Rackets, Squash Rackets, Tennis, Fives and Badminton - The Lonsdale Library, Vol. XVI

This is volume 16 of “The Lonsdale Library”, being a comprehensive guide to racket sports. It includes a wealth of information on various racket games and how to play them, including squash, tennis, badminton, and numerous variations thereon. This volume is perfect for lovers of racket sports, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: “The History of Ball Games”, “The Laws of Rackets”, “Rackets: tactics”, “Rackets: The Stroke and Practicing”, “Rackets: Service”, “Rackets:Match Play”, “Rackets: The Complete Player”, “The Rules of Squash Rackets”, “Squash Rackets: Strokes”, “The Laws of Tennis”, “Tennis: The Strokes”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of the racquet sports.