Lot 262
Kerr, John
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs | 373
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £150 - £200
Description
The history of curling... Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1890. 8vo., with an inscription to the front free endpaper from the author to the vice president of the Lanarkshire province of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, portrait, title in red and black with water colour print of curling pond, 13 engraved plates, original bords with printed watercolour sketch of curling stone, quarter red morocco, gilt floral tooling and gilt curling stone, occasional spotting, especially to end papers, portrait loose, spine rubbed and upper part of spine detaching, slight dust soiling to covers; Hall, S.C. Ireland, its scenery and character. London: Virtue and Co., [c.1845]. 8vo, 3 volumes, 111 engraved maps and plates, contemporary red half morocco gilt, edges gilt, rubbing and soiling to spines and covers, some internal foxing, a few leaves loose (4)
Footnote
Note: This book belonged to James Hamish Tait who became the oldest person to still be practicing curling, according to the Guinness Book of World Records at the time.
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