Golf by Linskill, First Edition (3 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 54 pages, illustrated with four photographs of "Old Tom" Morris, decorative cloth. Author was the founder and Captain of the Cambridge University Golf Club and a personal friend of Old Tom. Brevity is common in these early golf volumes and this little volume is no exception. It does however begin with a good history of the game in chapter one and follows, quite uncommonly, with a chapter on the golf couse itself. Two chapters of brief instruction and advice to beginners is followed by a lengthy chapter on the Rules of Golf of 1888. The 17 divisions with 45 rules of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club are itemized, followed by a section on Rules for Medal Play. What is most interesting and unique to my understanding about this book is that it continues by listing the ten LOCAL RULES FOR ST. ANDREWS LINKS (Eg. players with caddies may pass players carrying their own clubs) as well as the Local Rules of the Cambridge University Golf Club to suit play over Coldham Links. Brown offset from pastedowns to facing pages, rear hinge starting, some internal soiling, former owner's name written neatly in pencil and dated 1890 on top of title page, blindstamp of W H Smith London booksellers on ffep, slight cover wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Possibly lacking the rear free endpaper. Early instruction by a friend of Tom Morris. Issued in "The All-England Series".

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. First UK Edition. 54 pages, illustrated with four photographs of "Old Tom" Morris, decorative cloth. Author was the founder and Captain of the Cambridge University Golf Club and a personal friend of Old Tom. Brevity is common in these early golf volumes and this little volume is no exception. It does however begin with a good history of the game in chapter one and follows, quite uncommonly, with a chapter on the golf couse itself. Two chapters of brief instruction and advice to beginners is followed by a lengthy chapter on the Rules of Golf of 1888. The 17 divisions with 45 rules of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club are itemized, followed by a section on Rules for Medal Play. What is most interesting and unique to my understanding about this book is that it continues by listing the ten LOCAL RULES FOR ST. ANDREWS LINKS (Eg. players with caddies may pass players carrying their own clubs) as well as the Local Rules of the Cambridge University Golf Club to suit play over Coldham Links. Brown offset from pastedowns to facing page, otherwise a nice clean copy with no marring of cover illustration which includes an image of Old Tom Morris at the top of his backswing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.