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DUGGAN Jack Captain
FIGHTING FOR GLORY
Oakville Ontario / Orangevale California: Humanity Publications 1981. pp 289 card covers. Text paper yellowed as always; small creased tear to rear cover; VG otherwise. Autobiography of a Canadian professional boxer and WWII vet. . Softcover. 12mo. Humanity Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 50790 ISBN : 0920124100 9780920124109
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Hindle John
Jackrabbits in the Outfield; A Journey Inside the Winnipeg Goldyes & the Northern League of Professional Baseball
Winnipeg: Author 978-0-9739827-1-8 978-0-9739827-1-8 2006. Trade paperback Very good. 278pp. Photographs. Lightly edgeworn. "Here is an inside look at the phenomenal success of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and the Northern League of Professional Baseball. John Hindle was the general manager of the Goldeyes for eight years from their birth in 1994 until the conclusion of the wildly successfuly 2001 season. During an era when minor league baseball teams were disappearing from the landscape throughout Canada the Winnipeg Goldeyes were the exception". Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg--Manitoba. Sports Baseball Northern League of Professional Baseball Sports Winnipeg Goldeyes--Baseball Team. Author 978-0-9739827-1-8 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 150934 ISBN : 0973982713 9780973982718
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Beyer Andrew
My $50000 Year at the Races
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-163693-1 1978. Small 4to Very good in very good dust jacket. 163pp. Illustrations tables appendices. The spine is lightly cocked and a previous owner's name and address label has been markered out. "Andrew Beyer set out on a gambling odyssey in 1977 determined to prove himself as a horseplayer. He would marshal all his handicapping skills for assaults on four racetracks: Gulfstream Park Pimlico Saratoga and the Barrington Fair". Book about Handicapping. Sports Gambling Horse Racing Memoir Sports. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 150966 ISBN : 0151636931 9780151636938
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Quirin William L.
Winning at the Races; Computer Discoveries in Thoroughbred Handicapping
New York: William Morrow and Company 0-688-03400-4 1979. Small 4to Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 306pp. Photographs illustrations diagrams graphs tables. The dust jacket is price-clipped there is a previous owner's small stamp markered out on the front endpaper. "For racing enthusiasts for people who pursue Thoroughbred handicapping as a serious hobby - or even as a career - here is a unique innovative approach to this exciting game. With direct access to a computer Dr. Quirin has made a vast and comprehensive study of every aspect of Thoroughbred handicapping. All important variables have been statistically analyzed: past performance jockey trainer class weight form track condition post position distance and more". Book about Handicapping. Sports Computers Gambling Horse Racing Sports Statistics. William Morrow and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 150967 ISBN : 0688034004 9780688034009
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Barnes La Verne
The Plastic Orgasm
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Limited 1971 1st edition. Hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. 155pp. The dust jacket is lightly edgeworn and rubbed. Sports Canadian Football League Football Psychology. McClelland & Stewart Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005072
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The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids
Sports Illustrated Kids STATS!: The Greatest Number in Sports
Sports Illustrated. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Sports Illustrated unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP108899592 ISBN : 1618930397 9781618930392
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Johnson Nathan
Zen Shaolin Karate; The Complete Practice Philosophy and History
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company 0-8048-1918-1 1994 1st edition. Trade paperback Very good plus. 240pp. Illustrations photographs. There is a previous owner's blind stamp on the half-title page. "Kata the preset movements forming the backbone of all karate styles have been a source of endless confusion for the vast majority of karate students. All students learn how to perform the kata but there has never been an effective explanation of how they are applied. Until now!". Book about Kata. Martial Arts Instruction Manual Karate Martial Arts Sports. Charles E. Tuttle Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 150177 ISBN : 0804819181 9780804819183
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Ahihara Hideyuki
Fighting Karate
Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd. 0-87011-742-4 1991 5th printing. Trade paperback Very good. 162pp. Illustrations photographs. The edges are lightly worn and there is a previous owner's blind stamp on the first page. "Rationality is what sets Ashihara karate far apart from traditional karate methods. Picture a fight in which people clash head-on making no attempt to block the opponent. Clearly the man with the longer reach will be the first to get in his punch while the one with greater power only has to throw in his body weight to win. Too many karate methods are like this - reckless giving no thought to defense" - from the Preface. Martial Arts Instruction Manual Karate Martial Arts. Kodansha Ltd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 150175 ISBN : 0870117424 9780870117428
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Enoeda Keinosuke
Shotokan; Advanced Kata
London: Dragon books 0-946062-03-X 1986 4th impression. 4to paperback Very good plus. 132 103 102pp. Illustrations photographs. The first volume has a light 5-inch crease to the front cover near the spine and there is a previous owner's blind stamp on the half-title page of each volume. "A former All-Japan Champion Keinosuke Enoeda is renowned as a Master of exceptional fighting and teaching ability. Nicknamed 'The Tiger' in his youth as a result of his power and ferocity the success of his training method and the high standard he maintains have won the respect of instructors and students world-wide". Book about Kata. Locale: Japan. Martial Arts Instruction Manual Karate Martial Arts. Dragon books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 150173 ISBN : 094606203X 9780946062034
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Kibryson Geoff
The Hot Line; How the Legendary Trio of Hull Hedberg and Nilsson Transformed Hockey and Led the Winnipeg Jets to Greatness
Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications 978-1-92785565-2 978-1-92785565-2 2016. Trade paperback Near fine. 271pp. Signed with an inscription by the author. Photographs index. "When Anders Hedberg Bobby Hull and Ulf Nilsson took to the ice they created a dynamic line that saw the Winnipeg Jets win two World Hockey Association championships. Their chemistry on the ice and impact on the game is explored in the Hot Line: How the Legendary Trio of Hull Hedberg and Nillson Transformed Hockey and Led the Winnipeg Jets to Greatness". Book about Anders Hedberg Bobby Hull & Ulf Nilsson. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg--Manitoba. Sports Hockey--Canada Winnipeg Jets--Hockey Team World Hockey Association. Great Plains Publications 978-1-92785565-2 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 149955 ISBN : 1927855659 9781927855652
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Willes Ed
The Rebel League; The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 0-7710-8947-3 2004. Hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. 277pp. Photographs appendix index. A previous owner's name has been blacked out on the front fixed endpaper. "Welcome to the wildest seven years in the history of hockey. The Rebel League chronicles the good the bad and the ugly of the fabled WHA. It is filled with hilarious anecdotes behind-the-scenes dealing and simply great and not-so-great hockey". Book about Wayne Gretzky Winnipeg Jets & World Hockey Association. Time Period 1970's. Locale: Canada. Hockey Hockey. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 149772 ISBN : 0771089473 9780771089473
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Wong John Chi Kit editor Includes Carly Adams; John Matthew Barlow; Robert S. Kossuth; Stacy L. Lorenz; Daniel MacDonald; Gerai
Coast to Coast; Hockey in Canada to the Second World War
Toronto: University of Toronto Press 978-0-8020-9532-9 978-0-8020-9532-9 2009. Trade paperback 265pp. Near fine. Map illustration notes contributors index. "Coast to Coast examines the historical development of hockey across Canada in both rural and urban settings to ask how ideas about hockey have changed. It is an intriguing look at the development of a national sport a must-read for hockey fans and historians alike". Time Period 1890's 1900's 1910's & Pre-1940. Includes Carly Adams John Matthew Barlow Robert S. Kossuth Stacy L. Lorenz Daniel MacDonald Geraint B. Osborne J. Andrew Ross & John Chi-Kit Wong. Locale: Canada. Sports Critical Theory Essays History--Canada Hockey. University of Toronto Press 978-0-8020-9532-9 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 149577 ISBN : 0802095321 9780802095329
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HOOD Hugh
STRENGTH DOWN CENTRE: the Jean B�liveau story
Scarborough Ontario: Prentice-Hall 1970. Light blue boards. pp 192. Many photos in text. Light yellowing to page edges soft creases to spine ends else fine. Jacket has one small tear to front panel short tear and creases to bottom of front flap VG otherwise. Hugh Hood was an important Canadian literary author and B�liveau was a Montreal Canadiens captain and star one of the great players in the history of professional ice hockey. . First printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Prentice-Hall
Bookseller reference : 49240
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Lefko Perry Biography of Sandra Schmirler.
