Progressive Golf.
by Vardon, Harry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Company, 1920. First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original green cloth, illustrated with several folding plates from action-shot photographs. . Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips to the spine. First editions in the original dust jackets are rare. Harry Vardon was the six time winner of the British Open who, "set the standard by which the golfing greats are measured." This work captures Vardon's style of play in six sequences of stop-action photographs displayed on six folding plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13012
- Title
- Progressive Golf.
- Author
- Vardon, Harry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Harry Vardon, Harry Vardon Golf First Editions, Progressive Golf Harry Vardon First Edition
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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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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...