Three 19th century volumes recording the history of tennis with rules of the game, i) The London Journal No.2 for the week ending March 8 1845, p.20 L

Three 19th century volumes recording the history of tennis with rules of the game, i) The London Journal No.2 for the week ending March 8 1845, p.20 Long or Open Tennis played in the open air, detailed description of the construction of the court and the tennis ball ii) Manly Games For Boys by Captn. Crawley and a preface by Rawdon Crawley, published 1870, tennis coverage form pages 189 to 195 with detailed descriptions of Long Tennis on a perfectly level field from p.190, ex libris J.W. Goldman, engraving of a game of cricket at the front, the celebrated collection of Goldman was sold by Hodgson Auctioneers 24th November 1966 iii) Bailey's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, No.185 July 1875, p.138-140 New Games at Hurlingham, Laws of Lawn Tennis - revised by the MCC, the court and terms used in the game, this reference proving that lawn tennis was played at Hurlingham as early as it was the first recording at Wimbledon, the lot includes various photostats in this respect, one of which also mentions lawn tennis played at the Wimbledon Rifle Championships in July 1875