$250
Estimate: $250 - $400
The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer part II
Auction: September 19, 2019 11:00:00 AM EDT
New York and London: Macmillan, 1904. First and limited edition, #18/100 large paper copies. From The American Sportsman’s Library series. Large 8vo. Illustrated with photogravure frontispiece and numerous half-tone photo plates. Bound in contemporary three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; with light wear, spine faded to brown; text block mostly unopened.
“...I have known many expert [lawn tennis] players whose arms and legs were unusually undeveloped, and others who suffered from physical deformities, such as lameness, bad eyesight, and even the lack of an arm.” P. vii of the above.