The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf
London: Golf Illustrated Ltd, by London & Counties Press, 1912. 276p. Full Red Leather. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 colour plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Number 267 of 900 copies. First (Subscriber's) Edition.
First "Subscribers' Edition". Contains a listing of golf books published to 1912. "This is one of the most magnificent books in the entire library of golf, comprehensive in content, very handsome in appearance and attractively illustrated".
We do not use RARE very often, but the book in this condition is scarce and the thus unrecorded jacket is Rare! Stunning leather, protected in a complete but chipped jacket. RARE! Item #11163
Murdoch 348; D&M 21090; D&J H17860.
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