Tennis Collectables

Tennis Anthologies and Quotations

The following are books of tennis writings and quotations. The books are listed in alphabetic order of title.

All books are British hardback editions without dustwrapper (D/W) unless otherwise stated. A description of the condition of each book is given using the following terms/abbreviations:
Mint - as new; VG - very good condition; Good - obviously used but complete with no major faults; Ex library - from a public or school library and may contain the occasional stamp or label but in many cases this is the only indication.

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BOOK OF SPORTS QUOTES - JONATHON GREEN & DON ATYEO. Omnibus; 1979 1^st Softcover Edition; 214 pages. A collection of 3000 utterances from sportsmen and women including Connors, Nastase, Wade, Connolly, Ashe, Evert, Gibson, Riggs, King. Many photos.
VG £7.50 (approx $12.75)

BRITISH TENNIS: THE SCANDAL – CAS FISH. Fish; 1996 1^st Softcover Edition; 128 pages. A compilation of writings by Cas Fish in which he sets out to prove that British tennis has been getting gradually worse and falling further behind the rest of the world, despite the amount of money being spent. He blames the LTA and suggests how to put this right. Book is also a history of tennis with some instruction.
Near Mint £10.00 (approx $17.00)


CAUGHT BY KEATING - FRANK KEATING. Andre Deutsch; 1979 1^st Softcover Edition; 112 pages. A complilation of sporting quotations from the 1970s. There are many tennis references.
VG (binding cracking) £3.50 (approx $5.95)

CLASSIC SPORTS QUOTES - PETER BALL AND PHIL SHAW. Chancellor Press; 1994 Edition; 232 pages. Compendium of sporting quotes from the 1980s including many quotes from tennis stars such as Navratilova, Connors, Evert, McEnroe and Edberg.
VG £6.00 (approx $10.20)

FIRESIDE BOOK OF TENNIS - EDITED BY A DANZIG & P SCHWED. Simon & Schuster; 1972 3^rd US Printing; 1043 pages. One of the best anthologies on tennis and is a complete history of the game and its great players as written on the spot by the outstanding writers of each era. Lavishly illustrated with photos from Tilden to Evert.
VG in edgetorn D/W (long inscription to front endpaper and surface damage to inside of boards where D/W has been stuck down) £25.00 (approx $42.50)

FOR THE LOVE OF TENNIS - EDITED BY RONALD ATKIN. Stanley Paul; 1985 1^st Edition; 265 pages. Anthology bringing together the finest writings on tennis of the previous decade.
VG in repaired D/W £15.00 (approx $25.50)


GREAT DAYS IN SPORT – NORMAN FISHER. Mitre Press; 1943 1^st Softcover Edition; 95 pages. Reports of 28 famous sporting events including William Tilden’s loss to Henri Cochet at Wimbledon in 1927, Helen Wills beaten by Kitty McKane at Wimbledon in 1924, Fred Perry winning Wimbledon in 1934, and Suzanne Lenglen’s ill fated trip to USA in 1921. Other sports covered include golf, boxing, football, athletics, cricket.
Good (bottom corner missing from last 2 pages and rear cover – text not affected) £12.50 (approx $21.25)


GUARDIAN BOOK OF SPORTS QUOTES - ED JOHN SAMUEL. Queen Anne Press; 1985 1^st Edition; 192 pages. A collection of sports quotes from the pages of The Guardian with a 15 page section devoted to tennis. Illustrated by cartoons.
VG in VG D/W £10.00 (approx $17.00)
 
NESTLE BOOK OF TENNIS NO 1 - MATCH POINT. Stanley Paul; 1963 1^st Edition; 128 pages. Contributions from Perry, Laver, Rosewall included in a wide range of tennis topics.
VG in VG D/W £12.50 (approx $21.25)

NESTLE BOOK OF TENNIS NO 2 - GAME, SET AND MATCH. Stanley Paul; 1964 1^st Edition; 128 pages. Includes articles from Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Dan Maskell, Margaret Smith, Maria Bueno.
VG in VG D/W £12.50 (approx $21.25)
VG in edgeworn D/W £10.00 (approx $17.00)

NESTLE BOOK OF TENNIS NO 3 - POINTS FOR VICTORY. Stanley Paul; 1965 1^st Edition; 128 pages. Includes articles from Ann Jones, Angela Mortimer, Roy Emerson, Maria Bueno, Ken Rosewall.
VG in VG D/W £12.50 (approx $21.25)
VG in worn D/W £8.00 (approx $13.60)

OUR SPORTING TIMES - DAVID MILLER. Pavilion Books; 1996 1^st Edition; 288 pages. A collection from the sports pages of The Times from 1983 to 1995. Includes articles on Steffi Graf, 1986 Davis Cup Final, Teddy Tinling, 1988 Davis Cup Final, Monica Seles, Chris Evert, Ivan Lendl, 1991 Wimbledon Final, Henri Leconte v Boris Becker at Wimbledon 1993, Arthur Ashe tribute, Navratilova v Novotna at Wimbledon 1994, Lew Hoad tribute, Pete Sampras v Boris Becker Wimbledon.
VG in VG D/W (front board slightly bent) £12.50 (approx $21.25)