Sandra Schmirler: The Queen of Curling
Toronto: Stoddart 0-7737-3275-6 2000 1st edition. Hardcover Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 206pp. Black and white and color photographs index. Biography of Sandra Schmirler. Sports Cancer Curling. Stoddart Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 117844 ISBN : 0773732756 9780773732759
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Beckstead Anita editors With Pearl Bjerke Judy Redlick & Alan Selin.
Sharing the Memories
Biggar: Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park Fund 0-9731946-0-X 2002. 4to paperback 159pp. Very good plus. Black and white and color photographs illustrations. Light printer's smudging to the title page. "Sandra was a remarkable Canadian who achieved great success yet in that understated way that is so typically Canadian. Her passion for curling was clear as was the considerable talent she always demonstrated on the rink. With an engaging personality Sandra epitomized life and all that it has to offer - both on and off the ice" - Jean Chretien. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Sports Curling Memoir Olympic Games--1998. Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park Fund Paperback
Bookseller reference : 149010 ISBN : 097319460X 9780973194609
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Perron Daniel Biography of Gabriel Langlois.
Dancing Gabe; One Step at a Time
Winnipeg: Daniel Perron and Associates 978-0-9948081-0-3 978-0-9948081-0-3 2015. Hardcover 286pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Gabe Langlois and the author. Black and white and color photographs appendix notes bibliography. There is a small closed tear on the front panel of the dust jacket. "He was born in 1963 diagnosed with autism at the age of three institutionalized at six and non-verbal until he was ten. He moved back home at eleven graduated from high school seven years later and eventually became one of the most recognized and adored figures in a city of almost a million people". Biography of Gabriel Langlois. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Sports Autism Biography Fitness Memoir Winnipeg Blue Bombers--Football Team Winnipeg Jets--Hockey Team. Daniel Perron and Associates 978-0-9948081-0-3 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 149007 ISBN : 0994808100 9780994808103
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Smith Ron Biography of Gerry James.
Kid Dynamite; The Gerry James Story
Fernie: Oolichan Books 978-0-88982-276-4 978-0-88982-276-4 2011. Hardcover 366pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed with an inscription by Gerry James. Photographs. "Few father and son combinations in any sport have reached the level of excellence that 'Dynamite' Eddie James and Gerry 'The Kid' enjoyed across Canada during the early and mid-20th century. Following in his father's footsteps Gerry James electrified CFL crowds as the powerful running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Biography of Gerry James. Sports Football--Canada Hockey--Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Blue Bombers--Football Team. Oolichan Books 978-0-88982-276-4 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 148422 ISBN : 088982276x 9780889822764
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Beken Paul; Jones Stephen
Dragon in Exile: the centenary history of London Welsh R.F.C.
London: Springwood Books 1985. Red boards. pp 318 colour and b&w photos. Fine in fine jacket. British rugby football. . First printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Springwood Books
Bookseller reference : 47646 ISBN : 0862541255 9780862541255
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Willes Ed
The Rebel League; The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 0-7710-8947-3 2004 1st printing. Hardcover Fine in fine dust jacket. 277pp. Photographs appendix index. Book about Wayne Gretzky Winnipeg Jets & World Hockey Association. Time Period 1970's. Locale: Canada. Hockey Hockey. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 148053 ISBN : 0771089473 9780771089473
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Simon OE. O. E.
The Law of the Fist; Introducing the Moh - Temple - System
Grand Forks: Golden Bell 0-9683504-4-5 2001. Hardcover 196pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Textured black boards. The spine states "Vol. 1". Decorated endpapers photographs illustrations map folding diagram. Book about Moh-Temple Kung Fu. Martial Arts Kung Fu Martial Arts. Golden Bell Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 143850 ISBN : 0968350445 9780968350447
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Daniels Dayna B.
Polygendered and Ponytailed; The Dilemma of Femininity and the Femail Athlete
Toronto: Women's Press 978-0-88961-476-5 978-0-88961-476-5 2009. Trade paperback Very good plus. 213pp. Notes references index. Sports Athletes-Female Women's Studies. Women's Press 978-0-88961-476-5 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 147601 ISBN : 0889614768 9780889614765
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Vipond Jim Biography of Gordie Howe.
