On Lawn Tennis
by R.F. and H.L. Doherty
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Baker & Taylor, New York, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. R.F. & H.L. DOHERTY. On Lawn Tennis, New York: Baker & Taylor, 1903.12mo, first American edition, pp. xvi, 17-233, 4 (ads), green cloth boards with gilt lettering and tennis racket to spine, gilt lettering and tennis player on front, halftone illustration, former owner's name on free front endpaper. Two great English players, both Wimbledon champs, hold forth on the game's details, including how to set up your own court.Condition of this book:Covers darkened with a few marks, showing wear at corners and spine ends. Inside near fine, a few leaves over-opened. This is the first USA edition. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; 1900-1920; Sports & Pastimes. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54268. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54268
- Title
- On Lawn Tennis
- Author
- R.F. and H.L. Doherty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Baker & Taylor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; 1900-1920; Sports & Pastimes. R.F. and H.L. Doherty On Lawn Tennis
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
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- Leaves
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- New
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.