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New Books - August 2004

This section contains books added to the website during August 2004 and allows customers to quickly find our new stock.  All items listed here are also listed in the appropriate section within the main Books category. Items in this section are listed by category - click on the category heading to go to the full listing of the books in that category.

All books are British hardback editions without dustwrapper (D/W) unless otherwise stated. A description of the condition of each book is given using the following terms/abbreviations:
Mint - as new; VG - very good condition; Good - obviously used but complete with no major faults; Ex library - from a public or school library and may contain the occasional stamp or label but in many cases this is the only indication.

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 Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express), PayPal, Sterling cheques and Postal Orders, Switch/Maestro, and International Money Orders in sterling.

2. BIOGRAPHIES - MEN
BORIS BECKER
THE PLAYER: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY` - BORIS BECKER WITH ROBERT LUBENOFF & HELMUT SORGE. Bantam; 2004 1^st Edition; 306 pages. Candid autobiography in which Boris Becker tells the real story behind the headlines – winning Wimbledon at 17, tax evasion, marriage, illegitimate daughter, painful divorce and his emotions at the end of his tennis career.
Mint in Mint D/W £22.50 (approx $38.25)


BJORN BORG
BJORN BORG STORY - BJORN BORG. Pelham Books; 1975 1^st English Edition; 96 pages. An early biography of Bjorn Borg with many photographs.
VG in VG D/W (front endpaper removed) £12.50 (approx $21.25)


BJORN BORG STORY - BJORN BORG. Regnery; 1975 1^st US Edition; 96 pages. An early biography of Borg with many photographs.
VG in VG D/W £15.00 (approx $25.50)


BORG BY BORG - BJORN BORG. Octopus; 1980 1^st Edition; 72 pages. Borg answers questions posed by eighteen of his fans and includes some coaching tips. Over 100 colour photographs in this large format book.
VG in VG D/W £12.50 (approx $21.25)


MICHAEL CHANG
HOLDING SERVE: PERSEVERING ON AND OFF THE COURT - MICHAEL CHANG WITH MIKE YORKEY. Hodder & Stoughton; 2002 Softcover Edition; 248 pages. Autobiography of Michael Chang recounting his tennis career to date, and giving an insight into his life, his upbringing and his faith. 8 pages of black and white photos.
Mint £12.50 (approx $21.25)


ILIE NASTASE
MR NASTASE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY` - ILIE NASTASE WITH DEBBIE BECKERMAN. Collins Willow; 2004 1^st Edition; 384 pages. Autobiography of Ilie Nastase reveals a complex character but also captures the essence of what he was as a player – a showman and, above all, a hugely unique spirit. 16 pages of photos.
Mint in Mint D/W SIGNED BY ILIE NASTASE £35.00 (approx $59.50)
Mint in Mint D/W £22.50 (approx $38.25)
   

6. HISTORIES OF LAWN TENNIS
TENNIS FASHION – DIANE ELISABETH POIRIER. Assouline Publishing; 2003 1^st US Edition; 80 pages. Lavishly illustrated journey through the history of tennis fashion; with colour and black and white photographs throughout the book.
Mint in Mint D/W £17.50 (approx $29.75)

7. HISTORIES OF LAWN TENNIS EVENTS

WIMBLEDON
DAVIS CUP
 

12. INSTRUCTION AND COACHING 1981 TO 2004

TOTAL TENNIS: A GUIDE TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE GAME - HANA MANDLIKOVA & BETTY STOVE. Simon & Schuster; 1990 1^st Australian Softcover Edition; 112 pages. A comprehensive guide for beginners written by the highly respected team of Hana Mandlikova and Betty Stove. Includes many illustrative diagrams plus colour photographs of Hana.
VG (ex library copy with usual inkstamps/labels and crease to lower edge of rear cover) £8.50 (approx $14.45)

13. LAWN TENNIS ANNUALS
WORLD OF TENNIS ANNUALS - SOFTCOVER EDITIONS
1973; Smith/King/Nastase; 352 pages £25.00 (approx $42.50)
1975; Connors; 352 pages (creasing to covers) £17.50 (approx $29.75)
1978; Wade; 416 pages £20.00 (approx $34.00)
1980; Austin; 416 pages (covers worn) £12.50 (approx $21.25)
1983; Connors; 416 pages (light crease to front cover, tape marks to inside of covers) £15.00 (approx $25.50)
1984; Navratilova; 416 pages £25.00 (approx $42.50)
1985; McEnroe; 480 pages £25.00 (approx $42.50)
1988; Graf; 512 pages £27.50 (approx $46.75)
1995; Sanchez; 474 pages £27.50 (approx $46.75)
1999; Novotna/Hingis/Rafter; 544 pages (ex reference library with 2 inkstamps and 2 labels) £15.00 (approx $25.50)