Lot Essay
Describes the historical evolution of golf, besides explaining the technique of play, with several pages on women's golf, and a recommended reading list of books in both English and German.
Details
HEINEKEN, P. DAS GOLFSPIEL (SPORTSPIElE IM FREIEN: I. BAND). STUTTGART: GUSTAV WEISE, 1898.
8°, half tone frontispiece, title vignette, numerous illustrations, some full-page (occasional spotting of text, margins browned at edges, a few marginal stains). Original white cloth, front cover with title and sports trophies in contrasting colours (corners bumped, covers somewhat spotted and stained).
8°, half tone frontispiece, title vignette, numerous illustrations, some full-page (occasional spotting of text, margins browned at edges, a few marginal stains). Original white cloth, front cover with title and sports trophies in contrasting colours (corners bumped, covers somewhat spotted and stained).
Provenance
J. Mühlhauser, Vienna, stamp on verso of frontispiece.
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