1938 Sam Snead's Quick Way to Better Golf Book
This large-format softcover instructional golf manual is titled Sam Snead's Quick Way to Better Golf, published by The Sun Dial Press. The interior copyright is held by Photo Sales Company, dated 1938, with photography credited to Mort Walton. The book features a front cover with a black-and-white close-up of a golfer's grip set against a yellow and black background, including an original retail price of $1.00. The instructional content is introduced by a foreword titled Fore! and includes a biographical profile of Sam Snead that lists his 1938 tournament highlights. The manual is extensively illustrated with black-and-white "machine-gun" camera sequence photographs demonstrating various techniques, such as the Front View of the Short Iron Shot. Additional plates include a full-page portrait of a smiling Snead and a landscape view of The Greenbrier Golf and Tennis Club in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
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