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Sale 409: Fine & Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia (#409) 08/06/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 08/06/2009 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #92 Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture

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Title:

Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture

Author:

Colt, H[arry] S. & C.H. Alison

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Country Life & George Newnes

Date Published:

1920

Description:

69, [2] ad pp. Contributions by A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, et al. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece; course map drawings. 7¼x4¾, original blue cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in black. First Edition.

H.S. Colt was the first non-professional golfer to work with course design and employ formal renderings, as well as to incorporate turf and tree transplantation as part of his layout model plans. Murdoch 141; D&M 12800; D&J C16810.

Condition:

Spine sunned, especially at head and heel and with a touch of fraying, edges of page block foxed; some cracking at gutters between signatures, light and scattered foxing within; else very good.

Item#:

201143

Headline:

Colt & Alison Essays Golf Course Architecture 1st
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