Mr Punch’s Golf Stories. Told by his Merry Men, and illustrated by Phil May, George Du Maurier, L. Raven-Hill, F.H. Townsend, Harry Furniss, E.T. Reed, Bernard Partridge, F. Pegram, A.S. Boyd, A.T. Smith, A. Wallis Mills, David Wilson, C.E. Brock, Gunning King, C. Harison, G.L. stampa, Tom Browne and Others. -
Circa 1920 - The Educational Book Co. Ltd. by arrangement with The Proprietors of “Punch”., London
A fine copy in attractive recent binding, with numerous anecdotes and 136 illustrations.
There are few pastimes that provide their followers with more innocent merriment than is afforded by “the royal and ancient”.
It may be taken that there is no better way of reducing a man’s self-conceit than to place him on the teeing ground for the first time, present him with a driver and invite him to strike a little rubber-cored ball to a distance of 200 yards in a given direction.
Consequently we have here most excellent material for fun; and you may depend upon it MR. PUNCH has not had his eyes long shut to the humours of the links. References: Murdoch, The Library of Golf 617. Donovan & Murdoch, The Game of Golf and The Printed Word 31030 (first edition).
Small octavo (book size 19.5 x 13.2 cm) pp. [2] 192 [2]. Elegantly hand-bound in three quarter green oasis morocco leather, over red cloth, with traditional raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, top edge gilt. Condition: Fine in fine binding Ref: 109225 Price: HK$ 2,000
There are few pastimes that provide their followers with more innocent merriment than is afforded by “the royal and ancient”.
It may be taken that there is no better way of reducing a man’s self-conceit than to place him on the teeing ground for the first time, present him with a driver and invite him to strike a little rubber-cored ball to a distance of 200 yards in a given direction.
Consequently we have here most excellent material for fun; and you may depend upon it MR. PUNCH has not had his eyes long shut to the humours of the links. References: Murdoch, The Library of Golf 617. Donovan & Murdoch, The Game of Golf and The Printed Word 31030 (first edition).
Small octavo (book size 19.5 x 13.2 cm) pp. [2] 192 [2]. Elegantly hand-bound in three quarter green oasis morocco leather, over red cloth, with traditional raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, top edge gilt. Condition: Fine in fine binding Ref: 109225 Price: HK$ 2,000