1887 Lawn TENNIS Game of Skill Peile Strategy Rules Sports Exercise Racquet

1887 Lawn TENNIS Game of Skill Peile Strategy Rules Sports Exercise Racquet

 

“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.”

― Mitch Hedberg

 

A rare 19^th-century guide on how to play tennis by S.C. Peile. This American edition includes tips and strategy for all skill levels including beginners, as well as section specifically for ladies as participants. Other important contents include:

• Mechanics
  • Over-had serves
  • Serves and returns with ball spin
• Common faults
• Necessary equipment – court, nets, rackets, etc.
• General rules
• Rules for singles and doubles matches
• The ‘disregarded’ rules
• Rules for officials

 

This book includes small, in-text diagrams and figures illustrating the court, strategies, and dimensions. Edited by Richard Sears

 

Item number: #1452

Price: $399

 

PEILE, Solomon Charles Frederick

 

Lawn tennis as a game of skill : With latest revised laws as played by the best clubs

 

New York : Scribner’s Sons, 1887.

 

Details:

• Collation complete with all pages: 101p
  • Illustrated with in-text illustrations and figures
• Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
• Language: English
• Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 12cm)

 

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