Vaile, P. A. The Illustrated Rules of Golf. Thos. E. Wilson & Co., 1919.
A softcover copy of The Illustrated Rules of Golf and The Etiquette of the Game by P. A. Vaile, featuring humorous illustrations by H. B. Martin. This early 20th-century instructional book contains rules as approved by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and adopted with modifications by the United States Golf Association of America. The book is bound in brown cardstock wrappers with color-illustrated covers. The front cover depicts a golfer's legs in striped socks and a caddy, while the back cover shows a small illustration of a golfer mid-swing. The interior consists of 84 numbered pages, featuring green-inked comical illustrations alongside formal golf rules and definitions, such as Bunker, Casual Water, and Putting Green. The final page includes an advertisement for Wilson Golf Equipment and references the title How to Put by P. A. Vaile. The title page bears the imprint of Thos. E. Wilson & Co., Chicago and New York. The interior front flyleaf contains a handwritten pencil notation..
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