Golf Magazine. Josiah Newman, Vol. II, No. 1, January 1898.
Presented here is a single issue of the early American sports periodical “Golf,” designated as Volume II, Number 1, published for January 1898. The publication is bound in original printed paper wrappers with a wire-stapled binding. The front cover features a two-color illustration by Archie Gunn and dated 1898, depicting a female golfer addressing the ball on the green accompanied by a young boy caddy holding a golf bag, with a clubhouse and trees in the background. The publication information printed on the first page indicates publication by Josiah Newman, 150 Nassau Street, New York, with a copyright date of 1897. The interior contents include halftone photographic reproductions, such as Hot Springs Golf Club—Round the First Tee and The Belfield Club House. Features include articles titled Golf in the South, Luck in Golf by Garden G. Smith, The Belfield Club, and the poem Perplexity in Paradise by Francis Bowler Keene. The rear cover features is advertisements. This is an awesome early golf magazine in very nice condition.
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