Title: Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture Author: Colt, H[arry] S. & C.H. Alison Place: London Publisher: Country Life & George Newnes Date: 1920 Description: 69 + [2] ad pp. Contributions by A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, et al. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece; course map drawings. 7¼x4¾, original blue cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in black, jacket. First Edition. An important and valuable contribution to the field of golf course architecture. Colt was a fine golfer himself and later became the first Secretary of Sunningdale Golf Club (from 1901-13). Colt's most significant designs include Pine Valley, Royal Portrush and Swinley Forest to name a few. Rarely seen in the original dust jacket; only one other copy found in the ABPC auction records for the past twenty years (which was the Murdoch copy in 1998). Murdoch 141; D&M 12800; D&J C16810. Early owner's signature, S. Taylor, on the front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Fragile jacket worn and in a lamination. Jacket still good on front and rear panels, lower two thirds of spine portion missing, separated from each natural fold, tape repair to rear flap fold verso, small chips, tears and other light age wear; dampstaining and other general wear to volume; some residue and old repairs to endpapers, small paper loss to front free endpaper, marginal foxing; still a good copy, jacket just fair but quite scarce. Item number: 176310
Title: Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture Author: Colt, H[arry] S. & C.H. Alison Place: London Publisher: Country Life & George Newnes Date: 1920 Description: 69 + [2] ad pp. Contributions by A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, et al. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece; course map drawings. 7¼x4¾, original blue cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in black, jacket. First Edition. An important and valuable contribution to the field of golf course architecture. Colt was a fine golfer himself and later became the first Secretary of Sunningdale Golf Club (from 1901-13). Colt's most significant designs include Pine Valley, Royal Portrush and Swinley Forest to name a few. Rarely seen in the original dust jacket; only one other copy found in the ABPC auction records for the past twenty years (which was the Murdoch copy in 1998). Murdoch 141; D&M 12800; D&J C16810. Early owner's signature, S. Taylor, on the front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Fragile jacket worn and in a lamination. Jacket still good on front and rear panels, lower two thirds of spine portion missing, separated from each natural fold, tape repair to rear flap fold verso, small chips, tears and other light age wear; dampstaining and other general wear to volume; some residue and old repairs to endpapers, small paper loss to front free endpaper, marginal foxing; still a good copy, jacket just fair but quite scarce. Item number: 176310
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