"The Pictorial History of Basketball" written by Bill Gutman was published in 1988 (1st Edition). It chronicles the history of the sport from its origins in Springfield, Massachusetts in the late 19th century thru the 1980's. It has the original dust jacket which has some small rips. The book itself is in excellent condition. It has been signed by (14) names of the game including Knight, Heinsohn, Greer, Frazier, Auerbach, Cowens, Martin, Maccauley, Gola, Kurland, Gallatin, Risin, Hagan and Pettit.