On Snooker: The Game And The Characters Who Play It
by Richler, Mordecai
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0676973728
- ISBN 13
- 9780676973723
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. On Snooker: The Game And The Characters Who Play It, Richler Mordecai. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Toronto, Ont., 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 194 pages. White speckled boards, red spine with black titles. Volume is in pristine unread condition; unclipped dustjacket has very light shelf wear. "In this witty, and compact look at the game of snooker, novelist Mordecai Richer ("The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz") takes a close look at the odd origins of the game, and traces its evolution from an off-shoot of billiards to a popular worldwide sporting event."
Synopsis
Mordecai Richler is the author of ten novels, and numerous essays and screenplays. In his lifetime, he won two Governor General’s Awards, the Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, among others. He was also a Companion of the Order of Canada. Mordecai Richler passed away in Montreal in July 2001.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001199
- Title
- On Snooker: The Game And The Characters Who Play It
- Author
- Richler, Mordecai
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0676973728
- ISBN 13
- 9780676973723
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 2001
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