Hughes, W E (ed) - "Chronicles of Blackheath Golfers - with Illustrations and Portraits" 1st ed 1897 publ'd Chapman & Hall, London, in original blue and gilt decorative cloth boards and spine (top and tail of spine rubbed and worn), original frontis and other illustrations with tissue leaves - Private Owners Library Label - some slight discolouration to the front free end plate - otherwise overall (G) - a book seldom seen at auction. Note: Blackheath is celebrated as the earliest known golf club in England. The book consists largely of extracts from the minutes and records of the club and is the earliest known history of any golf club