Bert Sheppard (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. No date. Quarter-sized stain to top rear flap fold of jacket.

Cloth, Gilt Titles. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Rich Roenisch (illustrator). First Edition. Some of the history of the High River area of Alberta along with numerous anecdotes and stories of its inhabitnts. Published by the author, printed by John D. McAra of Calgary. Signed, 'Bert Sheppard' at the top of the ffep. Undated but 1972 from research. Also, there is a date of 1972 on the ffep. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. There is an older bookplate to the ffep below the author's signature. Tihjt, square bding, sound hinges, The dask red cloth is flawless and the gilt titles are vrEy bright. The dustacket is also clean and bright and shows only very slight edge wear in a couple of places. Unpacked weight, 698g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total - boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Signed Copy. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Smith, Bert (illustrator). 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. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd ed. Originally published 1971. 280 pp. History of the High River area. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and line drawings. Red/brown boards with gold spine and front board lettering. 5 line gift inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise a bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear, 2 tiny nicks on rear panel top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: 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. Condition: Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. B/W Drawings and Photographs (illustrator). 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.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Solid VG. Rich Roenisch (illustrator). First Edition. Local history of the High River area of Alberta. OCLC Number: 723370. Signed by 'Bert Sheppard' on the top margin of the ffep. 280pp, illustrated with photographs and with drawings by Rich Roenisch. 24 cm tall. Small, 4pp leaflet entitled 'High River's Medicine Tree', laid-in. Interior of the book is bright and clean. Small gift inscription dated 1971 to the lower part of the ffep. otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the dark red cloth. Attractive, pictorial dustjacket is unclipped and shows only minor edge wear. Minor surface rubbing/soiling to rear panel of DJ. Attrative copy. Weight, 660g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Signed Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. B/W Drawings and Photographs (illustrator). 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.

Condition: 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.