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HOCKEY HEROES OF THE GEORGIAN TRIANGLE. LOOKING BACK SERIES.

By: Barber, Jim.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, Looking Back Press / Vanwell: 2004

Seller ID: 26026

ISBN: 1550689339

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

128 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "(L)ooks back at five of the best players and most intriguing characters to have played Canada's favourite game. The stories of Reg Noble, Jack Portland, Ernie Fryer, Donnie Westbrooke and Darryl Sly explore not only their skills on the ice, but also their private lives and distinct personalities. It was their good fortune to grow up in the Collingwood, Clearview Township and Wasaga Beach part of Ontario. This region - once best known for its shipbuilding - was also a hotbed of hockey in the early years of the twentieth century, and has produced m...
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HOCKEY HEROES OF THE GEORGIAN TRIANGLE. LOOKING BACK SERIES.

By: Barber, Jim.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, Looking Back Press / Vanwell: 2004

Seller ID: 29326

ISBN: 1550689339

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

RODEO COWBOYS: THE LAST HEROES.

By: Barris, Ted.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Executive Sport Publications: 1981

Seller ID: 28334

ISBN: 0919035094

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

144 pp, oblong (8 9/16" H x 10 1/16" D. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "Rodeo is perhaps the world's greatest test of physical endurance and raw heroism. It is the participant, the cowboy, who has excited both young and old for decades. Year in and year out, these men test their strength against the power of animals in such rodeo events as steer wrestling and bronc riding. Sometimes they are rewarded for their efforts by a winning time, but often they receive little more than the appreciative applause of an enthusiastic audience before heading down the ...
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A STORE OF MEMORIES.

By: Burton, G. Allan.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1986

Seller ID: 28518

ISBN: 0771017928

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

330 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "With warmth, wry wit, and surprising candour, G. Allan Burton relates the big and small incidents in his life, sometimes with nostalgia, sometimes with bite. His story starts in Toronto's exclusive Rosedale district, where, as a child, he discovered the twin passions of horse-riding and watercolour painting, passions that became the dual themes of his life. The first took him into the Governor General's Horse Guards, into the Allied Forces' dangerous campaign in Italy during World War II, and into a life-long love of fox hunting. The second took...
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A HOOFPRINT ON MY HEART.

By: Coleman, Jim.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland and Stewart: 1971

Seller ID: 28399

ISBN: 0771019947

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

256 pp, 8 3/4" H. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "In memory of / Magda Don (?) / & Duchess of York / Jim Coleman / Winnipeg". "(T)he warmly nostalgic story of a little boy who 'always wanted to own a race horse'. The boy grew up to acquire a collection of remarkably individualistic friends, some of whom were 'no better than God intended them to be'. Jim Coleman writes of his off-beat playmates, equine and human, with lively affection." Small Christmas gift inscription in ink on front pastedown, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light to moderate e...
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OLYMPIC GOLD: CANADA'S WINNERS IN THE SUMMER GAMES.

By: Cosentino, Frank and Leyshon, Glynn.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Holt, Rinehart and Winston: 1975

Seller ID: 28578

ISBN: 0039233308

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

147 pp, square (8 3/4" H x 8 3/4" D). Pictorial glazed boards (no dust jacket - as issued). B&w photographs. "(T)ells the stories of all of Canada's Gold Medallists since the first medal was won by the Winnipeg Shamrocks Lacrosse Club in 1904; stories of individual struggles, long lonely hours of practice with makeshift and borrowed equipment, agonizing self-sacrifice and incredible determin-ation, all centred towards one goal: To enter, alone and unsupported, the most demanding athletic competition in the world, and win." Minor rubbing on glossy boards.
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DECOYING - ST. CLAIR TO THE ST. LAWRENCE.

By: Crandell, Bernard W. "Barney". Foreword by Donal C. O'Brien Jr.

Price: $150.00 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Boston Mills Press: 1988

Seller ID: 22618

ISBN: 0919783570

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

208 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. Contents: Foreword by Donal C. O'Brien Jr.; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The St. Clair Flats; The Detroit River; Long Point Bay, The Screeners of Burlington Bay; From an Island off Toronto; Prince Edward County; Color Plates; Index. Includes decoys of William James Mason, Tom Chambers, Phineas Reeves, George Warin, John R. Wells, Nate Quillen, Charles Reeves, Ben Schmidt, Thomas Dalton, the Jasper Dodge Factory, the St. Clair Flats Co., etc., etc. Birthday gift inscription on half-title pa...
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PEEPS AT MANY LANDS: CANADA.

