Lot # 64: Delineations of St Andrews (1807)

Category: Antique Golf

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Item was in Auction "Golf Antiques - Hosted by Jeff Ellis",
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Delineations of St Andrews, Published 1807, Edinburgh, Scotland.  244 pages.  Hardcover, good condition. Some pages slightly separated from binding but still intact.

According to Richard Donovan and Rand Jerris in their book The Game of Golf and the Printed Word 1566-2005, "Grierson devoted an entire chapter to golf in his history and description of St. Andrews. The text includes a short history of the game and the St. Andrews Golfing Society (which the author calls th"The Company of Golfers") as well as a description of the manufacture of the feather golf ball." An early and important book in the world of golf history.