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Of Ice and Men: Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Glen Sather, Dominik Hasek: The Craft of Hockey
by Bruce Dowbiggin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1551990288
- ISBN 13
- 9781551990286
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, CAN: Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, 1998 Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, Toronto, CAN. 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95 US/$29.95 CAN); light bumping to head and tail; small closed tear at top of rear gutter; light rubbing to panels. Red paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 309 pp 8vo. By analyzing forward Steve Yzerman's superb talent for leadership, defenseman Chris Chelio's brilliance, goaltender Dominik Hasek's unrivaled ability to stop the puck, and hockey executive Glen Sather's gift for constructing a team, the author illuminates hockey greatness and documents the evolution in how the game is played. Rich, insightful, and highly engaging, this book is an astute analysis of athletic excellence and an enduring addition to the literature of sport. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Synopsis
Bruce Dowbiggin’s work in radio and television has twice won him the Gemini Award for excellence in sports broadcasting. His book, Of Ice and Men (MW&R 1998) was hailed by the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald , CBC TV and Radio, TVO, and sports talk shows. He lives in Calgary with his wife and their three children. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012575
- Title
- Of Ice and Men: Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Glen Sather, Dominik Hasek: The Craft of Hockey
- Author
- Bruce Dowbiggin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1551990288
- ISBN 13
- 9781551990286
- Publisher
- Macfarlane, Walter & Ross
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, CAN
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- hockey, ice hockey, playing ice hockey, ice hockey greats, skill evolution in hockey, Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Glen Sather, Dominik Hasek, Canada, National Hockey League
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Canadian Items;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- First Edition
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- Price Clipped
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- Spine
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- Brodart
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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