Golf Book, F.G Tait

Golf Book, F.G Tait

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28997

Golf Book, F.G. Tait "A Record', Being His Life, Letters & Golfing Diary.
A very well produced first edition golf book, F.G. Tait "A Record', being his life, letters & golfing diary. The book was published in three bindings: in both red and green decorative cloth and in red decorative vellum. This is a hard bound copy with the original red cloth cover with gilt title to front with a gilt image of a golf bag and clubs with a sword. Spine with gilt title 'F.G. Tait "A Record", J.L.Low, Nisbet & Co.'. The cover in reasonable condition for age (see images) all 304 pages are there, printed in London. Illustrated with 16 plates (with tissue-guards) from photographs, including frontispiece photogravure portrait of Tait with facsimile autograph. A good copy, some light foxing and staining to some pages. All profits from original sales of this book were donated to the Black Watch Widows' and Orphans' Fund. Edited by John L. Low with an introduction by Andrew Lang, published J. Nisbet & Co., Ltd., 21 Berners Street.

Dimensions:

Height 21.7 cm / 8 "
Width 16 cm / 6 "
Depth 3.5 cm / 1 "
Period

1900-1949

Year

1900

Medium

Paper

Country

United Kingdom

Collections

David Easby

Condition

All pages intact, some light foxing and staining. Cover stained, spine faded.

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