xii, 677 pp., leaves "Directions to binder" & "Advertisement" to this edition inserted after title page and preface. 20 copper engraved illustrations, including frontispiece, large folding plan, 3 page plates, 15 folding plates. (Quarto) 10¾x8¼, period calf, respined with new leather, morocco lettering pieces. Second Edition.

A highlight of the Third Book is the account of the Company of Golfers, a description of the game of golf and its history, as well as the role the city of Edinburgh played in encouraging the game by giving to the Company a silver club which became the center of an annual competition. First published in 1779.