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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
1922WRCLIT81621New York: American Lawn Tennis Inc. 1922. Four volumes. Large octavo. Olive cloth stamped in gilt t.e.g. Illustrated with photographs. Some rubbing at edges a few smudges to cloth occasional light foxing early and late but a very good set. The set consists of LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS 1926 2nd edition; MECHANICS OF THE GAME OF LAWN TENNIS 1926 1st ed; PSYCHOLOGY AND ADVANCED PLAY 1927 1st ed; METHODS AND PLAYERS OF MODERN LAWN TENNIS 1922 2nd ed edited by S. Wallis Merihew. American Lawn Tennis, Inc. hardcover 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
D11293Bethlehem NH: E. L. Merrow late-19th century. Ephemera. Near Fine. Tintype 88 x 130 mm group portrait of 3 men and 3 women in a photography studio 4 of them holding tennis rackets. Tintype is in excellent condition out of but sold with its original mount which reveals it to be the work of E. L. Merrow of Bethlehem New Hampshire. Mount is water-damaged and a bit chipped. <br/><br/> E. L. Merrow unknown books
2012156800Saratoga Springs NY: The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery Skidmore College 2012. First edition. Hardcover. 72 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 3 through December 30 2011. Features the text of a conversation between Whiting Tennis and Ian Berry. Includes numerous color illustrations. A fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College unknown books
174924Saratoga Springs New York: The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery Skidmore College. Hardcover. New--Sealed. illustrated boards w/ lettering. 72 pages : color illustrations. Whiting Tennis is a Seattle based musician and artist. This is his catalogue of an exhbition held at held at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery Skidmore College September 3-December 30 2011. The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College hardcover books
