Don Budge (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 184p octavo, illustrated A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Hbk royal 8vo 126pp illustr b+w photos dj shelfworn with small losses and closed tears to extremities and sun-fading to the spine (now in protective sleeve) light bump to lower front corner prev ownerĠs name neatly on front endpaper otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine in near fine unclipped jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Inscribed and Signed by the author. First Edition. Unfortunately, the previous owner wrote their name several times in the book, and the book edges. Still, an uncommon signature by this tennis great. This memoir, published in 1969, recounts the life and career of Don Budge, one of the greatest American tennis players in history. Budge is best known for being the first player to win the Grand Slam?all four major championships (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open) in a single calendar year?in 1938. In A Tennis Memoir, Budge reflects on: ? His early life and entrance into competitive tennis ? Key matches and rivalries during the 1930s ? The state of amateur vs. professional tennis in his era ? His Grand Slam journey and its significance ? Personal insights into the evolution of tennis as a sport The book offers both a historical look at pre-Open Era tennis and a personal portrait of a pioneering athlete. It?s a valuable read for fans of tennis history and sports biographies. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. 181pp+index. Foxing to the edges of the textblock, else a very good hardback in an edgeworn jacket that has an internal dampstain to the bottom of the front panel and a couple of tiny closed tears to the top of the rear. Inscribed and signed by Budge on the the half title page thus: To-,/ With very good [sic]/ wish that this won't/ set your game back/ too far. Sincerely/ Your coach/ Don Budge. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Biography and instruction from Don Budge, the first player to win a Grand Slam in a single year. 8vo. 8th imp. c.1948. 159pp. Photos. 8vo. 166pp. 1st UK edition. Rebound in half morocco, red clothboards with gilt titling to spine, new endpapers. A handsome copy. From our large stock of tennis books and publication.

Condition: very_good.

Tennis autobiography by the American star of the 1930s who became the first player to win the Grand Slam, with photographic plates. 8vo. 184pp. Dust-wrapper. A very good copy. Signed to flyleaf by the author with a dedication to his friends Joe and Clare McKinney.

DON BUDGE (1915-2000). Budge was a successful tennis player who remains the only American man win all four major tournaments.ELLSWORTH VINES (1911-1994). Vines was a tennis pro and golf pro; he won four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. PS. 10 x 8. No date. No place. A black and white photograph signed Don Budge and Ellsworth Vines. The image shows the two champs holding rackets and shaking hands. There are mounting remnants to the verso and it is in fine condition.