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A PILOT AT WIMBLEDON - THE MEMOIRS OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR BRIAN BURNETT

A PILOT AT WIMBLEDON - THE MEMOIRS OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR BRIAN BURNETT

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Autobiographical reflections from the senior military officer who became Chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1974 and presided over Wimbledon for ten years, offering a treasure trove of information about the tournament including what happens in the Royal Box and what goes on behind the scenes, with photographic illustrations.

8vo. 324pp. Paperback. Very good condition. Signed by the author to title-page with a dedication to Alan Chalmers, the tennis collector and dealer from whose collection the book comes.

Date
2009
Publisher
Codicote: Blenheim Press
Author
Brian BURNETT

£20.00 (Code: 99778)

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