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(London: Duckworth & Co 1910). First UK Edition, First Impression with the illustrator's surname mis-spelt "Rowntree" to the front board. Publisher's original green cloth with spine and front cover lettered in gilt with further decorations to the front cover, in green, of the Scottish Thistle, the English Rose and the Irish Shamrock. The single border to the front cover is also in green. Colour frontispiece and 63 colour or monochrome plates with captioned tissue guards. Deckle edges. Top edge gilt. All plates present. Publisher's emblem blind-stamped to rear cover. Strong hinges. Pages 185 to 188 still uncut. A VG (or better) copy with gilt un-faded, slightly soft spine tips with a former owner's neat name to the front paste-down, several, minor marks to the boards, a short tear to the bottom of page 250, slight foxing to the title page only and a few pages with corners turned down. This copy has none of the heavy foxing so often associated with this title. Bright and clean plates. An essential golf reference book. A nice copy. Photographs/scans available upon request.