Monday, April 13, 2009

Vintage Book Illustrations-The Ridin' Kid From Powder River


A Project Gutenberg western - frontispiece from The Ridin' Kid From Powder River, circa 1919.

2 comments:

  1. That hat looks kind of like a bedpan.

    I love those old illustrations. The just seem to capture motion much more than contemporary book covers do.

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  2. The colors seem so deep and rich; saturated is the word I'm looking for, I think.

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