Lot # 194: Rare 1904 Book: Great Golfers- Their Methods at a Glance

Category: Books

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Item was in Auction "2013 Summer Auction",
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Great Golfers- Their Methods at a Glance

by George Beldam

          Book: Great Golfers - Their Methods at a Glance by George Beldam

          Edition/Year:  1904 1st Edition, London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., Hardcover 481 pages

          Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Some very light foxing to endpapers; Faint rubbing to corners, top edge & spine edges. Book is in quite beautiful condition, especially for its age.

          Notes: Very hard to find almost-110 year old golf book. There are 268 action photographs throughout the book, and contributions by Harold H. Hilton, J.H. Taylor, James Braid, Alex Herd, and Harry Vardon; Dedication page with portrait of Prime Minister, A. J. Balfour, "Who has done so much for the Royal and Ancient Game".; The book is tight & bright, with the interior clean & clear, and without markings; This is one of the classic golf books of its time, now very scarce and difficult to obtain, especially in this condition.