Racquets, Tennis, and Squash – E.H. Miles – 1903 1st US Edition

Racquets, Tennis, and Squash – E.H. (Eustace) Miles – 1903. A 1st US edition from D. Appleton and Co., following on the success of the 1902 edition published in London as part of the Badminton Library series. The author was British tennis player Eustace Miles, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and gained notoriety for his unusual health advice. Notably, he published various books on dieting and vegetarianism. Detailed information about tennis and other racquet sports. Illustrated with sixteen diagrams and 54+ photographs on double sided plates, plus frontispiece. Green cloth boards with gilt illustrations and lettering. Cover with some edge wear and bumping. Internally quite clean. Some marks externally at page edges. Possibly very slight cracking of paper at rear hinge, but book remains quite sound and solid. VG+ to NF. The books are exactly as pictured. Any questions, please ask.