Language: English
Published by Pinehurst, N.C., 1960
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, Burlingame, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Undated, presumed first edition of 1960, as there is no indication of later printings [The second edition is identified as such on the title page]. Early owner's name and address stamped on the front and rear fixed endpapers. Grey cloth covers, with darkening to spine, and foxing faintly visible on boards. Faint foxing to early pages and margins of later pages. [viii], 102pp. 8 x 5.5".
Published by Richard S. Tufts, Pinehurst, NC, 1960
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A solid copy of the 1960 1st edition, in its original dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (former owner inscription on the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with mild chipping and creasing along the panel edges, and a bit of soiling (and faint staining) at the rear panel. Octavo, 2 1950s black-and-white photos of the R&A and USGA memberships accompanying the text.
Published by Pinehurst, NC: Richard S. Tufts, no date [1960]. Frontispiece photograph of the joint rules committee, and one additional illustration., 1960
Seller: Waverly & Rugby Books, Pinehurst, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very good. First printing of the first edition. Hardcover. Very good condition in worn dust jacket. Former owner's ink name on the flyleaf. Internally clean and tight. The first printing with the blue dust jacket.
Published by Privately Printed, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1960
Seller: Antiquarian Golf, Pepperell, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good , not Clipped. First Edition. Illustrated. 102 pages. After the dedication, Tufts adds, "with apologies for the fact that it is somewhat on the heavy side and the warning that it is intended for their education and not their entertainment." Inscribed and autographed on the ffep by the author: "TO AL LANEY, WITH RECOLLECTIONS OF MANY HELPFUL TALKS WITH HIM ON THE SUBJECT. DICK TUFTS". Al Laney was the golf writer for the Herald Tribune from 1924 through the late 1960s when the paper closed. Tight copy, clean gray cloth with sharp cover corners. Contents clean and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket slightly rubbed, protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Inscribed & Autographed.