macaulay a d c smyth john (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. boards are worn, chipped and knocked. foxing and marks. frontispiece is loose but present. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 320pp, various black and white photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spines. 8vo. Board edges sun-faded, lightly rubbed spine ends. Text block edges starting to tan. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has areas of minor loss, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped, foxing inside.

A look at the workings of the All England Championships at the Wimbledon tennis club. 8vo. 320pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with a few closed tears. A good copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. No dust jacket, previous owner's name written in pen on the first page. Otherwise a little worn and faded, but still in good shape.

First Edition. MACAULAY, A.D.C. Behind the Scenes at Wimbledon. London: Collins, 1965. Octavo, publisher's half green morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. $1750.First edition, the dedication copy, inscribed on the half title, "To Her Royal Highness Princess Mariana, Duchess of Kent. With my grateful thanks, Ma'am, for the encouragement you have always given to me in running Wimbledon. Duncan Macaulay." Also signed on the title page by Duncan Macaulay, Jackie Smyth and W.A.R. Collins.Long-time Wimbledon secretary Duncan Macaulay surveys the history of the world's oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament since 1922, when the All England Club moved to its famous Church Road location. Macaulay inscribed this copy to the dedicatee, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, longtime president of The All England Club. It may have been specially bound in the Club's colorsa green morocco spine (after the green cloth gilt of the first edition) and purple cloth boardsfor presentation. Illustrated with 10 black-and-white photographic plates. Also signed on the title page by Macaulay, Jackie Smyth and W.A.R. Collins. Sir John "Jackie" Smyth was awarded the Victoria Cross during his military service in World War I, and went on to serve in Parliament as well as write on a variety of subjects, including tennis for the Sunday Times. William Alexander Roy Collins, publisher, served on committees overseeing the Wimbledon championships.Spine and spine ends lightly rubbed. A unique inscribed and signed copy in very nearly fine condition. Signed.