RALLYBOOK - EUGENE SCOTT. Tennis Week; 1994 1^st US Edition; 92 pages. An anthology of the best stories of 1993 in Tennis Week magazine from the world's top tennis writers. Includes tributes to Lew Hoad and Vitas Gerulaitis, and reviews of  Grand Slams and Davis Cup. Illustrated by b&w photographs.
VG in VG D/W £15.00 (approx $25.50)    SOLD OUT


RALLYBOOK 96 - EUGENE SCOTT. Tennis Week; 1996 1^st US Edition; 126 pages. An anthology of the best writings from Tennis Week magazine. Includes tributes to Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs & Pancho Gonzales, Chris Evert’s Hall of Fame induction, Monica Seles’s re-emergence, plus collected Wimbledon tabloid scandals.
VG in VG D/W £15.00 (approx $25.50)    SOLD OUT


RIGHT SET: THE FABER BOOK OF TENNIS - EDITED BY CARYL PHILLIPS. Faber and Faber; 1999 1^st Softcover Edition; 327 pages. An anthology of writings on tennis which focuses on the traditions and etiquette of tennis and spotlights those who have transgressed these rigid codes of practice - Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Venus Williams and John McEnroe. Martina Navratilova on cover.
VG £12.50 (approx $21.25)


SHADES OF GRAY: THE TENNIS WRITINGS OF DAVID GRAY - DAVID GRAY. Collins; 1988 1^st Edition; 224 pages. Anthology of the best of David Gray's articles from sources such as The Guardian & World Tennis.
VG in VG D/W £17.50 (approx $29.75)
VG in edgeworn D/W (tear to upper edge of 1 page) £12.50 (approx $21.25)


SPORTING QUOTATIONS - SIMON JAMES. Chambers; 1990 1^st Softcover Edition; 250 pages. A collection of over 1500 quotations which includes 16 pages of tennis references with quotes from Agassi, Borg, Connors, Evert, Navratilova, Lendl, McEnroe.
VG £6.50 (approx $11.05)

SPORT IN THE 80S - IAN WOOLDRIDGE. Centurion; 1989 1^st Edition; 176 pages. The chief sportswriter of the Daily Mail reflects on sport in the 1980s. Includes articles on Real Tennis, Wimbledon press conferences, John & Chris Lloyd’s autobiography, John McEnroe, and Steffi Graf’s Olympic win.
Mint in Mint D/W £7.50 (approx $12.75)

SPORTS BEAT: HEAD-LINE MAKERS THEN & NOW - DUDLEY DOUST. Hodder & Stoughton; 1992 1^st Edition; 240 pages. A compilation in which the author returns to the scene of his encounters with some of the most memorable sports stories and personalities from the last 25 years. From tennis he includes John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl & Martina Navratilova.
Mint in Mint D/W £12.50 (approx $21.25)

SPORTS QUOTES OF THE EIGHTIES – PETER BALL & PHIL SHAW. Mandarin; 1990 1^st Paperback Edition; 232 pages. Book of sporting quotes from the 1980s with many contributions from the world of tennis.
VG £5.00 (approx $8.50)

SPORTSWRITER’S YEAR - SIMON BARNES. Heinemann; 1989 1^st Edition; 196 pages. The author is a sportswriter for The Times and this is his account of his travels around the world. Includes his impressions of Wimbledon won by Stefan Edberg.
VG in VG D/W £10.00 (approx $17.00)

TALES FROM THE TENNIS COURT - RICHARD EVANS. Sidgwick & Jackson; 1983 1^st Edition; 224 pages. Anthology of tennis writings edited by Evans. Gives a broad picture of the development of the game by focusing on exploits of the great players of each era through to Borg and Connors.
VG in edgeworn D/W £20.00 (approx $34.00)


TENNIS BOOK - EDITED BY MICHAEL BARTLETT & BOB GILLEN. Arbor House; 1981 1^st US Edition; 368 pages. A compilation of the best tennis writings ever published. This book is a celebration of the greatest players, events and moments in tennis history, by and about the masters themselves, - Ashe, Laver, Kramer, Tilden, Collins, King, Borg, McEnroe etc.
VG in VG D/W £20.00 (approx $34.00)

TENNIS QUOTATIONS - EDITED BY HELEN EXLEY. Exley; 1996 1^st Edition; 57 pages. ‘A collection of appealing pictures and the best tennis quotes’. Illustrated by tennis paintings and includes quotations from Seles, Sampras, Navratilova, Perry, Ashe, Evert, King, Wade, Noah.
VG £7.50 (approx $12.75)


TENNIS’S STRANGEST MATCHES: EXTRAORDINARY BUT TRUE STORIES FROM OVER A CENTURY OF TENNIS – PETER SEDDON. Robson Books; 2001 1^st Softcover Edition; 276 pages. An entertaining collection of extraordinary events which have happened on the tennis court during the last 100 years.
VG £12.50 (approx $21.25)