From The Buffalo Head Ranch In The Far Reaches Of The Canadian Rockies Comes This Glowing Account Of Exploration And Discovery.
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R.M. Patterson>/b> (1898-1984) moved to Canada when he realized that working in a London bank would never bring him happiness. He spent the remaining years of his life pursuing adventure in the Canadian West and was a delightfully evocative writer and an intrepid explorer. Authoring a total of five books about his excursions into the Canadian wilderness and his life on a southern Alberta ranch, Raymond Murray Patterson earned himself legions of fans and made Canada's wilderness famous.
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Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Victoria, BC, Horsdal & Schubert, (1994), 1994. Soft cover. reprint (originally published in 1961), Pages 274,trade paperback, softcover, reprint (originally published in 1961), Part of the R. M. Patterson Collection. Stamp on bottom edge of book block, else Very Good condition. 062906A ISBN: 0-920663-24-9. Seller Inventory # 11373
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 0920663249. Trade Paperback. 1994 reprint of 1961 original. Slight wear to corners and edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 9521191
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Later Edition. The author of these 274 pages was born in England and took his military training at Shoeburyness among others. After the war and a career in banking, Patterson got itchy feet and headed for Canada. He ultimately became a rancher in the shadows of the mountains in the Alberta Foothills. Section of b/w photographs at center. LEARN about : Rastatt, Weary Creek Gap, chaps, King Bearspaw, and Knife Edge Ridge. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with light green lettering. Cover illustration is a b/w photo of horses at a mountain lake - circa 1937. Tight in binding. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 150) : " The old cabins which we planned to use were unroofed and stripped completely, down to log walls and floors. It was while they were in that unprotected state, about the middle of May, that a thunderstorm hit us and a deluge of rain came down. The old cabins ._._._. ." Size: 12mo. Seller Inventory # 014469
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Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Thus. The author of these 274 pages was born in england and took his military training at Shoeburyness among others. After the war and a career in banking, at age thirty, Patterson got itchy feet and headed for Canada. He ultimately became a rancher in the shadows of the mountains in the Alberta Foothills. Section of b/w photographs at center. LEARN about : Rastatt, Weary Creek Gap, chaps, King Bearspaw, and Knife Edge Ridge. Cond : Paper wrapper is light green with black lettering. Cover illustration is a hand-tinted, wraps-around photo of the Buffalo Head Ranch - circa 1937. Volume is bright and clean. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Binding is started in one or two places. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 150) : " The old cabins which we planned to use were unroofed and stripped completely, down to log walls and floors. It was while they were in that unprotected state, about the middle of May, that a thunderstorm hit us and a deluge of rain came down. The old cabins ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 008234
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Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 8vo pp.273, b/w photographs, paperback edition. previous owners name on half title page. book. Seller Inventory # 315101
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