Flint Violet Pseud J E Thompson (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Very scarce third edition of this dialect poem about a round on the old course. Large 8vo. 35pp. Light foxing throughout. Rebound in pale cream cloth, new endpapers. A very good copy. From our large stock of golf books and publications.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. viii, 36 pp. 8vo., 181 x 122 mm, bound in contemporary dark green cloth. Second edition. A scarce and justly famous Ode to the ancient golf course of St. Andrews, the home of golf, which describes, in Scottish dialect, a round of golf with the Devil ("Deil" in the title refers to the Devil). First published privately in 1892, this second edition is also rare. Both editions were issued pseudo-anonymously by the author for his friends, with whom it met with great enthusiasm. Minor spotting, but still a very good copy. Donovan & Murdoch 120. Murdoch 256.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bannerman, A. Islay (illustrator). 3rd Edition. Third edition (illustrated edition). Octavo, 9x6¾ inches. x, 35pp.+plates. Full page illustrations by A. Islay Bannerman. Original dark green cloth with gilt title, borders, and vignette. All edges gilt, coated endpapers. Bookplate. Inner front hinge cracked, inner rear hinge starting, corners just showing, minor soiling and slight bend to front cover. Overall, a very good copy. Presentation inscription, SIGNED by the author "To D. Moir with J.E.T's kind regards". Scarce, thus. This long poem in doggerel rhyme, about a game of golf between "The Skipper" and the Devil (Deil), was originally published in 1893. It was privately printed by the author for distribution among his friends, and was under the pseudonym Violet Flint. It was met with such enthusiasm that it was published again the following year and sold publicly. This third edition was printed in 1897, and includes 8 whimsical, full-page illustrations not found in the previous editions. This edition was printed in at least three other bindings, (white cloth, and blue or red printed wrappers); this binding of dark green cloth appears to be less common. [Donovan and Murdoch, The Game of Golf and the Printed Word: 1210]. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.