NOEL, Evan Baillie & J.O.M CLARK. A History of Tennis, London: Oxford University Press, 1924, 2 volumes, 4°, ONE OF "20" SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER, this copy unnumbered, coloured frontispiece, half tone and collotype plates, folding chart giving dimensions of all known courts at end of volume II (first few leaves of volume I with marginal dampstaining), original green half morocco gilt by Oxford Binding (joints lightly rubbed), t.e.g., others uncut. (2)

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NOEL, Evan Baillie & J.O.M CLARK. A History of Tennis, London: Oxford University Press, 1924, 2 volumes, 4°, ONE OF "20" SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER, this copy unnumbered, coloured frontispiece, half tone and collotype plates, folding chart giving dimensions of all known courts at end of volume II (first few leaves of volume I with marginal dampstaining), original green half morocco gilt by Oxford Binding (joints lightly rubbed), t.e.g., others uncut. (2)

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Oxford University Press archives disclose that, in addition to the 20 numbered sets in green morocco bindings, there were two more sets issued as spares but without numbers, of which this is believed to be one.

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