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 \nTHE  \n# G◎LFE RSLPHABET\n\nllustrations by  \nA.B.FrostRhymes byW.G.Van T.Sutphen  \nCHARLES E.TUTTLE CO.PUBLISHERSRutland,Vermont &Tokyo,Japan  \nRepresentatives  \nFor Continental Europe:BoXERBOOKs,Inc.,Zurich  \nFor the British Isles:PRENTICE-HALL INTERNATIONAL,Inc.,London  \nFor Australasia:PAUL FLESCH &Co.,PTY.LTD.,Melbourne  \nPublished by the Charles E.Tuttle Company,Inc.of Rutland,Vermont Tokyo,Japanwith editorial offices atSuido 1-chome,2-6,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo,Japan  \nCopyright in Japan,1967 by Charles E.Tuttle Co.,Inc.  \nAll rights reserved  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card No.67-11430  \nFirst printing,1967  \nPRINTED IN JAPAN  \nPUBLISHER’S FOREWORD  \nTHE TIMELESS humor contained in this book first published in1898,and its concern with the ever-rising popularity of golfing promptedits current reprinting.  \nThe distinctive signature of A.B.Frost on a cartoon or painting is thecause of much excitement at today's art exhibits and more so when itmakes a rare appearance at an auction.Original works of this well-knownartist are scarce and first editions of the 89 books he illustrated duringhis brilliant career are fast becoming collectors'items.  \nFrost's biggest contribution to the world in giving visual realizationto characters in a book is his unforgettable drawings of Br'er Rabbitand Uncle Remus (Uncle Remus and his Friends by Joel Chandler Har-ris).He has also illustrated the works of such notable authors as CharlesDickens(The Pickvick Papers),Mark Twain (Tom Sayer Abroad,TomSayer Detective and other Stories),former U.S.President TheodoreRoosevelt(The Wilderness Hunter),and Lewis Carroll(Rhyme?AndReason?).Works by Frost have also appeared in Harpers,Scribners,Colliers,Century,and Puck magazines.  \nFrost showed a versatility with humor in words as well as in drawingsby authoring several books.In addition,he was an accomplished painter,notably of hunting scenes.These lesser known though no less accom-plished works were compiled in an 1895 Scribner portfolio,\"ShootingPictures,\"many of which still grace household calendars.  \nUpon his death at 77,Frost was described as the \"dean of our [Ameri-can]illustrators.”His obituary in the New York Evening Post in 1928further eulogized,\"Down through the ages,when he and we are gone,his genius will twinkle on in Huck and Tom and Ole Br'er Rabbit.Whatprice monuments of stone?\"","cbCaiu117NzaIv6B","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu117NzaIv6B","pdf",2987305,72,"English","# Publisher’s Foreword\n## Reprinting background and golfing popularity\n## A.B. 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