Privately printed calgary (28 risultati)

11 x 8.5, softcover, 50 pp, 8 plates, bib, cloth backed wrappers, owner's name to front wrapper else vg, clean and tight. FIRST ED.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Life and Times of Bill Herron ' .Bill Herron's trademark in the Calgary Stampede parades of the 1960's was his modified Pontiac Bonneville with the set of LONG horns on the hood. Quite audacious. They were a `tip-of-the-hat' to the oilpatch wealth developed at Turner Valley in the 1920's. Herron's passions were Palomino's, goose hunting and Calgary Stampeder football. His company was Okalta Oils. 198 pages published w/ the encouragement of Herron's wife - Marj. Cond : Blue boards with silver lettering on face and spine. D.J. is blue w/ a photo portrait of Bill and a favourite Palomino horse. Clean, sharp and tight in ALL aspects. GIFTABLE - no flaws !! QUote (p. 46) : " Stewart Herron and his sometime financial backer Richard P. Bennett, now a leading Conservative politician and ultimately Prime Minister, frequently discussed this situation, which both men found to be ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. Colour and B/W Photographs (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Stapled Wraps. First printing. Unpaginated [pp. 20.] 8vo., 22x15 cm. Near fine. SIGNED and insribed by the author to the title page. At time of cataloguing this title was not listed amongst the holdings at Peel.

Soft cover. Condizione: VG++. First Edition. Pete Knight was born n Philadelphia but will long be associated with the sport of rodeo - saddle bronc riding, in particlar - in and around Crossfield Alberta. These 52 (plus ) pages constitute his biography. Anectodal history of a great cowboy - 1903 to 1937. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with a blue top band - lettering is black and white. Cover art by Doug Stephens shows Pete riding at the Calgary Stampede. ONE oo-ooh! so sli. soft corner, edges crisp. No names, marks, tears, folds, stains, nor creases. Binding tight, colours bright. Some b/w drawings by Terri Kelly. Giftable !! Quote (p. 32) : "._._. won the most contests would hold the championship. Welsh owned the finest string of bucking horses on the continent, including the champion Midnight. He was then in his prime and had not been successfully ridden for ._._._. ." Size: 12mo. B/W Photographs (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Silver-stamped cloth with unusual strap binding that, while tight, sound, & in original condition, shows in the gutters of the first few pages. 429pp. Illus. A few maps & charts/tables. Appendices: "Homesteads filed on Lands in TWP. 26, RGE. 2, W. 5th". "Principle Land Owners North of the Bow River (to date) in the Balzac-Beddington Area". Signed by Wilk. A useful southern Alberta book, ". this book traces the development of the Calgary area. Wilk has gathered the priceless experiences of those pioneers still living and the relatives of those now dead, into a well-documented, romantic history of the West." Contains a wide variety of material in quite some depth. Fine in dj with one small chip/tear. Signed by Author(s).…

Stapled Paper. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. This curious little piece of Calgary ephemera is 52 pages long with blank spaces here and there for your personal added notes - of which there are several. First page is the city council page - that would be `council of the sorority'. Mary McDonald of 5A Street West was president. Exemplar Chapter members come next, followed by Alpha Chapter, Delta Chapter, Eta Chapter, and Theta Chapter. Sampling some of the members : Mrs. Geordie Brooks lived on Crescent Road, Mabel Attwood lived in the Anderson Apts. Mrs. Pauline Bridgeman lived on Roxboro Glen Road, Jeannette Hacking lived on Vercheres St. and Helen Hohn lived on Royal Avenue. Helen's phone number (most people have one printed adjacent to their name) was W4479 and business M3956, Alice Luch became Alyce Smith, Card cover is golden with black lettering. Hinge rubbed. Staples tight. Lots of (good) marginalia. Name of p/o verso front cover. Wear by usage in pocket or purse. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.…

Condizione: Very Good. No Dj. 4to pp. 193, b/w illustrations, Signed and inscribed by the author on title page. Signed by author. book.

Card Covers. First Edition, First Printing. Twenty unnumbered leaves [pp. 20]. Charming, twice-stapled, illustrated card covers. Lightest rubbing to the covers, contents without blemish; very good+. Uncommon in commerce.

Softcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 154. Small 8vo., measuring 5.5" x 8.25". Pictorial card covers. Richly illustrated with many colour photographs, portraits, etc. An account of the author's work as a Christian missionary in a Cambodian orphanage. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. Corresponds to OCLC #864497196. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, et al. …

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 192. 8vo. Illustrated covers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, maps, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Appears unread. At time of cataloguing not in Peel.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very good or better in green cloth with silver lettering and decoration. Rear endpaper and blank back sheets have a small tan dot in center of page, perhaps foxing or a paper defect? No jacket as issued. #434 of 500 numbered copies issued, each signed by the author (Forrester) on title page. Reprints the section on conjuring tricks from Scot's 1584 original and augments it with considerable annotations regarding the techniques described along with providing extensive historical background material. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. With Nominal Roll and Information as to all Members of the Unit. 515 pages, b&w photographs, maps. Unmarked with clean white pages. Bound in tough, blue cloth with black ink titles showing no wear. King's and Regimental colours, in colour, Sound, tight binding. Ship to any Canadian address for $14.00 - boxed, tracke3d, insured, faster and less expensive than Parcel Post. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. First Edition. The author grew up in Manitoba, but spent most of his working life on the ranches west of Nanton, Alberta. When ranch or cook jobs were hard to find he tried running a mail route and owning a general store. The time period covered is mostly the `DirtyThirties '. Pieces on the Eden Valley indians, bronc busting, the flood, prairie oysters, Chain Lakes, winter weather, moonshiners and bear-roping. Approx. 185 pages (UNpaginated) of anecdotal local history and reminiscenses. Cond : Boards are grey w/ silver graphic and lettering. Gray jacket with orange (and white0 lettering. End-papers are white. No tears, creases nor folds. Tight, and bright. Three marks by p/o on ffep. D.J. heavily worn or rubbed at all edges. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 162) : " ._._. I told him it was lucky I had two good saddle horses as I had to use both of them to get her into the corral. Bill says ` Oh she's a pail-bunter, you doesn't have to chase her, you calls her '. Next morning Ed and I went outside, we could see her away across the creek ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustratore).…

Condizione: fine. xv,329pp. (one side only)pp. Quarto in original red buckram with illustrations, charts, etc in text. fine.

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dj (As Published). 8vo approx 60 pages. The author was a long-time partner in the Bennett firm and this book was published to mark the silver anniversary of the firm of Bennett Jones (1922 -1982). With a presentation slip from the firm. SIGNED and dedicated by the author on his picture page. Signed and Dedicated by Author. book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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.…

Condizione: Very Good. No Dj. 8vo pp. 298, b/w photographs, bound in red/gilt decorated cloth. book.

Condizione: Very Good. No Dj. 8vo pp. 298, b/w photographs, bound in red/gilt decorated cloth previous owners name on FEP. book.

Condizione: Very good. No dustjacket. 8vo pp. 190, b/w photographs, paperback edition, edited by Donna Livingstone. book.

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: sl/worn. 8vo pp. 40, blank bookplate on FEP. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed Limited Edition of 150 copies (140 of which are for sale) this copy No.12 signed by Stephen Forrester to limitation page. Small 4to, lxxxii, with 12 color photographs pasted in and 45 pages of b/w photographic reproductions, pp314, lxxxiii - cxxvi. Hardcover issued without dust jacket. Wrap around red cloth binding with gilt titles to spine and front board very good+ condition complete with ribbon tie, with a little shelf wear to top & tail of spine and tips. Inside all pages and photographs in fine unread condition. A lovely copy of this bibliography of magic books from the "Golden Age" (1876-1935) intended as a much needed reference and working guide to collecting the great classic magic authors. Very Scarce. Signed by Author(s). …

Spiral Bound. pp. iii, 224. 8vo., measuring 8.5" x 5.5". Laminated illustrated card covers held with black plastic spiral binding featuring map endpapers to the verso of both covers. Replete with black and white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; fine. At time of cataloguing not in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Calgary, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Numbered. Rigs, Rooms, and Ranches. Number 23 of 250. Produced for R.W. Caine. Signed by the author. Minor inscription. This book is in very good condition, with only minor signs of shelf wear or aging. The hardcase for this edition is in excellent shape.

Condizione: very good. no dustjacket. 8vo pp.642. book.

Condizione: very good. Advance proof. 57pp. Quarto. 11" X 8" in printed covers. Clean and solid copy. very good Adventures while making an impromptu trip to South Africa, around the Cape Peninsula in 1965. Inscribed by the author: "To Eric L. Harvey, also Dorothy, Hoping this narrative may be some interest. Campbell McLaurin Aug./66" Campbell McLaurin 1894-1981, Royal Flying Corps during WW1; Chief Justice Supreme Court of Alberta, Author of "Without Reservations - Flying Around the World.".…

Condizione: near fine. 1st edition. unpaginated. Oblong octavo. Illustrated with black and white and coloured drawings and paintings. Original green cloth with white lettering on front cover and spine in dust jacket. Boldly signed and dated on the half title. near fine The standard biography on Illingworth Kerr.…

Hardcover. Condizione: VG. First Edition. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. A number of signatures and inscriptions on the front endpapers, presumably from members of the Battalion. Edges worn and frayes, rebacked by an amateur hand with blue cloth tape. Cooke p. 145. 515 pp.

First edition. Signed and numbered limited edition of 150 copies; pp. lxxxii, 314, lxxxiii - cxxvi; Many black-and-white illustrations and 12 color photogaphs pasted in; Wrap around cloth binding with ribbon tie. Cloth bound in very good condition; Short tear to rear edge fold.