Cowboy Roping and Rope Tricks, by Chester Byers (TPB, 1996 edition, originally published in 1928, $2)
Byrns wrote this book after twenty years of experiences in "stampedes, rodeos, roundups and frontier days all over the country." Included are 18 diagrams of how to do rope tricks. Buy this book and have some fun! Look for it in the new-nonfiction section, avail. 9/27.