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My Losing Season (Signed by Conroy plus six players)
by Pat Conroy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385489129
- ISBN 13
- 9780385489126
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York / London / Toronto / Sydney / Auckland: Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 2002. Signed, First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x6x1. Illustrated. Signed by author & 6 players. SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, 2002. SIGNED BY PAT CONROY AND SIX OF THE CITIDEL BASKETBALL SQUAD PLAYERS. Signatures of players Doug Bridges, Greg Connor, Brian Kennedy, Dave Bornhorst, Al Kroboth, and Tee Hooper are written on each of their photographs respectively on the front endpapers. Inscription and signature of author Pat Conroy on the title page. Hardcover. Bound in quarter violet burgundy publisher's cloth and off white parchment paper. Covers are plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated with several photos in sepia and black and white. Contents are in four parts: The Point Guard Takes to the Court; The making of a Point Guard; The Point Guard Finds His Voice; and The Point Guard's Way of Knowledge. Also includes an epilogue and acknowledgements. 402 pp. Illustrated dust jacket is in off white, green and dark burgundy color tones, and is protected by a mylar cover. <br><br>EXCERPT FROM THE DUST JACKET: "In My Losing Season, Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball, as point guard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs, flashing back constantly to the drama of his coming of age, presenting all the conflict and love that have been at the core of his novels. He vividly re-creates his senior year at that now-famous military college in Charleston, South Carolina, but also tells the story of his heartbreaking childhood and of the wonderful series of events that conspired to rescue his spirit." <br><br>CONDITION: Volume free of marginalia or notation. Binding tight. Small faded spot lower page edge. Dust jacket bears small moisture stain at lower inside edge of spine which is not evident on outside. Fine condition. Would make a great gift. Full refund if not satisfied.
Synopsis
My Losing Season is a memoir by Pat Conroy. It mainly deals with his senior season as the starting point guard on the basketball team of The Citadel, from 1966 - 1967. Conroy describes his tumultuous relationship with his coach, Mel Thompson, as well as the harsh, malevolent, male-dominated society of The Citadel. The book also deals with the team's experience of losing. In his final season, his team finished 8-17.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 068802
- Title
- My Losing Season (Signed by Conroy plus six players)
- Author
- Pat Conroy
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed, First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385489129
- ISBN 13
- 9780385489126
- Publisher
- Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York / London / Toronto / Sydney / Auckland
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Keywords
- sports, My Losing Season, Pat Conroy, Doug Bridges, Greg Connor, Brian Kennedy, Dave Bornhorst, Al Kroboth, Tee Hooper, basketball, Citadel Basketball Squad, Citadel Bulldogs
- Bookseller catalogs
- South Carolina;
- X weight
- 38 oz
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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