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Title: Wills's Cigarette Picture-Card Album with golf cards Author: Player, John Place: Great Britain & Ireland Publisher: John Player & Sons Date: [c. 1920] Description: With 25 color illustrated cards, complete in a series of 25 cards of the Championship Golf Courses of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Each card with printed text on verso providing history, statistics and maker's imprint, etc.; each measures 3¼x2½"; four to a a leaf (last card by itself), housed in Wills's wrapper-bound album and loosely placed inside window slots (as issued). (Album) 10x8, original saddle stitched wrappers with decorative covers stamped in gilt, red and blue. An attractive set of rare golf cigarette picture cards, showing the various championship and historic golf courses of England, Scotland, and Ireland, including: St. Andrews, Royal Liverpool (Hoylake), Muirfield, Royal St. George's (Sandwich), Prestwick, Royal Portrush, Royal North Devon, Carnoustie, Royal Co. Down (Newcastle), Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Burnham & Berrow, Cooden Beach, Seacroft (Skegness), Woodhall Spa, and more. Full album cover title: Wills's Cigarette Picture-Card Album for Large Size Cards, Title of Series... (left blank for the identification of a particular series). Wills produced the album separately to fit with John Player & Sons produced cards. Other card subjects were produced to fit with Wills's album, as well, hence the fifteen extra card slots at the back. Lot Amendments Condition: Foxing and darkening to album (chiefly to exterior); minor impressions to card corners (from being placed inside window slots for so long); cards near fine or better in a very good or better album. Scarce. Item number: 160571