Art of the Boot

by Tyler Beard

Book Overview

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

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423600266
• ISBN13: 9781423600268
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Must-have book for boot aficionados!

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."

Not only a visual treat

This book was not only a real visual treat with outstanding photographs by Jim Arndt, but a great read. Tyler Beard has a relaxed and folksy style that was not only fun to read but highly informative. I finished the book with a smile on my face and a real need to have a pair of boots on my feet.

Stylish and Entertaining

I loved this stylish and entertaining book. The photographs were wonderful and the text delightful. This book was a joy for me to read and to give as a gift. A group of us are now going to have custom boots made...we just could not help oursleves...

It's the best thing in print on cowboy boots.

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!

A feast for the eyes-a sigh for the feet

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!