Tilden 2d William T (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A Revised and Enlarged edition of William Tilden's study of the art of lawn tennis. Written by famed American tennis playerWilliam T. Tilden who was the first American player to win the men's title at Wimbledon in 1920. This book presents the art of lawn tennis, with information on tennis techniques and the rules of the game. Illustrated. Very good hardcover. No jacket. Pages are clean and binding is tight. End papers are toned where apparently newspaper articles were kept. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale, NOT stock photos. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised and Enlarged. A little frayed at the spine extremities, and the spine is a bit faded. Otherwise a good copy. Illustrated (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Enhanced with many photos of professional tennis players demonstrating techniques, this very good+ copy from Spalding's Athletic Library was authored by one of the greatest tennis players in history.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair to Good-. (1922) 230 pp. Original green cloth covers. Bottom of spine a bit sunned w/ light rubbing to ends. Previous bookseller's small label on rear paste-down. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and tear to edges; lacks approx. 1 1/2" piece at top, and approx. 1 3/4" piece at bottom, of spine. Two other small pieces of spine of DJ are detached, but present. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Revised and Enlarged Edition. This copy was placed in an archival wrap in the 1920s, so the boards are bright forest green and almost flawless. Book is warmly inscribed by Tilden, a world champion: "With every good wish, Sincerely, Wm T Tilden 2nd, Jan. 26, 1934". There is a neat period ink POS from 1922 on the title/copyright page (not the page inscribed by Tilden). Some pencil underlines from the same owner and a page of neat pencil comment on the back inside, with an article laid in (minor offset from that). Revised and Enlarged Edition. Nice book. …

First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth, black lettering, publisher's symbol at title page. The extremely scarce true first edition of Tilden's classic work on Tennis. This copy with photograph of the 1920 American Tennis Team, which includes Tilden, tipped in to verso of dedication page. Very Good, attractive volume.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 160 pages. 9.08x6.00x0.45 inches. This item is printed on demand.

First Edition. The extremely scarce true first edition of Tilden's classic work on Tennis. Near Fine but for minor signs of cracking at front and rear inner hinges, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, shallow edge chipping, small chip at mid-spine, dime sized chip at top spine end.