Barry Hayward's Table Tennis Library

An Illustrated Bibliography of Table Tennis Books in the English Language

Category: 1940-1959

Bib No. 86 – MODERN TABLE TENNIS

Bib No. 86 – MODERN TABLE TENNIS

Author : Jack Carrington
Comments : See notes on 1938 original

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Bib No. 87 – TABLE TENNIS FOR ALL

Bib No. 87 – TABLE TENNIS FOR ALL

Author : Johnny Leach
Comments : The first and in my opinion, the best of the Leach books. Somewhat spoilt by poor photographs.

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Bib No. 88 – TABLE TENNIS

Bib No. 88 – TABLE TENNIS

Author : Leslie Woollard
Comments : A former editor of ‘Table Tennis News’ offers a useful little book. The error in the title of the stroke on Page 75 ran through all 3 editions.

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Bib No. 89 – KNOW THE GAME – TABLE TENNIS

Author : Jack Carrington
Comments : See notes on 1951 entry.

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Bib No. 90 – TABLE TENNIS SIMPLIFIED

Author : E F Christopher
Comments : See Notes on 1948 original.

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Bib No. 91 – TABLE TENNIS QUIZ

Bib No. 91 – TABLE TENNIS QUIZ

Author : Alec Brook
Comments : The former English international sets questions on the Rules, history and records. Subsequent changes in the Rules and records now being broken, means that many of the answers are nowadays incorrect.

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Bib No. 92 – MODERN TABLE TENNIS

Bib No. 92 – MODERN TABLE TENNIS

Author : Jack Carrington
Comments : See notes on 1938 edition Unfortunately there is no DJ on my copy.

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Bib No. 93 – KNOW THE GAME – TABLE TENNIS

Bib No. 93 – KNOW THE GAME – TABLE TENNIS

Author : Jack Carrington
Comments : See notes on 1951 original entry.

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Bib No. 94 – TABLE TENNIS ILLUSTRATED

Bib No. 94 – TABLE TENNIS ILLUSTRATED

Author : Doug Cartland
Comments : Also published on the same day in Canada by Copp Clark & Co ,Toronto. Quite a disappointment. Despite the book title, there is only one action photograph, plus a series of statuesque demonstration poses. The text is helpful, but what a let-down.

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Bib No. 95 – TABLE TENNIS ILLUSTRATED

Author : Doug Cartland
Comments : See Notes above

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