Tennis Collectables

Fitness, Training And Sports Medicine Books

This section is 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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COMPLETE SPORTS MEDICINE BOOK FOR WOMEN - MONA SHANGOLD & GABE MIRKIN. Simon & Schuster; 1985 US Softcover Edition;  223 pages. Guide to women’s health and fitness covering preventing and treating injuries, proper diet, comfortable clothing, safe training, controversial drugs, and the effects of exercise on menstruation, menopause and pregnancy.
VG £12.50 (approx $21.25)

CONDITIONING FOR SPORT - DR NICK WHITEHEAD. A&C Black; 1988 2nd Softcover Edition; 96 pages. Conditioning strategies for all including muscular endurance, strength and running schedules. Many illustrative photographs.
Near Mint £6.00 (approx $10.20)

DIET IN SPORT - WILF PAISH. A&C Black; 1989 2nd Softcover Edition; 96 pages. How to prepare the body nutritionally to achieve excellence in sport.
VG £6.00 (approx $10.20)

DOCTORS’ GUIDE TO BETTER TENNIS AND HEALTH - CLAUDE A FRAZIER. Funk & Wagnalls; 1974 1^st US Edition; 126 pages. How to get in shape and stay fit. Includes chapters on all-round tennis fitness and strength, first-aid techniques, tennis elbow and back trouble.
VG in VG D/W £12.50 (approx $21.25)


DON'T COUNT YOURSELF OUT: STAYING FIT AFTER 35 - JIMMY CONNORS & NEIL GORDON.  Hyperion; 1992 1^st US Edition; 246 pages. Jimmy Connors reveals the daily exercise programme that kept him at the top for so long. Suitable for everyone from the professional athlete to the average over-30.
Near Mint in lightly edgeworn D/W INSCRIBED 'MATT, BEST ALWAYS, JIMMY CONNORS' £40.00 (approx $68.00)
       

DON'T COUNT YOURSELF OUT: THE FITNESS GUIDE FOR THIRTY-SOMETHINGS - JIMMY CONNORS & NEIL GORDON. Pan; 1993 UK Softcover Edition; 246 pages. Jimmy Connors reveals the daily exercise programme that kept him at the top for so long. Suitable for everyone from the professional athlete to the average over-30.
VG £10.00 (approx $17.00)

FIT FOR TENNIS - BEV RISMAN. Batsford; 1986 1st Edition; 94 pages. General fitness exercises and specific routines to meet the particular demands of tennis.
VG £7.50 (approx $12.75) SOLD OUT

FIT FOR THE GAME: TENNIS - DAVID LLOYD. Ward Lock; 1991 1st Softcover Edition; 80  pages. How to exercise and get fit for tennis. Illustrated with B&W photos of the top players.
Mint £5.00 (approx $8.50)


FITNESS FOR ATHLETES - TERRY TODD & DICK HOOVER. Contemporary Books; 1978 US Paperback Edition; 119 pages. Information on diet, weight training and cardiovascular exercise in this book which is suitable for all sports. Many photos.
VG £5.00 (approx $8.50)

KNOW THE GAME: SPORTS INJURIES. A & C Black; 1989 1st Paperback Edition; 32 pages. Outlines possible types of injury and gives advice on prevention and where to go for treatment. Includes an extensive A-Z of injuries.
Mint £2.50 (approx $4.25)

SAFETY FIRST FOR COACHES. National Coaching Foundation; 1986 1st Softcover Edition; 90 pages. Detailed advice for coaches on preventing injuries plus how to deal with those that may still occur.
Near Mint £6.00 (approx $10.20)

SHAPE YOUR SELF: AN INSPIRATIONAL GUIDE TO ACHIEVING YOUR PERSONAL BEST – MARTINA NAVRATILOVA.  Time Warner; 2006 1^st Edition; 232 pages. Martina Navratilova shares the simple strategies, tips and small lifestyle changes that will enable anyone to tune up their body, mind and spirit. Includes many anecdotes from Martina’s life and tennis career. Many cpolour photos of Martina demonstrating the exercises.
VG in VG D/W £15.00 (approx $25.50)
VG in VG D/W (some wrinkling to the right hand edge of pages) £12.50 (approx $21.25)
VG in edgeworn D/W (ex-library copy with some wrinkling to the right hand edge of pages) £10.00 (approx $17.00)


SPORTS INJURY CLINIC. Pelham; 1987 1st Softcover Edition; 144 pages. Practical guide to injury prevention, recognition and treatment. Written by a team of doctors, physiotherapists and nutritionists, it outlines a whole range of sports-related injuries and advises on self-help, first aid and when to seek professional treatment. Many photos and illustrative diagrams.
VG £10.00 (approx $17.00)

SPORTS MASSAGE AND STRETCHING: SELF MASSAGING TECHNIQUES FOR ALL SPORTING ACTIVITIES - WAYDE CLEWS. Partridge Press; 1990 1st Softcover Edition; 120 pages. How to recognise conditions treatable by massage and illustrations of the correct type of self-massage with the help of clear photos and drawings.
VG £10.00 (approx $17.00)

SPORTS MEDICINE GUIDE: TREATING AND PREVENTING COMMON ATHLETIC INJURIES - MARK WOLPA. Leisure Press; 1983 2nd US Softcover Edition; 144 pages. Practical advice to all athletes with details of simple prevention as well as treatment. Many photos.
VG £12.50 (approx $21.25)

TENNIS ET SANTE - PIERRE QUET. Arthaud; 1991 1^st French Softcover Edition; 147 pages. In this French language book eight doctors give advice on tennis and health.
VG £10.00 (approx $17.00)