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Spinning the Globe: the Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters
by [Naismith Hall of Fame] [Marques Haynes] Green, Ben
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New York: Amistad, 2005. First edition. 413pp. Photographs, index. Signed and inscribed by Marques Haynes to the former owner on the half title page. Blue and white paper boards, spine lettered in red in illustrated jacket. Fine condition.
Definitive work on the famous American exhibition basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, signed by the second player to have his number retired by the team, Marques Haynes (1926-2015). Haynes played for the Globetrotters from 1957-1953, and then rejoined the team as a coach in 1972. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. .
Definitive work on the famous American exhibition basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, signed by the second player to have his number retired by the team, Marques Haynes (1926-2015). Haynes played for the Globetrotters from 1957-1953, and then rejoined the team as a coach in 1972. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. .
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- Title
- Spinning the Globe: the Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters
- Author
- [Naismith Hall of Fame] [Marques Haynes] Green, Ben
- Format/Binding
- 413pp. Photographs, index. Signed and inscribed by Marques Haynes to the former owner on the half title page. Blue and white pap
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
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- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060555491
- ISBN 13
- 9780060555498
- Publisher
- Amistad
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
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