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Toronto: Southstar, 1978 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. . First Edition. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Maclean Hunter, 1956 Features: Editorial - Parliament No Longer Governs; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for the Chevrolet 2-door Bel Air Hardtop; Let's stop building $15,000 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.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Canada: Maclean Hunter, 1964 Features: Front cover colour photos shows Leaf bench with George Armstrong, Frank Mahovlich and Eddie Shack; Colour photo ad for the Ford Country Squire Station Wagon inside front cover; Maclean's Reports - How one obscure report inflamed both sides of the Fluoride debate all over again; Editorial on Hypocrisy in the Criminal Code - "preventing conception" is an offense; The Maple Leaf Money Machine - a report on how they play and pay, by Peter Gzowski - fantastic two-page-wide black and white candid photo of the team spread out along the boards, complete with their names and positions - the following pages feature a similar two-page-wide black and white photo of the players spread out along the boards in their street clothes, complete with their names and second job, perhaps the most interesting of which is Myles G. (Tim) Horton, "Restaurateur" - little did he know how big his name would become; The Birth-Control Explosion; Portrait of Toronto's Little Italy - its citizens are 160,000 Italian Canadians; The Intimate Record of Sigismund Zippel's Open Heart Operation - artificial leaves in his main heart valve; Report from Africa's unreported war - in Portuguese Angola -Holden Roberto's rebels attack from the Congo; The Taping of Hamlet, starring Christopher Plummer and Elsinore; Colour illustrated Chevrolet centrefold ad; Colour photo full-page ad for TCA, Trans-Canada Air Lines/Air Canada; Cool all-red full-page photo ad for the 1964 Buick Special - with three models shown; Signey Katz makes the case for a sane look at drivers who drink. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Address label on lower corner of front cover. A quality copy of this excellent Maple Leafs collectible. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Canada: Maclean Hunter, 1967 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 probably never see again... sigh; Archery in the Rough. Covers separated and detached, but present. . First Edition. Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Canada: Maclean Hunter, 1967 Features: (Vietnam) War Market looks bullish despite sag in 1966 killings; John Gerald Benson - Banana Doctor; China's handmade "Red Flag" luxury auto - only 400 exist; Mistaseni Rock is blown to bits behind the future site of the Gardiner Dam; The Caribbean - our sunny new frontier; Canadians in the Caribbean - they've found their own personal paradise; The pleasures of paradise in the Caribbean; Dalton Camp - the man who finally belled the cat; Big-Money Cattle - Holsteins have been taken over by the jet set; Comeback for the one-room school?; Could India Feed Us?; The Lonely death of Charlie Wenjack; Edna - where are you?; Ford XL 2dr. Hardtop colour photo centerfold ad; The Eccentric oracle of Barrett's Landing; Black and white full-page Volvo auto ad; Canadiana, with Gerald Stevens; Great full-page colour photo ad for the '67 Buick Skylark; Wonderful colour ad for Smirnoff Vodka featuring a diamond-clad Zsa-Zsa Gabor. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Canada: Maclean Hunter, 1959 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.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Canada: Maclean Hunter, 1967 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.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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2003 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. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Canucks Publishing, 1971 66 pages. Features: Photos of Vancouver's goals when Boston first visited the Canucks on February 16th; Charlie Hodge - an office betwen 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.. First Edition. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited, 1969 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 $492,000 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.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Port Credit, Ontario: St. Lawrence Starch Company, Limited A very nostalgic 'scribbler' ca. 1950s, perhaps earlier. Back cover features full-page advertisement for the famous Bee Hive 5"x7" N.H.L. hockey pictures. This ad features facsimiles of several Toronto Maple Leaf players. Inside and outside of front cover, and inside of back cover consist exclusively of bright colourful ads for: Bee Hive Corn Syrup, Durham Corn Starch, Ivory Laundry Starch, and St. Lawrence Oil. Contents consist of 24 ruled pages, 14 of which contain hand-written notes. Light to moderate wear. Measurements: 7" wide x 9" high. A very nostalgic and collectible item, particularly for Maple Leafs fans. . Stapled. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Communications Sportstar Inc., 1990 Approximately 50 minutes long. 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!. First Edition. