Lot 320
MURDOCH, Joseph S. F.
Auction: 12 July 2004 at 11:30 BST
Description
The Library of Golf 1743-1966: A Bibliography of Golf Books, Indexed Alphabetically, Chronologically, & by Subject Matter... 1st edition, illustrated with facsimile book covers, and drawings, blue-green cloth, decorated in black and gold, decorative end-papers, with slipcase, Gale Research Co., Detroit, 1968Signed by the author
Footnote
The first edition with only 3300 copies printed. The first thorough golf bibliography and a standard by which all other golf bibliographies are measured. Includes annotated commentary on many of the nearly 900 entries, a chronological and alphabetical listing of the golf books and a listing by subject matter in the back. A revised pamphlet edition was published in 1978 in a limited edition of 150 copies.