24 VOLUMES " THE OLD WEST" (TIME-LIFE)

                                                                                        24 Titles " THE OLD WEST", TIME-LIFE publications, condition: very good.

The Old West is a series of books about the history of the American Old West era, published by Time-Life Books from 1973 through 1980. Each book focused on a different topic specific for the era, such as cowboys, American Indians, gamblers and gunfighters.

Each volume in the series is 240 pages long, featuring many contemporary pictures and illustrations. The volumes are bound in a padded (imitation) leather hardcover binding with the series name, title of the book, and publisher imprinted in gold on the spine of the book. The front cover of the book has a glued-on oval shaped picture, in most cases showcasing artwork by contemporary artists such as Frederic Remington (like the one in the infobox to the right) or Charles M. Russell and who are otherwise heavily represented with their work on the interior pages of the series as well. Beneath the picture embossed in the faux leather is a set of cattle horns with a rising sun depicted between the horns. The outline of the cover is embossed with a rustic rope. The back cover is blank. The series was issued without a dust jacket. 

Despite the golden age of the Western having already ended in the home market by the time the series was launched, it did manage to become one of the more popular and financially successful Time Life book series. This was further exemplified by the fact that the series remained in print for the better part of two decades.

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