1987 Rules and Principles of Tennis

Description

First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition translated into English. First printed at the Imprimerie de Delance, Paris, in 1800. A detailed guide to the rules and principles of tennis, with a layout of the court, the balls, rackets, net, and posts. Includes a comprehensive commentary on service, strokes, expenses and players. Written by Pierre Barcellon, a French tennis player and coach who trained Edmond Barre, considered to be one of the greatest players of the nineteenth century. Translated by Sir Richard Hamilton, a scholarly translator and President of the Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club.