Description
Thomas Printing, Kalispell, Montana. Published date: 1967 [Published date: 1965]. Softcover, printed paper wrappers; 43 pp; 23 cm. Second edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographic reproductions.
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In very good condition. Original illustrated paper covers with light shelf wear, soiling, and faint toning; corners lightly rubbed; spine sound. Binding firm. Interior pages clean and unmarked. A small-format illustrated collection of frontier-era anecdotes and reminiscences centered on early life in and around Glacier National Park, Montana. Written by noted western artist Asa Lynn "Ace" Powell, with editorial introduction by Van Kirke Nelson, M.D. The stories recount humorous and informal incidents drawn from Powell's own experiences and those of friends during the park's early years, when travel was primarily by horseback. Illustrated throughout by Ace Powell, whose drawings and reproduced artworks depict western characters, frontier humor, Native American subjects, animals, and park life. Includes a portrait of Ace Powell by Fred Fellows and reproductions of Powell's sculpture and drawings. Contents include: Illustrations: "Ace Powell" / Fred Fellows; Ace Powell portrait; Illustrations by Ace Powell: Company for supper; Sculpture of Native American; Be good boys or Santy won't come; I got a race horse; I'd arrest you, of course; So sorry, Meester Rainger; Lazily buzzing around the window; He was met with evidence; Saw a buffalo eating grapes and climbing a tree; Him clothes come, but him don't come; Ride like a cowboy; Water in the wine; Reminds me how naked a horse looks with no tail and mane hair; Whacks him over the head a couple of times; One of them hog-headed fellers; I gotta keep the bag; There was the usual crowd of morbid curiosity seekers; I burned her down.