The Book of Sport. This item is unavailable.The Book of Sport

Two volumes: Vol. I, 241 pages, and Vol II pages 246-554. Illustrated. Limited "Edition De Luxe" number 14 of 1500. The first two chapters are also contained in the first edition (1901, 411 pages): "Golf- The Women" (43 pages) by Ruth Underhill (1899 US Champion), and Golf-The Men" (37 pages) by H. M. Harrison and F. S. Douglas (1899 and 1898 US Champions respectively). The enlarged edition of 1903 contains two new golf chapters: "Golf in the Middle West" (27 pages), and "Golf in Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh" (22 pages). There is a massive amount of early American golf content in these two volumes. Full-page photographs of Chicago Golf Club, Onwentsia, Exmoor, Glenview, Midlothian, Lake Geneva, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Allegheny. Photographs of other clubs and renditions of dozens and dozens of golfing personalities both on and off the course. Other sports include lawn tennis, court tennis, yachting, polo, automobiling (sic), fox hunting, coaching, etc. Surprisingly, this title is not listed in Donovan & Jerris' bibliography or any previous golf book bibliography. Very uncommon. The cloth and boards are generally in very good condition. Volume I with lightened rear cloth, Volume II has upper cover corner wear, slight cover rubbing. Original paper spine labels are present but tanned and lightly soiled. Original endpapers clean without and splitting at hinges, no former owner's name or bookplate. Contents bright and clean throughout. Covers protected in mylar. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.…