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Scott RUSSELL
Mountain Prospect. Foreword by Geoffrey Winthrop Young. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Chatto & Windus 1946. 8vo. First Edition on laid paper with a frontispiece 59 plates on 46 and 7 full-page maps in the text; original blue buckram gilt back blue top a very good bright clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter lightly age-browned and chipped not affecting lettering at head and tail of backstrip. Written from a Japanese POW camp at Singapore Russell's classic account records summer camps with New Zealand pioneer A.P.Harper experiences in Jan Mayen and the Arctic and an expedition to the Karakoram-Himalaya under Shipton. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Neate R98. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14926
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Gare Ernie; Gare Danny
Coach's Drill Manual
British Columbia: British Columbia BC Amateur Hockey Association BCAHA. Paperback. 46 pages. Dozens of helpful black and white photos and diagrams. "Intended as a valuable aid to coaches at all levels as a reference for practice planning" - from page one. Divided into the following sections: Skating; Stretching; Puck Control; Passing/Receiving/Shooting; Checking; Team Play. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Your humble bookseller once heard co-author Danny Gare mention that when he was young his co-author father Ernie advised him that to make the NHL he would have to be able to shoot skate. and fight. Danny clearly took this advice to heart and went on to an excellent career in the NHL. If that is any indication this book is most likely an excellent reference indeed. Ernie Gare has coached hockey for many years and earned a Master's degree in Physical Education. . Good. 1980. First Edition. British Columbia (BC) Amateur Hockey Association (BCAHA) paperback
Bookseller reference : 216c7333
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Arnold LUNN
Mountain Jubilee. Fourth Impression. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Eyre & Spottiswoode 1946. 8vo. Fourth Impression with frontispiece and 16 plates; original red cloth gilt back a very good clean copy in unclipped lightly dust-soiled dustwrapper the latter with minor loss affecting lettering at head and tail of backstrip. First published in 1943. See Neate 468 Eyre & Spottiswoode, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14948
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Contributors Multiple
Maclean's Magazine February 1969 Bobby Orr Cover Photo
Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited. Paperback. 88 pages. Features/Articles: The alarming mystery of radar waves - What are we doing to huma life; John Morgan and Martin Bronstein of the TV show Comedy Cafe; Editorial - let this be our last year in NATO; Pauline Jewett - Ottawa starts a department to fight poverty; nice colour photo ad for the Olds Delta 88 Royale; Interview with Arthur Hailey; Roloff Beny's India - lengthy article with great colour photos; John Doyle and his gamble with millions - the controversial mining promoter and close friend of Newfoundland Premier Joseph Smallwood; How to be a Global Villager; Nice colour photo ad for the Pontiac GTO and Firebird; Color them Big Ink - a Canadian band with members Robbie Robertson Dick Manuel Garth Hudson Rick Danko and Levon Helm; Success Can't Spoil Bobby Orr - article with two photos; Great Chrysler colour photo ad for the New Yorker Chrysler 300 and Newport Custom; Colour ad of the CTV news team including Harvey Kirck and twenty-five well-dressed others; Three Designing Models - Deborah Thompson Judith Davies and Dona Saunders; Anyone Can Steal a Million - bank clerk Ann Spiller stole $492000 and fooled the town of Penticton BC; Some pages yellowed with age. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. . Good. 1969. First Edition. Maclean-Hunter Limited paperback
Bookseller reference : 823c6991
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Vancouver Canucks Hockey Magazine 13 March 1971 Vol. 1 Nol 33 DEREK SANDERSON COVER PHOTO
Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Canucks Publishing. Single Issue Magazine. 66 pages. Features: Photos of Vancouver's goals when Boston first visited the Canucks on February 16th; Charlie Hodge - an office between the pipes; John Pie McKenzie - He's the Spirit that buoys Bruins; Photos of team executives; Medicor - The Ice People; The Prize - the history of the Stanley Cup; Boston Bruins - 1969-70 Stanley Cup Champions - team photo and article; Bobby Orr - Superstar Supreme - page of photos; Slow'n Easy - That's Espo Phil Esposito; Nice colour "Old Style" Beer ad; Bill Good Jr. - Proud and Humble - the youngest occupant of a National Hockey Leaguue Gondola - Hockey Night in Canada; Canada Dry ad with large photo of Mike Corrigan Vancouver Canucks Star of the Month; Rosters of the Canucks and Bruins; Jerry Cheevers - he keeps the Bruins Loose - article with photo; Colour Yardley ad with Bobby Orr photo; Monkey Business in the Boston Garden; Ted Green Defies Doctors - recovering from being hit on the head with the stick of Wayne Maki; Around the Circuit by Greg Douglas; Derek Sanderson feature on back page. Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this excellent collectible from the Canucks' first season. . Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Canucks Publishing unknown
Bookseller reference : 216c7018
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Joe BROWN
The Hard Years. An Autobiography.
