The New Golf.
by Vaile, P. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916. First edition of P. A. Vaile's authoritative manual of the game of golf. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece engraving of Jerome D. Travers with tissue guard, illustrated with forty engravings from photographs. In near fine condition. A nice example. American golf expert P. A. Vaile authored several books on professional golf featuring the finest players of the early 20th century. The New Golf features chapters on the practical aspects of golfing with photographs of Jerome D. Travers, Robert A. Gardner, and Harry Vardon demonstrating the ideal drive, stance and swing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88077
- Title
- The New Golf.
- Author
- Vaile, P. A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- P. A. Vaile First Edition, The New Golf
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...