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1888 The Boy's Own Bookshelf: Indoor Games and RecreationsLondon: 1888A scarce first edition of this highly illustrated volume from The Boy's Own Bookshelf, focusing on indoor games and recreation.
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1924 Forty Years of First Class Lawn TennisLondon: 1924A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the rise and progress of lawn tennis.
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1903 On Lawn TennisNew York: 1903A smart, first edition of this illustrated work by tennis champion siblings, Reginald and Laurence Doherty.
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1911-1929 2vol Three Hundred and One Things a Bright Girl Can Do & A Bright Boy Can DoLondon: 1911-1929Two smart copies of these charming and entertaining works for children, with ideas for girls and boys.
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[1792] The British SportsmanLondon: [1792]The first edition of this illustrated dictionary of recreational sports by William Augustus Osbaldiston.
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1987 Rules and Principles of TennisOxford: 1987A very smart first translated edition of this work on the rules of tennis, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1936 How Old is the Game of Racquets? by Robert W. HendersonNew York: 1936A first edition of this informative work on the age of the game of racquets by Robert W. Henderson.
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1985 Tennis: A Cut Above the RestOxford: 1985A very smart first edition of this illustrated work on practicing tennis.
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1971 The Royal Game of TennisWarwick: 1971A scarce pamphlet on the history of the game of tennis, from Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Company, with illustrations.
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1933 Rackets, Squash Rackets, Tennis, Fives and BadmintonLondon: 1933An illustrated first edition of this work on racket sports by 'The Lonsdale Library' edited by Lord Aberdare.
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1997 Two Centuries of Real TennisOxford: 1997A very smart first edition of this insightful history of real tennis, with illustrations throughout.
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1890 The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Tennis: Lawn Tennis: Rackets: FivesLondon: 1890A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on tennis from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes'.
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1989 The Royal GameStirling: 1989A very smart first edition of this collection of pieces on real tennis, with illustrations throughout.
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1980 The Willis Faber Book of Tennis & RacketsLondon: 1980A very smart first edition of this guide to tennis and rackets, with illustrations throughout.
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1832 Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of LifeGlasgow: 1832Twenty Five issues of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports bound into one volume. Scarce in its original illustrated hardback boards
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1968 Pageantry of SportLondon: 1968First edition of this large paper volume concerning the history of a vast array of sports, featuring numerous charming illustrations.
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1925 The Story of British Sporting PrintsLondon: 1925Illustrated throughout, this first edition work contains an extensive account of the history of sports engravings in England.
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1890 Tennis Lawn Tennis Rackets Fives Badminton Library Deluxe Edition 1st Ed.London: 1890A 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.