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HOLDING COURT - INSIDE THE GATES OF THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

HOLDING COURT - INSIDE THE GATES OF THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The former longstanding chief executive of Wimbledon charts the unique journey of one of the country's most venerable establishments, where decisions are made through a committee system dating back to 1868, featuring behind-the-scenes photographs.

8vo. 264pp. Dust-wrapper. A few minor marks to text-block and early pages. Good condition. With an author's dedication to Alan Chalmers, the tennis collector and dealer from whose collection the book comes, plus a photograph of the two men together outside Chalmers' stall at Eastbourne slipped inside.

Date
2009
Publisher
Century
Author
Chris GORRINGE

£15.00 (Code: 99783)

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