Siems Bill (10 results)

Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: New. Editor(s): Siems, Bill. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330. . 2004. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. Editor(s): Siems, Bill. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330. . 2004. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 200 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Set in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, the stories are a loosely tied string of old timer's yarns with a continuing cast of engaging characters, whom Kiskaddon avoids reducing to cowboy stereotypes. They include, as Siems describes them, 'Kiskaddon himself as the character Shorty. As a common waddy with a small man's feistiness and a young man's mischief, Shorty encounters the wicked world with a succession of companions: Bill, high-headed and a bit of an outlaw; Rildy Briggs, untamable and unstoppable young cowgirl; and Ike, an old-fashioned dandy and 'a very fortunate person.' More or less in the background is the Boss-actually a series of Bosses-generally affectionately respected as long as he remains democratic in his dealings with the waddies. Buffoonery is provided by a succession of pompous characters, from townspeople who look down their noses on wild, unwashed waddies to professors from the East who have read books on how ranches should be run.'.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnSet in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, the stories are a loosely tied string of old timer s yarns with a continuing cast of engaging characters, whom Kiskaddon avoids reducing to cowboy stereotypes. They include, as Siems descr.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. 609pp. Limited edition, #222 of 300. Advertising postcard for book laid in. Tan cloth, tiny bump to front corner and top edge, else fine. Clear mylar dj, wrinkles to front corner, light rubbing. Interior clean and unmarked. B&W illustrations throughout by Katherine Field, the original illustrator for Bruce Kiskaddon. This book of his complete works brings together publications from the 20s thru the 50s plus all the poems published in calendars and The Western Livestock Journal. He is generally considered the most authentic early 20th century cowboy poet. Field, Katherine (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near fine. Limited edition. Limited edition # 207 of 300 copies. Thick octavo. 10 x 7.25". 609pp. Incl. notes, variants and index to titles. Tan cloth with mounted illustration by Katherine Field. In clear mylar dust jacket that is in nice shape with only light scuff. Bruce Kiskaddon (1878-1950) " A Los Angeles belhop who was a cowboy early in his life.He wrote of the authentic cowboy experience in a style and tone that was uniquely unromantic. With only 300 copies printed, Siems' book, Open Range, features the first complete collection of Kiskaddon's poetry ever seen, let alone published. All 481 poems are printed in the 609-page book. It includes 242 pen-and-ink line drawings by Field-rejoined to the poems for which they were created. Siems' incredible achievement in bringing together Kiskaddon's life work is underscored by the remarkable modern grass-roots revival and artistic expansion of rangeland poetry that continues to thrive around the country today, and most certainly every January in Elko, Nevada."-westernhorseman.com. …