[MODERN BIOGRAPHY] John SMYTH. Jean Borotra. The Bounding Basque, London: Stanley Paul, 1974, 8°, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BOROTRA on the verso of the front free endpaper: "October 1974. To you, my dear Friend Basil - who lived many of the 'tennis moments' related in this book - in happy recollection of pleasant hours together at Wimbledon - Roland-Garros and elsewhere, and of many years of fruitful and cordial cooperation at the I.L.T.F. With affectionate regards to share with Beatrice," illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket. With 10 other biographies on pre-1960 tennis stars, including Bill Tilden, Don Budge, Bunny Austin, Dan Maskell, Lew Hoad and Fred Perry. (11)

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[MODERN BIOGRAPHY] John SMYTH. Jean Borotra. The Bounding Basque, London: Stanley Paul, 1974, 8°, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY BOROTRA on the verso of the front free endpaper: "October 1974. To you, my dear Friend Basil - who lived many of the 'tennis moments' related in this book - in happy recollection of pleasant hours together at Wimbledon - Roland-Garros and elsewhere, and of many years of fruitful and cordial cooperation at the I.L.T.F. With affectionate regards to share with Beatrice," illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket. With 10 other biographies on pre-1960 tennis stars, including Bill Tilden, Don Budge, Bunny Austin, Dan Maskell, Lew Hoad and Fred Perry. (11)

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