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Sale 474: Fine & Rare Golf Books, Art & Memorabilia (#474) 03/01/2012 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #35 Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$162.50

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Description

Title:

Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game

Author:

Clark, Robert, editor

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Macmillan

Date Published:

1893

Description:

xxviii, 305 pp. 8x5½, green boards, top edges gilt. Second Edition, preceded by the Scotland Edition of 1875.

"Presentation Copy" blind-stamped on title page. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature of the game." -D&J C12790.

Condition:

Front cover and spine detached from text block, spine darkened with some chipping at top that has been repaired; title page lightly foxed; tissue guards a bit browned; good.

Item#:

195763

Headline:

Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game 2nd ed
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