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Sale 314: Rare Golf Books from Three Private Libraries, with additions (#314) 07/28/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 07/28/2005 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #285Great Golfers in the Making, by Thirty-four Famous Players

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$162.50

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Sale 314: Rare Golf Books from Three Private Libraries, with additions (#314) 07/28/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 07/28/2005 1:00 PM PDT

Description

Title:

Great Golfers in the Making, by Thirty-four Famous Players

Author:

Leach, Henry, editor

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Methuen

Date Published:

[1907]

Description:

xxi, 299, [1] + 40 ad pp. (dated November 1906). Illustrated with plates from 24 photographs, including a frontispiece portrait of Herd, Taylor, Braid and Vardon, together, with tissue-guard. 8½x5½, bound in modern red calf, spine lettered in gilt, new marbled endpapers. First Edition.

"A very interesting book in that it tells the story of most of the very early and some of the very great golfers" - Murdoch 436; Donovan & Murdoch 23740.

Condition:

Light foxing to original contents, short bumps and tears to top page edge from title page to introduction; else very good or better in a fine modern leather binding.

Item#:

161806
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