Art of the Boot [Paperback]

Tyler Beard (Author), Jim Arndt (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 2006

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.

Excellent detail shots

A guide to some of today's finest bootmakers

A comprehensive resource guide

The finest boot photography anywhere

An excellent starting point for designing your own pair of custom boots

"a glossy coffee-table book for the true bootist" New York Times May 13, 2001 Sunday

"kicky compendium on the sole of the American West" Texas Monthly January, 2000

"True cowboys and urban cowpokes alike will delight in the photographs of some of the most unique boots ever made." Dallas Morning News December 22, 1999

"a book for anyone who ever loved a pair of boots" Houston Chronicle December 05, 1999,

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Contents Acknowledgments A Cowboy Boot Biography The Bootmakers So, Your Want to Order a Pair of Boots Glossary Resources --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

Celebrating handcrafted cowboy boots--a multicolored confetti of leather, a tattoo for the soul. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1 edition (February 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423600266
• ISBN-13: 978-1423600268
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #451,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best thing in print on cowboy boots., November 7, 1999

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John W. Hall "Toadhunter" (Shreveport, Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art of The Boot (Hardcover)

The book is a masterly revision/expansion of its parent, The Cowboy Boot Book. Anyone who is remotely interested in cowboy boots would love this one. The boots and their photographs are remarkable. I would not have thought that Arndt could have done better, but he did. I had the privilege of seeing some of these boots and talking to some of the featured bootmakers this summer. After that and buying a copy of the book, I went out and bought a pair of boots. You might just be hooked!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A feast for the eyes-a sigh for the feet, October 22, 1999

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Wendy Lane ([e-mail]) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art of The Boot (Hardcover)

A colorful chronological history of the west "a pied". Tyler and Jim have managed to trump their very popular and successful "Cowboy Boot Book" published in 1992. Vivid in its photography, varied in the beauty of the boots included, the new compendium is a must for all boot lovers - a feast for the eyes - a sigh for the feet!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have book for boot aficionados!, March 3, 2000

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E. A. Drake (Scottsdale, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art of The Boot (Hardcover)

Good information...glorious photographs...a galaxy of great boots! This book is more than just another pretty picture book. It has well-researched information on boot history, lore and boot-makers, written in an engaging, personal style. There's an up-to-date list of bootmakers and sellers of collector boots. Ya just gotta have it! (only one quibble..."el rey" means "the king", not "the sun."