Book tennis rackets (14 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minor wear to dust jacket edges & light fading to spine of jacket, otherwise very good.

Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 4to., 368 pages, colour and numerous black & white illustrations, original blue cloth, spine lettered in silver. A fine clean copy in a VG+ dustwrapper lightly sunned on spine but unaffecting the lettering (as is common with this work). 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. There is also an invaluable statisical section listing the winners of the main events in both games since records began. LORD ABERDARE, 4th Baron, was a Conservative minister in the early 1970s and a fine athlete who excelled in racket sports. Lord Aberdare was a lifelong devotee of real tennis, winning the British amateur singles championship four times between 1953 and 1957, and the amateur doubles championship four times between 1954 and 1961. He served as president of the Tennis and Rackets Association from 1972 until 2004. During his tenure there was a significant expansion in both real tennis and rackets, and a number of new courts were built while several others were re-opened. His book is the most comprehensive modern reference for these sports.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 368pp; illustrated; blue d/j faded at spine and along edges, light edgewear, white title to spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Condición: Befriedigend. guter und sauberer Zustand, Hardcover, h4, P.

hardcover. Condición: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed & inscribed by James Bruce to the previous owner on the title page. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth gilt. Dustwrapper. The second update to Lord Aberdare's book. Includes of 300 photographs of players and tennis courts throughout the world. Sponsored by Neptune Investment Management. Inscribed: 'To Ra Ra - in the hope that one or other of George, Sam or Barney get as much from the game as you have! James Bruce, March 2015'. Binding nice and tight. Pages nice and clean. Very minor shelf wear to the base of the spine. A near fine, tight, clean copy in very good indeed dustwrapper which is bright and clean but has a one inch closed tear and creasing to the rear panel. A scarce work, especially so inscribed. Signed by Author(s). …

Condición: gut. In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. London: Stanley Paul, 1980. First edition. Quarto. (10 7/8"x 8 1/2"x 275mm x 215). With 8 color illustrations and extensive photographs and illustrations throught. Bound in blue cloth with dustjacket both in good condition. This is the complete history of two sports with long, rich histories that are the precursors to Lawn Tennis and Squash. Lord Aberdare wrote widely and visited clubs around the world. He describes the origins and developments of both games over the centuries, as well as the great champions past and present.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Lord Aberdare [368] pp. Stanley Paul 1980 11 1/4" x 9".

A re-working of the 1980 classic. In the course of researching this authoritative work Lord Aberdare visited almost every major club in the world. The development of both tennis and rackets over the centuries is described. 4to. 415pp. Dust-wrapper, with very small nick to bottom corner. Very good condition. A very heavy book.…

In the course of researching this authoritative work Lord Aberdare visited almost every major club in the world. The development of both tennis and rackets over the centuries is described. First Edition. Small 4to. 368pp. Numerous b/w photos and illustrations. Short gift inscription to fly-leaf. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed with a very small area of loss to spine. A very good copy. …