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[SPORTING / GOLF]., The ANNALS Of SPORTING And FANCY GAZETTE; A Magazine, Entirely Appropriated to Sporting Subjects and Fancy Pursuits; Containing Every Thing Worthy of Remark on Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Cocking, Pugilism, Wrestling, Single Stick, Pede
London: Printed for Sherwood Jones and Co., 1824. 8vo. 8-13/16" x 5-3/8". 1st volume edition thus (cf. Podeschi. Mellon Collection, A12). [4], 440, 16 pp (including Index). 16 page Race Calendar at rear. Tan half calf with green marbled paper boards. Matching marbled edges & marbled paper eps., Withal, a VG+ copy. Illustrated with 13 inserted plates (1 folding), and numerous intratextual cuts. Many of the engravings by T. Landseer. ¶ A gentleman's publication, issued montly [or, in volume form, every 6 months] from 1822 - 1828. This volume also has mention of Golf: divers results in Scotland (e.g., p. 423, reporting the results of the contest for the Silver Club), and p. 334 reprints a correspondent's letter wherein the Editor is advised of the "poor attempt to imitate a 'gouf-club', which is not the least like one; therefore, not wishing the readers of this work should be deceived by the poor model of Mr. Curlewis, given in your last, I have sent a figure of the club." Said club [a putter?] is so illustrated by a woodcut to the letter's right.
Offered for US$ 495.00 by: Tavistock Books, ABAA - Book number: 27567.1