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COURTING FAME - THE PERILOUS ROAD TO WOMEN'S TENNIS STARDOM

COURTING FAME - THE PERILOUS ROAD TO WOMEN

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A revealing insight into the plight of American girls trying to break into women's professional tennis in the 1980s.

8vo. 254pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition. Signed by the author to half-title page with a dedication to her friends 'Ben and Alex'.

Date
1986
Publisher
New York: Harper & Row
Author
Karen STABINER

£18.00 (Code: 99678)

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