Gollancz 1967. 8vo. First Edition with 43 plates; cloth gilt back a very good clean copy in the dustwrapper the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. Much sought-after biography of the climber who almost single-handedly rejuvenated the sport during the 1950s. Often accompanied by Don Whillans he pioneered routes of extraordinary severity including Alps first ascents of Kanchengjunga and the Montagh Tower. Very scarce in this condition. Neate B185. Gollancz, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14831
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WJ. MILES et al W. J.
Modern Practical Farriery. A Complete System of the Veterinary Art. Including Cattle their Management in Dairy Field and Stall; Pasture Grasses and Forage Plants; Practice of Sheep Farming; Diseases of Cattle Sheep and Pigs. BRIGHT FRESH COPY
Gresham Publishing Company 1880. Roy. 4to. First Edition thus with fine chromolithographed frontispiece original tissue guard present title in red and black 19 fine chromolithographed plates 28 plates in monochrome most containing several figures and very numerous highly detailed wood-engraved illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in contemporary brown half calf coarse wave-grain cloth sides ruled in gilt back with five raised bands tooled in gilt second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt all other compartments ruled in blind marbled edges one or two scuff marks on covers joints lightly rubbed but binding entirely sound a remarkably bright fresh crisp clean copy. Lovely copy of this exhaustive and impressive vade-mecum a considerably extended and augmented version of Miles' original edition of 1868. Here the scope of the work is broadened to include cattle sheep and pigs together with coverage of plants of veterinary value and importance. Contributors inlcude J. Walker S.P. Preston C. Scott and J.I. Lupton. The fine coloured plates illustrate types and breeds. The highly detailed monochrome plates also show harness manoeuvres and equipment and notably include a fine series on the anatomy of the horse by Herring engraved by Cowan. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION Gresham Publishing Company, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14896
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J. KERR
Curling in Canada and the United States. A Record of the Tour of the Scottish Team 1902-3 and of the Game in the Dominon and the Republic. EDITION LIMITED TO 160 SIGNED COPIES
Morton Edinburgh 1904. 8vo. De Luxe Edition with numerous portraits plates and photographs; pictorial cloth gilt gilt back gilt top a very good clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 160 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Detailed record of the origin and development of curling in Canada and the U.S.A. with special focus on the Scottish curling team's tour of those two territories. Morton, Edinburgh, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14100
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Contributors Multiple
Love This Team: Vancouver Canucks 02-03 2002-2003
British Columbia: Vancouver Canucks. Hardcover. Appears to be a limited-printing souvenir edition possibly for Canucks ticket-holders. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Many wonderful colour photos from the great days of the West Coast Express line and prior to the arrival of Roberto Luongo. Reviews the highlights of the season. Gift quality. . Fine. 2003. First Edition. Vancouver Canucks hardcover
Bookseller reference : 521c6479
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Editors of Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated: The College Football Book
Sports Illustrated. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Sports Illustrated unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP10028411 ISBN : 1603200339 9781603200332
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LV. CINTRON L. V.
