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ACES, PLACES AND FAULTS

ACES, PLACES AND FAULTS

Autobiography of the great American tennis player, with a large instructional section at the end. 8vo. 304pp. Original green boards. Crease to front board, otherwise in very good condition.

£20.00

ADVANTAGE STRIKER

ADVANTAGE STRIKER

Autobiography of accomplished amateur player and latterly senior tennis advocate Gardnar Mulloy. 1st reprint publisher's label adhered to title page colophon. 8vo. 195pp. plus 8 pages of photos. Very

£7.00

AGASSI: THE FALL AND RISE OF THE ENFANT TERRIBLE OF TENNIS

AGASSI: THE FALL AND RISE OF THE ENFANT TERRIBLE OF TENNIS

Biography of the U.S. tennis player. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

AHEAD OF THE GAME

AHEAD OF THE GAME

Autobiography by the South African tennis ace and entrepreneur. 8vo. 278pp. Dust-wrapper Very good condition. Signed by the author to front end-paper with a dedication.

£24.00

ANDREW MURRAY - WONDERBOY

ANDREW MURRAY - WONDERBOY

Early illustrated biography of the tennis star, published when he was 19 and had just beaten Tim Henman to become the new great British hope. 8vo. 276pp. Paperback. Around a dozen sentences have been

£9.00

AS IT WAS - REMINISCENCES FROM A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

AS IT WAS - REMINISCENCES FROM A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

Reminiscences of the American tennis player who won 5 Grand Slam Doubles tournaments and was still playing in Seniors tournaments in his 90s. He died at the age of 102 in 2016. Paperback. 4to. 320pp.

£28.00

BEING MYSELF: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

BEING MYSELF: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Autobiography of the great tennis player. First UK edition. Large 8vo. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good.

£5.00

BEYOND THE GAME: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

BEYOND THE GAME: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Tennis autobiography. Hull Jacobs (1908-97) and Wills Moody dominated American women's tennis in the 1930's. In all, Hull Jacobs won 10 Grand Slam titles including five singles Championships. In 1933,

£30.00

BEYOND THE GAME: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

BEYOND THE GAME: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Tennis autobiography. Hull Jacobs (1908-97) and Wills Moody dominated American women's tennis in the 1930's. In all, Hull Jacobs won 10 Grand Slam titles including five singles Championships. In 1933, she

£40.00

BIG BILL TILDEN - THE TRIUMPHS AND THE TRAGEDY

BIG BILL TILDEN - THE TRIUMPHS AND THE TRAGEDY

Biography of American tennis star Bill Tilden. 1st UK edition. 8vo. 286pp. plus 8 pages of photos. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£6.00

BILLIE JEAN

BILLIE JEAN

Billie Jean King (née Moffitt) (born 1943) won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. In 1981 she became the first prominent

£55.00

BILLIE JEAN KING: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

BILLIE JEAN KING: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Autobiography of the great U.S. tennis player. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

BJORN BORG

BJORN BORG

Biography of the Swedish tennis player. Paperback. 4to. 106pp. Very good.

£6.00

THE BJORN BORG STORY

THE BJORN BORG STORY

Autobiography of the Swedish tennis player, translated by Joan Tate. Large 8vo. 96pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£5.00

BJORN BORG: WINNER LOSES ALL

BJORN BORG: WINNER LOSES ALL

Bjorn Borg's wild times after retirement by his former business partner. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£6.00

BORG BY BORG

BORG BY BORG

Packed with colour illustrations of Bjorn Borg on and off the court, and full of lengthy quotations from the great Swedish tennis star of the 1970s in response to questions on wide-ranging aspects of his

£12.00

BORIS BECKER: THE PLAYER

BORIS BECKER: THE PLAYER

Autobiography of the German tennis player. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

BORIS BECKER: THE PLAYER

BORIS BECKER: THE PLAYER

Tennis book. Autobiography of the German tennis player. 1st edition. Large 8vo. Very good condition. Signed and dedicated by Boris Becker to title-page.

£18.00

CHAMPION IN EXILE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAROSLAV DROBNY

CHAMPION IN EXILE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAROSLAV DROBNY

Autobiography of  Jaroslav Drobny (1921-2001) who left Communist-ruled Czechoslovakia in 1949, became an Egyptian citizen and won Wimbledon in 1954. First Edition. 8vo. 249pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly

£10.00

COURTING TRIUMPH

COURTING TRIUMPH

Autobiography of the British tennis player, published after her Wimbledon triumph in 1977. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

COURTING TRIUMPH BY VIRGINIA WADE

COURTING TRIUMPH BY VIRGINIA WADE

Autobiography of the British tennis player, published after her Wimbledon triumph in 1977. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good condition. Signed nicely by Wade and Wendy Turnbull to fly-leaf (not dedicated).

£45.00

CROWDED GALLERIES

CROWDED GALLERIES

The memoirs of Dame Mabel Brookes, the well-known Australian activist and socialite who married Norman Brookes, the first Australian to win Wimbledon. Much on tennis, including chapters on tennis by Sir

£8.00

CROWDED GALLERIES

CROWDED GALLERIES

The memoirs of Dame Mabel Brookes, the well-known Australian activist and socialite who married Norman Brookes, the first Australian to win Wimbledon. Much on tennis, including chapters on tennis by Sir

£25.00

DUEL FOR THE CROWN

DUEL FOR THE CROWN

A year in the careers of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good condition.

£4.00

DWIGHT DAVIS: THE MAN AND THE CUP

Biography of the founder of the famous tennis trophy. 1st UK edition. large 8vo. 256pp. Very good condition.

£5.00

EVONNE

EVONNE

The story of Evonne Goolagong, the Australian tennis champion who rose from early childhood on an outback sheep-station to become a millionairess and World Champion at the age of 19. 8vo. 191pp. 16 pages

£10.00

FAMOUS WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS

FAMOUS WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS

Great female players from Lenglen to Navratilova. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good condition.

£5.00

FIFTEEN-THIRTY: THE STORY OF A TENNIS PLAYER

FIFTEEN-THIRTY: THE STORY OF A TENNIS PLAYER

Helen Newington Wills Roark (1905-98) won 31 Grand Slam titles including seven US Open singles titles and eight Wimbledon singles titles during the 1920s and 30s. She typically wore a white sailor suit

£110.00

FIFTY YEARS OF LAWN TENNIS AS PLAYER AND REFEREE

FIFTY YEARS OF LAWN TENNIS AS PLAYER AND REFEREE

Tennis biography from the prolific sportsman of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with occasional photographic illustrations. 8vo. 94pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards lightly rubbed. Spine-ends

£90.00

FOREHAND DRIVE

FOREHAND DRIVE

Autobiography of 'Little Mo', the American tennis player who won 56 championships before her 15th birthday and three Wimbledon titles in a row between 1952 and 1954. First edition. 8vo. 185pp. Illus.

£175.00

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