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1. Books
This site currently contains a detailed listing of around 1,000
tennis books for sale,
divided into 25 categories:
Autographed
Books Books signed by players and authors.
Biographies Of
Tennis Players - MEN Biographies and autobiographies of male tennis players, past and
present. Listed alphabetically by player.
Biographies Of
Tennis Players - WOMEN Biographies and autobiographies of female tennis players, past and
present. Listed alphabetically by player.
Compilation &
Miscellaneous Biographies Books containing portraits of more than one
player, plus biographies of personalities associated with tennis. Listed
alphabetically by title.
Fitness,
Training & Sports Medicine How to get fit for tennis plus guides to sports
injuries. Listed alphabetically by title.
Histories Of
Lawn Tennis General histories of Lawn Tennis plus histories of specific Lawn
Tennis Clubs. (Histories of the Grand Slam events and Davis Cup listed under
Histories of Lawn Tennis Events). Listed alphabetically by title.
Histories Of
Major Lawn Tennis Tournaments Histories of the 4 Grand Slams (Australian
Open, French Open,
U S Open and
Wimbledon) plus the Davis Cup. Listed
alphabetically by title within each section.
Humorous Books
Humorous books on tennis, including books of cartoons as well as amusing
instruction books. Listed alphabetically by title.
Instruction & Coaching Books To 1918 Instruction books published up to 1918. Includes
classic books on the subject containing wonderful posed photographs illustrating
the strokes. Listed alphabetically by title.
Instruction & Coaching Books 1919 To 1930 Instruction books published
between 1919 and 1930. Includes classic books by the stars of this era,
including photographs of them demonstrating the strokes. Listed alphabetically
by title.
Instruction & Coaching Books 1931 To 1980 Instruction books published
between 1931 and 1980. Includes classic books by the stars of this era,
including photographs of them demonstrating the strokes. Listed alphabetically
by title.
Instruction & Coaching Books 1981 To 2009 Instruction books published after 1981.
Includes many books by the stars of this era, including photographs of them
demonstrating the strokes. Listed alphabetically by title.
Lawn Tennis
Annuals Books packed with
information on the game, containing detailed results, tournament records,
statistics and biographical details of players. Sub-divided into
Ayres Almanacks,
Dunlop Annuals,
World of Tennis Annuals,
ITF Yearbooks,
Wimbledon Annuals,
Wimbledon Jahrbuch,
Wimbledon Le Livre Officiel,
Roland Garros Annuals,
Racquet & Tennis Club Books, and
Other Annuals & Yearbooks. Listed
by publication date within each section.
Life On The Tour
Behind the scenes on the professional tennis tours, giving an insight into what
life is really like as a tennis professional. Listed alphabetically by title.
Media Guides Aimed at journalists these
books contain a wealth of information; the media
guides on the women's and men's games include a factsheet on each player plus
results and many photographs. The event media guides contain details of the
competing players plus results from previous years. Listed by publication
date within each section.
Miscellaneous
Books Books that do not fit into the other categories!
Listed alphabetically by title.
Novels & Poetry
Fiction with a tennis theme for both children and adults. Also contains
novels with an attractive tennis scene on the cover, plus poetry with a tennis
theme. Listed alphabetically by title.
Real Tennis
& Other Racket Sports & Croquet Books
Books on other racket sports - Real Tennis
(also known as Royal Tennis and Court Tennis),
Fives, Rackets & Squash Rackets,
Table Tennis and
Croquet. Includes coaching &
rules, and histories of these sports. Listed alphabetically by
title within each section.
Reference,
Encyclopaedias & Record Books Facts and figures related to Lawn Tennis.
Listed alphabetically by title.
Schoolgirl Annuals Large format hardback books containing
a variety of short stories with at least one story with a tennis theme. The
books often have an attractive tennis cover plus, in some of the books, puzzles,
things to do and make, and factual articles.Listed alphabetically by
title.
Tennis
Anthologies & Quotations Books of tennis writings and quotations with
contributions from top writers and players. Listed alphabetically by title.
Tennis Art & Photographs Books Books containing stunning photographs and
artwork on tennis. These books are mainly large format and printed on high
quality paper. Listed alphabetically by title.
Tennis Court Construction & Maintenance Technical information about building
and maintaining tennis courts. Listed alphabetically by title.
Tennis Trivia &
Quiz Books Books containing trivia and quiz questions with a tennis theme.
Listed alphabetically by title.
WTA Tour, ATP
Tour & ITF Official Rulebooks These books are intended to
help tournaments, players, officials and the media understand the the rules and
regulations of the professional tours. They contain details of tournament
categories, player commitments, tour tournament & player responsibilities, prize
money, code of conduct etc.
Listed by publication date within each section.
All books listed on this site are hardback
editions in English language unless otherwise stated. Dustwrappers (D/W) are
only present where mentioned. Great care has been taken in compiling this
listing, the condition of each book being assessed using the following standard
terminology:
MINT - as new
VG - very good
condition
GOOD - obviously
secondhand but complete
POOR -
worn
condition; a reading copy only
Minor
blemishes, such as inscriptions, are not always noted but any faults to the book
are clearly identified in the descriptions. Some books are ex-library - most
will have the occasional stamp or label but in many cases this is the only clue
that they are ex-library copies. If you require any further information about
any of the items do contact us.
As stock is continually changing please email
Tennis Collectables with a list of the item(s)
you are interested in. We will then get back to you with details of postage
costs. All prices include postage within the UK; overseas customers will be
charged postage – it costs around $6 to send an average hardback book by
Priority Airmail to the USA. We can accept payment by PayPal, Sterling cheques and Postal
Orders, and International Money Orders in sterling.
If you
require any further information about any of the items do contact us.
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