Goddess of the Bullring. The Story of Conchita Cintron the World's greatest Matadora.
Muller 1961. 8vo. First Edition with 32 plates on 16; cloth gilt back a very good clean copy in the dustwrapper the latter lightly frayed at edges. The first edition is very scarce especially in this condition Muller, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13229
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Sinden Harry
Hockey showdown;: The Canada-Russia hockey series
Canada: Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385044542 126 pages. Black and white photos. "In the fall of 1972 hockey history was made when a Canadian team consisting of NHL professionals finally met the Russian national team in the world series of hockey. Team Canada was the overwhelming favourite and Canadians had waited for years for the chance to prove their hockey superiority." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else book clean and sound with moderate wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. . Good. 1972. First Edition. Doubleday hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216c6023 ISBN : 0385044542 9780385044547
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Maclean's Magazine 3 March 1956 FOSTER HEWITT/MAPLE LEAF GARDENS COVER ILLUSTRATION
Canada: Maclean Hunter. Paperback. Features: Editorial - Parliament No Longer Governs; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for the Chevrolet 2-door Bel Air Hardtop; Let's stop building $15000 shacks - how unscrupulous inept builders cheat thousands of Canadians; How Stratford went to Broadway; Southern Ontario - Bruce Hutchison Rediscovers The Uknown Country Part VII; The Lady and the Crooks - Lawyer Vera Parsons - she mingles with some of the toughest hoodlums in Canada; The Enchanted Isle of Sudden Death - Lionel Shapiro reports from Cyprus; Robert Thomas Allen says "Don't Tell Me Your Secrets"; Is Jean Beliveau the Best Hockey Player Ever - by Trent Frayne; Colour Chrysler centerfold promotes the safety features of their vehicles i.e. seat belts safety-rim wheels sealed-beam headlights electrically-driven windshield wipers wrap-around windshield etc.; Colour half-page ad for the 'Big New Studebaker' car; Quarter-page black and white ad for the movie "Simon and Laura"; Nice colour photo ad inside back cover for the Plymouth 6's and V-8's with photo of the transmission push-buttons. 3/8" chip from lower edge of front cover. Surprisingly moderate wear. A nice tight copy of this vintage issue. . Good. 1956. First Edition. Maclean Hunter paperback
Bookseller reference : 146c5920
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Maclean's Magazine 28 March 1959 - Cover Illustration of Maurice "Rocket" Richard Being Mobbed
Canada: Maclean Hunter. Paperback. Features: Colour ad for the Ford Custom 300 Fordor Sedan; Is our only Defense Policy to keep NATO happy; Does Canada Really Need a National Anthem - by Hereward Allix; Memories of a famous hanging of long ago - Edith Thompson was hung in England as an instrument of revenge; full-page luxury photo ad for Matinee cigarettes; The Home that Rebuilds Children's Lives - Protestant Children's Village in Ottawa; Mount Royal's Valiant Stand Against Progress; The Night the Empress of Ireland Went Down; Hockey Coach Rudy Pilous' Recipe for Enjoying a Headache; The Spring we Knew When we Were Kids by Robert Thomas Allen; What Politics Needs More - More Laughter - the Hon. Tommy Douglas makes the case!; The Art of Lunenberg Cooking - and Eating - Lunenberg's Dutch Oven cookbook; A Day in the Life of a Spaceman - the space-ship pilots will be ordinary guys with mortgages kids and problems; Very nostalgic colour centerfold for Inglas washers and dryers features a bride. 'Still waiting for her Inglis'; Fantastic two-page colour ad for Carling's Black Label Beer; quarter-page colour ad for the Studebaker Lark. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. . Good. 1959. First Edition. Maclean Hunter paperback
Bookseller reference : 146c5922
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Contributors Multiple
Maclean's Magazine April 1967
