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HAND FORGED FOR TEXAS COWBOYS.
by HOUSE, KURT
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About This Item
San Antonio: Three Rivers Publishing Company, [2001]., 2001. First edition. First edition. Quarto. Brown fabricoid, Gold stamping on front cover and spine, decorated endpapers, 160 pp., dedication, frontis., foreword, preface and acknowledgments, prologue, illustrated, glossary, bibliography, index. A nostalgic look at the old time village blacksmith along with the work of many of those skilled artisans. There is special emphasis placed on Joseph Bianchi, who worked in southeastern Texas, and developed into an outstanding craftsman in the manufacture of horse bridle bits and spurs needed by the local cowboys. Information is given on the history of ranching in North America, gear used by Texas cowboys, blacksmithing in Texas, and the modern surge to collect western memorabilia. As New in dust jacket. Original Prospectus and Order Form laid-in.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51866
- Title
- HAND FORGED FOR TEXAS COWBOYS.
- Author
- HOUSE, KURT
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Publishing Company, [2001].
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio
- Date Published
- 2001
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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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