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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 Powers, Stephen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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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 longer tight, pages a little age-toned but clean, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033997
- 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, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Columbian Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AMERICAN WEST SOUTHWEST TRAVEL EXPLORATION VICTORIAN ERA
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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