Lot Essay
THE MAJOR WORK ON GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES. Murdoch 767: 'One of the outstanding books on golf course architecture having the added attraction, as a book, of being handsomely produced'.
Details
THOMAS, GEORGE C., JR. GOLF ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA: ITS STRATEGY AND CONSTRUCTION. LOS ANGELES: TIMES-MIRROR PRESS, 1927.
8°, coloured frontispiece, title with ruled border and golf ball vignette in red, half tone plates and illustrations, one folding (lower corners a little creased). Original black cloth, lettered in green and with front cover design of the American eagle holding a pair of clubs (slight staining to back cover, lower corners bumped).
8°, coloured frontispiece, title with ruled border and golf ball vignette in red, half tone plates and illustrations, one folding (lower corners a little creased). Original black cloth, lettered in green and with front cover design of the American eagle holding a pair of clubs (slight staining to back cover, lower corners bumped).
Provenance
R. Johnstone, Seattle G.C.
Bill Bengeyfield, U.S.G.A. Greens Section, 1976.
Bill Bengeyfield, U.S.G.A. Greens Section, 1976.
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Philip Harley