By A. Wallis Myers
London   Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.
8.5" by 5.5" 215pp
A first edition of this thorough guide to the art, rules and methods of modern tennis, illustrated with an array of monochrome plates throughout.
By A. Wallis Myers

1930 Lawn Tennis: Its Principles & Practice. A Player's guide to modern methods

London   Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.
8.5" by 5.5" 215pp
A first edition of this thorough guide to the art, rules and methods of modern tennis, illustrated with an array of monochrome plates throughout.
£30.00
: 0.75kgs / : 907Y12

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.

Illustrated with a frontispiece of Senorita De Alvarez, sixty four monochrome plates and eleven text illustrations. Collated complete. 

Arthur Wallis Myers was an English tennis correspondent, editor, author and player. He was one of the leading tennis journalists of the first half of the 20th century.

In this comprehensive study of the sport, Myers explains the evolution to modern tennis as well as guides to factors such as footwork, volleying variations, singles vs doubles tactics and other rules.

Condition

In the original cloth binding. Externally, with minor edge wear. Bumping to the head and tail of spine and marks to the boards. Slight sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spotting.

Good

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