Skipper by Watson Gilbert (2 results)

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Second Impression. 256 pages, green cloth covers with black lettering to front and spine, cover illustration of a caddie carrying a golf bag and spine illustration of same caddie in a different pose. An uncommon piece of Scottish fiction centered around the Old Course, St. Andrews and the protagonist caddie "Skipper". Author acknowledges assistance from another golf author, W. T. Linskill " for authentic details." No wear to covers (rear slightly rippled at top), the second free end paper and the last page have very light foxing, a printed presentation paper (occasion not indicated) dated 1913 covers front pastedown, rear free end paper has a name and notation below, otherwise, no underlining, marginalia, or other internal marks, no former owner names or folded page edges, etc. Nice clean copy of this scarce title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Fair, scarce title. 256 p. Cloth. Second impression. Cover illustration of a caddie carrying a golf bag and spine illustration of same caddie in a different pose. An uncommon piece of Scottish fiction centred around the Old Course, St. Andrews and the protagonist caddie "Skipper". Author acknowledges assistance from another golf author, W. T. Linskill " for authentic details.".