Muhammad Ali In Perspective - SIGNED 5X PRESENTATION COPY TO SHAQUILLE O'NEAL

San Francisco: Collins Publishers. 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Oversize hardcover with dust jacket, 9 1/4" X 12 1/4". 176 pages, profusely illustrated with photographs. Signed in bold black ink an incredible FIVE times by Muhammad Ali within the book (page 5, page 17 signed and dated 12-23-96, page 131, page(s) 142-143, and page 154 signed and dated 12-23-96) and inscribed in gold pen by Ali's biographer, Howard Bingham, on the front end page to the basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal "For Shaquille, Best Wishes. Howard Bingham 12-4-96", together with a letter from Janet Watkins dated December 19, 1996 to Ali and his wife, thanking them for a previous engagement and mentioning that she was sending books at the request of Shaquille O'Neal for Ali to autograph.

A remarkable association copy from the American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers of all time.  A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is now highly regarded both for the skills he displayed in the ring and the values he exemplified outside of it: religious freedom, racial justice and the triumph of principle over expedience.

Howard Bingham (born Jackson, Mississippi, 1939) is a biographer of Muhammad Ali and a professional photographer and is author of arguably the definitive book of photographs of Ali, "Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey." He is the first to be acknowledged by Ali in the present volume's Acknowledgments section. 

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (b. 1972), is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall[1] and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. O'Neal's individual accolades include the 1999–2000 MVP award, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and three NBA All-Defensive Team selections. He is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year (2000); the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998. He ranks 6th all-time in points scored, 5th in field goals, 13th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks. Largely due to his ability to dunk the basketball, O'Neal also ranks 3rd all-time in field goal percentage (58.2%). (12331)

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