Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Spine view of The American Cowboy showing red cloth boards and blue stamped lettering.
Title and copyright page of The American Cowboy, 1942 Charles Scribner’s Sons edition.
Title and copyright page of The American Cowboy, 1942 Charles Scribner’s Sons edition.
Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Spine view of The American Cowboy showing red cloth boards and blue stamped lettering.
Will James The American Cowboy 1942 first edition in original illustrated dust jacket.
Rear dust jacket panel of The American Cowboy listing other Will James titles.

The American Cowboy (1942) Will James First Edition Scribner

$160.00

Offering: Will James. The American Cowboy. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1942.

First edition. Very good in a very good unclipped dust jacket. Red cloth boards clean and bright with strong blue stamping; minor edge wear and gentle bumping at spine ends. Jacket shows light rubbing, small chips at spine head and corners, and a few short closed tears; original $2.50 price intact. Interior clean with light, even toning; previous owner bookplate to front pastedown and small July 1942 date notation to front endpaper. Octavo measuring approximately 6 x 8.5 inches (15.2 x 21.6 cm).

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Published in 1942 at the height of his popularity, The American Cowboy represents Will James at full stride—writer, illustrator, and myth-maker of the working West. Unlike the romanticized dime-novel cowboy, James drew from lived experience, and his pen-and-brush illustrations carry the authority of someone who had ridden the range. The narrative traces the evolution of the American cowboy through story and anecdote, blending history with personal knowledge in a way that feels grounded rather than theatrical.

Scribner’s production is classic early-1940s: sturdy red cloth, bold titling, and a pictorial dust jacket that captures James’s unmistakable style. The rear panel’s listing of his other Western titles—Smoky, Lone Cowboy, Horses I’ve Known—situates this work within the canon that helped define 20th-century cowboy literature. A strong, attractive copy of a cornerstone Will James title in original jacket.

A solid example of authentic Western Americana—scarcer in this condition with the price intact.

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Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 9 × 3 in

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