Title: Chick Evans' Golf Book: The Story of the Sporting Battles of the Greatest of all Amateur Golfers Author: Evans, Charles (Chick), Jr. Place: New York / Chicago Publisher: For Thomas E. Wilson by The Reilly & Lee Co. Date: [1921] Description: 343 + [1] ad pp. Illustrated with 65 plates from photographs. 7½x5¼, gilt-lettered green cloth, original color pictorial jacket with wrap-around artwork. First Trade Edition. One of the classics in golf by a great player (one of the greatest amateurs of all time), in the rare dust jacket. Only one other copy located that was offered at auction in the last twenty years (which sold at PBA in 1993). Murdoch 230; D&M 16000; D&J E8620. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket spine a bit sunned, a few chips and tears (none over 1") to edges, scattered light dampstains to book and jacket (causing a little discoloration to lower cloth edges); occasional minor foxing, old rubberstamp of Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co. and owner's signature on front pastedown; generally very good overall, jacket still nice and bright and seldom seen. Item number: 179553
Title: Chick Evans' Golf Book: The Story of the Sporting Battles of the Greatest of all Amateur Golfers Author: Evans, Charles (Chick), Jr. Place: New York / Chicago Publisher: For Thomas E. Wilson by The Reilly & Lee Co. Date: [1921] Description: 343 + [1] ad pp. Illustrated with 65 plates from photographs. 7½x5¼, gilt-lettered green cloth, original color pictorial jacket with wrap-around artwork. First Trade Edition. One of the classics in golf by a great player (one of the greatest amateurs of all time), in the rare dust jacket. Only one other copy located that was offered at auction in the last twenty years (which sold at PBA in 1993). Murdoch 230; D&M 16000; D&J E8620. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket spine a bit sunned, a few chips and tears (none over 1") to edges, scattered light dampstains to book and jacket (causing a little discoloration to lower cloth edges); occasional minor foxing, old rubberstamp of Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co. and owner's signature on front pastedown; generally very good overall, jacket still nice and bright and seldom seen. Item number: 179553
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