Auction details
The Vintage Tennis Auction - Day 1 - Sept. 11
11:00 AM PT - Sep 11th, 2009
offered by
Guernsey's
New York, NY 10021
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
22.5%
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 100 | 25 |
| 250 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 50000 | 2500 |
| 100000 | 5000 |
| 1000000 | 10000 |
Auction House Preview
August 31 to September 10, 2009 10 AM to 7:30 PM Daily
303 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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"Sports and Games" by Donald Walker |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 2 |
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Ten Books on the History of Tennis |
400 - 500 |
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| 3 |
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Instructional and Non-Fiction Tennis Books, 1900-194 |
600 - 750 |
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| 4 |
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"Tennis Origins and Mysteries" by M. Whitman |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 5 |
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Collection of Tennis-Themed Modern Books |
450 - 550 |
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| 6 |
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Tennis Fiction Books, 1900-1940 |
250 - 350 |
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| 7 |
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Three Late-1800s Tennis Books |
350 - 425 |
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| 8 |
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First Issue of John Parsons' "The Championships-Wimb |
250 - 400 |
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| 9 |
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Collection of Pre-WW II Tennis Books |
500 - 600 |
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| 10 |
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"Lawn Tennis as a Game of Skill" by S.C.F. Peile, |
300 - 400 |
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| 11 |
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Collection of Tennis Books, 1930s to 1970s |
350 - 450 |
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| 12 |
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"Tennis Origins and Mysteries" by M. Whitman |
700 - 900 |
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| 13 |
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Collection of Autographed Books |
500 - 600 |
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| 14 |
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Ogden's Cigarette Cards |
100 - 150 |
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| 15 |
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"Tea and Tennis" from "Harpers Weekly", 1892 |
225 - 300 |
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| 16 |
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"North Meadows, Central Park" from "Harpers Weekly" |
225 - 300 |
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| 17 |
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"Vanity Fair" Image of Michael Michailovitch, 1894 |
225 - 300 |
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| 18 |
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"Lippincott's August" by Will Carqueville, Master's |
1,500 - 1,800 |
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| 19 |
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Wooden Tennis Set Box with Original Paper Tag, c. 1 |
800 - 900 |
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| 20 |
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Six Tennis Lithographs from "Harper's Weekly", c. 1 |
350 - 400 |
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| 21 |
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Four "Harpers Weekly" Lithographic Prints, c. 1880s |
200 - 250 |
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| 22 |
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19th-Century Tennis-Themed Newspaper Advertising Ar |
200 - 300 |
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| 23 |
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Framed Page from Allen & Ginter World's Champions 2 |
225 - 350 |
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| 24 |
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Two Very Early American Programs, 1881-1882 |
200 - 225 |
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| 25 |
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Collection of Vintage and Modern Tennis Collector C |
400 - 600 |
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| 26 |
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Collection of NCAA Men's College Tennis Programs, |
500 - 700 |
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| 27 |
Collection of Printed Tennis Materials, c. 1870s to |
200 - 300 |
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| 28 |
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Maj. Walter C. Wingfield Collection |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 29 |
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Collection of Vintage Tennis Postcards |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 30 |
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Seven Printed Lithographs from Books and Newspapers |
200 - 250 |
|
| 30A |
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1955 Davis Cup & National Tennis Champ. Poster |
600 - 800 |
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| 30B |
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Jimmy Connors Nestle Crunch Poster, 1988 |
100 - 300 |
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| 31 |
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Five Early Tennis Club, Dinner, or Dance Items |
300 - 450 |
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| 32 |
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Ten Tennis Art Items |
300 - 450 |
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| 33 |
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Complete Collection of Wheaties Tennis-Themed Boxes |
900 - 1,100 |
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| 34 |
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Vintage Tennis Ephemera. Over 100 vintage tennis items including: Peck and Snyder playin... |
450 - 600 |
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| 35 |
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20th-Century Postcards of Tennis Clubs and Resorts |
250 - 350 |
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| 36 |
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Four Tennis-Related Paper Items, c. 1890s to 1920s |
200 - 250 |
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| 37 |
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"Vanity Fair" Image of Hi Doherty, 1904 |
225 - 300 |
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| 38 |
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Early 20th-Century Magazine Covers with Tennis Them |
200 - 300 |
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| 39 |
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Five Extremely Rare American Lawn Tennis Magazine I |
500 - 650 |
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| 40 |
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Myra Rastall Early 1900s Tennis Scrapbook |
200 - 275 |
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| 41 |
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Early Spalding Tennis Annuals |
375 - 475 |
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| 42 |
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Early Wright & Ditson Guides |
375 - 500 |
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| 43 |
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Ten Trim Postcards Featuring Helen Wills and Suzann |
275 - 350 |
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| 44 |
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Ten Trim Postcards Featuring Austin, Alvarez, Hughe |
200 - 300 |
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| 45 |
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Ten Trim Postcards Featuring Borotra, Kho, and Othe |
200 - 300 |
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| 46 |
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Ten Trim Postcards Featuring Shields, Norton, Meta |
200 - 250 |
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| 47 |
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Ten Trim Postcards Featuring Cochet, Krahwinkel, an |
200 - 300 |
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| 48 |
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Ten Trim Postcards Featuring Sachs, Satoh, Mako, an |
200 - 300 |
