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The Spirit of the Game : Exceptional Photographs from the Hockey Hall of Fame
by Diamond, Dan (editor); Introduction by Milt Dunnell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394224795
- ISBN 13
- 9780394224794
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books, 1996. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Fine condition in Near Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. Not price clipped ($35.00), No creases. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Lavishly illustrated with 300 photographs, many in full-color. Photos span 106 years from 1889- 1995, but are strongest in coverage of the 1950s and 1960s. Index. First printing with complete number row (12345) on the copyright page. An official publication of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Dust Jacket front panel features a full color, action shot of Henri Richard and Bobby Orr during the 1971 quarter-finals. Pictorial endpapers feature a photo of Johnny Bower (master of the poke check) in goal during a Montreal/Toronto game. Bound in the original blue boards. From the dust jacket: "THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME is the first photo book to organize the story of hockey both chronologically and thematically, cutting across simple time lines or team-by-team organization." . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. viii, 232pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003100
- Title
- The Spirit of the Game : Exceptional Photographs from the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Author
- Diamond, Dan (editor); Introduction by Milt Dunnell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394224795
- ISBN 13
- 9780394224794
- Publisher
- Triumph Books
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1996
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
- Size
- viii, 232pp
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