self published calgary (75 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. 1st Edition. First Printing stated on verso of title page; inscribed and dated Oct 1988 by Aubrey Kerr on the title page:"For __, much history in here, Aubrey Kerr"; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 298 Pages Illus.

Pamphlet. Etat : Good. Pamphlet 40 Pages, No markings; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Etat : As New. First Edition. 65p. N/D ca 2005. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. B/W Drawings (illustrateur). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : `Who Can Escape ? '. READ more about : Subsidizing Atheism, praying, brimstone, Lawless One, Lebanon, and Grand Finale. B/W drawings accompany text. 21 self-published pages. The premise is political and/or religious. The concepts are provocative. Cond : Stapled blue paper wrapper with black lettering. Cover image is the globe about to roll over some fleeing citizens. Staples tight. Spine sun faded. No names nor marks. Hard-to-find ! QUote (p. 21) : " Speaking of our present time, God says of Russia ._._._. .".

Stapled Soft Cover. Etat : Good. Lightly soiled yellow card covers; some pencil underlining in text; otherwise very light wear; A history of the Riel Rebellion at Batoche through a 1950's perspective. Includes maps and black and white period photos.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good ++. Maps (illustrateur). First Edition. LEARN more about the following rivers : Oldman, Kicking Horse, Upper Bow and Maligne - inter alia. Also Paddy's Flat Campground, Beaver Flats, Longview, paddlers, and portage. 28 page booklet illustrated with b/w maps. Notes on grade ( think : difficulty ). Cond : Paper wrapper is white with lettering similar. Front cover photo shows two kayakers. Staples tight. UNsoiled. No names nor marks. Giftable ! ! Hard-to-find ! ! Quote (p. 26) : " This river would make a good ski run. Steep and fast moving, the last three miles of the Maligne are for experts only. The river is quite technical in parts, often requiring ._._._. . " Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. B/W Drawings (illustrateur). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Past, Present and Future Declined '. The two poets represented in these stapled orange covers - 28 pages - are shown in charcoal portraits. William K. Mays did that work. Strachan's work is entitled : `Origins' and Snoei's is entitled : ` Get It ' Titles include `Nightmare (progressions)', ``One Apart', Thoughts', and `Jack and the Lifestalk'. '. Maybe Haiku variants are your style. Cond : Staples tight Light general wear and soil. No marks nor names. Produced in very small numbers. Collectible . Hard-to-find ! QUote (p. 23) (seasons) : " . fall abounds in gusting winds autumn rains mend summer's dry, coloured leaves will then ._._._. . ".

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Colour Photographs (illustrateur). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : " A True Story - Saskatchewan 1952'. Jerry Doell did the drawing of two horses pulling a sleigh (front and back), for the cover of this 45 page volume of reminiscences. READ more about : knit slippers, wooden runners, belly booker stove, and milking time.A rural farm is the setting for this story, which involves keeping warm and getting around. A great deal of the story is about a home-made enclosed wooden sleigh called a caboose - including the back page of photographs of several cabooses. Author has signed the second page. Cond : Blue paper wrapper with black titling. Volume in all SENSES is clean and crisp and bright. No marks, no wear. Giftable ! ! QUote (p. 16) : " The steep drifts served as an excellent hill for sliding. When the weather warmed up children played outside. Toboggans were not invented then, but ._._._. . ". Signed by Author(s).

Original Wraps. Etat : As New. Limited. Limited to 26 lettered copies of which this is # : X. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : `A Metamorphosis of Being '. This 172 page biography covers the life of Walter Heuer who was born in Braunschweig, Germany in 1919. He emigrated to Canada in 1952. READ more about : soldier, formal discharge, barracks, dogfight,Calvoerde, River Oker, Nationalists parade, shellac, Muttie, Beppu, and Edith Floto. About 1962 Walter could begin to live, at least in part, with his feminine identity. B/W photographs (sepia) amplify text. Cond : White paper wrapper with black script titling. Watercolour graphic on cover seems to imply transformation. Tight, bright, square and clean. 2008 gift inscription on title page. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 106) : " For two days the girl and I searched discreetly for materials with which to make a float, and gradually were able to put one together. We were lucky to find, strewn about, half a dozen jerry canisters. These we laid flat and tied securely together with found scraps of ._._._. . ".

