A23=Tim Henman
A24=John Barrett
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HBTB
Category=NHTB
Category=SFTA
Category=WSJR2
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_bestseller
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_sports-fitness
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€5 to €10
PS=Active
softlaunch
Product details
- ISBN 9781851243181
- Weight: 118g
- Dimensions: 100 x 148mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jun 2010
- Publisher: Bodleian Library
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
While Jeu de paume has been played in France for hundreds of years and was associated with the French and English medieval and renaissance courts, the modern game of tennis dates from 1874, when the rules were defined by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield. Published in association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), this book examines the history of the rules of tennis from their first codification to the present day. It also looks at the circumstances of the composition of the first rules, their scope, and afterlife, as they moved from manuscript to publication.
John Barrett played in twenty-one consecutive Wimbledon Championships between 1950 and 1970. As a BBC commentator since 1971, he was known to millions as the ‘voice of tennis’ until his retirement in 2006. He has edited the annual World of Tennis from 1969 to 2001.