Canada: Maclean Hunter. Paperback. Features: Maclean's Reports - Maclean's Magazine April 1967 's bow. Somewhat above-average wear. Hand-written correction to address label on front cover. A sound copy. . Good. 1967. First Edition. Maclean Hunter paperback
Bookseller reference : 146c5923
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McFarlane Brian
Team Canada 1972: Where Are They Now
Canada: Winding Stair Press. Hardcover. 1553660862 192 pages. Profusely illustrated with great colour and black and white photos. "Based on interviews with the players this book provides reflections on the players' careers their achievements outside of the series and updates on what happened to them after they left the game." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy. . Good. 2001. First Printing. Winding Stair Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 521c5858 ISBN : 1553660862 9781553660866
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Maclean's Magazine November 1967 Full-Scale Interview with H. Rap Brown - he Suggests Blacks Should Shoot Back When Shot at
Canada: Maclean Hunter. Paperback. Features: Did Richard Giesbrecht overhear JFK's assassins; Colour photo ad for the 1968 Delta Oldsmobile; Campus 1967 - Why has it grown so quiet - an 11-page hard look at the new campus and its problems; A Consumer's Report on Canada's Top Universities; A Day in the Life of a University - 100 people are button-holed at the University of Toronto; Crazy Legs! - colour photos of coloured leggings!; The day the balloon went up for Wallace McCutcheon; Robert Stanfield in Ottawa - the end of obstruction; The Lonely Fearful Hell of Nervous Breakdowns; Hey Stuke! - Annis Stukus seeks to bulldoze Vancouver into the National Hockey League; When the daring young men took off into glory from a Newfoundland pasture - the challenge to be the first to fly the Atlantic; The Black Hand on the Big Trigger - H. Rap Brown gives his first full-scale interview to a white reporter; Look - There's a Flying Saucer! - some scientists want to prove UFO observers right or wrong; Nice colour ad for Hollandia pipe tobacco; Colour photo half-page ad for Ski-Doo 1968; Canadiana with Gerald Stevens; Fantastic colour photo centerfold for the 1968 Buick Models - Gigantic and beautiful cars we'll probably never see again. sigh; Archery in the Rough. Covers separated and detached but present. . Fair. 1967. First Edition. Maclean Hunter paperback
Bookseller reference : 146c5925
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Podnieks Andrew
Canada's Olympic Hockey
Canada: Doubleday Canada. Paperback. 0385256884 242 pages. The first comprehensive history of Canada's incredibly successful Olympic teams. Complete with ana exhaustive Olympic Games summary and statistical archive more than 75 black and white photos and more than 30 colour shots of recent Olympic action." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. . Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Doubleday Canada paperback
Bookseller reference : 521c5433 ISBN : 0385256884 9780385256889
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The Canadian Magazine 21 January 1978 - Cover Photo of Jean Chretien Feature Article on Rock Group RUSH
Toronto: Southstar. Paperback. Features: Jean Chretien - the Finance Minister as tough guy - with a weakness for one-liners; Rush Rock - feature article on rock group Rush consisting of Geddy Lee Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson; Name Game - an unusual exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery; Chowder recipes; Hockey's Roger Neilson - coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Somewhat above-average external wear. Small chip from front cover which bears a two-inch tear to fore-edge. Similar tear to first leaf. Center page holding by one staple. . Fair. 1978. First Edition. Southstar paperback
Bookseller reference : 357c5208
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Gozansky Sue
Championship Volleyball Techniques and Drills
West Nyack N.Y.: Parker Publishing Co. Inc. 1983. Very good Hardcover with very good dustjacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Parker Publishing Co., Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 080805-E781 ISBN : 0131276395 9780131276390
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McFarlane Brian
