A History of Golf in Britain

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Sale 300: The Golf Library of Hal Gevertz (with additions) (#300) 12/16/2004 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #42A History of Golf in Britain

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Sale 300: The Golf Library of Hal Gevertz (with additions) (#300) 12/16/2004 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Description

Title:

A History of Golf in Britain

Author:

Darwin, Bernard, H. Gardiner-Hill, Henry Cotton, et al.

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Cassell & Co.

Date Published:

[1952]

Description:

xv, 312 pp. Foreword by Sir George Cunningham (Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, 1950-51). Illustrated from photographs and reproductions, some in color, including frontispiece; 5 golf course maps in back, one of which is folding. 10¾x7¾, green cloth, hinges expertly reinforced with archival paper, gilt-lettered morocco spine label, pictorial jacket. First Edition.

"Another of the great, modern-day classics of golf literature. It is most comprehensive, tracing the history of the game from the earliest times, and is highly recommended for every golfer's library" - Murdoch 186; Donovan & Murdoch 14740.

Condition:

Short tears and light creases to jacket edges, tiny chip to head of spine, some rubbing, small tape repair on verso; volume leaning a bit; occasional faint foxing; very good or better in a very good jacket - overall a clean and bright copy.

Item#:

153424
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