DONALD JACKSON: KING OF BLADES

by Gross, George. (Donald Jackson.)

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Queen City, Toronto, (1977), Ist edition.. 157 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Lots of b&w photos, including a 'flip action' series in the top corner that let's you see the first Triple Lutz completed in international competition. "It was March, 1962. Prague's Fucik Arena was pa. cked and it was Donald Jackson's turn to skate. The Canadian turned to his coach, Sheldon Galbraith, and asked: 'Is there room to pull up?' 'There is room at the top', Galbraith replied. He didn't have to add that to win the World Championshi. p J a ckson had to land a Triple Lutz (never successfully done in international competition before) and fill the other 297 seconds of his program with a dynamic and flawless performance. Jackson's Triple Lutz and a record seven perfect marks earne. d h im t he World Championship and rocked the skating world...This book is Don's story - his successes, his failures, his spectacular rise from obscurity to stardom." Previous owners name/date on free front endpaper, light edge wear to boards, lig. ht w rin kli ng a top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has moderate edge wear/wrinkling, a few small tears - one with creases, slight darkening to spine, now protected in mylar sleeve. VG-/G.

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