WITH 71 PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF GREAT GOLFERS IN FULL SWING: FIRST EDITION OF HUTCHINSON'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF GOLF AND GOLFERS

HUTCHINSON, Horace G. The Book of Golf and Golfers. London: Longmans, Green, 1899. Octavo, original gilt-stamped red cloth, top edge gilt, uncut. $1200.

First edition of this richly illustrated survey of the history of golf, with 71 photographic portraits of the great players of his day.

"Like many of the books that Mr. Hutchinson had a hand in, this is a complete review of the game, from a history of its development to a chapter on how to make a golf club, for those so bent" (Murdoch 384). Hutchinson was a fine golfer, winning the first British Amateur Championship in 1886 and playing one of the first exhibitions of the sport in America. With contributions by Amy Pascoe, H.H. Hilton, J.H. Taylor, H.J. Whigham, and Sutton & Sons (on "The Laying-Out and Up-Keep of Greens"). Donovan & Murdoch 3110. Contemporary owner ink signature dated 1900.

Interior clean; cloth with abrasion to front cover, a few minor rubs, gilt bright. A near-fine copy.