The Captain: The Life and Work of George C. Thomas Jr. by Geoff Shackelford.
Very special limited edition of 15 copies, signed by the Author. 1995. This is the second edition and followed the first edition, which was a limited edition of 100 also published in 1995 by the UCLA Extension. This edition predates the standard trade edition, which was published by Sleeping Bear Press in 1997. Geoff produced this set of 15 himself and the are hand bound, number and signed by him. 123 pages plus a 10 page appendix. Introduction written by Ben Crenshaw.
Tells the life story of the designer of Los Angeles Country Club, Bel-Air and Riviera. The book gets his title from Thomas's time in the Army Air Corps where he held the rank of Captain. The color cover painting depicts Riviera's 16th hole in the morning.
The rarest of all the editions of The Captain. In very good condition.