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Afoot and Alone; A Walk from Sea to Sea, by the Southern Route,1872
by Powers, Stephen
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1872
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- Original brown cloth with impressed cover
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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]
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Sights in the Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way, 1849 FIRST EDITION
by Johnson, Theodore T
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- First Edition
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- 1849
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- Original Cloth with Gilt Spine
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Sights in the Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way, by Theodore T Johnson. New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. First Edition first issue published with no map and no colored frontispiece illustration. 278 pages with full table of contents.
One of the earliest accounts of the gold fields by an actual "returned" Californian. This is Johnson's detailed account of his… Read more about this item Item Price
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California of the South: Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes of Travel, and Health Resorts. 1888 FIRST EDITION
by Windley, Walter and Widney, J P
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- First
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- 1888
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- Original red cloth binding with gilt
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California of the South: Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes of Travel, and Health Resorts. New York: D Appleton & Company, 1888. With Maps (3 fold out originals) and numerous illustrations. 402 numbered pages includes alphabetical index. Plus 6 pages of Appleton's guidebooks.
Great early guide to California with illustrations of known sights as well as well-known people's homes, ranches, etc.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, 1896, fully illustrated
by Glazier, Captain Willard
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- Early 1896 (1895 original copyright)
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- 1896
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- Red-brown cloth with gilt spine and cover
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, Captain Willard Glazier, 1896 - fully illustrated.
Captain Willard Glazier, author of "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape" had always wanted to traverse the United States of coast to coast, which he began in April, 1876. He traveled for 200 days, astride his loyal horse "Paul Revere", lecturing, often sponsored by members of the GAR (Grand Army of… Read more about this item Item Price
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California Illustrated: Including A Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, 1852 TRUE FIRST EDITION
by Letts, John M
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- First Edition with all engravings
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- 1852
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- Original hardcover
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California Illustrated: Including. A Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, by A Returned California - (John M Letts). 1852. New York: William Holdredge: 224 pages, includes California Constitution
True first edition, copyright by John M Letts, 1852. With 48 Engravings, many with original tissue guards: "G.V. Cooper Del, On Stone by J Cameron, Litho of G. W. Lewis.
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