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Vintage Golf Book, The Golf Courses of Great Britain, Bernard Darwin.
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Antique Golf Book, The Golf Courses Of Great Britain By Bernard Darwin.
A fantastic new and revised edition golf book written by Bernard Darwin, one of the greatest golf writers ever to put pen to paper. 'THE GOLF COURSES OF GREAT BRITIAN' is the follow up to Darwin's original book fifteen years on from 'THE GOLF COURSES OF THE BRITISH ISLES, DESCRIBED BY BERNARD DARWIN, PAINTED BY HARRY ROWNTREE'. The book is with its original hard green cloth cover with embossed title to front and with gilt title to spine. The book has wonderful illustrations of famous holes of famous courses by Harry Rowntree and great descriptions of the individual courses by Darwin that make excellent reading.
ex Norwich Public Library, library stamps and label and perforation to the main title page and stamped throughout the book.
Amongst the courses in the book are St. Andrews, Sunningdale, Walton Heath, Rye, Cromer and Hoylake.
Dimensions:
Height
23.5 cm / 9 1⁄2"
Width
17 cm / 6 3⁄4"
Depth
4 cm / 1 3⁄4"
Period
1900-1949
Year
1925
Medium
Paper
Country
United Kingdom
Provenance
From the late David Easby Estate
Condition
Internally good condition, as far as we can ascertain all pages are there. Cover has faded and is with a few scuffs and marks. Spine loose on the back page.
- Dimensions:Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1925
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Oxfordshire, GB
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