DECUGIS, tennis - (Photo de la 3e collection Félix Potin)Livre Rare Book
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190052061- Photographie 4 x 7, 5 cm, collée sur carton.
19005950AG1900 (ca.). handkolorierter Holzstich von Partridge, Bll. (H) 20,8 x 25,5 Auf Wunsch Digitalaufnahme in jpg-Format erhältlich- photo in jpg-format available. Je nach Versandart können die Portokosten bis zu 2 ? weniger als angegeben betragen.
188716577New York: Charles Scribner 1887. Revised. Cloth. Good. 10mo. 101 pp plus ads at rear. Stated New Edition - 1887. Edited by Richard D. Sears. Paper tanned with age. Binding worn but still well bound. Early book on the rules of lawn tennis. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner hardcover books
18902497ALondon, Longman, 1890. 8°. XIV, 484 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. im Text und auf Tafeln. Ill. OLn. mit RVg. Wenige Seiten gering fleckig. 1. Auflage. (The Badminton Library).
189332091Plon 1893 traces de frottements à la reliure, demi basane à 5 nerfs à coins , couvertures et dos conservés
1890187410-1London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1890. XIV, 484 S. Mit 12 Tafn. u. zahlr. Abb., tls. Holzstiche. Illustr. Original-Leinenband
1890D14421890. Very Good. Black cloth over boards 12.25 x 10.5 with Photographs stamped in blind on upper board; contains 28 b/w photographs 8 x 6 alternately mounted to the recto or recto/verso of each leaf 25 heavy cardstock leaves some of them labeled and dated by hand. Boards quite rubbed frayed at spine tips and corners; first leaf shows significant scuffing along the edges with some light soiling and a few small scuffs on the photograph itself the rest are unscathed. <br/><br/>Early 1890s. Comprised mostly of landscapes taken in the northeastern United States Woods Hole and Nobska Massachusetts; Providence Rhode Island; Hunts Mills New Jersey; and more also features images of people picnicking playing tennis and sailing. Nice images of the clothing of the period and some lovely landscapes. hardcover
1890254997London: Longmans Green and Co 1890. First edition. Illustrated by Lucien Davis and C M Newton and photographs. xiv 484 pp. 1 vols. Pictorial brown cloth. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Lucien Davis and C M Newton and photographs. xiv 484 pp. 1 vols. Longmans, Green, and Co unknown books
1890D14421890. Very Good. Black cloth over boards 12.25” x 10.5” with “Photographs” stamped in blind on upper board; contains 28 b/w photographs 8” x 6” alternately mounted to the recto or recto/verso of each leaf 25 heavy cardstock leaves some of them labeled and dated by hand. Boards quite rubbed frayed at spine tips and corners; first leaf shows significant scuffing along the edges with some light soiling and a few small scuffs on the photograph itself – the rest are unscathed. <br/><br/>Early 1890s. Comprised mostly of landscapes taken in the northeastern United States Woods Hole and Nobska Massachusetts; Providence Rhode Island; Hunts Mills New Jersey; and more also features images of people picnicking playing tennis and sailing. Nice images of the clothing of the period and some lovely landscapes. hardcover books
1886WRCLIT81466Boston & London: Wright & Ditson / "Pastime" Office 1886. 89412pp. Octavo/. Gray cloth printed in black. Textblock uniformly tanned and somewhat brittle with resulting cracks in the gutters of the first 3 leaves small private ownership stamp on title; still a reasonably sound copy of a book prone to the former issues. First edition. With the exception of rule books this is the first book written by an American about the game. "Dwight was American doubles champion with the great R.D. Sears from 1882-84. Dwight introduced the sport in America after an 1874 trip to Europe . and founded the US National Lawn Tennis Association" - Cummins. Wright & Ditson / "Pastime" Office hardcover books
1900200841900. Women's tennis archive early 1900s to late 1930s documents female athletic participation across childhood portraiture illustrated popular culture press coverage and competitive play. The group is important for the history of women's sports because it records how women and girls were pictured entering a game that moved from elite recreation into organized competition during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The official history of Wimbledon notes that the Championships added Ladies' Singles in 1884 establishing one of the most visible formal venues for women's tennis and this archive preserves the visual culture that developed in the decades after that institutional change.<br /> <br /> The archive consists of ten visual items dated from the early 1900s to the late 1930s: three silver gelatin photographs one albumen cabinet card five brightly illustrated postcards and one real photo postcard with sizes ranging from approximately 1.75 x 2.75 inches to 6.5 x 8.5 inches. The largest press photograph dated 1933 shows Helen Jacobs in action and identifies her in the attached release as America's "outstanding woman athlete." Another press image shows four female champions standing side by side before a packed Wimbledon stadium with a newspaper article taped to the verso noting their scores. The earliest image an albumen cabinet card shows a little girl holding a small tennis racket while one illustrated postcard presents a co-ed trio on a tennis court in the early twentieth century. The remaining postcards and photographs extend the archive's range from playful and decorative representations of tennis to more direct evidence of women's organized competition. Half of the postcards bear handwritten inscriptions on the verso and two of the three press photographs retain original article clippings taped to the back.