Dwight, James. Lawn-Tennis. Wright & Ditson; Pastime Office, Boston & London, 1886.

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Description: Written by the American who won the first recorded tennis tournament in the US and who was known as the founding father of American tennis, James Dwight (1852 -1917). Dwight introduced the sport in America after an 1874 trip to Europe. Dwight founded the US National Lawn Tennis Association and won five national doubles titles from 1882-1884; in 1885 he reached the semi finals at Wimbledon. 12mo, 94pp, ads [xii]. Many of the advertisements with illustrations; includes ads for Slazenger & Sons, and F. H. Ayres. Gray cloth boards with black titles. Covers rubbed; ink spot at the spine title. Text uniformly browned. OCLC: 558978633 locates 2 copies, at the British Library.

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