• Cover for Time Life Books, the Great Chiefs showing a dark brown leather type border with an oval central illustration of a mounted warrior on a horse in a landscape, with a pale blue sky and muted green field.
  • A vintage hardcover book titled "The Great Chiefs with ornate embossed detailing on a dark brown cover. The front features an oval illustration of a mounted warrior in feathered headwear, and the spine shows the title and publisher text.
  • Vintage book titled 'The Indians' with an embossed dark brown cover, featuring a circular portrait illustration of a Native American wearing a feathered headdress on the front cover.
  • Vintage hardcover book titled "The Cowboys" with a dark brown embossed cover and spine, featuring an oval illustration of a cowboy riding a brown horse across a desert landscape.
  • A vintage hardcover book titled "The Gunfighters featuring an embossed dark brown cover with a central oval illustration of a cowboy on a horse.
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Time Life Books

The Old West Series by Time-Life Books: The Great Chiefs • The Indians • The Cowboys • The Gunfighters (Sold each)

The Old West Series by Time-Life Books: The Great Chiefs • The Indians • The Cowboys • The Gunfighters (Sold each)

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
Old West Series
Publisher:
Time-Life Books
Era:
Late 20th Century (1970–1999)
Condition:
Very Good | Like New
Cover:
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780809414819
Book genre:
History
Notes:
Illustrated Hardcover; Embossed binding with simulated leather boards with gilt lettering; Color and black-and-white images throughout

Richly illustrated Time-Life hardcovers exploring the people, cultures, and legends of the American West.

Collector’s Note

Time-Life's celebrated Old West Series remains one of the most recognizable popular history collections of the twentieth century. Issued in beautifully produced hardcover volumes, the series combined scholarly research with hundreds of illustrations, archival photographs, maps, paintings, and period documents to bring the American frontier vividly to life.

The books are especially admired for their distinctive design: richly embossed brown covers with gilt lettering and colorful inset artwork inspired by classic Western paintings. Displayed together or individually, they make handsome additions to home libraries, Western collections, studies, ranch houses, and rustic décor settings.

Each book is extensively illustrated and examines a unique aspect of frontier life, blending narrative history with period illustrations and documentary sources. Serves equally well as a historical reference volume or decorative bookshelf display piece.

Available volumes include:

The Great Chiefs

  • Explores the lives and leadership of influential Native American leaders including those who shaped diplomacy, resistance, warfare, and cultural preservation across the American West.

The Indians

  • Examines the diverse Native American nations of the West, their traditions, societies, economies, spiritual practices, and encounters with westward expansion.

The Cowboys

  • A detailed look at ranching culture, cattle drives, roundup camps, range wars, and the realities behind one of America's most enduring legends.

The Gunfighters

  • Explores the lawmen, outlaws, vigilantes, and frontier gunfighters who became legends of the American West.

All volumes are in very good condition. Covers retain attractive color, embossed detail, and bright spine lettering. Bindings are sound and pages are clean. Light shelfwear consistent with age and careful use. Individual volumes may vary slightly in condition.

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