ZG Novels from P.F. Collier & Son
The publishing company, P. F. Collier & Son published several of Zane Grey’s works, mostly in the 1930’s and 40’s.
The Collier Editions were published without dust jackets. The hardcover books were of a simple design, featuring orange boards with an embossed horse printed on them and gold lettering on the spine.
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
“MCMX” on title page and no code letters on copyright page and “Published September 1910"
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22
1
Q-19(12/1944) also CC-997 (1/1946)
1913
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters C-N (March 1913)
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21
2
Z-883 (10/1945)
1915
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters M-O (December 1914)
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37
3
1916
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters E-Q (May 1916)
3
28
4
FF-1107 (4/1946)
1918
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters A-S (January 1918). Note: Dust jacket with rear panel of dust jacket stamped “W.S.S. War Savings Stamps issued by the United States Government” front flap with ad blurbs for the U.P. Trail and price on spine $1.50.
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5
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright (1920), code letters A-U (January 1920)
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18
6
1921
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright (1921), code letters K-V (October 1921)
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7
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright (1924), code letters K-X (October 1923) and “First Edition” stated
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4
8
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright 1925, code letters I-Z (September 1925) and “First Edition” stated
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17
8
1927
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright 1926, code letters G-A (July 1926) and “First Edition” stated
13
33
10
X-797 (8/1945)
1928
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters G-C (July 1928) and “First Edition” stated
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3
11
1931
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Hapers
Code letters K-F (October 1931) and “First Edition” stated
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14
12
V-722 (6/1945)
1932
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters F-G (June 1932) and “First Edition” stated
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20
13
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters G-H (July 1933) and “First Edition” stated
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6
14
1935
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters B-K (February 1935) and “First Edition” stated. Note: Dust jacket has cellophane type coating on front and ½ inch on read. Blind stamp on front flap reads ‘PROTECT O’ COVER, Inc’.
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13
15
1936
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters G-L (July 1936) and “First Edition” stated
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40
16
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters D-N (April 1938) and “First Edition” stated
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35
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1939
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
10-9 (October 1939 publication date), code letters I-O (September 1939 press date) and “First Edition” stated
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9
18
U-678 (5/1945)
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
6-1 (June 1941 publication date), code letters C-Q (March 1941 press date) and “First Edition” stated
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19
Y-842 (9/1945)
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
3-43 (March 1943 publication date), code letters C-S (March 1943 press date) and “First Edition” stated
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32
20
1948
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
4-8 (April 1948 publication date), code letters C-X (March 1948 press date) and no mention of “First Edition”
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22
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
No code letters, copyright information at the bottom of the copyright page.
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1
23
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters M-N (December 1913)
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26
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Vol_3_#9_Nov_1949
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters F-P (June 1915)
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24
1917
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters L-Q (November 1916)
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5
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1919
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright (1919), code letters A-T (January 1919)
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34
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1921
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright (1921), code letters I-U (September 1920)
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28
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright (1923), code letters L-W (November 1922) and “First Edition” stated
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1925
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters L-Y (November 1924) and “First Edition” stated
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2
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1926
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Copyright 1926, code letters F-A (June 1926) and “First Edition” stated
44
29
31
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters B-C (February 1928) and “First Edition” stated
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43
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1929
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters H-D (August 1929) and “First Edition” stated
12
8
33
1932
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters I-F (September 1931) and “First Edition” stated
1
12
34
1933
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters K-G (October 1932) and “First Edition” stated
10
36
35
1934
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters B-I (February 1934) and “First Edition” stated
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25
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1935
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters M-K (December 1935) and “First Edition” stated
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46
37
1937
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters C-M (March 1937) and “First Edition” stated
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10
38
1939
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters M-N (December 1938) and “First Edition” stated
16
39
39
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
8-0 (August 1940 publication date), code letters G-P (July 1940 press date) and “First Edition” stated
37
11
40
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
6-2 (June 1942 publication date), code letters C-R (March 1942 press date) and “First Edition” stated
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31
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1944
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
6-4 (June 1944 publication date), code letters E-T (May 1944 press date) and “First Edition” stated
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42
Publication Type: Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
Code letters C-E (March 1930) and “First Edition” stated
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7
43
Publication Type: Armed Service Editions, Book, Colliers Series, First Editions, Great Western Series, Hardcover, Western, WJB Series
Harpers
4-7 (April 1947 publication date), code letters B-W (February 1947 press date) and “First Edition” stated
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RR-1294 (4/1947)
A Note on Collecting Collier Editions
The ZGWS makes no guarantees or claims about the value of these books. To gain a better understanding of the values of these books, we recommend that you contact one of our Member Book Dealers.
A few of the titles in the list below are exceptionally easy to find. Others are not verifiable which suggests they are extremely rare. The common titles include Thunder Mountain, Lost Wagon Train, Raiders of Spanish Peaks, Western Union, Twin Sombreros, The Trail Driver, West of the Pecos, Knights of the Range, 30,000 On the Hoof, Majesty’s Rancho, Wilderness Trek, Valley of the Wild Horses and Shepherd of Guadaloupe.
We have verified the existence of some of the other titles, but there are some that, assuming our list is accurate, must have been printed in very small runs (for example, 1 – 10).