The Mystery of Golf - Couverture souple

Haultain, Arnold

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1446090876 ISBN 13 : 9781446090879

Editeur : Read Books, 2011

Synopsis

First published in 1910, "The Mystery of Golf" is a detailed treatise on the sport, with chapters on its history and origins, popularity, development, and much more. This fantastic book will appeal to those with a real passion for the sport, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage golfing literature. Contents include: "The Layman's Ignorance", "Recondite Character of Golf", "The Layman Essays the Game", "The Origin of Games", "Art and Sport", "National Character in Games", "Modern Rampancy of Sport", "Apotheosis of the Sportsman", "The Fascination of Golf", "The Essence of the Contest", "Uniqueness of the Game", "The Professional and the Amateur", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dance.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Written in 1908 by a Canadian belletrist who fancied himself a golfer, this classic treatise explores man's age-old love affair with golf - and pronounces it incurable. Just as a careful player sizes up a putt from all possible angles, so does Haultain examine this curious game, from the physiology of the perfect swing, to the psychology of a sport in which the opponent is oneself, to the peculiar brand of spirituality that leads people around eighteen holes with the promise of nothing more than "almost." THE MYSTERY OF GOLF may not help shave strokes off your game, but its delightful meditations on why we care so much make for "pure, evergreen entertainment" (Herbert Warren Wind).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1446090876
• ISBN 13: 9781446090879
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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