<br /> <br /> Taken together the group shows the changing public image of women's tennis from carefully posed early depictions shaped by restrictive dress codes to 1930s press photography centered on speed competition and celebrity. The official Wimbledon history also notes that equal prize money for men and women was not adopted there until 2007 a reminder that the athletic visibility seen in these images long preceded full institutional parity. Light handling wear overall with typical age toning and minor surface wear; inscriptions and verso attachments remain present; overall very good. Varied and visually engaging archive for the study of women's athletics press representation and the long development of competitive tennis culture. unknown
189539013Paris Imprimerie D. Dumoulin et Cie s.d. [ca. 1895] in-12 broché, couverture imprimée, petites taches sur le premier plat
189624979Berlin, Pitcairn-Knowles, Simon & Co. Januar-Juni 1896. Halbledereinband der Zeit mit goldgepr. Deckeltitel (Rücken an den Gelenken angebrochen und mit Brandspur. 3 Bl., 418 S. Mit zahlreichen photographischen Abbildungen. 2°. Papierbedingt gebräunt. Bis auf die Einbandbeschädigung gut erhaltenes Exemplar.
1885246350Pawtucket R.I.: A.F. Merry 1885. Albumen print mounted on card titled on verso. 4-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches. Light spotting small smudge on upper edge of photograph otherwise in very good condition. Albumen print mounted on card titled on verso. 4-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches. A very early image of tennis in the United States captured just four years after the first U.S. Natonal Men's Singles Championships now the U.S. Open was held in Newport Rhode Island. The pastoral image is of unidentified members of the Earle party at Bullon Woods captured in between tennis sets. A.F. Merry] unknown
1885246350Pawtucket R.I.: A.F. Merry 1885. Albumen print mounted on card titled on verso. 4-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches. Light spotting small smudge on upper edge of photograph otherwise in very good condition. Albumen print mounted on card titled on verso. 4-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches. A very early image of tennis in the United States captured just four years after the first U.S. Natonal Men's Singles Championships now the U.S. Open was held in Newport Rhode Island. The pastoral image is of unidentified members of the Earle party at Bullon Woods captured in between tennis sets. A.F. Merry] unknown books
188554702New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1885. First American edition. Pp. 90 6 ads. 1 vols. 12mo. Light blue pictorial cloth. Ex-library with engraved bookplate embossed stamp in title page margin pocket on back pastedown paper label at head of spine. Attractive internally clean very good plus. First American edition. Pp. 90 6 ads. 1 vols. 12mo. Phelps & Sabine p. 152 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1880240541n.p. 1880. Albumen print mounted on card. Image 24 x 17.5 cm. Light spotting to mount and image slightly faded. Albumen print mounted on card. Image 24 x 17.5 cm. A fine early image of a doubles lawn tennis match the players wielding flat-topped wooden racquets. <br/><br/>With an intriguing pencil notation beneath the image "H.F. Chaffee." One Herbert Fuller Chaffee born in 1865 achieved great success managing a Bonanza farm on North Dakota only to perish with the sinking of the Titanic. The young man in the foreground of this photo staring directly into the lens bears a close resemblance to a known image of Chaffee. This photo was possibly taken when Chaffee attended Oberlin College in the late 1880's. unknown books
1899900123AG1899. Eastbourne 1899. Large vintage Albumen Silver Print of an original photograph. 19.3 cm wide x 14 cm high. Excellent condition. Very rare ! unknown
1886249568New York: Peck & Snyder 1886. 22; 42 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and wood engravings. 1 vols. 16mo. Original beige printed wrappers. Small inkspot on upper cover small chips from spine otherwise an excellent copy of a rare fragile and important work. 22; 42 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and wood engravings. 1 vols. 16mo. A fascinating glimpse into the early days of a a sport just getting organized in the United States The United States National Lawn Tennis Association was founded in 1881 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City by a group of young players who wished to standardize the rules of the game and promote the sport later in 1920 "National" was dropped and the organization became simply the USLTA. The Rules they adopted eventually became a standard reference for aficionados of the fledgling sport.