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Robb, George Historical Gossip About Golf booklet

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Title: Historical Gossip About Golf and Golfers, by a Golfer
Author: [Robb, George] A Golfer
Description: [6], 58 pp. 6¼x4, original printed bright green wrappers. First Edition.The first anthology of golf. Contains an absorbing history of the Bruntsfield Links, descriptions of Dutch "Kolf" and French "Jeu de Mail," the now famous sketch of "Cock o' the Green," and a reprint of "The Golfers Garland," one of the two poems added to the third edition of Mathison's The Goff. Also referred to by Cecil Hopkinson in his "Histories" section. One of the most important and historically significant golf books. Murdoch 293; D&M 1380; D&J G24070. O.M. Leland's copy, with his ink signature and ownership markings on inside from wrapper.
Heading: Place Published: Edinburgh
Publisher: John Hughes
Date Published: 1863