Cowboys (1978) – Handcrafted Book Journal

Created from a 1978 printing of Cowboys by Marie and Douglas Gorsline, this one-of-a-kind journal preserves richly detailed illustrations that bring the rugged spirit of the American West to life. ALL original pages remain throughout the journal, allowing sweeping desert scenes, working horses, and classic cowboy imagery to peek through between blank writing pages filled with open space for creativity.

The book’s celebration of frontier life and wide-open landscapes makes this journal a perfect place for travel journaling, sketching, storytelling, or personal reflection. It invites writers to capture memories, dream up western adventures, or simply enjoy the quiet romance of cowboy culture and open-road imagination.

Each journal is hand-bound with a bronze metal coil and finished with smooth, acid-free writing paper. No two journals are ever exactly alike, making this vintage western keepsake a truly special treasure for collectors, artists, and lovers of classic Americana.

SIZE:  8” x 8”
1978 Printing 

OUR JOURNALS

We search for books that have been discarded and give them new life by turning them into one-of-a-kind journals and notebooks

• 72+ journal pages
• 24# acid-free paper
• Entire story included in all kids books, selections for longer novels/texts
• Sturdy antique brass metal coil, allows the journal to lay flat
• Handcrafted with love