A collection of early Tennis illustrations from The Graphic, The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, dating from 1882 to 1905, comprising 1882 a dou
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A collection of early Tennis illustrations from The Graphic, The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, dating from 1882 to 1905, comprising 1882 a double-page spread of a tennis court built by the British in Constantinople using the British Navy depicting General Gordon; 1884 depicting the first ladies final at Wimbledon where Maud Watson defeated her sister Lillian; 1884 tennis in the snow; 1901 The Sketch depicting RF & HL Doherty; 1902 Eastbourne tournament depicting Mahoney & Calalet; 1905 Black & White complete magazine depicting the USA team to play GB in the Challenge round at Wimbledon featuring Ward, Wright, Dashiell, Clothier; 1913 La Vie Au Grand Air with large illustration of AF Wilding; 1913 large double page collage of all the top twenty male players at Wimbledon including Wilding, Park, Dixon and Roper Barrett; 1911/12 images of Wilding in auction; a rare 1890 Ogdens Guinea Gold cigarette card featuring Ernest Renshaw, (qty)