Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2006. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 295 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates. The Chapters are: Prologue: A Memory; Parry Sound; Bucko; Signed; A Whole New Game; The Littlest General; The Eagle; Number Four Bobby Orr; Spin the Bobby; Hockey Achilles; The Artist at Work; Star Power; The Bobby Business; Ascendance; The All-American Canadian Hero; Bystander; Betrayal; and January 6 1998 - Courtroom Eight..

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Stephen Brunt, a columnist at the Globe and Mail , is Canada’s premier sportswriter and commentator. He is the author of The Way It Looks from Here: Contemporary Canadian Writing on Sports ; Facing Ali: The Opposition Weighs In ; Mean Business: The Rise and Fall of Shawn O’Sullivan ; Second to None: The Roberto Alomar Story and Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball . He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 225411
Title: SEARCHING FOR BOBBY ORR
Author: Brunt, Stephen (re: Bobby Orr)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0676976514
ISBN 13: 9780676976519
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 2006
Size: 8vo
Keywords: don cherry; professional; nhl; national hockey league; stanley cup; original six; montreal canadiens; chicago black hawks; detroit red wings; boston bruins; new york rangers; skating; athlete; backyard;
Bookseller catalogs: Sports - Hockey; Autobiography and Biography;

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About W. Fraser Sandercombe

We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.

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