<br /> All early editions of the Rules of the game are quite rare including this 1886 printing and they can be divided into two groups of titles: those using "Official Rules" and those using "Playing Rules".<br /> According to Phelps & Sabine editions of the THE OFFICIAL LAWN TENNIS RULES AS ADOPTED etc. appeared in 1881 Philadelphia Lippincott and 1882 Boston Wright & Dixon; but no copies of either of these editions is to be found in OCLC which lists however editions of 1885 and 1889 under that title.<br /> Also following Phelps & Sabine THE PLAYING RULES AS ADOPTED etc. was first published in New York in 1884 by Peck & Snyder. OCLC finds only one copy of that edition Brown University; Phelps & Sabine also refer to editions of 1886 this and 1889 -- however no copy of the 1886 edition is described. OCLC locates 3 copies: at St. Johns Yale and NY Public. The Racquet and Tennis CLub Library also holds a copy.<br /> <br /> The first section contains "The Laws of Lawn Tennis" and "The Constitution and By-Laws" of the fledgling Association with a section on "Cases and Decisions" by James Wright; the second section contains the "Rules of Umpires" a discussion of various rackets and balls Peck & Snyder manufacturers and illustrated ads for footwear lawn markers nets tennis paraphernalia etc. Finally there is a list of over 40 Clubs belonging to the Association including the "Cheynenne Lawn Tennis Club" in Wyoming with 50 members.<br /> <br /> Copies of any of these USLTA incunabula are quite rare and when found quite fragile. Phelps & Sabine p. 203; Racquet and Tennis Club Dictionary Catalogue 1970 2:414; OCLC 3 copies: Yale St. Johns and NY Public Peck & Snyder unknown
1886249568New York: Peck & Snyder 1886. 22; 42 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and wood engravings. 1 vols. 16mo. Original beige printed wrappers. Small inkspot on upper cover small chips from spine otherwise an excellent copy of a rare fragile and important work. 22; 42 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and wood engravings. 1 vols. 16mo. The Origins of Modern Tennis and the USLTA. A fascinating glimpse into the early days of a a sport just getting organized in the United States The United States National Lawn Tennis Association was founded in 1881 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City by a group of young players who wished to standardize the rules of the game and promote the sport later in 1920 "National" was dropped and the organization became simply the USLTA. The Rules they adopted eventually became a standard reference for aficionados of the fledgling sport.<br/> All early editions of the Rules of the game are quite rare including this 1886 printing and they can be divided into two groups of titles: those using "Official Rules" and those using "Playing Rules".<br/>According to Phelps & Sabine editions of the THE OFFICIAL LAWN TENNIS RULES AS ADOPTED etc. appeared in 1881 Philadelphia Lippincott and 1882 Boston Wright & Dixon; but no copies of either of these editions is to be found in OCLC which lists however editions of 1885 and 1889 under that title.<br/>Also following Phelps & Sabine THE PLAYING RULES AS ADOPTED etc. was first published in New York in 1884 by Peck & Snyder. OCLC finds only one copy of that edition Brown University; Phelps & Sabine also refer to editions of 1886 this and 1889 -- however no copy of the 1886 edition is described. OCLC locates 3 copies: at St. Johns Yale and NY Public. The Racquet and Tennis CLub Library also holds a copy.<br/><br/>The first section contains "The Laws of Lawn Tennis" and "The Constitution and By-Laws" of the fledgling Association with a section on "Cases and Decisions" by James Wright; the second section contains the "Rules of Umpires" a discussion of various rackets and balls Peck & Snyder manufacturers and illustrated ads for footwear lawn markers nets tennis paraphernalia etc. Finally there is a list of over 40 Clubs belonging to the Association including the "Cheynenne Lawn Tennis Club" in Wyoming with 50 members.<br/><br/>Copies of any of these USLTA incunabula are quite rare and when found quite fragile. Phelps & Sabine p. 203; Racquet and Tennis Club Dictionary Catalogue 1970 2:414; OCLC 3 copies: Yale St. Johns and NY Public Peck & Snyder unknown books
187821862London: Field Office 1878. First edition of the most important book on real tennis published in the 19th Century. Julian Marshall was tennis correspondent to The Field and some chapters in his book first appeared in the magazine in 1876 and 1877. The Annals of Tennis was both a history and a handbook and according to Patrick Scott Curator of the William D. Haggard III Tennis Collection "intact copies are rare as the book was frequently kept in the dedans of tennis courts for reference." The beautiful Eastlake style binding is decorated with a centerpiece of crossed rackets over tennis balls surrounded by a geometric design in gilt and black. Armorial bookplate on front endsheet otherwise an exceptionally fine copy clean and bright almost as new. 4to illustrated with an engraved frontispiece depicting the "Le Jeu Royal de la Paume" in Paris 1632 & 45 additional engraved plates original decorated green cloth t.e.g. Armorial bookplate on front endsheet otherwise an exceptionally fine copy clean and bright almost as new. Field Office unknown books