Gordie Howe Number 9
Toronto: Ryerson Press 0-7700-0257-9 1968. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 157pp. Photographs statistics. Biography of Gordie Howe. Sports Canadiana Detroit Red Wings--Hockey Team Hockey National Hockey League. Ryerson Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 147410 ISBN : 0770002579 9780770002572
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BRADMAN Don
FAREWELL TO CRICKET
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1950. Octavo green cloth. pp 320 plates. Includes Bradman's stats and index. VG clean copy no owner name. Somewhat worn price-clipped jacket has rubbing and small holes to front spine and flap folds partial splits to front spine fold shallow chips to spine ends small creased tears to front panel; just good. First printing. Hardcover. Hodder & Stoughton
Bookseller reference : 45748
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TEGNER Bruce
SELF-DEFENSE FOR WOMEN: a simple method
Hollywood CA: Thor Publishing Company 1961. Octavo card covers. pp 72. Photos. Fine uncreased copy no owner names. Uncommon first printing of a classic martial arts book reprinted and revised a number of times. Note: lighter parcel any default postage rate may be reduced. . First printing. Softcover. Thor Publishing Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45363
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THAYER Phineas
CASEY AT THE BAT. Illustrations by Dan Sayre Groesbeck
Toronto: Letters 1988. pp 32 including covers sewn in self wrappers. 7 x 4.5 inches. Facsimile reprint of the Chicago: McClurg 1912 first printing. Issued by this legendary Toronto bookshop in June of 1988 in an edition of 50 numbered copies of which this is #25. Fine. The Great Baseball Poem. Note: lighter parcel any default postage rate may be reduced. Softcover. Letters Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45424
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SHERO Fred and Andre Beaulieu
HOCKEY FOR THE COACH THE PLAYER AND THE FAN
New York: Simon & Schuster 1979. Octavo cloth & boards. pp 384. Diagrams. Mild foxing and yellowing to page edges faint tape stains to endpapers else fine. Price-clipped jacket has fading slight rippling from damp tide mark to rear panel VG otherwise. Note: 1.5 kg parcel extra postage may be required. First printing. Hardcover. Simon & Schuster
Bookseller reference : 45578
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HOWGATE Bernie
TALES OF A TRAVELLING MAN
Toronto: Travelling Man Enterprises 1990. pp 6 290 plates. Illustrated. Book a little leaned; text paper a little toned; some fading to spine lettering; VG clean copy otherwise. Signed by the author. "Eight Years Around the World on a Ten Speed Bicycle". Canadian author. . Signed by Author. First printing. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Travelling Man Enterprises Paperback
Bookseller reference : 45052
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Alambra Dante Solomon
Panandyakan; The Pilipino Art of Low Kicking A First Look at the Art
Winnipeg: Author 1994 1st edition. 4to plastic coil binding Very good. 95pp. Photographs. The front cover has a small edge-tear and a sticker scar. Rare. Martial Arts Kick Fighting Martial Arts Panandyakan--Martial Arts. Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 147027
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O'ROURKE Frank
FLASHING SPIKES
Winnipeg: Harlequin Books 1958. pp 190 2. Just a little leaned a couple soft creases to covers VG clean and tight copy otherwise. Harlequin paperback 424. A baseball novel originally published in hardcover NY: Barnes 1948. Note: lighter parcel any default postage rate may be reduced. First Canadian edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo. Harlequin Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 44802
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The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids
Sports Illustrated Kids STATS!: The Greatest Number in Sports
Sports Illustrated. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Sports Illustrated unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP85615506 ISBN : 1618930397 9781618930392
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Smith Robert W.
Pa-Kua; Chinese Boxing for Fitness and Self-Defense
New York: Kodansha International 0-87011-044-6 1975 later printing. Hardcover Very good in good to very good dust jacket. 160pp. Illustrations. The dust jacket is price-clipped edgeworn and soiled. Martial Arts Chinese Boxing Fitness Martial Arts Self-Defense. Kodansha International Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 147085 ISBN : 0870110446 9780870110443
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Arnason Kathleen Illustrations by Luther Pokrant.
