Click for full-size.
Drive: The Story of My Life
by Larry Bird
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385249217
- ISBN 13
- 9780385249218
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Doubleday, 1989 Doubleday, New York. 1989. Hardcover. 3rd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; shelfwear to upper tips and board bottom edges; slight spine roll; small stain on edge of front board. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($18.95); light rubbing to panels; light edge bumping. Green paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine; bright silver lettering on the spine. Gold endpapers. 259 pp 8vo. It has been said that Larry Bird is the greatest all-around Professional Basketball player the game has ever known. He led the Celtics from the basement to three world championships garnering three NBA MVP awards along the way, but no one really knows Larry Bird. In this book he tells of his family, failed marriage, his rise to stardom in the NBA, and about basketball in general. He also discusses his work ethic and his drive that have made a basketball success. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014763
- Title
- Drive: The Story of My Life
- Author
- Larry Bird
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385249217
- ISBN 13
- 9780385249218
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Larry Bird, Indiana State University, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, NBA, Professional Basketball, NBA Championships, MVP awards,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Classic Supernatural Fiction
Classic supernatural fiction is distinct from contemporary horror because it is more literate and often relies upon poetic subtlety rather than unpleasant gratuity to create an atmosphere. Enter if you dare!
Storing books - laying down or standing up?
Don’t unwittingly damage your growing book collection! Learn about when to store books laying down vs standing up. Read About Safe Book Storage
