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Title: Golf Links on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Author: ** Place: [Grand Rapids, MI] Publisher: [Printed for Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway by Dean-Hicks Printing Co.] Date: [c. 1900] Description: [24] pp. Illustrated from photographs along the route. 7¾x4, original color pictorial saddle stitched wrappers, modern re-stapling. First Edition. Rare golf booklet, promoting travel along the Great Lakes region of the United States, using golf as its' main advertising tool. Begins: "All of the principal resorts on the Grant Rapids & Indiana Railway have either golf links of their own or are within a short distance of a course easily accessible. Those beautiful places in Northern Michigan along the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway, which are so attractive because of their natural locations and advantages, are now of greater interest to lovers of the game of golf. This season the golf grounds are in better condition than ever, and much care has been given them to put the courses in prime condition. This booklet is designed to call the attention of golf players to the links on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway, and to give a short description of the best links to be found in any summer resort region in the United States." Contains descriptions for 12 golf clubs and courses, including: Harbor Point Golf Club (with 3 photos), Wequetonsing Golf Club (with 3 photos), Roaring Brook Golf Grounds (with photo), Petoskey, Wawashkarno Golf Club, Traverse City Golf Grounds (with photo), Neahtawanta Golf Links (with photo), Omena Golf Grounds, Northport, Lake Harbor Golf Links (Muskegon), Charlevoix, and Kent Country Club (Grand Rapids, with a full-page photo). Also, with a 10-page section in the back: "The Rules of Golf, as approved by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, in 1899, with Rulings and Interpretations by the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association in 1900," ending with a small golfing illustration vignette. Donovan & Murdoch 1360. Lot Amendments Condition: Mild rubbing, lacks the original staples (but with old rust still present); contents intact; clean and bright, still a near fine copy of this exceedingly scarce golf ephemera item. Item number: 156000