de Luze (Albert). La Magnifique Histoire Du Jeu De Paume, limited edition numbered 9/100, Delmas, Bordeaux & Bossard, Paris, 1933, French language, illustrations, 416p.p, dedication in blue ink, paper wrappers, a comprehensive history of Real Tennis, wear to exterior cover, some pages uncut Jeu de Paume was a ball and court game originating in France and an indoor precursor of tennis. Played in its infancy without racquets, which were eventually introduced, it is a former Olympic sport, now known as real tennis, court tennis or courte paume.
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de Luze (Albert). La Magnifique Histoire Du Jeu De Paume, limited edition numbered 9/100, Delmas, Bordeaux & Bossard, Paris, 1933, French language, illustrations, 416p.p, dedication in blue ink, paper wrappers, a comprehensive history of Real Tennis, wear to exterior cover, some pages uncut Jeu de Paume was a ball and court game originating in France and an indoor precursor of tennis. Played in its infancy without racquets, which were eventually introduced, it is a former Olympic sport, now known as real tennis, court tennis or courte paume.