Falcons Gold; Canada's First Olympic Hockey Heroes
Guelph: Coastline Publishing 0-9689119-2-7 2002. Oblong 4to hardcover Fine no dust jacket. Illustrated glossy boards. Color illustrations. Illustrations by Luther Pokrant. Locale: ; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Sports Hockey Olympic Games--1920 Sports Winnipeg Falcons--Hockey Team. Coastline Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 146978 ISBN : 0968911927 9780968911921
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Kiong Tjoa Khek With Quintin TG. Chambers & Donn F. Draeger. Illustrations by Pascal Krieger. T. G.
Shantung Black Tiger; A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China
New York: Weatherhill Inc 0-8348-0122-1 1997 later printing. Trade paperback Very good. 149pp. Illustrations photographs glossary. The covers are lightly worn. Illustrations by Pascal Krieger. Locale: China. Martial Arts Martial Arts Shaolin--Martial Art. Weatherhill Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146879 ISBN : 0834801221 9780834801226
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Hutchinson Ian editor
Game Day Program 1990. Ottawa vs. Winnipeg
Toronto: Sun Controlled Ventures 1990. 4to staplebound Very good. 96 24pp. A coupon clipped from one page. Sports Canadian Football League Ottawa Rough Riders--Football Team Sports Winnipeg Blue Bombers--Football Team. Sun Controlled Ventures Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146772
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Hindle John
Jackrabbits in the Outfield; A Journey Inside the Winnipeg Goldyes & the Northern League of Professional Baseball
Winnipeg: Author 0-9739827-1-3 2006. Trade paperback Near fine. 278pp. Signed with inscription by the author. Photographs. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg--Manitoba. Sports Baseball Northern League of Professional Baseball Sports Winnipeg Goldeyes--Baseball Team. Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146752 ISBN : 0973982713 9780973982718
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Oliver Greg
The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame; The Canadians
Toronto: ECW Press 1-55022-531-6 2003. Trade paperback Fine. 280pp. Photographs bibliography. Sports Sports Wrestling. ECW Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146552 ISBN : 1550225316 9781550225310
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CAMPBELL Duncan C. editor and contributor
THE ROYAL MONTREAL GOLF CLUB 1873-1973: the centennial of golf in North America
Montreal: The Royal Montreal Golf Club 1973. Octavo red cloth gilt red endpapers. pp viii 220 plates a few in colour. Index of members past and present. Fine copy no owner names. Dust jacket has short creased tears along top edges soft creases to lower inner corner of front panel good. This golf club is was first in North America . First edition. Hardcover. The Royal Montreal Golf Club
Bookseller reference : 43371
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GIBBON John Murray
THE ROMANCE OF THE CANADIAN CANOE
Toronto: Ryerson 1951. Yellow cloth.Tall squarish octavo. xiv 145 pp. Numerous plates many in colour. Covers have light soiling bruises to outer corners; rubber stamp to front and rear free endpapers; short shallow damp stain to lower margin of last half of book; musty odour; good clean tight and unworn jacketless copy otherwise. The advance of Canadian history with reference to the canoe. An excellent canoeing book. First edition. Hardcover. Ryerson
Bookseller reference : 43373
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Metropolitan Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association: centennial book
Toronto: Metropolitan Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association no date 1982 1982. Quarto 31 cm blue cloth gilt. pp 80. Many photos. Fine copy without jacket as issued. First edition. Hardcover. Metropolitan Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association, no date [1982]
Bookseller reference : 43390
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Manitoba Ringette Association
Manitoba Player Development Instructor Handbook
Manitoba Ringette Association 1994. Plastic coil binding Fine. 108pp. Illustrations. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Sports Instruction Manual--Coaching--Ringette Ringette Sports. Manitoba Ringette Association Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146336
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Irving Bob editor
Blue & Gold; 75 Years of Blue Bomber Glory
Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications 1-894283--59-7 1-894283--59-7 2005. 4to 159pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Black and white and color illustrations index. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Sports Canadian Football League Football--Canada Local History--Manitoba Winnipeg Blue Bombers--Football Team. Great Plains Publications 1-894283--59-7 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 133203 ISBN : 1894283597 9781894283595
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Lapp Richard M.
