“ONE OF THE CLASSICS OF GOLFING LITERATURE” (HENRY LONGHURST): FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE ENCHANTED GOLF CLUBS, IN RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

MARSHALL, Robert. The Enchanted Golf Clubs. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1920). Octavo, original pictorial paper boards, original dust jacket. $1200.

First American edition of this humorous novel about a self-professed expert in every sport but golf who must learn golf in a week to win the love of a millionaire American widow and golf enthusiast, in rare original dust jacket.

"What impresses me most in reading The Enchanted Golf Clubs is its urbane charm, of which there is practically none around these days" (P.G. Wodehouse). "A brilliant book. By turns funny and extremely funny… A true delight, worth every piffling penny and ten times more" (Hugh Laurie). The first edition was published in London in 1902 as The Haunted Major. With eight illustrations by Stuart Hay. Donovan & Murdoch 25440.

Boards fresh and bright with only a few spots of mild toning; rare original dust jacket with some shallow chipping, a few small holes on spine and fold of rear flap, none affecting text or image, spine a bit toned. A lovely copy.