Riders Across the Centuries: Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands
by Cisneros, Jose (text); & John O. West (biography)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0874040892
- ISBN 13
- 9780874040890
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
The University of Texas at El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1984. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (light soil). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated by Cisneros thoughout with about 100 handsome drawings, several printed in beautiful full color. According to the author's Foreword, this is a "greatly improved and extended version" of his 1971 book, Riders of the Border. It is a study of horsemanship in Mexico and the southwestern United States. The riders are described and featured in a full-page drawing on the facing pages. Includes a 40 page biography of Cisneros and appreciation of his art by John O. West. Designed in association with Carl Hertzog. Winner of a Western Heritage Award from the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. Bound in the original red cloth, lettered in bright gold on the spine, and with a gilt-stamped spur on the front cover. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 7.25" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book may require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail.. First Edition Thus. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Cisneros, Jose (drawings by). (6), xxxx, 202pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Riders Across the Centuries: Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands
- Author
- Cisneros, Jose (text); & John O. West (biography)
- Illustrator
- Cisneros, Jose (drawings by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0874040892
- ISBN 13
- 9780874040890
- Publisher
- Texas Western Press
- Place of Publication
- The University of Texas at El Paso
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- (6), xxxx, 202pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Horses / Horsemanship / Equestrian Sports;
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