Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails. by BACK, Joe - (1959)

Denver : Sage Books, (1959). First edition, first printing. Octavo. 117, [1] pp. Numerous full page illustrations after Joe Back. Publisher's light brown cloth with dark brown cover and spine lettering, pictorial endpapers of packing gear done by Back, blue dust jacket with a rd pack horse illustration after Back. Jacket price-clipped and with protective thin strip of blue vinyl tape to top and bottom edges (matches jacket color). A very fresh and clean copy in a very handsome dust jacket with no chipping or tears.Often referred to as the Packer's Bible, this book has attained an almost cult-like status. Aside from knowing everything about packing, Joe Back was a very accomplished artist and that can be seen in the many illustrations in this book.