PAT DAVIS

Badminton Complete

London, Kaye & Ward. 1979. (ISBN: 0718212444) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright blue cloth boards, very minor mark to spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with small indents and minor scratch to front. 172pp. Study of the game of badminton from an expert coach giving every help and encouragement in this treatment of badminton for players and coaches alike. Second revised edition. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 022067

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Sports, Badminton 0718212444

DUNKLEY, CHRISTOPHER

Tennis : Nostalgia / Playing the Game : 2 Volume Set

Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, Open Door Ltd. 1998. (ISBN: 1902322002) Hardback, 8.75 x 8.75 inches. Two volume set in slip-case with green satin tie-ribbon. Both volumes fine with no marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean crisp very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Slip-case near fine with minor traces of storage to surface. Laminated boards matching slip-case. Size given is for slip case. Scarce. 2 x 96pp. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Fine.

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Book number: 008563

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Sports, Tennis, 1902322002

DUNKLEY, CHRISTOPHER

Tennis : Nostalgia / Playing the Game : 2 Volume Set

Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, Open Door Ltd. 1998. (ISBN: 1902322002) Hardback, 8.75 x 8.75 inches. Two volume set in slip-case with green satin tie-ribbon. Both volumes as new with no marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Lovely clean crisp very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Slip-case also as new. Laminated boards matching slip-case. Size given is for slip case. Scarce. 2 x 96pp. Volume 1 Nostalgia, covers the history of the game from its origins and includes a wealth of coloured & b/w photos of tennis events and memorabilia from times past and bringing us up to date. Volume 2 Playing the Game covers the current game with advice on how to play it, models showing step-by-step movements and pictures of the stars playing the shots. As New.

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Book number: 010946

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Sports, Tennis, 1902322002

THE EDITOR

The Lawn Tennis Championships Wimbledon 1997 : 23rd June - 6th July

London, All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. 1997. Paperback, 12 x 8.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Crease to front cover and to lower corner of first two pages. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, fading to spine margin and no bumping to corners. 120pp. Official Souvenir Programme for Thursday 3rd July. Very Good.

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Book number: 013588

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Keywords: Tennis, Sports, Wimbledon

FRY, JOAN AND DOUST, STANLEY

Lawn Tennis

London, W Foulsham. 1925. Paperback, 6.25 x 4 inches. Foxing throughout the book. No other inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A clean very tight copy with unmarked boards,tiny nicks to top edge of three adjacent pages and no bumping to corners. 88pp. The book is divided into three sections, Part 1 by Stanley Doust on How to Master the Strokes. Part 2 by Joan Fry covers experience, beginning, strokes, the lob and the volley. Finally there is a detailed section on the Rules of the Game dated 1925. Black & white photos of action shots of tennis stars, Molle Suzanne Lenglen, J Borotra, OGN Turnbull, Miss Helen Wills, Miss EL Colyer, Miss Kitty McKane, Rene Lacoste and ARF Kinscote, all 1920s stars. Undated ca 1920s. Good (+).

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Book number: 003693

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Sports, Strokes, Tactics, Volley

JONES, CLARENCE MEDLYCOTT

Tennis : How to Become a Champion

London, Faber and Faber. 1968. (ISBN: 0571084354) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight dustiness to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of storage. 146pp. How to win at tennis from player and coach CM Jones. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Near Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 013703

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Tennis, Sports, Technique, Advice, Wimbledon 0571084354

MEDLYCOTT, JAMES

Tennis : Leisureguides

London, Macmillan. 1975. (ISBN: 0333183851) Hard Cover, 9 x 5 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp tight copy with bright unmarked boards and bumping to lower corners and top of spine. 89pp. How to begin. Where to play. Buying the equipment. Elements of stroke play. Joining a club. Tournament play. The international championships and the champions. A guide with photographs in colour and black & white. Very Good.

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Book number: 003814

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Recreation, Sports, 0333183851

OLLIFF, JOHN

Lawn Tennis : The Complete Technique of Lawn Tennis Stroke Play

Sir Isaac Pitman. 1950, First Edition. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5 inches. Top edge slightly dusty No marks or inscriptions. Clean bright boards with no bumping to corners. A lovely clean crisp tight copy. Dust jacket not price clipped or creased with small tears to edges. 148pp. Very Good (+)/Good (+).

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Book number: 000231

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

OLLIFF, JOHN

Olliff on Tennis

Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1948. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5 inches. Rubbing to front and top edges of boards. 188pp. As no dust jacket, the illustration is of one of the illustrations in the book 'Mrs Kay Stammers Menzies (England), a combination of grace, charm and brilliance'. Near Very Good.

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Book number: 000235

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

ROBYNS, GWEN

Wimbledon : The Hidden Drama

London, BCA. 1973. (ISBN: 0715360620) Hardback, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. Neat inscription inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. Dust jacket not price clipped but with minor creasing to top edge. A clean tight copy. 200pp. Very Good (+)/Very Good.

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Book number: 000703

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Tennis 0715360620

SMYTH, J. G.

Lawn Tennis : British Sports - Past & Present

London, B T Batsford Ltd. 1953, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Previous owner's neat name on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with slight rubbing to spine and nicks to upper and lower edges. 240pp. Describes how the game changed from the later 19th century when the concept of perspiring female players would have caused general horror. Attractive d/w from a painting by Henry Sandham (1842 - 1912). With 54 b/w illustrations/photos. Very Good (+)/Very Good.

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Book number: 011054

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Sports, Tennis, History

WADE, VIRGINIA WITH MELLACE, MARY LOU

Courting Triumph

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340228938) Hardback, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with a little spine fading. 192pp. Autobiography of the British tennis star, culminating in 1977, the year Virginia won the Wimbledon Ladies Final. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 003626

Catalogue: Sport - Tennis / Other Racket

Keywords: Tennis, Wimbledon, Biography, Sports, 0340228938