By: Cranston, J. Herbert.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, A. & C. Black: 1935

Seller ID: 23586

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

90 pp, small 8vo (7 11/16" H). 4 colour plates by T. Mower Martin, b&w map, photographs - collated. Contents: "From Sea to Sea and From River Unto the Ends of the Earth"; Seen From an Aeroplane; A Climate Second to None; The Canadian Melting Pot; City and Country Life; The Habitants of Quebec; Maintaining Law and Order; The Red Man's Last Stand; Caring for the Eskimos; Centres of Population; The World's Fastest Games (Ice Hockey / Lacrosse); Fun in the Out-of-Doors; The Gigantic Iron Horse; More Motorists than Cyclists; Mercy Flights in the Northland; Wild but not Dangerous; Mini...
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ZERO TOLLERANCE: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR BY THE MAN WHO REVOLUTIONIZED FIGURE SKATING.

By: Cranston, Toller. With Martha Lowder Kimball.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1997

Seller ID: 22498

ISBN: 0771023340

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

352 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "Toller Cranston is: six-time Canadian figure-skating champion, celebrity, costume designer, artist extraordinaire, broadcaster, choreographer of skating routines, raconteur, bon vivant, coach, world traveller, art collector, legend and enigma. In 1976 he won Olympic bronze (so why did it feel like defeat?). This book tells the story of his life after those fateful games at Innsbruck. The rise and fall of Toller's first professional ice show is described in soul-searing detail. His subsequent triumphant tour of Europe as the Skater of t...
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PENLAKE: REFLECTIONS ON PENINSULA LAKE.

By: Darling, Anna Mirrette Campbell, preface.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Erin / Toronto, Boston Mills Press / Stoddart: 1994

Seller ID: 23018

ISBN: 155046096X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

144 pp, square large 8vo (9 3/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Between these covers lies the fascinating story of pioneer life and early cottaging on one of Muskoka's most beautiful and pristine lakes. In its 150 historical photographs and lovingly researched text, 'Penlake' captures the essence of cottage life. For anyone who has spent time in Cottage Country, this wonderful volume will rekindle memories, reawaken the senses, delight and entertain." Chapter headings: Early History; The Coming of the Cottagers; Penlake Resorts; Life on the Lake; Recreation; ...
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THE MEANING OF PUCK: HOW HOCKEY EXPLAINS MODERN CANADA.

By: Dowbiggin, Bruce.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter: 2008

Seller ID: 25609

ISBN: 1554700418

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

232 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). "In a series of essays that is a road trip across the nation's cultural landscape, (Dowbiggin) shows how the national passion for hockey reflects - or deflects - the issues of globalization, regionalism, anti-Americanism, militarism, violence, racism and greed. Why are Canadians, for instance, such strenuous advocates of pacifism and non-militarism around the world while simultaneously embracing - and promoting - the world's most vicious and violent brand of hockey? As the legion of apologists for Todd Bertuzzi's thuggish play dramatize, it's not the American...
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FIRST IN ITS CLASS: THE STORY OF THE ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON.

By: Erhard, Nancie.

Price: $37.50 USD

Publisher: Halifax, Nimbus: 1986

Seller ID: 16585

ISBN: 0928521521

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

156 pp, oblong 8vo (8 1/2" H x 10 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and reproductions. "From the formation of the Halifax Yacht Club in 1837 to the challenge for the 1987 America's Cup, the history of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron is filled with tradition, controversy, humour, and tragedy. Above all, it is a story about people - influential, colourful individuals - and the boats they designed, built and raced. (This book) provides an accurate and entertaining portrayal of the Squadron's fascinating history including special profiles of prominent members and...
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THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

By: Ferguson, John. With Stan & Shirley Fischler.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Scarborough, Ontario, Prentice-Hall: 1989

Seller ID: 28362

ISBN: 0139206469

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

334 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "If the Montreal Canadiens had a weakness in the early 1960s it was size. Too often, small Canadiens were being battered against the boards and checked out of action. In 1963, that problem was solved, and a big part of the solutions was John Ferguson. Chosen out of the American Hockey Leauge by Frank Selke, Ferguson showed up in training camp with a reputation as a good hockey player, and one who hadn't lost a fight in the AHL. He lived up to his reputation during his first game in Boston. At the opening faceoff, he got into a fight with Ted Gre...
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THE POWER OF TWO: CARL BREWER'S BATTLE WITH HOCKEY'S POWER BROKERS.

By: Foster, Susan. With Carl Brewer. Foreword by Stevie Cameron.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Bolton, Ontario, Fenn: 2005

Seller ID: 25434

ISBN: 1551682893

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

341 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w photographs. "One of the most compelling figures ever to lace on a pair of skates, Carl Brewer was a gifted skater and stickhandler, renowned for his ability to control the pace of a game and to goad opponents into costly errors. His talents made him an NHL all-star and one of the cornerstones of a Toronto Maple Leaf dynasty. But he was also a loner playing a team game, a free spirit in an era when players were expected not to make waves. Teammates and management alike wrote him off as an eccentric, an enigma. At what should have been the peak of his caree...
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THE GREAT NEW GOLF COURSES OF CANADA.

