Time to take your copy of Art of the Boot off the coffee table… and tuck it into the bookshelf. This hardcover classic is now out of stock and out of print.
Art of the Boot is now available in paperback and priced at $15.72 (That’s less half it’s previous cover price.) This book’s full color pages measure a generous 8½ x 10½” …which means the Jim Arndt photos inside give you details so clear …you can count the rows of stitches on nearly every pair!
Originally released in 1999, this book profiles 28 of America’s finest bootmakers, and includes examples from the work of many others. The cowboy boots were borrowed from museum and personal collections, and this book allows us a rare chance to stare, ponder and admire these intricate designs.
You can read a sample chapter of this book by visiting the Texas Monthly website.
Stay on the lookout. There are often reasonably priced hardcover editions of Art of the Boot available from Abebooks.com… or for for something truly special, contact Back at the Ranch which often has signed copies of Tyler Beard’s books.
(The page shown below is a peek at the signed copy Tyler sent me.)
P.S. The book How The West was Worn is also in paperback. (Click here for more great books about cowboy boots)
