Patrick Campbell — How to Become a Scratch Golfer

London, Anthony Blond, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated humorous piece from Irish journalist Patrick Campbell, illustrated by Quentin Blake. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A humorous piece compiled of a collection of witty sketches and anecdotes, being the result of over thirty years of play on golf courses from Caesarea to Gleneagles. Written by Patrick Gordon Campbell, an Irish journalist, humorist and television personality. Illustrated by Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. Blake won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books, and was appointed the inaugural British Children's Laureate. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear to the extremities and sunning to the spine. The odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Quentin Blake. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.