Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
The Basketball Diaries is a 1978 memoir written by author and musician Jim Carroll. It is an edited collection of the diaries he kept between the ages of twelve and sixteen. Set in New York City, they detail his daily life, sexual experiences, high school basketball career, Cold War paranoia, the counter-culture movement, and, especially, his addiction to heroin, which began when he was 13. The book is considered a classic piece of adolescent literature.
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The Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
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- First Penguin Edition/2nd Printing
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- 1987
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brooklyn, New York, USA
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New York: Penguin Books, 1987. First Penguin Edition/2nd Printing . Paper. SIGNED BY JIM CARROLL. Classic underground novel that became above ground and was even made into a film that starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Mark Walberg. A few of the pages have minor damp staining, the rest of the cover including the signature is nice and clean. Former… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Carroll, Jim
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- 1978
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Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou / A Lamplighter Book, 1978. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's wraps with black and white author photo on the front cover taken by Rosemary Klemfuss. Very Good. Spine creasing and light general wear to covers, former owner name and Bolinas address written to a preliminary blank, staining to textblock… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
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- 1987
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New York: Penguin Books, 1987. Reprint. Trade paperback in glossy author-photo wraps.. Good unmarkedm creased wraps.. Growing up hip on NYCs mean streets, an intense autobiography. Clean tight PB copy.
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The Basketball Diaries: The Classic About Growing Up Hip on New York's Mean Streets
by Jim Carroll
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The Basketball Diaries: The Classic about Growing Up Hip on New York's Mean Streets
by Carroll, Jim
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The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carroll
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- pp. 224
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The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carroll
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- April 1995
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Penguin Books, April 1995. Trade Paperback . Used Good. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item. Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries" [story in] The World - Number 11, April 1968
by CARROLL, Jim (PADGETT, Ron and Gerard Malanga)
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- 1968
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New York: The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church In-The-Bowery, 1968. Softcover. Near Fine. Magazine. Cover by Tom Clark. Folio. 42pp. Mimeographed sheets in stapled wrappers. Near fine with some uneven toning to the front wrap and a spot of toning on the rear wrap but with no oxidation to the staples and fresh white pages. Signed by… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou, 1978. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jim Carroll with a warm inscription on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original wraps. Very Good with wear to covers, creasing to spine and front cover, a series of indentations to the front cover extending into the first several leaves. The semi-autobiographical novel… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
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- 1978
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Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou, 1978. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jim Carroll and inscribed to a former owner on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original wraps. Very Good with wear and soiling to covers, creasing. Contents tanned and several hinges throughout are over-opened and slightly exposed. The semi-autobiographical novel of reckless youth that… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carroll
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- 1995
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1995. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
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- 1995
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New York, NY: Penguin Group USA, 1995 old store stock with some wear - unused; clean, tight and square, no spine crease, spine ends are chipped, text is clean and unmarked, pages are lightly yellowed; movie tie-in cover with Leonardo DiCaprio Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries: The Classic About Growing Up Hip on New York's Mean Streets
by Carroll, Jim
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- 1987-07-07
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- 9780140100181
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The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carroll
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- 1995
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1995. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries: The Classic About Growing Up Hip on New York's Mean Streets
by Carroll, Jim
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The Basketball Diaries: The Classic About Growing Up Hip on New York's Mean Streets
by Carroll, Jim
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THE BASKETBALL DIARIES: 1963-1966
by Carroll, Jim
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- 1978
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Bolinas, CA: A Lamplighter Book; Tombouctou, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo; xi, 150 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine black with white lettering. Mild shelfwear. Creasing along spine and edges. Light scuffing to front and rear covers. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Shelved in Case 6. 1368144. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries [Inscribed]
by Carroll, Jim
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- 1987
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Ridgewood, New York, USA
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NY: Penguin Books, 1987. Soft cover. Fine. Inscribed reprint edition of Carroll's landmark coming-of-age story, an edited collection of the diaries he kept as a teenager in 1960s New York City. NY: Penguin Books, 1987. SIGNED and inscribed by Carroll, "To Louie," on the front leaf. Perfect-bound in printed glossy wraps, 7-3/4 x 5 in. 210pp. About fine,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Basketball Diaries
by Carroll, Jim
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West Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Penguin, 1987. "The classic about growing up hip on New York's mean streets." Good reading copy wraps. A classic all its own Item Price
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The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carroll
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- 1995
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1995. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Item Price
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