Chronicles of Blackheath Golfers, with illustrations and portraits.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1897. xii, 245 pp. Illustrated with numerous plates, including frontispiece portrait of Edmund Hegan Kennard; tissue guards. 25x19 cm. (9¾x7¼"), original gilt-decorated blue cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt-vignette on front cover, top edge gilt. First Edition.
The first published history of any golf club; appropriately, Blackheath is the oldest golf club.
Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. Very Good, slight corner wear. Item #9886
D&J H26260.
Price: £999.00
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