Title: Spalding's Official Golf Guide Containing the Official Rules and Regulations as Authorized and Adopted by the United States Golf Association, Together with the Constitution and By-Laws of Clubs... Author: Stoddart, L.B., revised by Place: New York Publisher: American Sports Publishing Co. Date: 1895 Description: 43 pp. Photographs and woodcut illustrations within. 16.9x12.8 cm. (6½x5"), original pictorially printed tan wrappers, stamped in black. Second Edition. The rare and early American golf guidebook, preceded by only the edition of 1893, which was the first golf book printed in America entitled Spalding's Athletic Library. An important reference for the history of American golf, it continued to be issued annually until the early 1930's. "The most successful of the 'annual' or yearbook type of publication in America and a real 'bible' of information for the golf historian" - Murdoch 154. D&J S29675; D&M 4020. Lot Amendments Condition: Some faint soiling or offsetting to wrappers, heavily chewed rear cover and from pg 11 to the rear wrapper, the damage affects the text (only a bit is lost until about pg. 25 where the damage encroaches further into text); still a very scarce item; inspection encouraged; good. Item number: 213049
Title: Spalding's Official Golf Guide Containing the Official Rules and Regulations as Authorized and Adopted by the United States Golf Association, Together with the Constitution and By-Laws of Clubs... Author: Stoddart, L.B., revised by Place: New York Publisher: American Sports Publishing Co. Date: 1895 Description: 43 pp. Photographs and woodcut illustrations within. 16.9x12.8 cm. (6½x5"), original pictorially printed tan wrappers, stamped in black. Second Edition. The rare and early American golf guidebook, preceded by only the edition of 1893, which was the first golf book printed in America entitled Spalding's Athletic Library. An important reference for the history of American golf, it continued to be issued annually until the early 1930's. "The most successful of the 'annual' or yearbook type of publication in America and a real 'bible' of information for the golf historian" - Murdoch 154. D&J S29675; D&M 4020. Lot Amendments Condition: Some faint soiling or offsetting to wrappers, heavily chewed rear cover and from pg 11 to the rear wrapper, the damage affects the text (only a bit is lost until about pg. 25 where the damage encroaches further into text); still a very scarce item; inspection encouraged; good. Item number: 213049
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