XIT - Being a New and Original Exploration, in Art and Words, Into the Life and Times of the American Cowboy
by Pirtle, Caleb and the Texas Cowboy Association
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House, 1975 First edition numbered 24,893 of 50,000 copies with special numbered bookplate signed by the author with black sharpie attached to front pastedown. Folio 12 1/8" square. Brown genuine cowhide leather spine stamped in gilt and coarse light cloth stamped in brown. 89 numbered artworks in the catalogue. 161 pages. Clean. tightly bound. Dust jacket. Very good/Very good. .
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- Cultural Connection
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- Title
- XIT - Being a New and Original Exploration, in Art and Words, Into the Life and Times of the American Cowboy
- Author
- Pirtle, Caleb and the Texas Cowboy Association
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxmoor House
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Date Published
- 1975
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- Signed
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About Cultural Connection
Home to collectible and scarce or rare hard to find books and quality collectible fine art including wood sculpture, limited edition cast marble sculpture, paintings and wood block prints. Our book inventory has a large number of first editions, books autographed by the author, maps, limited editions and books with engravings. We have many scarce and collectible books. Our book specialties are art, archaeology, history, natural history, and fiction. Our art collection includes African tribal art, American, antiques, Asian, Eskimo, European, Far Eastern, Indian, Mid Eastern, 17th, 18th and 19th century, 20th century, contemporary, and Precolumbian art.
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