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` In the Wake of a Canadian DEMS Gunner ' Walter Stewart Cowling enrolled in the R.C.N.V.R - Calgary Division - on 10th October 1939. Ron Cundy and George Somner were two of his mates. Read more about : Star of Luxor, Kirnwood, Cape Breton Island, Up Spirits, HMCS Tecumseh, Chesapeake section, El Agheila, Loch Ewe, and USS Schenk. Text assisted by b/w personal photographs. Also a handful of colour plates. Lots of b/w sketch maps showing the engagement routes of various ships. Naval glossary at back. Cond : Paper wrapper is whire with black lettering. Walter's medals make the cover graphic. Volume is tight, bright, square and clean. Lower front corners are hatched (folded). (small impact) Almost collectible ! ! Quote (p. 37) : " . in ballast) sunk. Crew 46, all saved. 0200 Mount Parnes #12 (Swansea and Milford Haven for Montreal with coal) Crew 27, 6 gunners all saved; Cristales #31 (Newport and Milford Haven for Montreal with china clay and mail) Crew 65, 7 ._._._. . " Size: 4to.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. The titles of five of the pieces, for flavour, in this 48 page (magazine format) volume are : ` The Remittance Man', `Good Lookin' Foals', `Paint Stripper', `Shimmering Sands', and `The Blizzard '. UNillustrated. READ more about : cow eyes, new colt, Dogpound Rodeo, mare, Rooster, and local boys. Cond : Off-white paper wrapper with black titling and no graphics. (Author photo at back.) In all ASPECTS clean, bright, square, and collectible. No names nor wear. QUote (p.17) : " ._._. on past me. I took off that big round thing that a wing nut holds so tight and poked open the flap of that shiny thing the carb, (I think that's right) Then the North wind came ._._._. . ". Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). Revised Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Early Ranch history of Western Canada '. 207 pages of cowboy memories that rteads like a Who's Who of the western prairies. Sure there's Ware and Burns and Cochrane - but theres also Bews, Macleay and Bally Buck. The place names sound like a western movie set: Cayley, Neutral Hills and Pekisko Creek. The author was a brands inspector so much of the work is dedicated to the passing along, through history, of each brand - think OH, Open Gate and Flying U. The lead author passed away just before the work was published, so his widow completed the project and wrote the revised edition. A few b/w photos assist text. Learn about : rough-stock, Oldman River, Rangeman's Dinner, bedroll, and night-hawk. Cond : Paper wrapper is off-white with red lettering. Front cover photo features Hank - circa 1959 . Volume is tight, bright, square and clean. Excellent history shelf item. Collectible ! Quote (p. 74) : " During the years that Dan Riley was raising a family and farming on the homestead, he registered the cattle brand, ` Flying U Bar' on the right hip. The original registration date of the brand shows it was first allotted to Dan E. Riley of High River on September 29th, 1898. Riley sold his ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. In the preface to this 262 page volume, the author references the spiritual works of author Sylvia Brown. READ more about : white spirits, life scars, Passing of Accounts, siblings, premonitions, and Aunt Dolly. UNillustrated. Author has signed the front cover verso. Cond ; Blue paper wrapper with black lettering. Cover (colour) photo is of a simple bridge over a British Columbia creek. Colours bright. Binding tight. The marginalia (very light) begins on the title page. Minimal wear/ Very good reading copy. QUote (p. 26) : " Dad had picked him up and brought him over for lunch. I was home that day and when they arrived my mother said that she had lots of meat in the refrigerator but very limited on any other types of food. Catholics couldn't ._._._. .".

[NONE] 1976. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 116pp. 8vo. Mustard-coloured, light weight card wraps, Hand stitched and tied. There are some ink markings and the surface is rubbed; otherwise sturdy and crisp. Marked as first, and may be the only, edition; this is a historical narrative of Doukhobors in western Canada. Black and white photographs. Notations made sporadically throughout; that said, all text and photos are clean. Overall, a very good copy.

[1-55056-115-4] 1991, 1st edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. xiii, 312pp. 8vo. Green cloth boards, lettering in gold to spine and top board. Jacket mylar protected. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Mapped endpapers. Illus, maps, tables.

