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The People's Wimbledon: Memories and Memorabilia from the Lawn Tennis Championships
by Richard Jones
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1785316354
- ISBN 13
- 9781785316357
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About This Item
Pitch Publishing, 2021. Hardcover. New/New. An oversized new tightly bound hardcover with illustrated print on boards. 4to. (9" x 10 ¼") New Dust Jacket. Glossy photos and illustrations throughout. Pictorial endpapers. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. History is written in chronological order of Wimbledon, the premier tennis tournament. Index. 304 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The People's Wimbledon brings you the magic of SW19 in words and pictures. Take a trip down memory lane as you rekindle memories of colourful characters, breathtaking matches, intense rivalries and rare upsets from days gone by. Relive the exploits of Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, plus Steffi Graf, Rod Laver, Billie Jean King, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad and Maria Bueno. You'll also learn about the history of Wimbledon from the first championship in 1877 through to the modern day. The book combines hundreds of stunning illustrations - including tennis memorabilia and rare archival photos - with memories and anecdotes from players, journalists, broadcasters and fans to tell the Wimbledon story from a fresh new angle. Whether you travel to SW19 or spend two weeks each summer glued to your TV set, The People's Wimbledon is a 'must' if you've been bitten by the Wimbledon bug.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The People's Wimbledon brings you the magic of SW19 in words and pictures. Take a trip down memory lane as you rekindle memories of colourful characters, breathtaking matches, intense rivalries and rare upsets from days gone by. Relive the exploits of Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, plus Steffi Graf, Rod Laver, Billie Jean King, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad and Maria Bueno. You'll also learn about the history of Wimbledon from the first championship in 1877 through to the modern day. The book combines hundreds of stunning illustrations - including tennis memorabilia and rare archival photos - with memories and anecdotes from players, journalists, broadcasters and fans to tell the Wimbledon story from a fresh new angle. Whether you travel to SW19 or spend two weeks each summer glued to your TV set, The People's Wimbledon is a 'must' if you've been bitten by the Wimbledon bug.
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- Bookseller
- The Anthropologists Closet
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2202
- Title
- The People's Wimbledon: Memories and Memorabilia from the Lawn Tennis Championships
- Author
- Richard Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1785316354
- ISBN 13
- 9781785316357
- Publisher
- Pitch Publishing
- Date Published
- 2021
- Keywords
- London, Tennis, Grand Slam, Grass, courts,
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