Brian McFarlane's Hockey Annual 1973
Canada: Clarke Irwin. Hardcover. 0772006245 159 pages. Many photos some in colour. Includes features on: Phil Esposito Gilbert Perreault Bobby Clarke Mark and Marty Howe Dave Keon Steve Vickers Bobby Orr Bobby Hull Ken Dryden Mickey Redmond Gordie Howe Red Kelly Jean Beliveau and more. Average wear. Pencil drawings and gift greetings in ball pen upon front free endpaper. Crossword s neatly completed. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great hockey collectible. . Good. 1973. First Edition. Clarke, Irwin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 861a4906 ISBN : 0772006245 9780772006240
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Storey Red; Snyder Brodie
Red's Story
Canada: Macmillan Canada. Hardcover. 0771590903 245 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Red tells the stories of his life in his own inimitable style and it's an engrossing often hilarious account of the rough and tumble golden era of Canadian sport." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A great copy of what is sure to be an entertaining read. Red Storey was a great character. "Red has forgotten more about hockey than most guys know." - Don Cherry. . Fine. 1994. First Edition. Macmillan Canada hardcover
Bookseller reference : 521a4760 ISBN : 0771590903 9780771590900
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Green Ted
High stick
New York: Dodd Mead. Hardcover. 0396064272 211 pages. Twelve pages of black and white photos including multiple photos of the infamous stick swinging incident with Wayne Maki. "Ted Green one of hockey's roughest and best players suffered a depressed compound skull fracture when he was hit over the head by Wayne Maki of the St. Louis Blues during an exhibition game in September 1969. Paralyzed on the left side his speech badly affected he underwent three delicate brain operations. It appeared he would be lucky to ever lead a normal life again. Yet with the help of good therapy his own determination and his wife's co-operation he was back skating on Boston ice 14 months later. This is the story of his extraordinary comeback." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. . Good. 1971. First Edition. Dodd, Mead hardcover
Bookseller reference : 521a4741 ISBN : 0396064272 9780396064275
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Robinson Dean
Howie Morez
Canada: Boston Mills Pr. Hardcover. 091982269X 165 pages. "Morenz was selected as the greatest hockey player in the first half of the twentieth century by the Canadian Press. Skeptics might argue that he won the poll on a sympathy vote because of his recent sudden and tragic death but few who knew him and/or watched him play would share those sentiments." - from dust jacket. Includes photos reproduced from the Morenz family archives. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Average wear. Please note that library tape which secures dust jacket is tacky and gently adheres to free endpapers. A solid copy of this great hockey history. . Good. 1982. First Edition. Boston Mills Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a4306 ISBN : 091982269X 9780919822696
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MacSkimming Roy
Cold War: The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972
Canada: Sterling Pub Co Inc. Paperback. 1550545825 274 pages. Index. "It was the greatest hockey series ever played - and it changed the game forever. Weaving together rich period detail illuminating anecdote and thrilling hockey action with eyewitness accounts from Paul Henderson Ken Dryden Harry Sinden and other series greats the author evokes as never before those 27 legendary days in September 1972." - from back cover. Great black and white illustrations. Discard stamp and remainder mark to top edge else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy . Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Sterling Pub Co Inc paperback
Bookseller reference : 154a4259 ISBN : 1550545825 9781550545821
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Women's Sports
The Changing Scene Women's Role in Physical Education and Athletics EAPECW Annual Conference Highpoint Moyor Inn Chicopee Mass. Oct. 10-13 1974.
