Curtiss Frederic H (9 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Green fabric cover has wear, with fading on spine and mild soiling. Pages have toning and minimal writing. If you have any questions, or would like images, please let me know.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. A bright clean copy with only minimal signs of wear. Book.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Books about books, travel guides).

12mo; green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering; hardcover; 136 pages; a collection of some interesting travel books; soiled and edgeworn boards with sunned pages and former owner's name on front free endpaper else a very good clean tight copy.

CURTISS, Frederic H. A LITTLE BOOK ON TRAVEL BOOKS. Boston: Privately Printed, 1936. 12mo., green cloth. First Edition. Signed inscription by Curtiss on front endpaper: "Compliments of Frederic H. Curtiss. Boston. June 9. 1936." Very Good. $35.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fifty yearl history of The Country Club in Brookline Massachusetts. Oversize hardcover. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration ((The Club's iconic squirell). Minute wear to head of spine, else fine. Pictures on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not too flowery report of Francis Ouimet winning in 1913, a thrill to read. Green cloth sprung by moisture with evidence directly of water on boards (also spotted with small yellow dots as if you sprayed your toothbrush) and top edge. Some edge staining. All plates complete with tissue guards, which unfortunately took the brunt of water staining, but no images directly affected. Oh, well. Too bad. It has hand made paper. Additional hand written entries (3) made regarding Edward M. Tuckerman, joined 1946, resigned 1948, who won some competitions and has a placque in place in the clubhouse. Large post-it note taped onto front end paper, eight lines regarding R. A. Leeson, pp 94, 97, 99, and George Mixtir p. 89, and the above Ned, p. 81, 181.…

Condition: Very good. First printing. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket-as issued). Top edges gilt. Very slight rubbing to top, bottom of spine and corners. Gilt cover and spine decoration quite bright. Internally clean and tight, except for very occasional discreet ink marks and two marginal comments (these on 16 of 213 pages). Some offsetting to facing pages by plates despite all tissue guards being present. Some leaves never opened (presumably not of interest to previous owner). Overall, a very good or better copy of a scarce and important club history.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. CURTISS, Frederic H. & HEARD, John [211] pp. Privately Printed 1932 First Edition 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is the oldest golf-oriented country club in the United States.[1] (The Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854, was the first country club for any sport.) It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments, including the 1913 U.S. Open won by then-unknown Francis Ouimet. Although the club has 1300 members, it is known for its exclusivity.…