Luis Ortega's Rawhide Artistry


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The most comprehensive overview of Ortega's life, art, and career An acclaimed rawhide braider of horse gear, Luis Ortega elevated his craft to collectible art and influenced a generation of gear makers. This book is the most comprehensive overview of his life, art, and career and the first book-length work on rawhide braiding in North America, charting changes in horse gear over five decades. Chuck Stormes and Don Reeves introduce readers to an itinerant cowboy who strove for a level of craftsmanship and artistry above what the market expected--and to be the best in his field. Although grounded in the Spanish vaquero tradition, Ortega's work was shaped by his quest for excellence and an intuitive sense of how to fashion humble items into objects of lasting beauty. Ever a private man, he viewed his craft as a calling yet rarely sought attention even after his reputation was established. More than a biography, the book is a richly illustrated overview of this expert braider's art. Some 100 illustrations, 70 in color, offer close-ups of Ortega's work that depict the intricacy of his reins, quirts, and other pieces. From eight-strand reatas to figure-eight hobbles, the beauty, functionality, and painstaking care of his output shine through in every piece. This elegant volume allows readers to better understand the Hispanic foundations of the American cowboy as it portrays the work of a man recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Master Traditional Artist. It will stand as a definitive work on Ortega and a tribute to his craft.







Iron & Coal Trades Review


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Vol. 115 includes Diamond jubilee issue, 1867-1927.







Delphi Collected Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs (Illustrated)


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One of the most imaginative writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Rice Burroughs created popular and exciting heroes such as Tarzan and John Carter, whose thrilling adventures continue to entertain millions of readers across the world. This comprehensive eBook presents most complete edition possible of Burroughs’ works in the US, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Burroughs’ life and works * Concise introductions to all the novel series * ALL the novels in the US public domain (works published prior to 1923), with individual contents tables * Rare novels available in no other collection * Features the original first edition text of TARZAN OF THE APES – the only digital edition to contain the purely unaltered text, with 1,193 more words than the digital text found in all other collections – discover the true Tarzan first edition! * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special Contextual Pieces section, with reviews, articles and essays evaluating Burroughs’ contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: novels published after 1922 are unable to appear in the collection due to US copyright restrictions. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Tarzan Series TARZAN OF THE APES (1912) THE RETURN OF TARZAN (1913) THE BEASTS OF TARZAN (1914) THE SON OF TARZAN (1914) TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR (1916) JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN (1917) TARZAN THE UNTAMED (1921) TARZAN THE TERRIBLE (1921) The Barsoom Series A PRINCESS OF MARS (1912) THE GODS OF MARS (1914) THE WARLORD OF MARS (1918) THUVIA, MAID OF MARS (1920) THE CHESSMEN OF MARS (1922) THE MASTER MIND OF MARS (1928) A FIGHTING MAN OF MARS (1931) The Pellucidar Series AT THE EARTH’S CORE (1914) PELLUCIDAR (1922) The Mucker Series THE MUCKER (1914) THE RETURN OF THE MUCKER (1916) THE OAKDALE AFFAIR (1917) The Jungle Adventures THE ETERNAL LOVER (1913) JUNGLE GIRL (1932) THE LAD AND THE LION (1917) The Caspak Series THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (1918) THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT (1918) OUT OF TIME’S ABYSS (1918) The Moon Series PART I: THE MOON MAID The Western Novels THE BANDIT OF HELL’S BEND (1924) THE WAR CHIEF (1927) APACHE DEVIL (1933) The Venus Series PIRATES OF VENUS (1932) The Other Novels THE MONSTER MEN (1913) THE MAD KING (1914) THE OUTLAW OF TORN (1914) THE LOST CONTINENT (1916) THE GIRL FROM FARRIS’S (1916) H. R. H. THE RIDER (1918) THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT (1921) THE GIRL FROM HOLLYWOOD (1922) THE RESURRECTION OF JIMBER-JAW (1937) Contextual Pieces LIST OF REVIEWS AND ARTICLES Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles




The Sketch


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The United States Democratic Review


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Vols. 1-3, 5-8 contain the political and literary portions; v. 4 the historical register department, of the numbers published from Oct. 1837 to Dec. 1840.




Parliamentary Papers


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