Item #11006 The Game of Golf. Willie Jr Park.
The Game of Golf.
The Game of Golf.

The Game of Golf.

London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1904. 277p. cloth. 6th edition 1904, first 1896
Illustrated with numerous plates from photographs and wood engravings; plus wood-engraved figures within the text. 7½x5½, original decorative green cloth, front cover illustration stamped in black, white and terracotta, spine lettered in gilt, original black end papers, edges untrimmed. A cornerstone book for a golf library. The first book written by a playing golf professional and, thus, the forerunner of many books in which a champion would reveal the "secret" of his success. Park also includes important historical data on equipment, with an important chapter on course architecture. "In composing the chapter entitled 'Laying Out and Keeping Golf-Links,' Park became the first practising golf course architect to illuminate the theoretical and practical aspects of his design philosophy" - Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. Very good, clean boards that are often worn. Item #11006

Donovan & Jerris P4750.

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