Bauchope Robertson (4 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 226 pp. Illustrated, plates, portraits, maps of course layouts, including St. Andrews; publisher's 32-page catalogue of books, primarily sporting titles, at the end; endpapers printed with adverts. The first volume in a series of 23 volumes published annually through 1910. The first successful annual and a great reference. Includes histories of the Amateur and Open Championships, historical sketches by Horace Hutchinson and John Thomson, a description of St. Andrews by J.O.F. Morris, Willie Park, Jun. Open Champion, many other short pieces and a 100-page directory, with descriptive glimpses of the British golf clubs. This copy in original red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration. The vast majority of the first edition, and all subsequent editions, were bound in green cloth. A small number of the first volume were bound in this red cloth, perhaps as publisher's presentation copies. ½"loss to top of slightly faded spine with one small stain, else covers clean and bright. Bookplate partially removed from pastedown, university library blind stamp on title page, inner hinges reinforced, upper ffep corner torn and remains of paper attached to upper edge. Contents clean and tight. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Condition: Very good. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Top, bottom, and edges of spine slightly worn. One very small (1/4 inch)dark spot on front cover, but cover lettering bright and unaffected. Former owner's ink signature on the top margin of the title-page. Internally clean and tight. In the less often found red binding, which may have been intended for presentation copies.

ard Back. No Jacket. First Edition. First Edition. Edited by C. Robertson Bauchope. Original red cloth boards in good condition despite minor discolouration to the front, gilt titles and small image of a golfer still bright. Spine is lightly faded with slight shelf wear to the top and base although clean with the titles still legible. Yellow endpapers with advertisements to both. Binding tight. Previous owners' neat inscription dated 88 to the verso of the front free endpaper. Pages remarkably clean throughout. pp. vi 226 32 (adverts) Overall a fascinating copy.nbsp; book.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 226 pp. Illustrated, plates, portraits, maps of course layouts, including St. Andrews; publisher's 32-page catalogue of books, primarily sporting titles, at the end; endpapers printed with adverts. The first volume in a series of 23 volumes published annually through 1910. The first successful annual and a great reference. Includes histories of the Amateur and Open Championships, historical sketches by Horace Hutchinson and John Thomson, a description of St. Andrews by J.O.F. Morris, Willie Park, Jun. Open Champion, many other short pieces and a 100-page directory, with descriptive glimpses of the British golf clubs. FORMER PROPERTY OF FAMED PLAYER AND COURSE DESIGNER MAX BEHR, HIS LIBRARY STAMP ON FFEP AND TITLE PAGE VERSOS. SIGNED BY MAX BEHR ON THE UPPER TITLE PAGE. Green cloth with gilt decorative cover exhibits light wear, small stain lower edge. Inner hinges reinforced, small newspaper clipping on the death of editor Bauchope tipped onto top of title page verso. Contents clean, bright and tight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Max Behr.