GOLFING: A Handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game with List of Clubs,Rules, etc. Also Golfing Sketches and Poems. Illustrated by Ranald M. Alexander and Others.
by W. & R. CHAMBERS
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
W. & R. Chambers. Edinburgh and London. 1887. W. & R. Chambers. Edinburgh and London. 1887. First edition. No DW issued. Original turquoise cloth illustrated in black to upper board and in gilt to spine. Small 8vo. 134pp. + 16 blank pages to fill in as a Memoranda of matches etc. (Unfilled and clean) + [4] pages of engraved adverts. Very attractively patterned purple endpapers, coloured frontis. + 4 tinted plates and 1 in b/w as called for. Slight lean to spine, head and tail of spine and corners very sl. worn, light stain to rear cover, pages very sl. browned o/w a clean and sound copy of a scarce item. VG+.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71587
- Title
- GOLFING: A Handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game with List of Clubs,Rules, etc. Also Golfing Sketches and Poems. Illustrated by Ranald M. Alexander and Others.
- Author
- W. & R. CHAMBERS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- W. & R. Chambers. Edinburgh and
- Keywords
- SPORTS and RECREATION golf 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- SPORTS and RECREATION;
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- Tail
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