Bert sheppard (15 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Second Edition. Front endpaper removed. Light wear on jacket edge. Tanning on page edge.: 2nd Edition.: 280 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 279 pages. Dust jacket is bright and clean. No noticed wear, protected by Brodart Cover. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 280 pgs. Many b/w photos and illustrs. Colour title page. Signed by the author on the ffep, no other marks. Light wear along the top edge and at spine ends of the dust jacket. A history of the High River country (Alberta) and its settlers with much on the growth and development of the ranching industry, the Stony Indians & early pioneers.Complimented with the illustrations of cowboy artist Rich Roenisch. (Strathern.Alberta,1954-1979,A Provincial Bibliography,#3240).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good copy in hardcover with very good minus jacket. Light shelf-wear and dust-staining to top edge of page block. Rubbing and small tears along the edges of jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. No date. Quarter-sized stain to top rear flap fold of jacket.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Canadian Edition. 202pp, [6]. Illustrated w historical bw photographs, drawings and colour frontis. Library stamp and adhesive residue on endpapers. Signed by the author of ffep. Library stamp blacked out on text block edges. Green cloth w gilt lettering on cover and spine. Light bumping to head and tail. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ shows faint soiling on white flaps, no edgewear. Front panel same illustration as frontis. DJ preserved in archival cover. Octavo. Smith, Bert (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Light soiling on boards and jacket. Light rubbing and wear on jacket edge. Slight age toning on page edge.: 201 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good- dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 202 pages. Ink ownership inscription; moderate wear to dust jacket edges; slight stain to book foredge. Inscribed by author on front endpaper. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Third Edition. Hot on the heels of `Leaves of the Medicine Tree' comes this personal anecdotal history of one of Western Canada's most colourful ranching towns - High River, Alberta . The title comes from the Blackfoot word : `Ispitsi' meaning high. These tales cover bar room brawls, logging operations, horse races, lacrosse and polo teams - as well as the local fire department . Lots of rough edged stuff !! The time period is approx. 1895 to 1940. LEARN more about : Brook Wybrow a remittance man, Old Sapooks, the EP Ranch, George Lane , the Armistice Day Parade, Ensign, A Seven Boys wagon crew, Phil Weinard, Prohibition, the Pest House and what the term `ribbons' means as it applies to horses. TEXT is complemented by b/w (archive) photographs and also by (pencil) drawings by cowboy artist Rich Roenisch. Cond : Boards are burgundy with silver gilt lettering. No graphics. D.J. is white with a colour illustration by Roenisch of 17 Indian ponies at a watering hole. Volume and d.j. are both tight, clean and bright in all aspects. No names, marks, creases. No flaws. DECIDEDLY giftable !! Quote (p. 80) : " The company lost a team by drowning in Sullivan Creek when it was in flood, and it was not until after the 1910 fire that they built log bridges over Sullivan and Flat Creek. They at one time had bridges over the Highwood, above and below where the Gunnery Grade was . ." Size: Octavo. B/W Drawings and Photographs (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 280 pp. History of High River, Alberta and the surrounding area. Illustrated with b&w photos and other images. Colour title page. Maroon cloth with gold spine and front board lettering. Previous owner's name and address on front endpaper, otherwise a clean copy. Boards have some light wear at spine tips and corners, hint of a spine slant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 280pp. Illus. Bookplate on ffep. A memoir of ranching & living near High River, Alberta. Fine in dj with couple of short edge tears & back panel soiled. Uncommon in 1st printing. Not in Whale.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Hardest Part about Doing Nothing is Knowing When to Quit '. Learn more about : spiritous liquors, trail rides, Banff, Cochrane, Rigg Cow Camp, Long Coulee Ridge, and Eden Valley Ranch. Pages 76 and 77give a Who's Who List of personnel at the historic Bar U Ranch - it has names like , John Ware, Duckfoot Sue, and Shorty Merino. B/W photographs and b/w drawings by Rich Roenisch and Gale Gallup accompsny the text. If, bronzes by Steve Hoar, foothills landscapes, or the escapades of old time bronc-busters get you going, then you'll enjoy these 201 pages.You' ll smile or snicker as well. Cond : Boards are green with gilt lettering - face and spine. End-papers are white. D.J. is a reproduced painting by Bert Smith (c. 1951) of a packhorse accident on a high trail. D.J. has almost no edge wear, else volume and d.j. are bright, tight, crisp , square and clean. FFEP has a lengthy and artful 1983 prize dedication. Calgary collectible ! ! Quote (p.134) : " However, Bert got a quill to his liking, which we disinfected and inserted into a teat. By this time Spike and emmie, had by a stroke of pure genius, thought of and produced a Coleman lamp pump - and Emmie had brought to the scene of action a formidable selection of tape: medicated, mechanics, and just plain red tape as used by the government for filing away the ._._.-. ." Size: Octavo. B/W Drawings and Photographs (illustrator).…

Zustand: very good. 1st edition. 202pp. Tall octavo in original green cloth. Spine title in gilt; Illustrated dust jacket in very good condition. Inscribed by author in black marker on front free endpaper. A few small, light spots on front and back endpaper. B/W photographs and line drawings in text with illustrated colour frontis. A tight copy with bright, clean illustrations. Very good to near fine condition. Illustrated autobiography of Spitzee rancher and writer Bert Sheppard. Sheppard managed and eventually became an owning partner in the OH ranch, south of Calgary. Signed by the author. Rare in jacket with signature.…