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Published in 1997, the first edition of The Clubmaker's Art received
widespread acclaim. Golf World listed it among the top 10 golf books of
the 20th century. Travel and Leisure Golf called it the "heavyweight champion-literally"
and included it on a list of the top 25 golf books ever written. It won
the prestigious Murdoch Medal, awarded in Great Britain for outstanding
achievement in golf literature.
The best
just got bigger and better. The Clubmaker's Art - Second Edition Revised
and Expanded consists of 784 pages in two volumes in a slipcase. It
includes every club found in the first edition plus 220 more. The page
size is 20% larger than the first edition. The complete set weights 15
pounds 9 ounces, twice that of the first edition.
All the
original images have been redone, and over 400 new images have been added.
All the layouts have been reworked and extensive new information has been
included. Many exceedingly rare and historically important clubs have been
added to every chapter in the book. The section on fakes and replicas is
five times as large as that in the first edition.
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regular edition sets, complete with slipcase and dustjackets will be sold.
In total, this is around half of the entire production run of the first
edition.
The
Clubmaker's Art - Revised and Expanded is the most complete, in-depth
book on antique golf clubs ever written. Over 1,250 pictures illustrate
over 850 clubs selected from among the most valuable, historical, and rare
antique clubs in the world. Hundreds of others are described and identified.
The text, written after extensive research in the United States and the
United Kingdom, documents not only the clubs but also their makers and
users. Original source material is quoted extensively. |
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"The best just got bigger
and better."
(1997 first edition on left, 2007 second edition on right)
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Art and may not be duplicated or reproduced without written permission
from the author.
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