Remains Of Gibbon S Tennis Court As It Appeared After The Fire 17 September 1809 Used In 1660 As The

by Robert Wilkinson

$850 · Offered by Martayan Lan

Rare broadside documenting the history of one of London's first tennis courts; converted into a theatre in 1660, this was the site of William Congreve's "Love for Love" premiere (1695). The broadside by the prominent engraver Robert Wilkinson in 1811, shows the aftermath of the fire that demolished Gibbon's..... More

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.