The Royal Game of Tennis

Warwick, Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Company Ltd. 1971. First edition. Paperback. A scarce pamphlet on the history of the game of tennis, from Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Company, with illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A detailed history of the game of tennis, with commentary on royal exponents of tennis, the rackets, the balls, and the history of the Moreton Morrell Tennis Court. Produced by the Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Company Ltd. a historical indoor court built in 1905 by Joseph Bickley that is still in use today. With a letter insert addressed to "Players of Tennis and Lovers of Tradition and Unique Buildings." In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 875T12

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Keywords: Royal Game Tennis Moreton Morrell Game Not Stated

Lord Aberdare

The Willis Faber Book of Tennis & Rackets

London, Stanley Paul, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this guide to tennis and rackets, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated throughout. The complete history and story of the two sports tennis and rackets. A detailed study into the origins of lawn tennis and squash, with commentary on the development of the sports over the decades. Includes reference to every tennis and rackets club in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and France at the time of writing, with a short history of each club. Written by Lord Aberdare, Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce, a British nobleman. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear and light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 875T6

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Keywords: Willis Faber Tennis Rackets Faber Not Stated

E. M. Baerlein, Captain J. Tomkinson, E. Snell, Major T. Moss, David Egerton, John Armitage, Sir George A. Thomas, Bart.

The Lonsdale Library Volume XVI Rackets, Squash Rackets, Tennis, Fives & Badminton

London, Seeley Service & Co. Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this work on racket sports by 'The Lonsdale Library' edited by Lord Aberdare. A first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth. No dust wrapper.  With a frontispiece, vignettes and 39 plates. Collated complete.This work is volume XVI from 'The Lonsdale Library' and is a comprehensive work on Racket sports with copious illustrations and photographs throughout. This work had been edited by athlete Lord Aberdare and written by E. M. Baerlein, Captain J. Tomkinson, E. Snell, Major T. Moss, David Egerton, John Armitage and Sir George A. Thomas, Bart.Publisher's advertisements to the front. In the publisher's original cloth. No dust wrapper. Externally very smart with light bumping to the extremities resulting in minor rubbing and the odd mark to the boards, heavier to the spine. Very minimal offsetting to the front and rear free end papers. Internally firmly bound with offsetting to the front blanks and rear index page. Scattered spotting to the odd page and to the fore edge. Age toning to the top edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: none stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 875Z2

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Keywords: First edition Illustrated sports tennis Illustrated none stated

Pierre Barcellon; Sir Richard Hamilton

Rules and Principles of Tennis

Oxford, Ronaldson Publications, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first translated edition of this work on the rules of tennis, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition translated into English. First printed at the Imprimerie de Delance, Paris, in 1800. A detailed guide to the rules and principles of tennis, with a layout of the court, the balls, rackets, net, and posts. Includes a comprehensive commentary on service, strokes, expenses and players. Written by Pierre Barcellon, a French tennis player and coach who trained Edmond Barre, considered to be one of the greatest players of the nineteenth century. Translated by Sir Richard Hamilton, a scholarly translator and President of the Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 875T14

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Keywords: Rules Principles Tennis Barcellon Principles None

Joseph Bennett; Cavendish

Billiards

London, Thos. de la Rue & Co, 1889. Cloth. The fifth edition of Joseph Bennett's guide to the sport of Billiards, a thorough volume written by a three-time champion, complete with illustrations throughout. The fifth edition of this work.An exciting study into the sport of billiards, penned by an ex-champion, Joseph Bennett.After being the billiard champion three times in 1870, 1880, and 1881, Bennett went on to teach the sport in London. One leaf of adverts to the rear advertising Bennett's lessons.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and many in-text illustrations and diagrams throughout.Edited by 'Cavendish&apos.Ten pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few occasional spots. A few pages unopened to the top edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 795P22

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Keywords: Billiards sports joseph bennett cavendish sports Various

Lance St. John Butler; P. J. Wordie [editors]

The Royal Game

Stirling, Falkland Palace Real Tennis Club, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of pieces on real tennis, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Published to celebrate the four-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the oldest surviving tennis court in the world, this work offers a collection of writings on tennis and historical commentary on the sport. Edited by Lance St. John Butler, a British literary academic, and P. J. Wordie, a British writer and historian. With a foreword by His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, a member of the British royal family and the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II. In the original burgundy cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear and a small closed tear to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 875T7

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Keywords: Royal Game Butler Wordie Game Not Stated

R. F. &. H. L. Doherty

On Lawn Tennis

New York, The Baker & Taylor Company, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition of this illustrated work by tennis champion siblings, Reginald and Laurence Doherty. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Written by famed tennis siblings, Reginald and Laurence Doherty. Reginald, or "R. F", was a four-time Wimbledon singles champion and a triple gold Olympic medal-winner, while his brother was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic gold medalist. This work contains different information and tips on lawn tennis, including hints of grass courts, the best strokes to use, and how to play mixed doubles, among many others. With illustrations throughout, including photographs of different stances to take while playing. With an ink inscription of W. J. Burnett. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Darkening to the spine and the odd mark to the cloth. Hinges slightly strained. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, with binding a little tender to the first few pages. Page eighteen loose but present. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 886Q6

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Keywords: tennis sport illustrated first edition sport laurence doherty Not Stated

The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale (ed.)

