Title: Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game Author: [Clark, Robert, editor] Place: Edinburgh Publisher: R. & R. Clark Date: 1875 Description: xxi, 284 pp. Illustrated with 9 plates from paintings, engravings, etchings, etc., including 2 duotone lithographs, 1 color plan of the golf course over St. Andrew's Links and frontispiece, with tissue-guards; plus numerous wood engravings and facsimiles throughout the text; title page with decorative gilt margins; decorative initials. 9½x7, publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth, lettered in gilt, original brown endpapers, top edge gilt. First Edition. "A collection of writings compiled by...an Edinburgh printer, who was an enthusiastic golfer....one of the most important contributions to the library of golf and one of the most handsomely produced of all golf books, even to this date" - Murdoch 128; Donovan & Murdoch 900. Bookplates from the Golf Libraries of Joseph Bridger Hackler and William Roberto on the front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Slightly darkened spine leaning a bit, ends and corners bumped, minor rubs; hinges cracked; else very good. Scarce and important early golf book. Item number: 171606
Title: Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game Author: [Clark, Robert, editor] Place: Edinburgh Publisher: R. & R. Clark Date: 1875 Description: xxi, 284 pp. Illustrated with 9 plates from paintings, engravings, etchings, etc., including 2 duotone lithographs, 1 color plan of the golf course over St. Andrew's Links and frontispiece, with tissue-guards; plus numerous wood engravings and facsimiles throughout the text; title page with decorative gilt margins; decorative initials. 9½x7, publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth, lettered in gilt, original brown endpapers, top edge gilt. First Edition. "A collection of writings compiled by...an Edinburgh printer, who was an enthusiastic golfer....one of the most important contributions to the library of golf and one of the most handsomely produced of all golf books, even to this date" - Murdoch 128; Donovan & Murdoch 900. Bookplates from the Golf Libraries of Joseph Bridger Hackler and William Roberto on the front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Slightly darkened spine leaning a bit, ends and corners bumped, minor rubs; hinges cracked; else very good. Scarce and important early golf book. Item number: 171606
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