Sale 640: Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia From the Collection of John Burns and the Library of Ron Muszalski, with additions (#640) 04/12/2018 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

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Lot 150 of 431:
Hilton & Smith Royal & Ancient Game of Golf 1/900  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,200
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000

Title:
The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf

Author:
Hilton, Harold H. & Garden G. Smith, editors

Place:
London

Publisher:
Published for Golf Illustrated, Ltd. by London & Counties Press

Date:
1912

Description:

xxvi, 276 pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 color plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Custom slipcase. From an edition of 900 copies, this copy not numbered. First (Subscriber's) Edition.

First "Subscribers' Edition" with the space for the subscriber's name blank. Contains a listing of golf books published to 1912. "This is one of the most magnificent books in the entire library of golf, comprehensive in content, very handsome in appearance and attractively illustrated" - Murdoch 348; D&M 21090; D&J H17860.


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Condition:
Light wear to binding, hinges repaired, two clipped illustrations affixed to front free endpaper; foxing; very good.


 
Item number:
289552
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