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The Game of Sphairstike or Lawn Tennis
A Facsimile Reprint of the Rules of 1874
- Author:
- By Walter Wingfield
- Format:
- Hardback
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- Published: 16th May 2008
- ISBN: 1904332811
- Pages: 40
- Size: 180mm x 115mm
From the Publisher:
The modern game of tennis was first invented as late as the 1870s. Tennis had been known for hundreds of years but was played on an indoor court and was thus only really available to the rich. In 1873 Walter Winglefield introduced the world to the game that was to become lawn tennis and decided to call it sphairistike. Here is a facsimile reprint of the Rules of 1874, featuring press comments, a list of players and a price list for all the equipment.
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