“Racquet & Tennis Club” 2007 De St. Jorre, John

DE ST. JORRE, John

[160] pp.

Edgeworth Editions

In publisher’s slipcase

2007

10 3/4″ x 8 3/4″

The Racquet and Tennis Club, familiarly known as the R&T, is a private social and athletic club at 370 Park Avenue, between East 52nd and 53rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

The Racquet and Tennis Club played an important role in the history of backgammon: In 1931 Wheaton Vaughan, who was then chairman of the club’s Card and Backgammon Committee, invited representatives of selected New York City clubs and elsewhere and led the process to formulate and produce the Laws of Backgammon. This set of rules is the basis of the rules according to which backgammon is played today and was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Backgammon remains a vibrant game in the Club.