British Clubs, (Britain In Pictures Series).
by Darwin, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG++/VG
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK, Britain In Pictures Series No. 63.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 1943* Publisher: William Collins* Binding and cover condition: Pictorial cover, White and medium grey paper covered boards. White title to spine. Minimal shelf wear to top and bottom edges. Some minimal darkening to spine VG++* Jacket condition: Matching dust jacket showing Regency building in white on grey. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, spine aged and faded, small nicks at head and tail of spine and to corners, slight darkening but no foxing to jacket. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY clean, crisp, bright and sewn binding tight. No annotations or inscriptions. A few very slight marks to end papers. VG++* Illustrations: 8 Plates in colour 20 illustrations in b/w* Pages: 48 pp. text. No Index at rear. One of the ?Britain in Pictures? series. Bernard Darwin was one of the most acclaimed of contemporary English Golfing writers and like many in his field has a fine prose style. As such he mixed with men of every profession in all parts of the country and has visited many of the English gentlemen?s Clubs. They are specifically an English institution and have flourished in this country with an individuality and abundance unrivalled any other part of the world, and Mr Darwin makes the most of a subject which is both amusing and interesting. A really nice copy of the 1st. edition, 2nd. impression in this collectable series.
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4779
- Title
- British Clubs, (Britain In Pictures Series).
- Author
- Darwin, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG++/VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 2nd.Imp.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Place of Publication
- London UK 48
- Date Published
- 1943-01-01
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