The Clubmaker's Art: Antique Golf Clubs & Their History [Hardcover]

Jeff Ellis (Author), Jeffery B. Ellis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 096530390X | ISBN-13: 978-0965303903 | Publication Date: September 1997 | Edition: 1

The Clubmaker's Art is the most complete, authoritative, and stunningly beautiful book ever produced on antique golf clubs. Eminent golf club collector, dealer, and historian, Jeffery Ellis leads you on an incredible journey into the minds and workshops of golf's greatest craftsmen, exploring the remarkable evolution of the equipment of the game. Sumptuously illustrated with 800 full-color photographs depicting more than 640 antique clubs, The Clubmaker's Art reveals the most astonishing array of sporting equipment ever assembled.

Exhaustively researched and impeccably documented, the text describes in rich detail more than 1000 rare and innovative clubs, and brings to life the fascinating artisans who created and used them. Combining insightful historical information with entertaining anecdotes and quotations, Ellis vividly captures the exquisite artistry of the game and its equipment.

The Clubmaker's Art is for everyone who loves the game of golf. It is an absolute necessity for collectors and students of the game. It will be the standard reference work in the field for decades to come and a treasured possession of everyone who owns it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Awarded Best Golf Book of the Year -- The Golfer Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 3, Champions 1998

Jeff Ellis spent 10 years completing The Clubmaker's Art and this book is a monumental achievement. Ellis, highlighting more than 1,000 antique clubs, has produced a treasure with 576 oversize pages and nearly 800 color photographs. This is a project of great affection and dedication. -- Golfweek, February 7, 1998

Named one of the top 10 golf books of the 20th century! -- Golf World, October 22, 1999

From the Publisher

The publication of this book is the culmination of a ten-year labor of love. During the course of researching antique golf clubs and early clubmaker's Ellis traveled around the world and spent many days in a multitude of librarys, from the National Library of Scotland to the Ralph Miller Golf Library in Industry Hills, California. The results of Ellis's researh - The Clubmaker's Art - celebrates the early clubmakers, their work, and the great game of golf.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Zephyr Productions; 1 edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096530390X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965303903
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.6 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,212,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for the Avid Collector, March 17, 2002

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Steve Mitchell (Stratford upon Avon, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clubmaker's Art: Antique Golf Clubs & Their History (Hardcover)

Without doubt this is the most beautiful and fascinating compendium of antique golf clubs you will ever come across. It is well worth every penny. The illustrations are superb and the content flawless. You will be amazed at the splendour of the Clubmakers Art.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT GIFT!!!, October 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Clubmaker's Art: Antique Golf Clubs & Their History (Hardcover)

I recently recieved this book as a gift for my birthday from my wife. I was highly impressed with the fine quality and craftmanship of this work of art. I plan to give this book to my friends that are as interested in golf as I am, and even to the ones who don't like golf! No one could ever be displeased with this book! My compiments to Jeff Ellis on his accomplishment.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent work of art!, June 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Clubmaker's Art: Antique Golf Clubs & Their History (Hardcover)

The Clubmaker's Art is a magnificent example of hard work and dedication to the golf industry. I received the book recently, and I couldn't be happier with what I got. The pictures are so life like, and they pop out at you. This is the best example of quality in the writing industy, and I think that every golf collecter, lover, and player must get this book!