Golf: The History of an Obsession

Stirk, David

ISBN 10: 0714824143 / ISBN 13: 9780714824147

Published by Phaedon Press, Oxford, 1987

About this Item

Unclipped dust jacket with a little curling to edges. Book in near-mint condition. Generously illustrated with 190 illustrations, 63 in colour, the book places particular emphasis on the many artifacts produced for the golfer's 'insatiable appetite'?including paintings, posters, photographs, and images of the world of golf?useful also to the sports historian, and the collector of golf memorabilia. ________________________________________.

Seller Inventory # 155STK1259

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Golf: The History of an Obsession
• Publisher: Phaedon Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714824143
• ISBN 13: 9780714824147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1310 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Celebrates the remarkable history of golf as it developed into the internationally popular sport we know today. It traces the evolution of golf & its growth in popularity up to the modern tournament scene. Explains the development of clubs & balls; discusses how the rules of golf emerged; & describes the first golf clubs & golf courses, the great players & the changing fashions of the game. Gives particular emphasis to the many artifacts produced to cater to the golfers insatiable appetite for the game, following its enormous surge in popularity in the late 19th century. Illustrated with paintings, posters, photos & images of the world of golf.