Friesen Alberta (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Friesen Cattle Company, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. INscribed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; small bump to front board at top edge; light bumping to head and tail. No DJ. Blue paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 428 pp 8vo. This the author's follow-on book to his first book- Cows, Cowboys, Cattleman, and Characters. In this book the author tell about the Western Canadian cattle business from 1906 to 1998. He writes about the beginnings of the great ranches of the Saskatchewan and Calgary areas, the growth of the herds, and the markets for the product. He covers the cattle business from Canada and into the United States as markets and land could be acquired. A clean very presentable copy. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Third Printing. Fine copy, signed by Joyce Pallister on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Signed by Author; Light lean, edgewear; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar, unclipped.; 395 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine condition. No visible defects. Binding tight, pages clean. Appears to be signed and inscribed by The Author. Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. 148pp. with numerous b/w illustrations. Xmas gift note on the front free endpaper. DJ has light edge/rub wear and light soiling. Actual book for sale pictured. 22.4 x 28.7 x 1.9cm, wt1.1Kg. Please note the book is oversized and it may require extra postage. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 331 pages with many b/w photos. Brown hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. 309 pp, index, b/w photos. Boars have some light spotting, wear to extremities. Previous owner's name ffep, leaves a little yellowed - o/w unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition 1981. Published on the occasion of the Centennial by City of Medicine Hat / Friesen Printers. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition as new inside, square and tight book, corners not bumped, has a presentation inscription to Emlyn Koster on ffep, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder, DJ new, bright, no edgewear, no tears, no chips. DJ not clipped. 4to, VIII +299 pages, well illustrated with historic images. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Slight shelf wear and lean. Binding shaken but remains intact and the pages are clean and unbent. Used Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. Slight handling or shelf-wear to cover; gift inscription and old owner's name to endpapers. Otherwise, clean, tight, and unmarked. very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated. xiv,94pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Signed by Editor upon front free endpaper. Presents the history of the ranching district along the Red Deer River valley in southern Alberta. viii, 375 pages. Index. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings, prior owner's details, and ink stamp upon front free endpaper. Average wear to publisher's green cloth. Binding intact. Forward lean to spine. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in Brodart. A worthy copy of this informative Alberta local history and genealogical reference. Krotki [2e] 502, Strathern 3075. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First printing. Two volume set, bound in mottled green boards. 28.5 x 22 cm. Thick quartos. x 1542pp. Massive history of the town of Viking in Alberta, Canada. Extensively illustrated with photographs & maps. A-Z list of residents with biographies, town history, schools, churches, cemeteries, businesses, war veterans and more. Corners lightly bumped. …

First edition. 8vo. Presentation inscription by the author on the title page that is dated Dec. 14, 2001. Cloth, 428 pp., acknowledgements, introduction, illustrated from photographs. A prominent rancher and cattleman details his heritage, his involvement with ranching, feedlots, packing plants, cattle markets, cattle judging, and cattle buying. A very good read for anyone interested in the cattle industry. Fine in dust jacket. …