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Spectrum, 1993 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/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.: Lerner Publishing Group, The, 1984 103 pages. Match wits with hockey's top coaches in 10 exciting NHL and international games. Usual library markings. Book is well-worn and not so pretty but abundantly illustrated with old black and white photos of yesteryear's stars, including a shot of the brothers Hull with their mom. Binding intact. Colour boards feature Bryan Trottier on front. Fun book for the true hockey fan.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fair/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Greystone Books/Douglas and McIntyre, 2001 44 pages. Contains colour photographs of Curtis through his career plus statistics and interesting text. Light wear. Unmarked. . First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: MacMillan, 1995 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.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: MacMillan, 1990 194 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Tales related by the bow-tied one of Ontario sports reporting fame. "Some of these stories should not be told in polite company; otheres will settle those beer parlour arguments once and for all. Some will make you want to call up a few friends for one last pick-up game. But don't forget to take this book along!" - from dust jacket. Discard stamp to top edge and front free endpaper. Date atop half-title page. Otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1994 308 pages including index. Black and white photographic plates. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. A decent copy.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Newburgh, ON: Bungalo Books, 1989 Unpaginated. Illustrated hockey story for young readers. From the Bungalo Books series. Zero wear or markings. Super copy in glossy illustrated covers. . Stapled. Fine+/No Jacket. Illus. by Bianchi, John (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2000 288 pages. After flipping from the Stanley Cup Playoffs to Martha Steward, author resolved to follow Canada's best export to the rest of the world, to find out whether the true game still existed elsewhere. Weaves hilarious stories of encounters with odd-sized rinks and players of wildly different talents and experiences with tales of his travels and bang-on observations about the game and players in North America. As he discovers, the tropic of hockey connects players and fans around the world. A wonderful gift for your special hockey fanatic.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1988 208 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "Throughout his incomparable National Hockey League career, Mike Bossy always shot straight for the net. Now he takes his best shot in this frank, autobiographical account of his life and ten fabulous seasons, 1977-78 through 1986-87, with the New York Islanders." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1998 250 pages including index. "Presents a vivid, heartwarming portrait of our national pastime. The roots of hockey have always been in small towns, and as this book so eloquently shows, it is the small towns that still sustain the game." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked. Lightest wear. Gift quality. Excellent copy. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Stoddart/Peter Goddard, 1997 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. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975 64 pages. A simple biography of classy NHL defenseman Brad Park. At the time Park was still playing for the New York Rangers. Front endpaper removed. Includes interesting photos of Bobby Hull and Bobby Orr and many more. Normal library markings.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Frame, Paul. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Don Mills, ON, Canada: Stoddart Publishing, 1999 210 pages. Includes black and white photographs. "An interesting and entertaining look at arguably the greatest leader in the history of professional team sports." - Bob McKenzie of the Hockey News. "If you've ever admired the skill and determination that is Mark Messier (and who hasn't?) you'll enjoy this book." - John Davidson, Hockey Analyst. Clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket in attractive clear Brodart cover. Excellent copy.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books, 1992 224 pages including bibliography. This comprehensive guide to coaching hockey includes illustrated drills for all hockey skills, from skating and passing to shooting and puck control. Designed for use by coaches at all levels of play. Author coached for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Limited, 1982 246 pages including index. "A fascinating, penetrating biography of a complex individual who, perhaps more than anyone, has changed the face of sport in Canada." - from dust jacket. Years after publication, Mr. Eagleson was exposed as someone who similarly changed the perception of ethics of sport in Canada. Unmarked. Clean. Yellowing to contents. Moderate lean to spine. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Self-Published, 1971 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. . Stapled. Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Viking, 1997 332 pages. "Filled with the endless promise of the world's greatest game." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket discretely taped to book. Very nice copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto: Total Sports Publishing, 1999 226 pages. A masterpiece. The complete photographic record of the World's finest hockey player with comments, captions and an introduction by Wayne Gretzky. Includes a comprehensive statistical package from youth hockey to international play. Gorgeous color glossy dust jacket. Unmarked. Faintest wear. Super Copy. