[M. C. C. RULES] Rules for the New Games of Tennis and Badminton, [no imprint]: 1876, 8°, FIRST EDITION, text within red border, 2 full-page court plans (title browned), original decorated green cloth, upper cover with title: "The Games of Lawn Tennis and Badminton" stamped in gilt, and the M. C. C. monogram separately stamped within single-fillet border (rubbed, stitching weak), g.e.

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[M. C. C. RULES] Rules for the New Games of Tennis and Badminton, [no imprint]: 1876, 8°, FIRST EDITION, text within red border, 2 full-page court plans (title browned), original decorated green cloth, upper cover with title: "The Games of Lawn Tennis and Badminton" stamped in gilt, and the M. C. C. monogram separately stamped within single-fillet border (rubbed, stitching weak), g.e.

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With 23 pages of text, one blank page, 7 pages of illustrated advertisements for various games, and a final blank page at end.

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