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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
194034327New York 1940. Pen and ink on paper signed "Steig" in pencil. 1 vols. 7 x 6 in. Matted and framed. Fine. Pen and ink on paper signed "Steig" in pencil. 1 vols. 7 x 6 in. A tennis player in playing garb and racket under his arm pauses for a deep swig from his flask.<br/>"William Steig is the doyen of New Yorker artists having contributed to the magazine since 1930. He is the author of more than forty books including many beloved children's books. His drawings and watercolors are in the permanent collections of numerous museums . " The New Yorker Dec. 15 1997. This is a vintage example of the work of one of the magazine's most beloved artists whose popularity has never waned. unknown books
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
178562448Paris; Liege: Panckoucke; Plomteux 1785. 9 engraved plates by Benard after Lucotte. 9 vols. 9-1/2 x 7 inches image size. Matted framed and glazed. Fine. 9 engraved plates by Benard after Lucotte. 9 vols. 9-1/2 x 7 inches image size. The complete set of these beautiful plates relating to Court Tennis "le Jeu des Paumes" from the Récueil de Planches that extraordinary illustrated supplement to the magnificent Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert. The plates depict the creation of implements and play of tennis and billiards in the late 18th century and have never been surpassed for their beauty and historical accuracy.<br/><br/>Pl. 1 - Paulmerie Jeu de Paulme et Construction de la Racquette<br/>Pl. 2 - Paulmerie Instrumens de Paulme<br/>Pl. 3 - Paulmerie Instrumens de Paulme<br/>Pl. 4 - Paulmerie Instrumens de Paulme et de Billiard<br/>Pl. 5 - Paulmerie Salle de billiard et Instrumens de Billiard<br/>Pl. 6 - Paulmerie 1er Plan d'un Jeu de Paulme quarré et Salle de Billiard<br/>Pl. 7 - Paulmerie Plan audessus des murs du Jeu de Paulme<br/>Pl. 8 - Paulmerie Coupes du Jeu de Paulme quarré<br/>Pl. 9 - Paulmerie Plans au Rez de Chaussée et audessus des murs d'un Jeu de Paulme a dedans. Panckoucke; Plomteux 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
