Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. B & W drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages; 1934 [Self-Published] HC 1st edition. Snugly bound in original turquoiuse blue cloth lettered brightly in gilt to cover and spine. Laid in at front is a small bi-fold advertising leaf for the book; it includes a pictorial vignette on the cover and a special verse/poem suggesting the value of the book for a prospective purchaser as well as the author's name and address label as the avenue of purchase. A collection of humorous verse describing golf's techniques, jargon and unique problems and foibles of the amateur golfer. Illustrated with ten humorous full page drawings in the manner of John Held - but uncredited. Just trace shelf rubbing to extrmities. VG+.
Published by Privately Printed, 1934
Seller: Antiquarian Golf, Pepperell, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, Unclipped. First Edition. Illustrated. 96 pages. "'Divots for Dubs' explains in verse, How to play golf, better or worse.". Scarce book of verse featuring a frustrated golfer and his dog companion. Bright, unused copy. Turquoise covers with gilt lettering bright with sharp corners; flawless. Unclipped dust jacket slightly stained at spine and upper edge else bright white with unmarred illustration, and clean, protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Privately Printed, Fernwood, Pennsylvania, 1934
Seller: Fine Golf Books, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
US$ 78.65
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket96p. cloth. Illustrated with humorous drawings by Shane Miller, starring a frustrated golfer and his dog. original gilt-lettered blue cloth. First Edition. Written in verse, telling how to play the game. D&J S6760.