Item #33631.1 AFOOT And ALONE; A Walk from Sea to Sea by the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Etc. Stephen Powers.

AFOOT And ALONE; A Walk from Sea to Sea by the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Etc.

Hartford, Conn. Columbian Book Company, 1872. 1st edition (Cowan II, p. 498; Howes P537; Sabin 64804; Zamorano 80, #61). xvi, [17] - 327, [3] pp. One page publisher advert at rear. 29 listed illustrations, divided between intratextual cuts & full-page wood engravings by True W. Williams. A 30th cut, unlisted, at p. 327, depicts the Golden Gate, as viewed from the Bay side. 12mo. Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & give device to front board (professionally recased). Square & tight. Spine gilt faded. Silll, a solid VG+ copy. Item #33631.1

Per Howes, "a vivid narrative". Per Cowan, "The author, later famous as a distinguished ethnologist, journeyed from Raleigh to San Francisco, a distance of 3,556 miles. ... his descriptions are entertaining and frequently amusing."

Price: $325.00

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