Johnston, Alastair J. and James F. The Chronicles of Golf: 1457 to 1857. 1993. Limited Edition (Signed) (DJ)
Limited edition hardcover copy of The Chronicles of Golf: 1457 to 1857 by Alastair J. Johnston and James F. Johnston, published in 1993. This large-format quarto is presented in its original dark blue cloth-covered slipcase featuring a color plate on the side. The volume is bound in decorative boards with a collage-style dust jacket depicting various historical golf-related title pages and documents. The endpapers feature a map of Scotland identifying earliest documented golf references by locale and date. The text is accompanied by numerous plates including color portraits, historical engravings, and early black-and-white photographs of notable golfers and courses. The copyright page identifies the publisher as Alastair J. Johnston, One Erieview Plaza, Suite 1300, Cleveland, Ohio, with ISBN 1-878843-07-9, designed by Davis Design and printed in the United States. A limitation page at the front states: This limited edition consists of 900 numbered copies signed by the authors. This is copy number 170. Below this text are two hand-written signatures: a blue ink signature reading Alastair J. Johnston and a black ink signature reading J F Johnston.
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