Lawn-Tennis.
Boston & London: Wright & Ditson; Pastime Office, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Written by the American who won the first recorded tennis tournament in the US and who was known as the founding father of American tennis, James Dwight (1852 -1917). Dwight introduced the sport in America after an 1874 trip to Europe. Dwight founded the US National Lawn Tennis Association and won five national doubles titles from 1882-1884; in 1885 he reached the semi finals at Wimbledon.
12mo, 94pp, ads [xii]. Many of the advertisements with illustrations; includes ads for Slazenger & Sons, and F. H. Ayres. Gray cloth boards with black titles. Covers rubbed; ink spot at the spine title. Text uniformly browned. OCLC: 558978633 locates 2 copies, at the British Library. Good condition. Item #20361
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