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A LONG WAY, BABY - BEHIND THE SCENES IN WOMEN'S PRO TENNIS

A LONG WAY, BABY - BEHIND THE SCENES IN WOMEN

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An insightful appraisal of women's professional tennis in the early 1970s, the age of star players such as Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Rosie Casals, Evonne Goolagong and Virginia Wade, with two sections of photographic plates.

8vo. 239pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition. Nicely signed by the author to inside flyleaf.

Date
1974
Publisher
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Author
Grace LICHTENSTEIN

£15.00 (Code: 99677)

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