The Lonsdale Library: Volumes II, VII, XII, XVII, XX, XXI, XXIII, XXIV, XXVI, XXIX

London, Seeley, Service & Co. 1929-50. Cloth. A smart collection of ten volumes from the 'Lonsdale Library', a series of works on sports, recreation, and hunting, illustrated throughout. A selection of works from the 'Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games, and Pastimes', a series of works concerning sports, hunting, recreation, and outdoor pursuits. Edited by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale and Mr. Eric Parker.All first editions of these works, enclosed in their original dust wrappers. This set comprises of the following volumes: Volume II. Trout Fishing from All Angles: A Complete Guide to Modern Methods by Eric Taverner, and published circa 1929. Including sixty-five illustrated plates, one of which is in colour. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1948.Volume VII. Fox Hunting by Sir Charles Frederick et. al. published circa 1930. Containing sixty-one illustrated plates, four of which are in colour, along with numerous in-text illustrations. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1948.Volume XII. The Lonsdale Anthology of Sporting Prose & Verse, edited by Eric Parker and published circa 1932. Containing twenty-two illustrated plates, one of which is in colour.Volume XVII. Sea Fishing by A.E. Sooper et. al. and published circa 1934. Containing eighty-six illustrated plates. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1948.Volume XX. Game Birds, Beast, and Fishes: Natural History for Sportsmen by Eric Parker and published circa 1935. Containing seventy-three illustrated plates. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1946.Volume XXI. Polo by The Earl of Kimberly et. al. and published circa 1936. Containing forty illustrated plates. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1948.Volume XXIII. The History of Hunting by Patrick Chalmers and published circa 1936. Containing twenty-six illustrated plates, two of which are in colour. Volume XXIV. River Management, The Making, Care & Development of Salmon & Trout Rivers by H.E. Towner Corston et. al. and published circa 1936. Containing forty illustrated plates. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1947.Volume XXVI. The Lonsdale Keeper's Book edited by Eric Parker and published circa 1938. Containing thirty illustrated plates.Volume XXIX. Wildfowling by James Andrews et. al. published circa 1950. Containing forty-nine illustrated plates, one of which is in colour. Containing forty illustrated plates. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1950.All plates are collated and complete. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, volumes are generally smart, with some light shelf wear and light staining to the extremities. A tidemark to the tail of the front board on Volume XXIX. Some bumping to the extremities of and a few marks to the boards of Volume II. Soiling to the front boards of Volume XII and XXI. Original dust wrappers are slightly sunned and contain some edge-wear. Tidemarks to the wraps of Volumes XII and XXIX. A few spots to the spines of Volumes VII, XXI, XXIII, and XXIV. Previous owner's ink inscriptions to the front free-endpapers of Volumes II, VII, XVII, XX, XXI, XXIV, and XXIX. Some loss to the head of the back strip to Volume II. Dust wrappers to Volumes VII, XII, XXI, XXIV, XXVI, and XXIX are price-clipped, remaining dust wrappers are unclipped. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Light spotting to the pages, more prominent to the first and last few pages. A large stain to pages 62 and 63, and 158 and 159, in Volume II. Otherwise, many pages remain bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 814J6

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Alfred E. T. Watson [editor]

The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1895-1899. Cloth. A smart nine volume set of illustrated articles from the Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes from 1895 to 1899. Nine volumes. Each volume is illustrated throughout with monochromatic photographs, line drawings, paintings, figures, and portraits. The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes was a sporting magazine published between 1895 and 1923 from London. Each work contained a series of articles and illustrations on sporting activities and news, along with the serialisation of novels concerned with sports. This set includes articles on horse racing, fox-hunting, bullfighting, big-game hunting, boating, rowing, walking and climbing, golfing, grouse driving, and much more. Edited by Alfred E. T. Watson, a British writer and editor. This set includes: Volume I - August to December 1895. Volume II - January to June 1896. Volume III - July to December 1896. Volume IV - January to June 1897. Volume V - July to December 1897. Volume VI - January to June 1898. Volume VII - July to December 1898. Volume VIII - January to June 1899. Volume IX - July to December 1899. In the original yellow cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. A red ink mark to the rear board of volume two. Front joint starting but firm to volumes two, seven, with endpapers loosening to volume seven. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 870T37

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Keywords: Badminton Magazine Sports Pastimes Magazine Not Stated

