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War Games: Conn Smythe and Hockey's Fighting Men --by the author of "Open Ice: The Tim Horton Story"
by Hunter, Douglas
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/NF
- ISBN 10
- 0670869015
- ISBN 13
- 9780670869015
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Viking, 1996. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Red boards with white lettering on spine, headband, 427 pages plus 10 pages of b & w photos, in name on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "An uncompromising social history, War Games explores the very nature of heroism, when a world war challenges the public's affections for its sports stars and sacrifices are called upon from all who can take up arms against tyranny. It is a story of sport, politics and combat, at a rare moment in Canadian history when these things intersect to provide penetrating insights into the Canadian psyche and the way of life." Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005294
- Title
- War Games: Conn Smythe and Hockey's Fighting Men --by the author of "Open Ice: The Tim Horton Story"
- Author
- Hunter, Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670869015
- ISBN 13
- 9780670869015
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- HOCKEY HISTORY SPORTS RECREATION -----Red boards with white lettering on spine, headband, 427 pages plus 10 pages of b & w photos, in name on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "An uncompromising social history, War Games explores the
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports; Biographies; Military;
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- Fine
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- Headband
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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