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London: Metheun, 1933. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good / Good. Item #19350
A lovely and quite uncommon 1st Edition of this British Golf classic in the elusive original dust jacket.
"Mitchell (1887 – 1947) was an English professional golfer. He had eight top-10 finishes out of 17 appearances in the Open Championship, his best performance being fourth in 1920. He was runner-up in the 1912 Amateur Championship and won the 1924 Miami Open.
"Mitchell was supposed to be the player-captain of Great Britain's first Ryder Cup team in 1927, but was unable to make the voyage to the United States due to appendicitis. He did play on the next three teams in 1929, 1931, and 1933. The figure on top of the Cup trophy is modeled after Mitchell." - wiki
Green cloth with titling in black. Tight binding. Mild edge wear with a slight lean to spine. Scarce dust jacket with rubbing and edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar.
Price: $225.00