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AROUND THE WORLD IN FIFTY COURTS

The illustrated account of the author's far-ranging real-tennis adventures. 8vo. 386pp. Dust-wrapper. Gilt edges to all pages. Very good condition. No.29 in a limited edition run of 60 copies. Signed

£100.00

THE BALLAD OF WORPLE ROAD: A POETIC HISTORY OF THE EARLY WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tennis writer Robertson's poetic history of the Wimbledon Championships when they were at Worple Road before moving to the current Church Road site. With a foreword by Sir Peter Ustinov. 1st edition.

£4.00

THE BALLAD OF WORPLE ROAD: A POETIC HISTORY OF THE EARLY WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tennis writer Robertson's poetic history of the Wimbledon Championships when they were at Worple Road before moving to the current Church Road site. With a foreword by Sir Peter Ustinov. 1st edition.

£18.00

BALLARAT TENNIS CLUB - 20TH ANNIVERSARY 1984-2004

An illustrated commemorative history of one of the oldest real tennis clubs in Australia. 8vo. 84pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£40.00

THE BOOK OF THE HARD COURT

Guide to tennis as played on hard courts, comprehensive analysis and history of varying hard court types, from cinder ashes to brick. A valuable reference of technical and construction tips and anecdotes

£25.00

BREAKPOINT

Tennis novel. 8vo. 324pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£9.00

CANNONBALL TENNIS

Biography and instructional hints from British Tennis player Mike Sangster who, despite never winning a Grand Slam title, had a run of close calls in the early and mid 1960's, getting to the Semi-Finals

£45.00

THE COMMON SENSE OF TENNIS

Covers many aspects of tennis from instructional to great personalities of the tennis world. 8vo. 174pp. Original green boards. Bookplate and small ink name inside. Good condition.

£20.00

THE DAVIS CUP STORY

A history of the Davis Cup with many photographs. Paperback. Stapled booklet. 30pp. Illustrated card covers. Very good condition.

£14.00

DISTURB'D WITH CHACES - TENNIS COURTS, CELEBRITIES AND SCANDALS OF YESTERYEAR

A large collection of extraordinary tennis stories, many previously unpublished, from across the centuries up to the early 1900s nicely illustrated throughout with photographic and archival illustrations. 4to.

£95.00

ESPAÑA EN LA COPA DAVIS

A record of Spain's performances in the Davis Cup between 1921 and 1969. Text in Spanish. First Edition. 4to. 335pp. Profusely illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Dust-wrapper, edges rubbed. Inscribed

£35.00

FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYERS

Studies of the great players, including Tilden, Borotra, Cochet, Lacoste, Perry, Budge, Riggs, Kramer, Gonzales, Laver, Ashe, Nastase, Borg, Connors. 8vo. 192pp. 12 illustrations. Cloth boards, lacking

£4.00

FORTY LOVE - LAWN TENNIS CIGARETTE AND TRADE CARDS / A COMPOSITE LISTING

An enthusiast's unique and fully revised record of collectable cards connected with lawn tennis, with illustrations of selected examples. 8vo. 81pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£18.00

GAME, SET AND DEADLINE - A TENNIS ODYSSEY

The renowned tennis writer celebrates over a quarter of a century of reporting for 'The Times', portraying many of the game's greatest players and most notable incidents of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, plus

£16.00

THE GAME'S THE SAME: LAWN TENNIS IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

Lawn tennis instructional examning the techniques of the players of the 1920-1950 period. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good condition.

£8.00

GILBERT RICHARDS' TENNIS FOR TRAVELERS

International guide to hotels, parks etc throughout the world that offer tennis facilities. Second Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 88pp. Very good.

£5.00

H.W. AUSTIN - "FLICKER" NO. 9 FOREHAND AND BACKHAND DRIVES

In the late 1920's Norman Loudon, who later went on to found Shepperton Film Studios, was experimenting with high speed photography, producing flicker books which he thought could prove an invaluable aid

£60.00

INSIDE TENNIS

The author looks at many of the issues surrounding tennis in the 1950s. 8vo. 232pp. Dust-wrapper, heavily foxed but otherwise very good.

£8.00

LAWN TENNIS - NACH DEN NEUESTEN VON DE ENGLISCHEN (1911 EDITION)

6th revised edition of the early German guide to tennis, according to rules developed in England, with excellent photographic illustrations and explanatory diagrams, including a nice pull-out scoring chart.

£16.00

LAWN TENNIS ... WITH A CHAPTER FOR LADIES, BY MRS HILLYARD

Mainly dealing with technique, though also sections on the history of the game and the development of the play. 'All England Series' Small 8vo. viii + 79pp + [2]. 11 full-page illustrations demonstrating

£55.00

LAWN TENNIS ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

A comprehensive instructional volume with chapters on tactics, women players and court-making. Part of the Lonsdale Libary of Sports, Games and Pastimes, edited by the Earl of Lonsdale and Eric Parker. First

£10.00

LAWN TENNIS ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

A comprehensive instructional volume with chapters on tactics, women players and court-making. Part of the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes, edited by the Earl of Lonsdale and Eric Parker. First

£25.00

LAWN TENNIS UN ANDERE SPIELE

A popular early 20th-century German guide to various sports which ran into several editions, aimed primarily at young men and with chapters on tennis, croquet, hockey, ice hockey, golf, football and rugby.

£28.00

LOVE THIRTY - THREE DECADES OF CHAMPIONS

Biographical sketches and overall assessments of 30 of the greatest tennis players from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, with each also illustrated by an action photograph. 8vo. 210pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition.

£9.00

MATCH PLAY AND THE SPIN OF THE BALL

The first half is mainly instructional by Tilden, the second half is about Tilden and his contemporaries, written by the editor. An interesting and important work on tennis in the early twenties with many

£70.00

THE MEADOW-BROOK GIRLS ON THE TENNIS COURTS

Early tennis based novel. 1st edition. 8vo. 256pp. Very good internally, though pages a little browned and brittle they have been handled well. In the original very good brown cloth boards with black

£18.00

THE MEADOW-BROOK GIRLS ON THE TENNIS COURTS

First edition of the early American tennis novel about schoolgirl exploits on the courts, from the Meadow-Brook Girls Series. 8vo. 256pp. Dust-wrapper. Some sun damage and losses to wrapper, which is

£14.00

MEMORY'S PARADE

Reminscences, enlivened by incident and anecdote, of the sporting world in the Edwardian era. Wallis Myers wrote about sport for the Daily Telegraph and Field from about 1908 onwards, especially on lawn

£10.00

MODERN TENNIS: ILLUSTRATED BY EXPLANATORY DIAGRAMS AND ACTION-PHOTOGRAPHS

Classic instruction. The first American edition, third overall, with the first two editions adding the word "Lawn" to the title. 8vo. xviii + pp301. Frontispiece + 47 full-page illustrations, in effect

£40.00

MODERN TENNIS: ILLUSTRATED BY EXPLANATORY DIAGRAMS AND ACTION-PHOTOGRAPHS

Classic tennis instruction book. The second revised American edition. 8vo. 317pp. Frontispiece + 47 full-page illustrations, in effect "action-photographs" taken by the great British sports photographer

£160.00

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