Local Heroes; A History of the Western Hockey League
Vancouver: Harbour Publishing 1-55017-080-5 1993. Trade paperback Near fine. 240pp. Signed by the author. Photographs index. The spine is lightly faded. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Sports Hockey Sports Western Hockey League. Harbour Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146255 ISBN : 1550170805 9781550170801
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JENKINS Dan
SEMI-TOUGH ARC
New York: Atheneum 1972. Advance reading copy in non-pictorial yellow paper covers. Soft creases to lower margin of rear cover else fine and bright. A novel of professional American football NFL basis of the Burt Reynolds film. Giants vs Jets in the Super Bowl. . First printing. Softcover. Atheneum Paperback
Bookseller reference : 43259
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Morrison Scott
Fire on Ice; Hockey's Greatest Series
Downsview: Pulse Books 0-921014-08-2 1987. 4to paperback Near fine. 95pp. Black & white and color photographs. Sports Hockey Sports. Pulse Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 146035 ISBN : 0921014082 9780921014089
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MANSON JA. compiler J. A.
INDOOR AMUSEMENTS: including round games toy games and toy-making mechanical and arithmatical puzzles card games magic fireside fun etc. etc. New and enlarged edition.
London: Cassell 1911. Octavo blue cloth front cover lettered and ruled in black pictorial spine gilt lettered with picture of playing cards and chess set in red white and black. pp 8 348 frontispiece with tissue guard and 15 other plates. Illustrations in text index. Cloth bubbling bit of rubbing to title lettering and light spotting to front and read covers; spine has slight wear at ends and light rubbing to picture which is still quite attractive gilt lettering bright; bit of foxing early and late; yellowing and light foxing to endpapers; one plate has nicks and creases at fore edge; generally VG otherwise text clean tight and unworn. An extensive treatment including many uncommon topics. . Hardcover. Cassell
Bookseller reference : 42835
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Bicycle ephemera - receipt Buffalo NY
1892. 9 x 22 cm printed receipt W.G. Shack Bicycles 875 Main St. Buffalo NY. 1 July 1892. Accomplished in ink to Jno. B. Milley $60.00 signed by W.G. Shack. Picture of a penny farthing high wheel bicycle at left. Creased lightly soiled short tears neatly repaired on blank verso; good. Mr. Milley paid sixty dollars in full for his bike. That's over $1500 in today's money about the price of a better road bike weighing 20 pounds with 12-14 gears. Milley's beast had one gear and would have weighed 75-100 pounds. See you at the top of the hill ! . unknown
Bookseller reference : 42700
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Podnieks Andrew
The Year of the Blackhawks; Celebrating Chicago's 2009-10 Stanley Cup Championship Season
Toronto: Fenn Publishing 978-1-55168-335-5 978-1-55168-335-5 2010. 4to paperback Fine. 160pp. Color photographs statistics. Sports Chicago Black Hawks--Hockey Team Hockey National Hockey League Sports Stanley Cup. Fenn Publishing 978-1-55168-335-5 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 145821 ISBN : 1551683350 9781551683355
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HOOD Hugh
STRENGTH DOWN CENTRE: the Jean B�liveau story signed by author and subject
Scarborough Ontario: Prentice-Hall 1970. Light blue boards. pp 192. Many photos in text. Fine copy. Dust jacket has small creases at head of spine; front panel faintly yellowed with a a few small closed tears; VG otherwise. Inscribed "To Carl" by both author and subject. Hugh Hood was an important Canadian literary author and B�liveau was a Montreal Canadiens captain and star one of the great players in the history of professional ice hockey. Unusual to find signed by both. . Inscribed by Author and subject. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Prentice-Hall
Bookseller reference : 42236
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Chung Sun Hwan
Oriental Martial Arts
Korea: Author 1979. Trade paperback Near fine in very good dust jacket. 48pp. Photographs glossary bibliography. The dust jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn and there is a previous owner's blindstamp on the title page. Locale: Korea. Martial Arts Martial Arts Tae Kwon Do. Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 145554
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Hugill WM. W. M.
Olympics Old and New
Phoenix 1949. Staplebound Very good. pp. 31-39. Signed with inscription by the author. Some pencil underlining. Reprinted from the PHOENIX Vol 3 No 1 Spring 1949. Sports Olympic Games. Phoenix Paperback
Bookseller reference : 008747
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