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Chip

A piece of cloth or paper that is missing from a binding or a dustwrapper. We don't usually like these, and can often be found of a morning busily checking books or jackets with chips to see if they have grown back overnight. The little brother of the chip is the Nick. Note the chip at the top and bottom of the spine where it meets the front panel on this copy of Dashiell Hammett's second book, The Dain Curse, offered in our Catalog 104. Note also that this book sold in a heartbeat, illustrating that the smartest collectors are often those who know when to bend rigid rules of condition when the time comes.

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Cover Image: The Tennis Court Oath by ASHBERY, John

$1,250.00

ASHBERY, John

The Tennis Court Oath

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press 1962. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with one closed tear. A beautiful copy of an uncommon title. more>>

Cover Image: Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar by BALTZELL, E. Digby

$30.00

BALTZELL, E. Digby

Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar

New York: The Free Press (1995). First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. more>>

Cover Image: Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Golden Age of Amateurism to the Cult of the Superstar by BALTZELL, E. Digby

$10.00

BALTZELL, E. Digby

Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Golden Age of Amateurism to the Cult of the Superstar

New York: The Free Press (1995). Uncorrected proof. Very good with soiling and tidemarks on the wrappers. more>>

Cover Image: First Steps to Lawn Tennis by BEAMISH, A.E.

$275.00

BEAMISH, A.E.

First Steps to Lawn Tennis

Boston: Small, Maynard & Co. (1922). First American edition. Twenty-four illustrations from photographs by E.H.D. Sewell. Fine in a price-clipped, very good dustwrapper... more>>

Cover Image: Tough Draw: The Path to Tennis Glory by BERRY, Eliot

$10.00

BERRY, Eliot

Tough Draw: The Path to Tennis Glory

New York: Henry Holt and Company (1992). First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. more>>

Cover Image: Instant Tennis: A New Approach based on the Coordination, Rhythm and Timing of Champions by BRADLEE, Dick

$20.00

BRADLEE, Dick

Instant Tennis: A New Approach based on the Coordination, Rhythm and Timing of Champions

New York: Devin-Adair 1962. First edition. Bottom corners slightly bumped, still fine in a rubbed, else fine dustwrapper. more>>

Cover Image: WINNING TENNIS AND HOW TO PLAY IT by COOKE, SARAH PALFREY

$10.00

COOKE, SARAH PALFREY

WINNING TENNIS AND HOW TO PLAY IT

Garden City: DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC. 1946. First edition. Very good with cocked spine, a tear across the spine, and a few soiled patches to the boards; no dustwrapper. more>>

Cover Image: Court on Court: A Life in Tennis by COURT, Margaret Smith with George McGann

$28.00

COURT, Margaret Smith with George McGann

Court on Court: A Life in Tennis

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company (1975). First edition. Illustrated. Slight foxing to the top edge and a stain on the rear fly thus near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with... more>>

Cover Image: The Lawn Tennis Umpire and Referee: What He Must Know and What He Should Do by CRAWLEY, A.E.

$375.00

CRAWLEY, A.E.

The Lawn Tennis Umpire and Referee: What He Must Know and What He Should Do

London: Methuen & Co. (1923). First edition. Small octavo. A tiny tear on the front fly, still fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a couple of short tears. Very... more>>

Cover Image: On Lawn Tennis: The Game of Nations by DOHERTY, R.F. and H.L.

$250.00

DOHERTY, R.F. and H.L.

On Lawn Tennis: The Game of Nations

New York: Baker and Taylor 1903. First edition. Lightly rubbed, just about fine. An uncommon title in nice condition. more>>

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