1918 The Sheriff's Son William MacLeod Raine HC Western Grosset & Dunlap Vintage
$ 8.69
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1918 The Sheriff's Son William MacLeod Raine HC Western Grosset & Dunlap Vintage. ✍️Author: William MacLeod Raine. Great as areading copy, decor piece, or starter copy for a Raine or early Western collection. 🏷️Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York. 📚Title: The Sheriff’s Son. 🗓️Publication year: 1918 (Published April 1918). Step back to the early days of Western popular fiction with this 1918 Grosset & Dunlap hardcover of “The Sheriff’s Son” by William MacLeod Raine. This vintage copy features the classic tan cloth binding with lariat artwork and bold brown lettering on the front cover and spine. Inside you’ll find black-and-white illustrations by Harold Cue, including the frontispiece shown, plus a charming period pencil sketch of “Royal Beaudry – The Sheriff’s Son” by a former owner. The book shows its age with noticeable shelf wear, spine and corner fraying, and a cracked front hinge, but the text block is still complete and readable—perfect for collectors who appreciate a well-loved Western or for display in a frontier-themed room. There is handwriting on the title page area and some light age toning, but no major page loss observed. If you enjoy early 20th-century Westerns, original Grosset & Dunlap novels, or anything connected to classic cowboy storytelling, this is a character-rich, 100+ year-old survivor ready for a new shelf. Item specifics (bullet style with emojis): 📚 Title: The Sheriff’s Son ✍️ Author: William MacLeod Raine 🗓️ Publication year: 1918 (Published April 1918) 🏷️ Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York 🏜️ Genre: Western fiction / Frontier adventure 🎨 Illustrator: Harold Cue (name partially overwritten by prior owner) 📖 Format: Hardcover, cloth boards, no dust jacket 📏 Approx. size: Standard small octavo (about 7.5–8" tall; not precisely measured) 🧵 Binding: Original publisher’s cloth; front hinge cracked/partially split 🖊️ Markings: Previous owner’s name/writing on title page area; pencil sketch opposite contents 🧓 Age-related wear: Edge wear, fraying to spine ends and corners, some soiling and toning to boards and pages 🖼️ Interior art: Frontispiece and other black-and-white illustrations 🚭 Environment: Smoke-free home (if different, please edit before listing) Condition: Fair to Good for age – structurally worn but complete; heavy edge wear and fraying, cracked front hinge, interior writing and sketching, age toning, no dust jacket. Additional details: This is a vintage, over-100-year-old book and will show signs of age and handling. Buyers seeking a pristine collectible should note the frayed cloth, hinge cracking, and interior markings visible in the photos. Great as a reading copy, decor piece, or starter copy for a Raine or early Western collection. Seller’s note: Pre-owned vintage item – please review all photos and description carefully for condition and feel free to ask questions before purchasing. Keywords: the sheriff’s son 1918, william macleod raine book, grosset & dunlap western, vintage western novel, antique cowboy fiction, early 20th century hardback, illustrated harold cue, lariat cover design, frontier sheriff story, collectible western hardcover, classic western literature, old west vintage book, 1910s fiction hardback, no dust jacket cloth, pulp-era western collector, roy beaudry character, silent film tie-in novel, rustic library decor, brown cloth antique book, pre-1920 fiction collectible
