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MATCH PLAY AND THE SPIN OF THE BALL

MATCH PLAY AND THE SPIN OF THE BALL

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The first half is mainly instructional by Tilden, the second half is about Tilden and his contemporaries, written by the editor. An interesting and important work on tennis in the early twenties with many great photographs.

First Edition. Large 8vo. xxiv + 355pp. Frontispiece (tissue-guard), 96 plates. Original blue cloth, gilt sig. to f/c and gilt titles to spine. Front gutter exposed, minor bumping. A very good copy. [Phelps & Sabine, p196]

Date
1925
Publisher
New York: American Lawn Tennis
Author
William TILDEN

£70.00 (Code: 38417)

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