G. F. Handel Elvey

Croquet: A Handbook on the Strokes and Tactics of the Game

Surrey, John Jaques & Son, Limited, 1949. Paperback. An illustrated guide to the tactics and strokes of croquet, from the Chairman of The Croquet Association Council. Illustrated with diagrams throughout. A handbook to the strokes and tactics of croquet, with a short description of golf and polo or robber croquet. Chapters include: hitting one's own ball, the four ball break, the openings, and the taking of bisques. Written by Reverend G. F. Handel Elvey, Chairman of The Croquet Association Council. In the original brown paper binding. Externally smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and a small chip to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 844T29

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Keywords: Criquet Handbook Elvey Handbook None

M. de Garsault

The Art of the Tennis-Racket-Maker and of Tennis

Maryland, Racquet Sports Information Service, 1977. Cloth. - A limited edition of the work. Number 243 out of 750.The second English edition of the work. Originally published in French in 1767 and translated into English by Catherine W. Leftwich in 1938. In the publisher's original cloth with the original slipcase. With a frontispiece and 5 plates to the rear. Collated complete.Publisher's blind stamp to the dedication page. This work is a facsimile recreation of the English version of this work, originally written by M. de Garsault. This work discusses how to make tennis rackets and talks about the sport itself. At the time of it's original creation, this work was considered to be one of the most detailed works on the game of tennis.  In the original publisher's cloth with the original slipcase. Externally lovely with only very minimal bumping to the tail of the spine. The slipcase is excellent with a very light damp stain and the odd minor mark to the front. Internally also lovely with bright and clean papers. Fine . Ill.: None Stated. Fine .

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Book number: 875Z4

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Keywords: Limited edition Tennis Sports M. de Garsault Tennis None Stated

Zane Grey

The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories

New York, Grosset and Dunlap , 1948. Cloth. Collection of baseball stories by American author Zane Grey, a bright copy. First published in 1920. Containing a series of baseball stories, from Delaney's redheaded trio to White Hurtle, the "tow-headed rube who gets his ears pinned back in the first inning and then pitches a one-hit game" (front fly leaf). Written by Zane Grey, American author and dentist, as well as past master of the game of baseball. Complete with price clipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dust wrapper with light bumping and chipping to head and tail of spine, spine faded, light spotting to rear fly leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Odd minor spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 871A28

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J. M. Heathcote; C. G. Heathcote; E. O. P.-Bouverie; A. C. Ainger

The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Tennis: Lawn Tennis Rackets: Fives

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1890. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this charming and copiously illustrated work on tennis and other racket sports, from the renowned 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes' series. The Badminton Library, originally published in twenty-eight volumes between 1885 and 1896, was a sporting and publishing project conceived and founded by Henry Somerset 8th Duke of Beaufort. It developed into a series of sporting books which aimed to cover all major sports and pastimes, with each volume written by experts who were authorities in their fields. This a deluxe edition copy of this first edition work; in a half crushed morocco binding with bright orange boards, and a gilt coat of arms to the front board and gilded top page edges. Copiously illustrated throughout with in-text woodcut illustrations and twelve black and white plates. In the publisher's original half crushed morocco binding, with orange cloth over boards. Externally very smart, with slight rubbing to extremities. Rubbing and slight fading to spine, as expected with this colour binding. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright, with scattered spots to fore edge of pages, visible to textblock. Heavier spotting to first and last few pages, and the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Lucien Davis; C. M. Newton. Very Good .

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Book number: 643M20

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Keywords: Sport Deluxe First Badminton Library Deluxe Tennis Lucien Davis; C. M. Newton

J. M. Heathcote; C. G. Heathcote; E. O. P.-Bouverie; A. C. Ainger; Duke of Beaufort [ed]; Alfred E. T. Watson [ed]

The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Tennis: Lawn Tennis: Rackets: Fives

London, Longmans, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on tennis from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes&apos. A first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated by Lucien Davis, C. M. Newton and photographs with a frontispiece, headpieces, vignettes and 12 monochrome plates. Collated complete.This work from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes' is a sporting project edited by the 8th Duke of Beaufort which intended to cover all sports in a collection of works. This work discusses Tennis and other racket sports and was written by J. M. Heathcote, C. G. Heathcote, E. O. P.-Bouverie and A. C. Ainger.Publisher's advertisements to the front. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities resulting in light rubbing, minor marks to the boards, heavier to the back, and light rubbing to the joints. Front hinge starting but very firm. Internally firmly bound with bright pages. Scattered spotting heavier to the front and rear. Very minor creasing and the odd chip to the rear. The odd page unopened. Age toning and light spotting to the fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Lucien Davis; C. M. Newton. Very Good .

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Book number: 875Z1

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Keywords: First edition Illustrated The Badminton Library Tennis Illustrated Lucien Davis; C. M. Newton