Golfing: A handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game with list of clubs, rules, etc. Also golfing sketches and Poems

Chambers, Charles E.S.

Published by W & R Chambers, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1887

About this Item

Illustrated. 134 pages, 18 blank pages, 4 pages advertisements. First edition in original blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black. With 5 two-tone plates including frontis portrait of Tom Morris, and b/w illustrations in the text. Includes 8 blank leaves at rear for reader's personal notes or, "Memoranda of Matches Played, &c.". Matches, famous players, history, instruction, implements, poetry, descriptive list of courses, rules and technical glossary. Publishers' ads at rear. Rear advertisement page for The Eclipse golf ball is tanned from pastedown offset, else a clean copy without owner names, bookplate, underlining, marginalia, soiling, tears, etc. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 200371

Bibliographic Details

Title: Golfing: A handbook to the Royal and Ancient...

Publisher: W & R Chambers, Edinburgh, Scotland

Publication Date: 1887

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Illustrator: Ronald M. Alexander

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition.