"Unforgettable! - The 100 Greatest Moments in Los Angeles Sports History" by Richard B. Perelman - 1st EDITION Hardcover w/Dustjacket (oversized 9-1/4" x 12-1/2") - Published in 1995 by Towery Publishing (at $39.95) - 224 pages (hundreds of great color and great black & white photos) - both book and DJ are in NEAR MINT-MINT condition. There have been some great moments in Los Angeles sports history. This outstanding book printed on slick paper describes in both text and great photography the 100 greatest of them all. I can't list them all, but here are just a few of those great moments: October 15, 1988 -- Kirk Gibson's homer in the 9th beats Oakland 5-4 in the first game of the World Series. November 30, 1974 -- The USC Trojans rally from a 24-0 deficit to score 7 2nd half touchdowns to route highly rated Notre Dame 55-24. March 31, 1975 -- John Wooden retires as his UCLA Bruins win their 10th NCAA title in 12 years. September 9, 1965 -- Sandy Koufax' 4th no-hitter is a perfect game against the Cubs. June 9, 1985 -- after years of frutration against the Boston Celtics, the Lakers finally beat them to win the NBA crown. January 7, 1972 -- The Lakers win their 33rd consecutive game with a 134-90 victory over Atlanta. August 19, 1988 -- Wayne Gretzky is traded to the Los Angeles Kings. March 2, 1940 -- Seabiscuit wins the Santa Anita Handicap. These are just a few of the 100 great Los Angeles sports moments (which include baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, horseracing, track & field, Olympics, boxing, soccer, auto racing and more) described in this book. This is truly one of the best sports books I have ever read. In addition to the great photography, there are team photos, reproductions of sports pages, magazine covers and much more. Again, this book is in beautiful NEAR MINT-MINT condition. No collection of books on sports history is complete without this one. Check out the scan for the great cover.cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scans, the book in my scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print! All previous buyers of my sports hardcovers have been completely satisfied. I have many other sports books available; please inquire. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. . Please see my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of other books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions.
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