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FOREHAND DRIVE

FOREHAND DRIVE

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Autobiography of 'Little Mo', the American tennis player who won 56 championships before her 15th birthday and three Wimbledon titles in a row between 1952 and 1954.

First edition. 8vo. 185pp. Illus. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with some mild markings. Good condition copy of an increasingly hard to find book.

Date
1957
Publisher
MacGibbon & Kee
Author
Maureen CONNOLLY & Tom GWYNNE

£175.00 (Code: 98824)

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