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A HISTORY OF GOLF IN BRITAIN
by Darwin, Bernard, et al
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell & Co., Ltd, 1952. First Edition. Cloth. Good. B&W Photos. Quarto (11" x 8 1/2" x 1 1/2"), green cloth with gilt lettering on title lable, Foreword by Sir George Cunningham; illustrated with many photos of early British men & women golfers (mainly B&W though frontispiece and a few in colour) , equipment, technique & swings, and a few early course layouts (including a folding map of the Old Course of St. Andrews), lengthy Appendices summarize early tournaments, Index, xv, [xvi] + 312 pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 10 1/2 oz. UNCOMMON: SUPERIOR CONTENT! Cloth has reasonably firm text block though hinges show webbing and the hefty volume is well used and shaken; considerable wear (scuffing, moderate soil, corners showing cardboard); plates are clean and unfoxed (very few with clean edge-nicks), well illustrated with many B&W photos of notable early golfers, informative text, folding map of Old St. Andrews. Ex Library with spine lettering, plate of Public Library on front pastedown.
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Details
- Seller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 9598
- Title
- A HISTORY OF GOLF IN BRITAIN
- Author
- Darwin, Bernard, et al
- Illustrator
- B&W Photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Scotland, golf, courses, bunkers, traps, greens, photos, illustrated, Britain, America
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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