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Illustrated with 9 plates from paintings, engravings and etchings, including 2 duotone lithographs, 1 color plan of St. Andrew's links and frontispiece, with tissue-guards, plus numerous wood engravings throughout the text. Title page with decorative gilt margins and decorative initials. Illustrations by Clark Stanton, C.A. Doyle, and G. Aikman. 284 pages. 1875 First Edition. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature on the game. In assembling the book, Clark, a well-known Edinburgh printer, collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, and extracts from the minutes of the earliest golf clubs." This is only the fourteenth book ever written on golf and by far the most substantial. Professionally rebound in half dark green leather with gilt spine lettering and dark green cloth. Now a most serviceable first edition able to be read and enjoyed for many years. Former early (original?) owner name upper half title page, slight scattered internal fingering/soiling marks, tissue guards present but toned not affecting the plates, apart from page 48 that has a corner lightly spotted. Without bookplate, underlining, marginalia, foxing, etc. Very nice copy of this classic. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 204161
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