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Practical Golf
by Travis, Walter J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Good with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Lt. green cloth binding rubbed at extremities; spine base frayed; backstrip lightly browned; faded front board abraded and soiled; front hinge cracked & first few signatures loosening; owner's name inked on ffep; leaf edges, endpapers foxed, else good, with photo ils. No dj. ; Good b&w photo ils.; top edge gilt.; 8vo; 222 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42055
- Title
- Practical Golf
- Author
- Travis, Walter J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Early 20th Century American Amateur Golfers, Early 20th Century Golf Instruction, Golf History
Terms of Sale
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Biblio member since 2019
Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Open shop with over 125,000 volumes. We try to maintain a good selection in all categories and have a fondness for the odd & obscure. Specialties include History, Nature, Literature, Religion, Mystery, SF, Art, Children's, Humor, Indiana
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
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- Jacket
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
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