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LAWN TENNIS ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

LAWN TENNIS ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

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A comprehensive instructional volume with chapters on tactics, women players and court-making. Part of the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes, edited by the Earl of Lonsdale and Eric Parker.

First Edition. 8vo. (22 x 14cm). 215pp + 1pp publisher's catalogue at the front. B/w frontis. + 64 plates & 11 text illustrations. Internally very good, clean and bright. Orig. brown cloth, gilt title to spine In the original brown dustwrapper with photo tipped on. Dustwrapper heavily rubbed with section missing from top of spine, else very good condition.

 

Date
1930
Publisher
Seeley Service
Author
Arthur Wallis MYERS

£25.00 (Code: 29644)

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