THE BASKETBALL DIARIES: Ages 12-15

by Jim Carroll

$850 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

Bolinas: Tombouctou, 1978 . First printing. First edition of this lurid cult classic, adapted into the 1995 film of the same name starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio.. Near fine. Item #56049 Based on the diaries he kept from 1963-1966, Carroll's most famous book details a remarkable double life: private high school basketball star by day, resident of the underground NYC worlds of

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