How Could This Be?? - Mathewson Book???

[gnaz01]

So I spotted a Sixth American Checker Tourney book on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christy-Mathewson-6th-American-Checker-Tourney-Book-owned-by-him-1-of-a-kind-/181149330970?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=ZYj91nTV%252FeO74I05TrQh0yC1MA0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

And it is gold embossed "Christy Mathewson, Vice President" on the cover and it is dated 1914. The issue I find is that this is a book that is from 1924, and copy written in 1925, so how could iy have a gold stamp of 1914 on it??? :eek:

Anyone have any thoughts???

[Bugsy]

The shot of the spine makes it look like it was re-bound. Perhaps it isn't even the original cover.

[bigtrain]

A very interesting piece but the embossing looks new.