SHEEP by Gilfillan, Archer B - 1930

Boston: Little, Brown and Company,, 1930. Green cloth hardcover with black stamped titles. 272 pages, with charming B&W illustrations by Kurt Weise. This is the memoir of a South Dakota sheep herder at the turn of the 20th Century, written in a witty, intelligent, and insightful manner with lots of revelations about sheep, herding, and South Dakota. (When is it considered 'cold' in South Dakota? Read it to find out!) Lower front corner bumped, moderate edgewear, previous owner's name ink on front pastedown, child's note in pencil and a rubber stamp name on front free flyleaf, same ID stamp on rear pastedown with a bookshop label. All text is clean and tight on mellowed paper. LIVEST2651. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Kurt Weise. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Livestock.