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Title: The Game of Golf Author: Park, William, Jr. Place: London Publisher: Longmans, Green Date: 1896 Description: xii, 277 pp. Illustrated with numerous plates from photographs and wood engravings; plus wood-engraved figures within the text. 7½x5¼, original decorative green cloth, front cover illustration stamped in black, white and terra-cotta, spine lettered in gilt, original black endpapers, edges untrimmed, many pages unopened. First Edition. 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. Donovan & Murdoch 3690; Murdoch 590. Lot Amendments Condition: Minor wear overall; light foxing, modern paper label with inked note "first golf book written by a professional golfer" affixed to title page; otherwise an extraordinarily clean copy, front cover color stamping intact; near fine or better - seldom seen in better condition. Item number: 165411