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Bob Knight: His Own Man
by Mellen, Joan [Bob Knight]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Bob Knight: His Own Man by Joan Mellen, signed by Coach Knight.. Octavo, 286pp. Blue hardcover, title in red on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. Light rubbing to boards, solid text block. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, bright illustrations. This copy is signed on the front free endpaper: "Best Wishes to the Krause's / Bob Knight." Bobby Knight is a former college basketball coach, holding three NCAA Championships, eleven Big Ten Conference Championships, and an Olympic gold medal as the coach of the 1984 USA Men's Basketball Team. He retired with the most wins of any coach in NCAA Division I basketball history, but has since been surpassed by three coaches. He was the head coach of the Army Black Knights from 1965-1971, the Indiana Hoosiers from 1971-2000, and finally the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2001-2008. He is now retired from basketball coaching.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13362
- Title
- Bob Knight: His Own Man
- Author
- Mellen, Joan [Bob Knight]
- Illustrator
- First edition of Bob Knight: His Own Man by Joan Mellen, signed by Coach Knight.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Donald I. Fine, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Beyond the Brink Hammel, Season on the brink John Feinstein, The Power of Negative Thinking, Bob Knight autobiography, Bobby Knight, Coach Knight, Robert Knight, first edition Bobby Knight, signed book Bobby Knight
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- Copyright page
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- Rubbing
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