By: Gordon, John.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Warwick: 2006

Seller ID: 25067

ISBN: 1894622820

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

213 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with color photographs. "(Examines) thirty-four of the best courses built (in Canada) since 1990. Each course is given a lavish six-page treatment that includes gorgeous photos of the best holes and a 900-word essay on its history, design philosophy, and toughest hole descriptions. The result is an ideal gift for the avid golfer." Contents: The Algonquin; Andersons Creek Golf Course; Bear Mountain Golf & Country Club; Bigwin Island Golf Club; Blackhawk Golf Club; Dakota Dunes Golf Links; Dundarave; Eagles Nest Golf Club; Club de Golf...
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MANITOBA LINKS: A KALEIDOSCOPIC HISTORY OF GOLF.

By: Hackett, J. Alan. Signed.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Winnipeg, MB, Gold Quill: 1998

Seller ID: 25859

ISBN: 0969905416

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

281 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), glazed pictorial boards. **SIGNED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER** B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "Absorbed by this fascinating pastime, (J. Alan Hackett) delved into Manitoba's early golf history, recording by means of word and old photographs, forgotten information of that bygone era. In (this book, he) takes us back to early courses such as the Stony Mountain course built by prisoners around 1889 and golf clubs, beginning with the first established club in Virden in 1892. And, of course, Manitoba golf history would not be complete without the Scots who b...
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SIXTY YEARS OF CANADIAN CRICKET.

By: Hall, John E. And McCulloch, R.O. Introduction by G.G.S. Lindsey. Remarks by Mr. F.W. Terry. (Colonel Wallace, V.H. Steele, T.C. Patteson, Rev. T.D. Phillipps, Frederick Gale.)

Price: $250.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Bryant Printing and Publishing: 1895

Seller ID: 29020

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-

572 pp, 9" H. Green cloth with black lettering on spine, black lettering/decoration on front board. Errata slip tipped in at rear. 56 b&w plates, including frontispiece, showing individual players and teams. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Remarks; Early Canadian Cricket: 1834-1860; Parr's English Eleven in Canada; Canadian Cricket: 1860 to 1870; Canadian Cricket: 1870 to 1880; Reminiscences of Canadian Cricket, by Colonel Wallace; Cricket in Ottawa, by V.H. Steele; Canadian Cricket: 1880 to 1890; Canadian Cricket: 1890 to 1894; Reminiscences, by T.C. Patteson; International Matches f...
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SHOOTING FOR GLORY.

By: Henderson, Paul. With Mike Leonetti.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart: 1992

Seller ID: 29196

ISBN: 0773726462

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

211 pp, 9 1/4" H. Inscribed on title page: "Best Wishes Rob / Paul Henderson". B&w photographs. "(Paul Henderson) tells the story of the first Canada-Soviet Union series that kept Canadians riveted to their radios and televisions. Although the 1972 series was the highlight of his career, (he) has a lot more to tell. As a Detroit Red Wing, he played with such greats as Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, and Ted Lindsay and experienced the heartache of being on the losing side in two Stanley Cup finals. Dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1968, he found himself on the ice with t...
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FREEWHEELING: THE STORY OF BICYCLING IN CANADA.

By: Humber, William.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Boston Mills: 1986

Seller ID: 28579

ISBN: 0919783376

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good -

160 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Introduction; A Portrait of Canada in the Country of Bicycling; Bicycling: A Nineteenth-Century Passion; From Heart's Content to Dawson: Bicycle Fever Spreads Throughout the Dominion; The Business of Cycling; Off to War: The Story of the Canadian Corps Cyclists' Battalion; Touring: A Canadian Journey in Three Parts (Part One: Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg's Voyage of Discovery in 1880s Canada / Part Two: Bicycling Across Canada in the Twentieth Century / Part Three: Three Tours - Tour One: Prairie Cycling - Tour T...
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OPEN ICE: THE TIM HORTON STORY.

By: Hunter, Douglas. (Tim Horton.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Viking, (Toronto, 1994), Ist edition.: 1994

Seller ID: 28329

ISBN: 0670854050

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

456 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "From his Nickel Belt adolescence, mixing it up on the ice with all the other young hopefuls, to the pinnacle of his career with the Maple Leafs, to the final game of a self-proclaimed 'tired old man', Then there was Tim Horton the business man, hustling for an off-season living like the rest of his fellow Maple Leafs in the days when salaries rarely broke $20,000. (He) eventually found donuts (but) when faced with the choice of building a business empire or playing the game, he chose the game every time, in a professional career that spanned an i...
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Category: Canada - Sports