Spitzee Days by Bert Sheppard (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Edition. Front endpaper removed. Light wear on jacket edge. Tanning on page edge.: 2nd Edition.: 280 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. 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.

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 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. Rich Roenisch (illustrator). Author Signed Copy. Book.…

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). …

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: 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. …