The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Celtics, the NBA's Greatest Team of All Time
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 304 pp. with index. Illustrated with photos. Banners no longer hang from the msuty rafters of the old arena on Causeway Street; the Boston Celtics now playing the sanitized Fleet Center. But the old building saw the stories Celtics dynasty---sixteen championships in thirty years--none more special than the last. The 1985-86 season saw the Celtics win 67 games , post an astounding 40-1 record at home, and capture the NBA championship. This book tells the story of that season and of the team that featured Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, and coached by K.C. Jones and with the legendary Red Auerbach as team president. Fine / fine. Item #E33895
ISBN: 9780684800851
Price: $22.50