. Engraved illustrations. The author walked across the U.S. beginning in N.C. and ending in California. The old… Read more about this item

Columbian Book Company, 1872. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Original green cloth, water spot approximately 1 inch in diameter below the vignette on the front cover, boards showing on tips and some edges, hinges strong, text clean and unmarked, overall a very good minus copy. First edition. Zamorano Eighty 61: "A highly interesting book by the first… Read more about this item

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

The Book Club Of Texas, Austin.. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1995. Limited Edition of 300. Hardcover. Edited and with an introduction by Hardwood P. Hinton. An early travel memoir by a young journalist who in 1868 set out by foot from Raleigh, North Carolina, to see "new men and new lands". Powell made a special… Read more about this item

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.