Pierre Barcellon; Sir Richard Hamilton — Rules and Principles of Tennis

Oxford, Ronaldson Publications, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first translated edition of this work on the rules of tennis, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. 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. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.