Antique 1890 Lawn Tennis Rackets Fives 1st Ed Book Fore Edge Gilt Painting Rare

  
A SUPER RARE SPECTACULAR ONE-OF-A-KIND DOUBLE FORE-EDGE WITH GILT PAINTING OF PAST WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONS OF THE ERA PLAYING TENNIS, FINELY BOUND, ALL EDGES IN BRIGHT GILT WITH FIVE WORKS ON EARLY GAME/GAMES OF LAWN TENNIS, BOUND IN A SINGLE VOLUME. AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL OLD BOOK MADE TRULY UNIQUE BY THE PRESENCE OF A ONE-OF-KIND HAND PAINTED DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF A MAN (WILLIAM RENSHAW) AND WOMAN (LOTTIE DOD) RALLYING A TENNIS BALL. TENNIS & LAWN TENNIS By J. ALONG WITH RACKETS By E. BOUVERIE and FIVES By A. AINGER LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN & CO. FIRST EDITION, 1890 by LONGMANS, GREEN and CO. FIVE WORKS BOUND AS ONE. OCTAVO 7 1/2 X 6 INCHES.

FULL PERIOD RED PEBBLE GRAINED MOROCCO BINDING, SPINE RAISED BANDS IN SIX COMPARTMENTS WITH TITLE IN GILT. COVERS SHOW MODERATE WEAR INCLUDING VERY LIGHT SOILING, LIGHT SURFACE WEAR AND FEW STRAY MARKS.

LIGHT WEAR TO EDGES AND CORNERS & ALONG JOINTS. SPINE SIMILAR, SPINE TIPS WORN BUT NOT FRAYED. BINDING SOUND ALTHOUGH FRONT HINGE PAPER (NO THE UNDERLYING MULL) IS TORN, REAR HINGE STARTING.

LIGHT PENCIL MARK TO SECOND BLANK. A FEW GATHERINGS SLIGHTLY PROTRUDE FROM EDGE BUT NONE ARE LOOSE. LIGHT ENDPAPERS, CLEAN EXCEPT FOR OLD POS TO FFEP.

CONTENTS LIGHTLY TONED, INFREQUENT LIGHT SPOTTING TO MARGINS BUT GENERALLY CLEAN & BRIGHT. FORE-EDGE PAINTING IN BRIGHT COLORS WHEN HELD JUST-SO. ALL EDGES IN BRIGHT GILT. HAND PAINTED MAN BELIEVED TO BE WILLIAM RENSHAW (7X WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPION 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, & 1889) & WOMAN TENNIS PLAYER IS LOTTIE DOD (5X WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPION 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, & 1893).

A TRUE MASTERPIECE IN EVERY WAY, EMBODYING TENNIS OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. SUPERB CONDITION WITH WEAR CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE (see pics). A TRUE ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECE AND A MUST HAVE FOR THE ELITE TENNIS OR BOOK COLLECTOR!

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• Special Attributes: 1st Edition
• Binding: Fine Binding
• Subject: Sports & Recreation
• Topic: TENNIS
• Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co.
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Place of Publication: London
• Year Printed: 1890
• Author: J. HEATHCOTE
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Language: English