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by E. Digby Baltzell

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In this history of men's lawn tennis, the author traces the careers of a privileged Anglo-American elite, against a setting of public schools, clubs and country mansions. He relates tales of Wimbledon, Newport and the Davis Cup, and includes the names of many famous amateur players.

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  • Title Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar
  • Author E. Digby Baltzell
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 420
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Free Press, New York
  • Publication date 1995
  • ISBN 9780029013151 / 0029013151
  • Weight 1.77 lbs (0.80 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.57 x 6.48 x 1.48 in (24.31 x 16.46 x 3.76 cm)
  • Category Architecture
  • Library of Congress subjects Tennis - History, Tennis - Social aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94-41401
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.342
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