Eastern Asociation of Physical Education of College Women 1974. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 74p. Eastern Asociation of Physical Education of College Women Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020018
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Women's Sports
Values in Sports Joint Conference of the Division for Girls and Women's Sports and the Division of Men's Athletics Held on June 17-22 1962 at Interlochen Michigan
Washington: American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation 1963. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 130p. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020009
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Hockey Play-By-Play SIGNED BY JIM ROBSON AND JASON FARRIS
Canada: CircaNow!. Hardcover. 0973901608 Signed without inscription by Jim Robson and John Shorthouse upon title page. Shorthouse succeeded Robson as the voice of the Canucks upon his retirement. Great colour illustrations. "Arms you with the tickets media passes programs and Jim's handwritten game notes so you can re-live 55 great hockey hames from the 1970s to today. For each game you get to feel the hockey pulse of the city find out what went on behind the scenes in the broadcast booth and enjoy exciting play-by-play calls from one of the best hockey announcers in NHL history." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A must have collectible for the serious Vancouver Canucks fan. . Fine. 2005. First Edition. CircaNow! hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a2064 ISBN : 0973901608 9780973901603
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Young Scott
Canada Cup of Hockey / 76 - The Official History
Canada: Worldsport Properties Inc. Hardcover. 160 pages. Superb colour photography throughout. "The official history of Canada Cup '76. It relives in word and picture the great moments of the tournament the drama and the excitement. Game summaries statistics and double-page colour portraits of each of the six teams are included. The story of the development of international hockey and of hockey in each of the six Canada Cup countries is told. Includes chapters on the 1972 and 1974 Canada-Soviet series and the 1976 NHL-Soviet exhibitions. A permanent souvenir." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket bears several closed tears and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this sensational work. Hockey fans of they 1976 era will marvel at the many wonderful photos as they relive this memorable series. . Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Worldsport Properties Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a2182
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Edmund HILLARY
View from the Summit. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Doubleday 1999. 8vo. First Edition with 65 coloured plates on 24 22 monochrome plates on 8 several maps a number full-page in the text and endpaper maps; grey cloth gilt back a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Doubleday, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9277
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Conrad Ed
Humor in Hockey
USA: Self-Published. Paperback. Heavily worn. Unmarked. Candid photos of NHL players on and off the ice from the early 1970s complete with humourous captions. Most photos feature Philadelphia Flyers players such as Doug Favell Bernie Parent Bobby Clarke and many others. Staples rusty. . Fair. 1971. First Edition. Self-Published paperback
Bookseller reference : 216a1261
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Dowbiggin William F.
Fire on Ice: The Calgary Flames 10th Anniversary Edition
Canada: Executive Sport Publications Ltd. Hardcover. 160 pages. Numerous great colour illustrations and statistics. Average wear. Binding sound. Unmarked. Please note: mild waviness to pages presumably due to past moisture exposure. No stains or odours. . Fair. 1982. First Edition. Executive Sport Publications Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a0896
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Jewison Norm
Vancouver Canucks: The First Twenty Years
Nelson BC Canada: Raincoast Book Dist Ltd. Hardcover. 0919591493 127 pages. A pictorial history of Vancouver's first 2 decades in the NHL. Photos in colour and black and white. Recounts many noteworthy events and participants. Includes a reference of every player to ever play a regular season or playoff game in a Canuck uniform. Begins with the fascinating history of hockey in Vancouver prior to the NHL's arrival. Very attractive dust jacket features colour montage of Canuck favourites. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected with glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A must-have item for the die-hard Canuck fan! . Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Raincoast Book Dist Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 521a0530 ISBN : 0919591493 9780919591493
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Coffey Paul Lemieux Mario; Hull Bobby; al et
One on One with the Stars - Volume 3: Junior - 60 Minute VHS Video Tape in Case
Canada: Spectrum. Hardcover. 60 minute VHS video tape. "Designed to satisfy the needs of the Midget to Junior age player - the recreational adult hockey player will also benefit from the instructions in this program. Bobby Hull Paul Coffey Mario Lemieux and others demonstrate more advanced shooting skating and fitness/training exercise and techniques." - from case. Above-average wear with usual library markings. Worthy working copy. . Fair. 1993. First Edition. Spectrum hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a0365
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Stated Author Not
Mario Lemieux The Magnificent - Rare VHS Video Tape in Original Illustrated Cardboard Case
