Unique Collection of Wimbledon Tournament History

Various. Very Good+/Near Fine. An unusual treasure trove of the history of the most famous tennis tournament in the world A huge cornucopia for the tennis afficianado The collection includes:

1 Wimbledon-The Official History, by John Barrett, Vision Sports Publishing, 2013, 552 pp In green cloth with gilt titles on spine Just very slight shelf wear at corners, Unclipped DJ is pristine Signed by the author, himself a former tennis player and Wimbledon competitor, on the title page Very scarce signed
2 Wimbledon-The Singles Draws 1877-2012, by John Barrett, Vision Sports Publishing, 2013, 280pp In purple cloth with gilt titles on spine Just very slight shelf wear at corners, Unclipped DJ is excellent, with just a 1" tear on the top rear spine Signed by the author, himself a former tennis player and Wimbledon competitor, on the title page Very scarce signed
3 Fifty Years of Wimbledon 1877 to 1926 - The Story of the Lawn Tennis Champioships, by A Wallis Myers CBE, The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, 1927, 96 pp, Gray cloth spine on gray paper boards with green and purple titles and grid on front cover, minor spotting on front cover, but binding is sound and condition in overall very good, Some annotations to text by a previous owner to add 1926 and 1927 results
4The Wimbledon Final That Never WasAnd Other Tennis Tales from a Bygone Era, by Sidney Wood with David Wood, New Chapter Press, 2011, softcover, 190 pp , photo illustrated wrappers in near fine condition, with just slight shelf wear Signed by David Wood on title page
5 Wimbledon Ladies-A Centenary Record 1884-1984 The Singles Champions, by Alan Little and Lance Tingay, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, 1984, 80 pp, softcover, in green wrappers with white titles on front wrapper Minor edge wear, but very good overall Laid in are two copies of the brochure Wimbledon on Air, The BBC At Wimbledon, 1927-1987 and two copies of an accompanying photo card with pictures of BBC commentators and presenters since 1927
6 Wimbledon Serving Through Time A Handbook, Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, 2003, 72 pp, softcover, color photo illustrated wrappers, fine condition with no marks or damage at all
7 2 copies of The 126th Championships Wimbledon 2012 Gentlemen's Final Sunday 8th July Official Programme, All England Lawn Tennis Club, 2012, 127 pp, both copies unmarked and undamaged in fine condition
8 The Illustrated London News, Saturday, June 25, 1960, contains a 2 page center spread with photos of the key men's and women's competitors for the 1960 Wimbledon tournament (see photo) Laid in is the cover page of the 1918 Peace Number of The Illustrated London News with the portrait of King George V, commemorating the end of WWI Not Wimbledon related, but interesting nonetheless

John Edward Barrett, MBE (born 1931) is a former tennis player, television commentator and author He competed at Wimbledon for eighteen years from 1951, reaching the third round of the singles on four occasions and the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles three times At his peak he was ranked as his country's fifth best singles player In 1956 he became a Davis Cup player and was appointed captain of the British Davis Cup team for the years 1959â€"1962

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