Douglas Duer Illustrations · Riders of the Purple Sage: Shaping America

Fortunately, there are many copies of Harpers' 1912 edition of Riders of the Purple Sage. Consequently, the four Douglas Deur illustrations chosen for that edition are much clearer. We can only wish that Duer's other illustrations had been included as well.

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Duer "A girl!...I've killed a girl."

%22Bess, I'll not go again,%22 he said, catching her. 1912.png

Duer "Bess, I'll not go again," he said, catching her.

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Duer, "Lassiter! roll the stone!" she cried.

Duer, "Jane, Don't look back!"