The Muses Threnodie

by Henry Adamson

(1774)

Book: The Muses Threnodie

          by Henry Adamson

Year/Edition: Published in 1774

Condition: For a 240 year old book, we'd say this example is in Very Good condition, and grades higher than other copies we've seen.

Notes: Originally published in 1638, Adamson's Muses Threnodie was the first book to contain a reference to the game of golf, which ocurred in two lines of a poem that reads "and yee, my clubs, you must no more prepare/to make your bals flee whistling in the aire." This 2nd edition, published 136 later in 1774, adds a footnote to those two lines and a reference to playing golf at Perth, where Adamson was born.

A key book for any serious golf book collection. Listed in Gilchrist's Guide to Golf Collectibles at $3,500.