Arthur Ashe: A Life
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018. Some b/w illustrations. 767 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2018). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
TENNIS
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Off the Court.
New York: New American Library, 1981. Uncorrected proofs. 238 pages. 8vo, orange wrappers (adhesive residue at front, spine sunned). New York: New American Library, (1981). First printing. A very good copy. More
Vic Braden's Tennis for the Future
Boston: Little Brown, 1977. Illustrated in b/w. 274 pages. 4to, black spined yellow cloth, d.w. (mild edgewear, small tear to bottom edge of rear panel; light foxing to verso). Boston: Little, Brown, (1977). First edition. Faint speckled foxing to text block edges. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed by Braden. Includes a color illustrated brochure for "The Vic Braden Tennis College" More
Lawn Tennis at the Seventh Regiment Armory
New York: Harper, 1881. Print. Woodcut. Page measures 10 5/8" x 15 3/4" This uncolored engraving was published in the December 10, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly. It depicts New Yorkers playing indoor tennis at the Park Avenue Armory. An article accompanying the image is featured on the verso. In very good condition. Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916. The magazine featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and..... More
First Day Cover Honor Tennis Centennial Signed By Billie Jean King
1974. First day cover honor Tennis Centennial signed by American former world No. 1 tennis player Billie Jean King. Framed with black and white tennis match print. Please inquire for more information. Billie Jean King, also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups..... More
Signed Photograph Anna Kournikova
Color photograph of Russian professional tennis player Anna Kournikova. Circa 1998. Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova Iglesias is a Russian model and television personality, and former professional tennis player. Her appearance and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google Search. More
Signed First Day Cover
1974. First Day Cover signed by American tennis player John McEnroe honoring the official tennis centennial. John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 170 weeks, and as world No. 1 in men's doubles for 269 weeks (third-most of all time). He is one of two male players (alongside Stefan Edberg) to have held..... More
First Day Cover Signed by Martina Navratolova
1979. Martina Navratolova signed First Day Cover celebrating her win at the Avon Women's Tennis Campionship. Navratolova beat Tracy Austin in front of a record crowd for the women's circuit at Madison Square Garden. Martina Navratilova is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles for 332 weeks (second-most of all time), including as the year-end No. 1 seven times, and was world No. 1 in women's doubles for a record..... More
Framed Photograph Inscribed to Czech figure skater Aja Zanova
1990. 8 x 9.75-inch color photo of Navratilova holding a Wimbledon trophy -- no place, no date, circa 1990. Inscribed across her white jacket: "Dear Aja - Thanks for always being there! love, Martina." Matted in off-white and set in a brown wooden frame measuring 14.5 x 16.25 inches. Fine condition. Czech-American tennis player. More
Framed Signed Photograph
1995. 9.5 x 7.5-inch color photo of Navratilova hitting a forehand stroke -- no place, no date, circa 1995. Boldly signed with a dark blue marker with excellent contrast. Matted in white and set in a gold and black frame measuring 15.5 x 13.5 inches. Fine condition. Czech-American tennis player. More
Typed Letter Signed
Newport Beach, CA: 1976. Important T.L.S. 8vo. 1 page, personal letterhead, Newport Beach, California, October 14th 1976, written during the most tumultuous period of her life, less than a year after transitioning and divorcing Barbara Mole, and at the height of her courageous fight to compete as a woman in the 1976 US Open - and thereafter, to longtime friend and eye-care patient Laura Fratti who is best remembered as an onetime child-prodigy pianist who debuted at Carnegie Hall at..... More
Framed Signed Photograph
1995. 8.5 x 6-inch color photo of Shriver hitting a forehand during a match -- no place, no date, circa 1995. Boldly signed in full near the bottom. Matted in white and set in a black frame measuring 14.5 x 12 inches. Fine condition. More
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