For The Love Of Tennis

Author: Ronald Atkin (ed.)

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Price : $15.00 NZD
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ISBN : 2471699483012
Publisher : Stanley Paul
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Publication date : 01 January 1985
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Produced in : Great Britain
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Author : Ronald Atkin (ed.)
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Reading Level : Very good
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A wonderfully entertaining anthology with the finest writings on tennis. b/w Illustrated.

VG in VG dj. Personal stamp from the previous owner on the FFEP. Minor foxing to the page edges.

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For The Love of Tennis is divided into five sections:

Players, a look at some of the world's leading competitors, from Bill Tilden to Billie Jean Kin;

Points, descriptions of some of the most memorable matches and most fascinating tournaments;

Places, comments on the leading stages on which tennis is performed;

People, dealing with some of the most fascinating personalities, on and off the court, in tennis;

A Funny Thing Happened, in which journalists tell of the weird and wonderful things that occurred in the frantic dash to make a deadline in some well-known parts of the world.

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