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A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Signed
by McPhee, John
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1965], 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Inscribed Presentation Copy. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1965). First Edition of John McPhee's first book profiling Bill Bradley, the finest basketball player Princeton had ever known, Inscribed by John McPhee on the title-page. "For David Flagg, with every best wish and hopes that you will be broadcasting games one day with a performer in them like this one - John McPhee / December 23, 1965". 8vo. 144 pp. + A 46 pp. portfolio of black and white photographs. A near fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine illustrated dustwrapper with some minimal use and a small triangular chip on the front panel. "Immensely well-written, inspiring without being preachy, and contains as well the clearest analyses of Bradley's moves, fakes, and shots that have appeared in print." The New York Times Book Review.
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- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31388
- Title
- A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Signed
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1965]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
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