Language: English
Published by McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1999
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: As New. Widner, Rocky (front cover photo); Bruce Bennett Studios (rear cover photo); Ginsberg, Sari (cover design) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition glossy color photographic softcover wraps. Includes Foreword by Peter Gzowski and Index. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. The blank rear red endpaper has some publisher irregular rubbing marks to the page edge. All other pages are in as new unmarked condition and the spine/binding is in exceedingly tight and square unread condition. "As a certified Gretzky addict, I preferred Total Gretzky to the other books. It's a treat to read Gzowski and Roy MacGregor's assessments of Number 99 .Total Gretzky has the best stats section." - Edmonton Journa. "[Total Gretzky] has all the goods in pictures and stats. But its writing sets it apart." - Globe and Mail. "This glossy 176-page offering is a keeper .gorgeously peppered with photographs, making it a good view as well as a read." - Hamilton Spectator. "He is the Great One. Wayne Gretzky's contribution to his sport is almost immeasurable, earning him a place among the finest athletes of the century. Now, Total Gretzky - a lavish, full-color book based on The Hockey News' commemorative magazine The Great One, but adding much, much more - provides fans with a wonderful and lasting tribute to the greatest hockey player of all time. Total Gretzky features over 130 glorious, stunning photographs, almost all in color. It includes a moving tribute by celebrated hockey author Roy MacGregor, a foreword by Gretzky fan and friend Peter Gzowski, and fascinating and revealing articles by former NHL players and acclaimed Hockey News editors and writers. And Total Gretzky features something truly unique: the most exhaustive look at Gretzky's career, in numbers, ever compiled. In addition to career totals and records held, Total Gretzky lists every game, year by year, in which Gretzky ever played in the NHL, in the WHA, in junior, on Team Canada, and in all-star games, with a running total of goals, assists and points accumulated for each stage of his remarkable career. Milestone games and records are highlighted, and Gretzky's amazing achievements are set against those of other hockey immortals. Total Gretzky is a dazzling and complete testament to Wayne Gretzky, a book that no hockey fan should be without." - from the rear outer cover.