John Olliff (33 results)

hardcover. Condition: As New. Looks almost new, tight and solid. Very clean with no markings or writing. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We believe in providing accurate grading on used books and excellent customer service.

Condition: Good. 1950. First Edition. 148 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean throughout. Complete DJ with some edge wear/small nick tears and creasing. Undated. 183pp.

Condition: Good. Boards are clean. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some light marks.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has spotting and writing on the ffep. Good DJ has chips/tears, scuffing and marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in the Publisher's green coloured cloth with black title lettering to both the spine and upper cover,in a Good Dust-Jacket,nicked,worn and chipped to outer edges of the d/j.The book was originally from the Jarrolds Factory Book Dept,with their stamp to the ffep and further codes to ffep.Jarrolds were the printers used for this publication.The book is not price clipped,and has no previous ownership inscriptions.This book is illustrated with a frontispiece and six diagrams,and includes a Preface by H.W. Austin.Their is one previous rubbed methuen code label to the centre of the spine.The book is described as the quickest way of improving at Lawn Tennis,rare title particularly in it's original d/j,12mo 62pp plus 8 page Methuen catalogue at the rear of the book.First Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THE COVER IS RUBBED ANSD FADED. THE CORNERS ARE BUMPED. THERE IS A STICKER PULL TO THE BASE OF THE FRONT COVER. THE REAR COVER IS YELLOWED. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good Contents Very Good +. No Jacket. With 43 Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. Please Email for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth hardcover boards with gilt lettering. With 43 illustrations. Moderate wear to the boards; pages well thumbed. Less common title, especially in the U.S. Early history of Wimbledon Tennis Club.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. THE DUSTWRAPPER IS RUBBED WITH SMALL CHIPS AND TEARS AROUND EDGES. PRICE CLIPED. THE GREEN BOARD COVER IS LIGHTLY RUBBED WITH BUMPING TO CORNERS. TITLE WRITTEN TO SPINE CLEARLY. FOXING TO PAGES EDGES AND LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE BOOK. BINDING FIRM AND PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DJ. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, page edges very gently toned, some very gentle toning to rear end papers, internally clean and bright, tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Lawn Tennis. The Complete Technique of Lawn Tennis Stroke Play. By John Olliff. Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons in 1950. Size: 5 x 7 1/2. Page number:145. Hardcover: Green cloth boards with gilt tiles. Chapters include: The Correct Approach To The Game, Grips and Footwork, Service and Overhead, The Volley, The Forehand Drive, Correct Use of The Spin and Lob, Singles Tactics, Doubles Tactics, Match Play and How To Practise. Condition: Near Fine. The back cover is slightly marked. The pages are clean and un-thumbed. There is no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. No Jacket. 43 Illustrations (illustrator). Author, Lawn Tennis Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. No date given.

By Olliff - Lawn Tennis Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. With 43 illustrations. 183 pp. Contents: The Old Wimbledon 1868-1921, The New Wimbledon 1922-1939, Wimbledon Today 1946 et Seq. & The Champions Roll. Spots of foxing on prelims but text clean. Green cloth boards. Top and bottom of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG. No dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Green covers with vignette of tennis racket and balls to front, gilt titles to spine. Some stamps on rear ep. o/w a very clean book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (+). Dust Jacket Condition: Good (+). First Edition. Top edge slightly dusty No marks or inscriptions. Clean bright boards with no bumping to corners. A lovely clean crisp tight copy. Dust jacket not price clipped or creased with small tears to edges. 148pp. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.5 x 5 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Very good book in green cloth covers with faded titles to spine Internally very good and free of inscriptions; very well illustrated. No dust jacket.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ is faded at spine with chipping to spine ends and corners, mild edgewear and a small abrasion to the front panel. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 188 pages. The author was an English tennis player, author and sports journalist. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

W. & G. Foyle, London, 1951, second edition, paperback, 18,5x12,5 cm., 84 p., b/w illustrations outside text , previous owner's signature, good condition Deportes, tenis, libros en inglés.

Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in only good (that is, fair or average) condition with major signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. NO CHIPPING & NO SPLITTING to CLEAN boards. Internally VERY CLEAN with NO INSCRIPTIONS. A few light fox spots to textblock edge only. TIGHT textblock. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. The dustwrapper is COMPLETE with NO LOSS. Mild lightening to spine with a small graze on spine (no paper missing) and a few short closed tears at head of spine with associated creasing. NOT PRICE CLIPPED.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. xii, 148pp; illustrations, green boards soiled, dustwrapper has small tears; 190 x 125mm.

Instructional work with an introduction by H.W. "Bunny" Austin. 1st edition. 12m. 62pp. Original green cloth. Good.

A history of the Wimbledon Championships, looking at some of its most enigmatic champions - Lenglen, Tilden, Borotra, Cochet, Wills etc. First edition. 8vo. 183pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges. Good.

An instructional handbook by the British Davis Cup player and Lawn Tennis Correspondent to the Daily Telegraph, covering successful technique for all the principal strokes plus tactics, grip and Wimbledon records to date, plus photographic illustrations of leading players of the day. 8vo. 84pp. Stiff-card covers. Minor wear to covers. A good copy.

Tennis instructional book from the former Wimbledon semi-finalist John Olliff. 8vo. 188pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Small inscription to front endpaper. A good copy.

Laminated Boards. Facsimile. Fine. PP 132, a facsimile of the original 1889 edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Instructional booklet on Lawn Tennis, illustrated with film strip sequences of famous players of the time. Paperback. 8vo. 48pp + Pictorial wrappers. A very good copy.

Tennis instructional from former Telegraph tennis correspondent. 1st edition. 8vo. 148pp. with many black and white photographs in the text. Internally very good, clean and bright. In the very good original dark green boards with gilt embossed decorative emblem. also very good, priceclipped, marginally rubbed pictorial wraps.