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LAVER, Rod & Roy Emerson with Barry Tarshis.

Tennis for the Bloody Fun of It.

First Edition of Tennis For the Bloody Fun of It; Signed by Tennis Greats Roy Emerson and Rod Laver

New York: Quadrangle/ New York Times Book Company, 1976.

$275.00
Out of Stock Item Number: RRB-62087
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First edition of this instructional by tennis legends Laver and Emerson. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by Rod Laver on the title page, "For John Roy and I enjoyed our carriers, and also writing this book Rod Laver 4-4-04." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Written with Barry Tashis.
Here, at last, is a tennis instructional book with a refreshingly different approach, an approach built around a single word - fun. Clear, comprehensive, candid, brightly written, and richly illustrated, Tennis for the Bloody Fun of It is the first tennis instructional book that not only shows one how to learn the game quicker and play it better, but hot to have a lot of fun in the process.
$275.00
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