The Golfer's Manual Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the National Game of Scotland by "A Keen Hand"
by Darwin, Bernard (intro.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Dropmore Press. London. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1947. Limited Edition, 346/750. Hardback. Slipcase age-toned, rubbed on corners w/ some slight surface loss, sturdy and intact; Dust jacket age-toned on spine, lightly spotted on both panels; Boards quarter-bound in green cloth and illustrated green/white paper, no significant wear; Rough-cut bottom and fore-edges, top-edge sprayed green, minute spotting on endpapers, B&W illustrations; Binding tight. This is a first thus edition of the original 1857 text, featuring woodcuts by John O'Connor and an introduction by Bernard Darwin. ; 5 x 8.25"; 84 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Walden Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52455
- Title
- The Golfer's Manual Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the National Game of Scotland by "A Keen Hand"
- Author
- Darwin, Bernard (intro.)
- Illustrator
- John O'Connor
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition, 346/750
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dropmore Press. London
- Date Published
- 1947
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Walden Books
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London, Greater London
About Walden Books
Second-hand and antiquarian booksellers since 1977, in present shop since 1979, open Thurs-Sunday, with an emphasis on History of Art and Architecture, Photography, Literature and Poetry, Literary Biography and Criticism and the the History of London.
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