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 Powers, Stephe
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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 Mexico, and on to California, including observations of gold mining and the glories of San Francisco. GRAFF 3339. COWAN, p.498. HOWES P537. MUNK (ALLIOT), p.181. SABIN 64804. ZAMORANO 80, 61. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 185 (ref)
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- AFOOT AND ALONE; A WALK FROM SEA TO SEA BY THE SOUTHERN ROUTE. ADVENTURES AND OBSERVATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, TEXAS, ETC
- Author
- Powers, Stephe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1884
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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