Golf: Official Bulletin, U. S. G. A., Vol. II, No. 3. Josiah Newman, March 1898.
An original issue of the monthly periodical Golf: Official Bulletin, U. S. G. A., Volume II, Number 3, published March 1898. Bound in original pictorial paper wrappers with wire staple binding. The front cover features a black and red printed illustration depicting a woman golfer swinging with a caddy standing by and a clubhouse in the background, signed in the plate Archie Gunn 97 at the lower left. The masthead states: Every Golf Month, By Appointment, an Official Bulletin of the United States Golf Association.
The contents include articles such as The Royal and Ancient Game by Dr. J. G. McPherson of St. Andrews, Scotland; coverage of The Annual Meeting discussing tournament rules and match play formats; Letters to People of My Acquaintance: To Miss Allstyle; and poetry titled King of the Game by Francis Bowler Keene. The publication includes contemporary commercial advertisements, with the back wrapper featuring illustrated advertisements for Louis Roederer Champagnes, Allsopp's Ales and Stout Red Hand Brand, Giesler & Co. Champagnes, and Herbert S. Stone's publication of How to Play Golf by H. J. Whigham..
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