Collection of c19/20thc Historical Books with reference to Golf (4) 2x Volumes of…

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Collection of c19/20thc Historical Books with reference to Golf (4) 2x Volumes of…

Collection of c19/20thc Historical Books with reference to Golf (4) 2x Volumes of Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh dated 1878 with reference to golf in Vol. II see p. 116-120 famous match played over Leith Links c1665 to establish whether it was the Scots or English who invented the game - needless to say the Scots won their bet; County Histories of Moray and Nairn 1st ed 1897 by C Rampini publ'd Blackwood & Sons with reference to golf on p. 317 with the introduction of golf in 1797 played over the links of Nairn et al ( ex-public library (well read) c/w folded map to the front end board (F); and an interesting 1911 British Museum Hard back featuring 41x early Miniatures from 16thc one in particular related to golf - publ'd 1911 and reproduced in Honour of Sir George Warner fellow of the British Academy and Hon Fellow of Pembroke College of Cambridge - in the original half leather and cloth boards - internally (VG) together with printed copies of letters from British Museum From the late David Easby Estate

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