TYLER BEARD

Now in paperback, this is the perennial bestseller that started it all, with an incredible look at the artistry happening in boot manufacturing over the last 20 years. Includes the finest boot photography anywhere. Now in paperback, this is the perennial best-seller that started it all, with an incredible look at the artistry happening in boot manufacturing over the last twenty years. With more than 25,000 copies sold in hardcover, Art of the Boot is a must-have guide to the artisans and manufacturers of America's classic footwear. The finest boot photography anywhere, excellent detail shots. A comprehensive resource guide to some of today's finest bootmakers. An excellent starting point for designing your own pair of custom boots

The most cowboy boots ever gathered under one cover. For fashion and fancy, for roping and riding, for dancing and daring, these boots are the epitome of flash and quality. Learn a little boot lore and lingo. From clean and simple lines to elaborate overlay, inlay, pinching, tooling, stitching and painting, these boots are over the top! A collectible and fun little book on America's most fashionable footwear, Cowboy Boots is a close up look at the veritable trunk show of some of the most impressive cowboy boot designs from the most prestigious and famed bootmakers in the world, and is small and handy enough to carry with you when you're shopping for that next pair From detail shots of stitching, to a focus on the design elements like flowers, steer heads, horses, crosses, initials, hearts, cacti, and horseshoes, there is plenty of quality craftsmanship to ogle over. A great little idea book to have handy if you're a collector, a fan of the craftsmanship or in the market for a new pair. Tyler Beard is the foremost expert on cowboy boots. He is the author of Art of the Boot, The Cowboy Boot Book, and 100 Years of Western Wear. He lives on a ranch with his wife, and together they run True West Design. Jim Arndt is nationally recognized photographer, with many books to his credit including Art of the Boot, The Cowboy Boot Book, and 100 Years of Western Wear. His work has been published and exhibited internationally.