Canada: Communications Sportstar Inc. Hardcover. 50 minute VHS video tape with original case. Wonderful personal video of Mario during his early NHL years. Will delight his millions of fans worldwide. Features a nice blend of footage both on and off the ice. The highlight is when Mario is named MVP of the All-Star in Pittsburgh. the fans go wild! "Offers his most dazzling goals spectacular rushes to the net his greatest plays the 1990 All-Star game Canada Cup 1987 his trophies his opponents' vicious slashes and dirty hits and much more." - from case. Please note: tape has no markings suggesting it may be a copy. We purchased the copy as it is and being fans of Marvelous Mario have watched this tape in its entirety and can report that copy or original this tape is of high quality. The case included is definitely original. Yes Mario was and Mario still is. the best! . Good. 1990. First Edition. Communications Sportstar Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a9594
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Larionov Igor Taylor Jim & Reizer Leonid
Larionov
Winnipeg MB: Codner Books. Hardcover. 1550560670 149 pages with black and white photos. The extraordinary tale of a man who chafed for a decade under the personal and professional chains of Soviet hockey fighting it every step of the way until in 1989 - with one desperate gamble that could have ended his international hockey career - he finally won his freedom and a chance to play in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks. This is a hockey story a close-up inside look at the Soviet system that produces world championship teams but says Larionov only at enormous individual cost. Shows the Team Canada-Russia hockey series from the Soviet side of the puck. A picture of life in the Soviet Union painted by a thoughtful gifted athlete whol oves his game but always knew it was only a port of the life he wanted for himself and his family. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear and two short closed tears to dust jacket. Quality copy. . Very Good. 1990. First Edition First Printing. Codner Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 154a8837 ISBN : 1550560670 9781550560671
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Barris Theodore
Playing overtime: A celebration of oldtimers' hockey
Canada: Macmillan. Hardcover. 0771573618 264 pages. Index. Many humourous black and white photos. "Not only are we never too old to play hockey Ted Barris proves that reading about those who play it endlessly is something for fans of all ages too." - Dave Hodge TSN. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. . Good. 1995. First Edition. Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a9110 ISBN : 0771573618 9780771573613
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Heiman Lee; Weiner Dave; Gutman Bill
When the Cheering Stops : Former Major Leaguers Talk About Their Games and Their Lives
Macmillan Publishing Company Inc 1990. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 061501-c006 ISBN : 0025507656 9780025507654
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Esposito Phil; Golenbock Peter
Thunder and Lightning : My No - B. S. Hockey Memoir
Canada: McClelland & Stewart. Hardcover. 0771030851 294 pages. Index. Black and white photographs. "Esposito saw it all: the booze the drugs the women the financial shenanigans the good times and the camaraderie the bad times and the back-stabbing. Takes readers into the boardrooms back rooms - and even the bedrooms - of the men who make their lives in the NHL." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy of this entertaining and ongoing tale. . Fair. 2003. First Edition. McClelland & Stewart hardcover
Bookseller reference : 154a7146 ISBN : 0771030851 9780771030857
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Hunter Doug
Open Ice : The Tim Horton Story
Canada: Viking. Hardcover. 0670854050 456 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Most sports biographies barely scratch the surface of the hero involved. Open Ice is an impressive and welcome break from tradition. This ia a comprehensive study of a complicated manchild - in the end not a hero but a human with farm more than the usual amount of detritus that short violent lives leave behind." - Roy MacGregor. One page corner was folded else book like new. Light wear to dust jacket. High quality copy. . Fine. 1994. First Printing. Viking hardcover
Bookseller reference : 216a7762 ISBN : 0670854050 9780670854059
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Women's Sports
Philosophy and Standards for Girls and Women's Sports
Washington: American Association for Health Physical Education And Recreation 1973. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 55p. American Association for Health Physical Education And Recreation Paperback
Bookseller reference : 013083
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Obodiac Stan.
Red Kelly.
Canada: Clarke Irwin Toronto 1971. Hardcover. 077200515X 70 pages. Illustrated. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy. . Very Good. 1971. Clarke Irwin, Toronto, 1971. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 154a5438 ISBN : 077200515X 9780772005151
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Kendall Brian
Shutout : The Terry Sawchuk Story
Canada: Viking. Hardcover. 0670866946 251 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "You could throw him a handful of rice and he'd catch every kernel. But he was also a miserable son of a bitch." - Ted Lindsay. Prior owner's details partially clipped from top corner of front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Dust jacket discretely taped to book. Whiff of cigarette smoke. Nice copy. . Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Viking hardcover
Bookseller reference : 154a6104 ISBN : 0670866946 9780670866946
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Howe Gordon
Hockey. Here's Howe!
