Rare Old Antique Illustrated Golf Article St Andrews, Old Tom Morris 1895

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Antique Ephemera, Paper, Prints, Cigarette Cards, Books, and Comics Rare 65 page photo article or book extract from 1895 entitled "Golf" by Caspar W Whitney writing about sport in England in 1885. The book has some interesting detail on the history of the game along with course plans for St Andrews and St Georges. It discusses the merits of Orange wood, ash and hickory for shafts and also includes rules for the game with special rules for medal play and local rules for St Andrews. Also includes information on the great players of the day, Willie Dunn, Old Tom Morris, Willie ParkPhotographic Illustrations include A view of St Andrews link (full page) Club house and home hole St Andrews Hole o'Cross, Heathery hole and river eden St. Andrews Royal North Devon club house and first teeing ground Westward Ho Looking towards the sea Westward Ho (full page) The Sahara St Georges club house Sandwich Walkinshaws grave Hell bunker The Maiden A view of Hoylake Royal Liverpool Club house Please note this auction is for disbound pages from a scarce Victorian sports volume, there are no covers. Some articles may include the ending or begining of other articles. These pages would rebind easily to create a very rare golfing item I have several similar articles currently on ebay. Thanks for taking the time to have a look at my item for sale. Spil1 read more
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