Grapes: A Vintage View of Hockey
by Cherry, Don [Signed]; Fischler, Stan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 013363499X
- ISBN 13
- 9780133634990
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1982. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by the iconic Don Cherry upon front free endpaper. 218 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Biography of the star of Hockey Night in Canada's "Coach's Corner". "Only once in a generation is a sport graced by a personality who distils the essences of humour, pathos, and unrefined honesty to a perfect blend. Such a character is Don Cherry or Grapes as he became known to both friend and foe. Logging hundreds of thousands of miles as a minor leaguer, he played everywhere from Springfueld to Spokane and, somewhere in between, managed to squeeze in one game in the NHL." - dust jacket. Cherry ranked #7 in a 2004 CBC ranking of the top ten Canadians of all time. Book tight, clean and unmarked with average wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154H3858
- Title
- Grapes: A Vintage View of Hockey
- Author
- Cherry, Don [Signed]; Fischler, Stan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 013363499X
- ISBN 13
- 9780133634990
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall Canada Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Don Cherry, Donald S. Cherry, Coach's Corner, Hockey Night in Canada, Boston Bruins, NHL, Hershey Bears, Canada Cup 1976, Rochester Americans, Hockey Players - United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- hockey; Biography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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