Soft cover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. Like New - Signed & Inscribed. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Vintage Signed Memoir Of Dr. Scott H. Mcleod, Signed And Inscribed By Author.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : None -as Issued. Colour Photographs (illustrateur). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Cook Book. Gotta yen to try Salatit Batata, Shourbit Khodra, or Mehshi Silk. Then these 195 glossy pages are for you. Colour photographs. Perhaps khibiz is more to your liking. The Petit Four on page 169 must be borrowed from another culture. But, page 168 offers Nammoura. The author is from Lebanon, but the food is more broadly Mediterranean. Think; Egypt, Greece and Phoenicia. Cond : Boards are green with gilt lettering. Colour cover photograph is a Mediterranean harbour - that might remind you of the city of Byblos. Volume is clean and crisp and bright. Essentially no wear, no soiling. Name of p/o blacked out on ffep. Else collectible ! ! Quote (p. 27) : ' In a stockpot , combine water, lentils and rice. Bring it to a boil, skimming off the foam. Reduce heat. Simmer until tender, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Size: Quarto.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). First Edition. This 221 page memoir takes us back to a prairie city and its social milieu of the 1940s and 50s. Read more about the Beltline. Also : bundle-in-the-basket, Ellie Forde Newton, 1929 Nash, Calgary Street Railway, gardener, barefoot, coat-check, and House of Antiques. A few b/w family photographs accompany text. Biblio at back. Author has signed title page. Comes with a matching book mark. Cond : Paper wrapper is brown with light blue lettering. Front cover photo montage includes a hand-coloured photo of the author - aged 4. Colours bright, binding tight. No names nor marks. Clean. Excellent reading copy. Collectible ! ! Quote (p. 97) : " Miss Sherring, the music teacher, had a voice so robust it must have resonated on the moon. I won't forget the day it made a surprise visit to the city track meet at Mewata Stadium. Miss Sherring was posted at the ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). 2nd Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Tales from the Midway Ranch '. These 185 pages of Alberta (ranch) history were edited by Jim Davis. In his opening comments Davis connects the Midway Ranch house to Trollinger's Stopping Place on the original Macleod Trail. LEARN more about : A.E. Cross, Shorthorn breed, stinkweed, Dan Riley, Little Buck, Cayley, coach horses, bed rolls, Rio Tinto, and matrimonial advertisement. Text assisted by b/w photos. Also a double page of (attle) brand types (think: a7). Editor Jim Davis has signed (2011) the title page. Cond : White paper wrapper with sepia photo of Fred Ings - lettering to match. Bright, tight, crisp and clean. Giftable !! No names nor marks. QUote (p. 72) : " ._._. had no beef to ship in the spring. What was left was gaunt and thin. It took all summer to bring them back to the condition they had been in when that blizzard broke, and then the Fordney Tariff Bill went through in the U.S.A. and ._._._. . ". Signed by Author(s).

Staplebound. Etat : Very Good. Walker, Valerie (illustrateur). INSCRIPTION FROM VALERIE WALKER on title page; A storybook and colouring book for children. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; After Hedley left on his journey to Somerset, his brothers set out to make homes of their own. Thistle, who was very timid, chose to live with his brother, Thorn. Together they settled close to a pond which was home to a great blue heron and a family of Indian Runner ducks. Thistle was enchanted by the arrival of five baby ducklings and overcame his fear by rescuing the family from a sly old fox. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. Colour plates (illustrateur). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : `Celebrating Thirty Years 1976 - 2006 '. LEARN more about : North River at Piedmont, Sonja Estelle, Les Agghazy, Gleichen, William Brymner, Alex Colville, acrylic polymer emulsion, Edwin Holgate, Dominion Gallery Montreal, Janet Mitchell, Mrion Nicoll, and Jean Paul Lemieux. These 98 pages show pieces that have passed through the Calgary art gallery. Names like Kurelek and Jackson and Fitzgerald come to mind. Volume was limited to 500 copies and is presented in (silver) slipcase. Clean, no marks, no wear. Hard-to-find. QUote (p. 05) : " ._._. in an unvisited attic in her log home in Bowness. Space here does not permit me to describe the success and long-overdue recognition that Janet and Marion received, once ._._._. . ".

