Riders of the Purple Sage
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1921. W. Herbert Dunton. First thus (Edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of "Riders of the Purple Sage"). Hardcover. 336pp. plus 4 pages of publisher's ads. Octavo [24 cm] Black cloth with title gilt stamped on the front board and the backstrip. Large color illustration on the front board. "K-V" on copyright page. Moderate soiling to rear board. Front hinge soft. Light foxing to fore-edge of text block, and occasional light foxing to the pages. Overall a very nice copy of this book. Includes twelve color illustrations by famous Western artist W. Herbert Dunton (1878-1936). No dust jacket. Very Good Minus. Item #71077
A very nice copy of this western title of cattle rustling in Mormon Utah. "Riders of the Purple Sage," first published in 1912, is author's most popular novel. A bright clean copy of one of the most famous Western novels of all time, and a truly American work that helped to popularize the genre to the rest of the world.
Price: $500.00