The Mystery of Golf; A briefe Account of Games in generall: their Origine; Antiquitie; & Rampancie: and of the game ycleped Golfe in particular: its Uniqueness; its Curiousness; & its Difficultie; its anatomical, philosophicall, and moral Properties; together with diverse Conceipts on other Matters to it appertaining
by Haultain, Arnold
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, at the Riverside Press, 1908. Limited edition. Hardcover. pp. vi, 151. Slim 8vo. Gilt-lettered teal cloth spine over decorated paper boards in a teal and red floral pattern. Wear to edges (worn through at corners), boards slightly grubby, pink smudge to rear board, small moisture stain to foredge of first few pages, contents otherwise clean and unmarked, binding sound. Copy 121 of 440. Rubber stamp to front pastedown: "Duchess of Connaught Memorial Hostel", London; with "Presented by H.R.H. The Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll. Aug 1924" in ink.
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- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
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- Title
- The Mystery of Golf; A briefe Account of Games in generall: their Origine; Antiquitie; & Rampancie: and of the game ycleped Golfe in particular: its Uniqueness; its Curiousness; & its Difficultie; its anatomical, philosophicall, and moral Properties; together with diverse Conceipts on other Matters to it appertaining
- Author
- Haultain, Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin, at the Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bruce Rogers
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