Taylor on Golf- Impressions, Comments and Hints

Taylor, J.H.

Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1902

Beschreibung

Illustrated. 328 pages, frontis, 48 illustrations mostly from photographs taken especially for this work. J. H. Taylor was at the top of his game when he wrote this book having won three Open Championships with two more coming in the future. There are 41 chapters dealing on a wide array of topics including many about the golf courses themselves (Taylor was a top-tier designer with over 100 courses to his credit.) There are historical and autobiographical chapters, chapters about Golf in America, The Upkeep of Golf Links, The Golf Ball, Seaside Courses, Lengthening Courses (already a problem in 1902 after the longer-distance Haskell rubber core ball was patented in 1899), Machine and Hand-Made Clubs, Golf Clubs and Their Manufacture, etc. with a good number on the varying aspects of play. Rather uncommon First US Edition. Green cloth and golf club and ball decorations are in excellent condition both on the front cover as is the golf bag on the spine, all differing from the UK cover decorations. Small address label upper ffep, small date stamp rear pastedown, else a very clean copy without foxing, soiling, underlining, marginalia, creases, tears, etc. Covers protected in mylar. Murdoch #763, D & J #T3070 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 201983

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Taylor on Golf- Impressions, Comments and ...

Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1902

Einband: Decorative Cloth

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First American Edition.