[Rarebooks] FS: Collecting Antique Golf Clubs

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"Collecting Antique Golf Clubs"

By Peter Georgiady.
Published by the Airlie Hall Press in 1995.

An informative book, intended to introduce collectors to the types of old
clubs, how they were made and why, important figures in golf club history,
and related topics.

Chapters include-

-Construction and Physical Features of Golf Clubs –including woods, irons,
putters, shafts, grips, and other features

-Philosophical Aspects of Collecting golf Clubs –including condition,
restoration, specializations, categorizing clubs, the birth of collecting
and the Golf Collectors’ Society

-An Historical Perspective of Equipment Design –including brief historical
profiles of club types, sets, marks, and patents

-Stories of Old Golf Clubs –histories of certain influential clubs and
club types


Softcover. 5.5”x8.5”, 223 pages, black & white illustrations.
Light cover soil, a little light wear.  $85~

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