History of the Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society.

Edinburgh: Privatley Printed, printed by David MacDonald, 1906. 54p. Decorated stiff wrappers.
A small book large in content.
Illustrated from photographs and drawings of members, past champions, etc., including a portrait drawing of Old Tom Morris with caption "who laid out Barnton." In back, with List of Office-Bearers of the Society from 1773 to 1906.
Signed by Mungo Park, brother of Willie Park Jnr, with a note that the bookwas gifted to him from Jake Williamson and prominent Burgess member.
Murdoch, notes in his 1991 bibliography (page 203), that this book is extremely scarce and notes the only original copy he had ever seen was the one in the George Colville collection, this is The book Murdoch saw. Item #10745

D&J E2410.

Price: £2,995.00