Canada: Copp Clark. Hardcover. 91 pages. Black and white illustrations. Ink stamp upon verso of front free endpaper. Prior owner's name atop title page. Average wear. Binding intact. Soiling to illustrated front board. . Good. 1963. First Edition. Copp Clark hardcover
Bookseller reference : 154a6998
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Peter Puck's Greatest Moments in Hockey
Canada: The Library Shoppe. Paperback. 0919161022 90 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: Sittler's Scoring Spree; Bill Barilko's Final Goal; Paul Henderson Sinks the Soviets; Unger's 12-Year Iron Man Streak; The Bobby Orr Saga; Philadelphia Flyer Highlights; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Solid copy. . Good. 1980. First Edition. The Library Shoppe paperback
Bookseller reference : 154a6856 ISBN : 0919161022 9780919161023
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Gault John
The fans go wild: Paul Henderson's miracle
Toronto: New Press. Hardcover. 0887701949 141 pages. Biography of the hero of the 1972 hockey summit series between Canada and the Soviet Union. "Tells Henderson's story from his childhood in southern Ontario when his father Garnet had trained him and encouraged him to make the NHL. On his way up Paul Henderson suffered from the inequities of the feudal farm-team system and saw his best friend in junior hockey black-balled because he wanted an education. He was one of the first to fight the system and improve players' conditions. Few players in the game have given as much as Paul Henderson. This book tells how and why he did it." - from dust jacket. Black and white photographic plates. Book clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice solid copy overall. Hopefully Henderson will one day be named to the Hockey Hall of Fame for his exploits on behalf of Canada. . Very Good. 1973. New Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15404364 ISBN : 0887701949 9780887701948
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Wilner Barry
Wayne Gretzky: Countdown to immortality
USA: Leisure Press. Paperback. 0880110848 232 pages. A rare and prescient early Gretzky publication. Documents his game-by-game progress through the 1981-82 NHL season. Dozens of black and white photos. Colour plates. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. One inch opening at top of back cover. Binding sound. Nice solid copy. . Good. 1982. First Edition. Leisure Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 15404513 ISBN : 0880110848 9780880110846
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Knowles Steve
Edmonton Oilers 1992-93 Official Guide
Canada: The Edmonton Oilers. Paperback. 188 pages. Features player profiles for such notables as: Shayne Corson Martin Gelinas Craig MacTavish; Scott Mellanby Bernie Nicholls Bill Ranford Luke Richardson Craig Simpson Esa Tikkanen plus many players from the farm system who went on to success in the NHL. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. . Fine. 1992. First Edition. The Edmonton Oilers paperback
Bookseller reference : 15404773
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Semenko Dave
Looking Out for Number One
Gazelle Book Services Ltd. Hardcover. 0773722955 157 pages. "For seven years as an Edmonton Oiler Dave Semenko played on a line with the greatest hockey player in the world. If Wayne Gretzky was the backbone of the Oilers Dave Semenko was the muscle that held it together." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding open at title page. Price-clipped dust jacket bears minimal wear and is now preserved in a glossy archival-grade Brodart cover. A very attractive copy. . Very Good. 1989. Gazelle Book Services Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15404927 ISBN : 0773722955 9780773722958
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Brewitt Ross
Clear the Track: The Eddie Shack Story
Canada: Stoddart Pub. Hardcover. 0773730494 282 pages. Black and white photographic plates. With the possible exception of Philadelphia's Bob "Mad Dog" Kelly Eddie Shack was probably the highest energy NHLer of all time. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. . Fine. 1997. First Edition. Stoddart Pub hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15404930 ISBN : 0773730494 9780773730496
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