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The Willis Faber Book of Tennis & Rackets
Lord Aberdare
1980
Stanley Paul : London
11" by 9"
368pp.
SUMMARY
A very smart first edition of this guide to tennis and rackets, with illustrations throughout.
First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 36.99
EU Postage: £ 25.99
European Postage: £ 27.99
Asia Postage: £ 47.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99
DESCRIPTION
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.
CONDITION
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.
Overall Condition: Fine Near Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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