HUTCHINSON, Horace.
British Golf Links: A Short Account of the Leading Golf Links of the United Kingdom With Numerous Illustrations and Portraits.
Rare limited large paper first edition of HORACE HUTCHINSON'S BRITISH GOLF LINKS
London: J.S. Virtue & Co., Limited, 1897.
$4,500.00
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Item Number: RRB-112934
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Rare limited large paper first edition of one of the most elaborately illustrated 19th century books published on British golf. Folio, original cream-colored japon wrappers with gilt titles to the front panel, illustrated with hundreds of photographs of the great players, courses, and clubhouses of fifty-four of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies, this is number 171. The large paper edition was issued by the publisher in wrappers with the expectation that collectors would then bind the book as they wished. In fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.
Hutchinson was an accomplished golfer, winning the first two British Amateur Championships (1886-87) and playing in one of the first exhibition rounds in America. “Reading any of his books is enjoyable for it is obvious that here was a man who knew what he wanted to say, was not afraid to say it and then said it with some wit, purpose and intelligence” (Murdoch 387). “Certainly no account of the literature of this era would be complete without acknowledging [his] contributions” (Donovan & Murdoch, 13). With richly illustrated chapters on each of 54 major links courses, with photographs of the more challenging holes. Donovan & Murdoch 2940.
British Golf Links: A Short Account of the Leading Golf Links of the United Kingdom With Numerous Illustrations and Portraits.
$4,500.00
Out of Stock
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