Scanio antonio (1 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First English Language Edition. Signed Limited Edition & First Edition in English. xlii, 319, [2], xliii-xlix, 1 pp. Red cloth with a black gilt lettered title label to the spine. No. 25 from a limitation of 250 copies signed by works editor and translator P. A. Negretti. Sunning to the spine, some rubbing to the spine ends and corners, and some minor markings to the spine and boards. Some spots to the prelims, else internally clean, if a little toned. The first English translation of Scanio's treatise on the game and rule of tennis. Originally published in Venice in 1555, it is widely considered the first ever book on tennis. Small 8vo. Limited Edition. …