Book: The Golf Book of East Lothian. "The author was the minister of Dirleton. An interesting man. He wasn't just a parsimonious East Lothian Meenister. He was a bit of a high-flyer, a considerable womaniser, and enjoyed intoxicating beverages. His womanising always included gifts of jewellery. This extravagance eventually ran him into bankruptcy. John Kerr collected all the information about the golf courses and the clubs of East Lothian, wonderful stuff about the personalities, the problems, the triumphs, the whole camaraderie of golf. By the time Kerr came on the scene, the game was very popular. Everyone was playing, not just the aristocracy. The club at Dirleton Castle was founded in 1854 by 'shopkeepers, working men and artisans'. In Kerr's time, there was a club at Prestonpans, where the power station now stands" - Archie Baird, 1985. Small 4to. 516pp, 34pp appendix. Portrait frontis, 9 full-page plates, text illusts. Original tan cloth, rubbed, spine re-laid, gilt title and vignettes to upper board and spine. Original green endpapers. A good copy of this important and rare golfing title. First Small Paper Edition, No.263 of a Limited Edition of 500 copies, signed to Limitation page by the author