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 Grosset & Dunlap first edition cover | |
| Author | Zane Grey |
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| Illustrator | Douglas Duer |
| Cover artist | Wendell Galloway |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Western |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1912 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paper, 8vo |
| Pages | 356 |
| Preceded by | The Heritage of the West |
| Followed by | The Rainbow Trail |
Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars[1] to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called "the most popular western novel of all time".[2]
- ^ Handley, William R. Introduction. Zane Grey. Riders of the Purple Sage. New York: Modern Library, 2002; p. xi. ISBN 978-08129-66121.
- ^ Grey, Zane (2004). Fred Stenson (ed.). Riders of the Purple Sage. New York: Barnes & Noble. p. ix. ISBN 978-0760757550.