Coil Bound. Etat : Very Good ++. First Edition. LEARN more about: Tomato Soup Cake, `Never Fail' Cherry Cake, and Apricot Nut Bread. Approx.1988 the Ladies of Marlborough Park Ladies Group (Calgary) were selling this 40 page booklet for one dollar. Volume is UNillustrated and UNpaginated. Instructions on page 6 read : " Line pan 9 X 9 with graham crackers. Cream butter, blend in icing sugar, and beat till light. Add egg and ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Stapled Paper. Etat : Near Fine. B/W Drawings (illustrateur). First Edition. As the province of Alberta approached its 75'th Anniversary in 1975, the author wrote (and drew) his thoughts on the remaining heritage residences in Calgary. These (sandstone and brick) residences were often built by the `movers-and-shakers' of provincial development - 1860 to 1930 - see CHART page 51. Book is 55 pages with one map. Read more about Peter Prince's lumber kingdom, Pat Burns' meat empire, Eugene Coste a natural gas explorer, and Nellie McClung the women's political activist. 14 sketches in all - BOTH biographical and architectural. Cond : Paper wrapper is sandstone buff in colour, lettering is white. Staples tight. Colours bright. No names, marks, tears, folds, creases nor stains. Clean and bright !! Collectible ! Quote (p. 45) : " The Bowness Land Development Company was formed in 1909 and Mr. (John) Hextall was offf to England to raise the money necessary to realize his dreams. He probably even sold a few lots in his new subdivision while there. Upon the return of ._._._. ." Size: 16mo. Album Shaped.

Softcover. Etat : Very Good. Second Printing. 186 pp. Photos. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Signed by the author. Handwritten note by Phyllis Wheaton laid in. The Izzy Doll was created by a family coping with the death of their soldier son. Enshrining his legacy the cause of the Izzy Doll was taken up by a multitude of knitters across Canada, - dolls to be given to children in war-torn Afghanistan. Pattern for the original Izzy Doll included. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good +. Shirley Sloan (illustrateur). First Edition. Page 45 introduces the concept of : ` Happy Due Date. Page 155 talks about the pinard horn. The author (and the two forewords) present the joy of babies. The author and her husband have seven children. The story deals with the loss of a baby through miscarriage. Author has signed the front cover verso. Cond : Paper wrapper is light blue . Front cover graphic involves the legislative buildings, a woman, and a balloon. Clean tight and bright with very light general wear. No tears, no marks. Quote (p. 93) : " Maybe right now, you are looking down at your little toes, wondering how in the world you could be more of a baby because you hit 20 weeks than you were at 19 weeks. It's something I've found myself wondering too. Because I ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Colour Drawings (illustrateur). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Big Adventures of a Little Horse '. Based on the author photo - back cover - it seems that these are (based on) first hand accounts. READ more about : rainbow, Falene, fences ,and bucking bronco. The author provides his own colour illustrations for these 24 UNpaginated pages. Cond : Light green wrapper. Choco and a butterfly on cover. Fore corners a tad soft. No names nor marks. Collectible ! ! Hard-to find .

Stapled Paper. Etat : Very Good ++. Thomas Kryton 9cover) (illustrateur). First Edition. 56 pages with almost that many poems. Volume is UNpaginated. Three titles, for flavour, are : `Bitter Waters', `Upon friendship', and `Artificial heat' . Author has signed the title page and has attached a promo card for his other titles - which include (1996) `Reflective Energies'. Cond : Paper wrappewr shows the front end of an Edsel and a brick wall . Everything is in b/w. Staples tight. Minimal wear, minimal soiling. Collectible copy ! ! Quote (p, 17) : " Alcoholism moved into my home during the impressionable years the subsequent emotional breakdown was a bit of ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Etat : Good. First Edition. Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 177 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Contains great reminiscences of oil patch hands such as J. Grant Spratt, Martin Luther Hovis, Antonie VandenBrink, Vern "Dry Hole" Hunter, Carl Moore, and thirteen others. Average wear. A sound copy. Signed by Author(s).