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A bound volume of programmes for the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon with a single example for the period 1924 to 1939 and for 1946

Hammer Price:
£1,900
Estimated Price:

£500 - £700

A bound volume of programmes for the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon with a single example for the period 1924 to 1939 and for 1946, comprising issues for Friday 4th July 1924; Tuesday 23rd June 1925; Saturday 26th June 1926; Saturday 25th June 1927; Tuesday 3rd July 1928; Tuesday 2nd July 1929; Friday 27th June 1930; Tuesday 30th June 1931; Monday 20th June 1932; Tuesday 4th July 1933; Thursday 5th July 1934; Saturday 4th July 1936, gentlemen's singles with complete printing showing the victory of Fred Perry, order of play including the ladies' final that was won by Helen Jacobs; Saturday 3rd July 1937, gentlemen's singles with complete printing showing the victory of Don Budge, order of play including the ladies' final that was won by Dorothy Round; Saturday 2nd July 1938, gentlemen's singles with complete printing showing the victory of Don Budge, order of play including the ladies' final that was won by Helen Moody; Saturday 8th July 1939, gentlemen's singles with complete printing showing the victory of Bobby Riggs, order of play including the ladies' final that was won by Alice Marble; the final programme in the volume for when the Championships resumed in 1946, for Saturday 6th July, gentlemen's singles with complete printing showing the victory of Yvon Petra, order of play including the ladies' final that was won by Pauline Betz Provenance: The late Alan Little MBE (1928-2017), Honorary Librarian of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.