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Oxford: Ronaldson Publications , 1987. Book measures 22x15.cm. xvi, 47pp. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with gilt lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A very nice copy. . Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo.
Rules and Principles of Tennis ... (1800). Translated by Sir Richard Hamilton. [Foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Aberdare.] by Barcellon, Pierre - 1987
by Barcellon, Pierre
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Rules and Principles of Tennis ... (1800). Translated by Sir Richard Hamilton. [Foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Aberdare.]
by Barcellon, Pierre
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[Oxford]: Ironbark Ronaldson Publications, 1987. First edition of this translation, Number 41 of 50 copies in the Library edition, signed by the translator. Illustrated. 47 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in brown leather, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, by the Green Street Bindery. Fine in fine red and white dust jacket designed by Anthony Hobson. First edition of this translation, Number 41 of 50 copies in the Library edition, signed by the translator. Illustrated. 47 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. ONE OF 50 , SIGNED.
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- Edition First edition of this translation, Number 41 of 50 copies in the
- Publisher Ironbark Ronaldson Publications
- Place of Publication [Oxford]
- Date Published 1987
- Keywords Court Tennis
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Rules and Principles of Tennis
by Barcellon Pierre [ Translated By Sir Richard Hamilton, Bt ]
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Rules and Principles of Tennis
by Pierre Barcellon; Sir Richard Hamilton
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Oxford: Ronaldson Publications, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. A very smart first translated edition of this work on the rules of tennis, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition translated into English. First printed at the Imprimerie de Delance, Paris, in 1800. A detailed guide to the rules and principles of tennis, with a layout of the court, the balls, rackets, net, and posts. Includes a comprehensive commentary on service, strokes, expenses and players. Written by Pierre Barcellon, a French tennis player and coach who trained Edmond Barre, considered to be one of the greatest players of the nineteenth century. Translated by Sir Richard Hamilton, a scholarly translator and President of the Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean…
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