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 81 of 431:
Golf Courses of the British Isles by Darwin 1st  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$390
Estimate:
$400 - $600

Title:
The Golf Courses of the British Isles

Author:
Darwin, Bernard

Place:
London

Publisher:
Duckworth & Co

Date:
[1910]

Description:

[8], 254 pp. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards. (8vo) original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Custom leather slipcase. First Edition.

Advertisement for the sale of the original drawings for this volume affixed to front pastedown. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. Murdoch notes that "The illustrations, from original water colors, help to make this one of the fine books in the golf library, setting a high standard of excellence that Mr. Darwin would never fail to meet in his later books." -Murdoch 181; D&M 14410; D&J D7360.


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Condition:
Light wear to cloth, early gift inscription on front free endpaper; near fine.


 
Item number:
289601
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