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The Game of Our Lives - Signed By Wayne Gretzky
by Gzowski, Peter
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0771037414
- ISBN 13
- 9780771037412
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1981. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 278 pages. Signed and inscribed by "Wayne" (Wayne Gretzky) upon front free endpaper. This copy includes the uncommon variant dust jacket which features front panel colour photo of Wayne Gretzky tying his skates. "Chronicles the anatomy of the upstart Edmonton Oilers during the 1980-81 NHL season as they gained power and confidence, fueled by the dazzling skills of Wayne Gretzky and buoyed by the astonishing realization that they might win the Stanley Cup." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear to book and dust jacket. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An uncommon Gretzky collectible from the early Oiler days when he took the NHL by storm..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154G2983
- Title
- The Game of Our Lives - Signed By Wayne Gretzky
- Author
- Gzowski, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771037414
- ISBN 13
- 9780771037412
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Hockey Canada Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club NHL Wayne Gretzky 1980-81 The Great One
- Bookseller catalogs
- hockey; Biography; Signed;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- First Edition
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- Fair
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- New
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