Larionov
by Larionov, Igor; Taylor, Jim; Reizer, Leonid
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1550560670
- ISBN 13
- 9781550560671
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Winnipeg, MB: Codner Books, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 149 pages with black and white photos. The extraordinary tale of a man who chafed for a decade under the personal and professional chains of Soviet hockey, fighting it every step of the way until in 1989 - with one desperate gamble that could have ended his international hockey career - he finally won his freedom and a chance to play in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks. This is a hockey story, a close-up, inside look at the Soviet system that produces world championship teams but, says Larionov, only at enormous individual cost. Shows the Team Canada-Russia hockey series from the Soviet side of the puck. A picture of life in the Soviet Union painted by a thoughtful, gifted athlete whol oves his game but always knew it was only a port of the life he wanted for himself and his family. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear and two short closed tears to dust jacket. Quality copy..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 154a8837
- Title
- Larionov
- Author
- Larionov, Igor; Taylor, Jim; Reizer, Leonid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1550560670
- ISBN 13
- 9781550560671
- Publisher
- Codner Books
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg, MB
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Larionov, Igor; Taylor, Jim; Reizer, Leonid 149 pages with black and white photos. The extraordinary tale of a man who chafed for a decade under the personal and professional chains of Soviet hockey, fighting it every step of the way until in 1989
- Bookseller catalogs
- hockey; Biography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
RareNonFiction.com
All items packed very securely in sturdy new cardboard cartons and shipped promptly with tracking and full insurance. Higher value items double- or triple-boxed. In addition to traditional payment methods we are pleased to accept BTC, ETH, LTC and DASH.
About the Seller
RareNonFiction.com
Biblio member since 2003
Ladysmith, British Columbia
About RareNonFiction.com
Full-time specialists in rare nonfiction books and vintage magazines since 2001. Our inventory of over 20,000 items is wonderfully diverse and constantly growing. All items shipped in sturdy new cardboard cartons with tracking and full insurance. As proud members IOBA we adhere to its code of ethics. Phone: 1-877-660-6118 or +1-250-245-8959. Email: info@rarenonfiction.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...