Todd (Tom) The Tennis Players From Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream 1977, Vallancey, 1979, 1st Guernsey Edition, hardback in dust jacket, 240 pag
£80 - £120
Todd (Tom) The Tennis Players From Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream 1977, Vallancey, 1979, 1st Guernsey Edition, hardback in dust jacket, 240 pages. This is a classic and extremely sought-after book which traces the story of tennis from its origins through to the golden era of lawn tennis which came to an end with the closure of the Worple Road ground at Wimbledon in 1921. Many rare illustrations and photographs. A very scarce volume in that only 500 copies were ever printed. Todd was an early collector of tennis collectibles, and his collection formed the basis of the first Wimbledon Museum. This book also has a list of the known copies of the various editions of Wingfield's rules booklet for Sphairistike, which totalled 15 in 1977. not illustrated