This handsome book covers bit-and-spur makers through all of the Western states as well as Mexico and the Northeast. Detailed timelines and maps of each region locate makers and saddleries. A valuable research tool for anyone interested in cowboy gear, Bit and Spur Makers In the Vaquero Tradition gives one a glimpse of life in the West when horses were the primary means of transportation.
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This handsome book covers bit-and-spur makers through all of the Western states as well as Mexico and the Northeast. Detailed timelines and maps of each region locate makers and saddleries. A valuable research tool for anyone interested in cowboy gear, Bit and Spur Makers In the Vaquero Tradition gives one a glimpse of life in the West when horses were the primary means of transportation.
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Very Good in Very Good+ jacket. Size: 12x9x1; Some light rubbing to edges of covers, at spine and corner tips. The dustjacket has some light edgewear. Inscribed "To Pete Jan 1998 Ned Martin". With discussion of the period between 1840 to 1960, this book provides a history of horsemen from Mexico to Western U.S. and the various styles and uses of bits and spurs. Chronicles 85 craftsmen who created intricately engraved silver bits and spurs, with detailed timelines and biographies for each maker as well as maps of each region locating makers and saddleries between 1860 and 1960. A valuable research tool for anyone interested in cowboy gear, Bit and Spur Makers In the Vaquero Tradition gives one a glimpse of life in the West when horses were the primary means of transportation. Signed copies rarely offered.