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1992 277 pages including index. "...In the century since its first presentation, the Stanley Cup has become the most recognizable trophy in all of sports - a clear and immediate symbol of accomplishment that combines the past and the present... The magic of the Stanley Cup is its ability to bring together the games great names and golden eras. The winners literally hold history in their hands." - Gil Stein, President, National Hockey League. Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white archival and modern day images of great moments and people of the game. Endpapers beautifully illustrated with large colour photo of a much earlier, and shorter, Stanley Cup. Guaranteed to please any hockey fan with a taste for the nostalgic. Moderate wear to black boards. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Nice copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Executive Sport Publications Ltd., 1982 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.. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Kids Can Press, Limited, 1992 32 pages. Relive great playoff moments with famous players including Gretzky, Howe and Messier - who reveal what it's like to compete for the Stanley Cup. Excellent colour illustrations throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.. First Printing. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Kids Can Press, Limited, 1996 40 pages. Get the stories behind these pros and find out what coaches and players have to say about such current stars as Lindros, Gretzky and Lemieux, and about such legends as Hull, Howe and Beliveau. Clean, bright and unmarked wiht light wear. Very nice copy with colour photos throughout. . First Printing. Stapled. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Hawthorn, 1971 200 pages including index and black and white illustrations. The adventures of hockey's celebrated family rivals. Down the ice with Boston's Phil. In the net with Chicago's Tony. Moderate wear to unmarked book. Minor lean to spine. Price-clipped dust jacket bears some creasing to flaps but remains attractive with moderate wear. Solid copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2003 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. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976 337 pages including index and two sections of black and white photographic plates. "This book is an attempt to tell the moderns what hockey was all about in the vintage years. Those *were* the days, my friends, and here are the men who lived them." - from Preface. Gift greetings upon half-title page else unmarked. Endpapers decorated with photographs of great moments in hockey. Prior owner (not a library) taped dust jacket to boards with four small pieces of invisible tape. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and in good condition with a number of small tears and average wear. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scarborough, ON, Canada: Prentice Hall, 1990 324 pages. While the book's primary focus is the 1989-1990 season, Part One examines, in depth, the period of 1945 to 1988, during which Soviet hockey grew from an insignificant pastime to the highest level of international competition. Players from opposing teams, owners, critics and hockey power brokers are all heard from, and media reactions to the Soviet players are examined, as are the players' reactions to the media and other aspects of life in North America. Includes black and white photos. Book in fine condition except front endpaper removed. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Light rubbing to dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Crowell, 1975 628 pages. A fact-filled A to Z romp with every nook and cranny jammed with the lore and history of the game. All exploits of the game's best-known players are recorded, as are the accomplishments of many lesser talents. Major and minor league teams are chronicled as well as such unique phenomena as the Eichler Automatic Goal Judge. More than 700 entries. The hockey biography of Derek Sanderson is worth the price of the book. Illustrated in black and white. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket bears some blemishes with closed tears and some small chips missing. An excellent gift for the true hockey fan. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Warwick Publishing, 1992 205 pages. The zany antics of hockey's most colourful characters. Perhaps no other sport has such a collection of goons, losers, practical jokers and unconventional geniuses. One of the many stories involves Gretzky, Messier and Lowe losing their way at Hugh Hefner's mansion. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. . Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Falicowski, George (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Somerville House Books, Limited, 1999 64 pages. Packed with activities, bonus challenges, and 40 actual game summaries. Educational fun for your young hockey fan. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. . First Printing. Stapled. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Polestar Book Publishers, 1988 120 pages. Covers feature large glossy colour photos of Fuhr in action and holding the Stanley Cup. Topics include: The Fuhr Story; The Basics of Goaltending; Game Action Photos; The Game; Scouting; and more. "Grant Fuhr is widely recognized as the world's best goalie. A winner of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender, Fuhr is a perennial all-star who has backstopped the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup wins in five years. He holds records for most points in a season by a goalie and most games played." - from pages 7. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto: New Press, 1973 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.). Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited, 1997 271 pages including index. Includes black and white photographic plates. Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion stands among the 20th century's most galvanic athletes. And its most magnetic personalities. Geoffrion invented the slapshot, was one of the first players in the post-World War II era to produce 50 goals a season, had teammate Doug Harvey saw off his leg cast against doctor's orders so that he could skate in the 1961 playoffs, and much more. A candid, entertaining and at times controversial story of this great Hall of Famer. Prior owner's details upon front endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Don Mills, ON, Canada: Stoddart Publishing, 2000 232 pages. "From Keenan's earliest coaching days in junior hockey to his disastrous time with the Vancouver Canucks to his recent attempts to return to the NHL, Keenan takes an honest inside look at the most controversial coach in hockey history." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket in Brodart cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Nice gift for your favorite hockey fan. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Prentice Hall, 1986 422 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A most sensitive and memorable account of the Club de Hockey Canadien." - Jean Beliveau. "A must read for all hockey fans." - Maurice Richard. Clean and bright with minimal wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper and top edge. Lovely copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Triumph Books, 1996 378 pages. Signed and inscribed by former Flyer player and coach Paul Holmgren upon front free endpaper. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. "Covers the Philadelphia Flyers like no other sports franchise has ever been covered before. Gives you the whole story: on the ice, in the dressing room and behind the scenes. From the campaign to gain an NHL franchise in 1965, through the building of a hard-hitting Stanley Cup Championship roster that performed at its best after Kate Smith's thundering rendition of "God Bless America"... from the tragic loss of Pelle Lindbergh to the controversy-strewn signing of Eric Lindros... from the first shovel in the ground to build the Spectrum to the complex negotiations that resulted in the construction of the new CoreStates Center... from the Leach-Barber-Clarke line to the Legion of Doom... sets new standards for contemporary sports history." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. One of the finest hockey works we have seen. An absolute must for the serious Flyer fan. . Signed. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Triumph Books, 1996 378 pages. "Covers the Philadelphia Flyers like no other sports franchise has ever been covered before. Gives you the whole story: on the ice, in the dressing room and behind the scenes. From the campaign to gain an NHL franchise in 1965, through the building of a hard-hitting Stanley Cup Championship roster that performed at its best after Kate Smith's thundering rendition of "God Bless America"... from the tragic loss of Pelle Lindbergh to the controversy-strewn signing of Eric Lindros... from the first shovel in the ground to build the Spectrum to the complex negotiations that resulted in the construction of the new CoreStates Center... from the Leach-Barber-Clarke line to the Legion of Doom... sets new standards for contemporary sports history." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked. Negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A beautiful copy of one of the finest hockey works we have seen. An absolute must for the serious Flyer fan. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1981 278 pages. Author spent the 1980-81 NHL season with the upstart Edmonton Oilers. As the team gained power and confidence, fueled by the dazzling skills of Wayne Gretzky, Gzowski was with them, chronicling the anatomy of a modern hockey team as it spun from triumph to loss and back. Books is unmarked and shows moderate wear with minor lean to spine. Pages partially yellowed. Dust jacket, which bears photo of Gretzky, is missing large chunk from top of front panel as well as a variety of smaller chips. Solid copy.. Hard Cover. Good+/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1981 278 pages. "Author spent the 1980-81 NHL season with the upstart Edmonton Oilers. As the team gained power and confidence, fueled by the dazzling skills of Wayne Gretzky, Gzowski was with them, chronicling the anatomy of a modern hockey team as it spun from triumph to loss and back." - from dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Moderate wear. Pages beginning to yellow with age. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. . Signed. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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