Sheppard Bert (13 results)
More imagesPublished by McAra Printing Limited
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 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 f…or safe delivery. signed by author.
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing to jacket. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Published by Published by the Author, Calgary, Alberta, 1988
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Seller: Dale Cournoyer Books, Victoria, BC, CanadaDale Cournoyer Books
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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).
Published by John D. Mcara
- Hardcover
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.Jackson Street Booksellers
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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.
Published by John McAra
- Hardcover
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. No date. Quarter-sized stain to top rear flap fold of jacket.
Language: English
Published by Bert Sheppard, Calgary, AB, Canada, 1977
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Nokomis, SK, CanadaPost Horizon Booksellers
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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 cov…er 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).
Published by Author Published, Calgary, AB
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- First Edition
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Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, CanadaAntiquarius Booksellers
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Cloth, Gilt Titles. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 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 res…earch. 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. Rich Roenisch (illustrator). Author Signed Copy. Book.
Published by McAra Printing Limited, Calgary, Alberta, 1977
- Hardcover
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.Easton's Books, Inc.
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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 *.
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Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: 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).
Published by Author Published, Longview, AB, 1971
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- First Edition
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Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, CanadaAntiquarius Booksellers
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Solid VG. 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. Rich Roenisch (illustrator). Author Signed Copy. Book.
Published by Privately Printed, Calgary, 1971
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gene W. Baade, Books on the West, Renton, WA, U.S.A.Gene W. Baade, Books on the West
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Condition: Used - Fine
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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.
Published by Self Published, High River, 1977
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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 per…sonnel 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).
More imagesPublished by Calgary Mcara Pinting Limited 1977, 1977
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, CanadaAquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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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 fro…ntis. 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.
