Curiosities of Golf

Pavilion Books, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pavilion Books Ltd.; London; 1994; First Edition.; Cartoons by Robert Duncan., 1994. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Blue hardcover, with gilt lettering to sp.; 8vo.; 160pp.; no faults; no inscriptions; D.J. - pictorial fr. & rear; jacket illustrations by Peter Cross; designed by Nigel Partridge; no faults; NOT price clipped; Book graded- Fine/Fine.; Cartoons throughout the book by Robert Duncan; In 1932 there was a total eclipse of the sun in the north-eastern States of the USA - A headline in the New York Times of 31st August read Golfers Grumble Over Eclipse; The author has his priorities as firmly in place as those New England golfers, not even the movement of heavenly bodies in the firmament should be allowed to interfere with the great game of golf!!; Since it became a world obsession in the early years of the 20th century, events that have taken place in the name of golf have moved from the strange to the bizarre; They are all in this magical book; And the author`s skill as a golfer cannot be underestimated. 160 pp.…