Golf – Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes

Description

1890 First edition of Golf, written by prominent English amateur golfer Horace G. Hutchinson (1859–1932). This volume is Volume 13 of the famous 33-volume Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, a massive Victorian-era project sponsored by the Duke of Beaufort to establish a definitive guide to major sports. The book features notable contributions from several iconic late-19th-century figures, including a chapter on “The Humours of Golf” by future British Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour, as well as insights from Lord Wellwood, Andrew Lang, and Sir Walter Simpson. It contains extensive visual depictions of early golf technique, tools, and courses created by prominent illustrators Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss. Hutchinson’s work is widely regarded by historians as one of the most influential early golf books ever written, serving as a critical cornerstone that helped popularize and formalize the game of golf in England.