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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's A Friendly Round; Inscribed by Him
DARWIN, BERNARD.
A Friendly Round.
London: Mills & Boon 1922.
First edition of this collection of Darwin’s golf columns from The London Times. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bernard Darwin on the front free endpaper, “To G.M. from the author with his best regards. Sept. 1922.” It was customary for Darwin to sign “from the author”, which denoted a personal affiliation with the recipient. Rare and desirable, signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 68590
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“IT IS THE CONSTANT AND UNDYING HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT MAKES GOLF SO EXQUISITELYWORTH PLAYING”: First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Green Memories
DARWIN, BERNARD.
Green Memories.
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1928.
First edition of the first volume of the author’s autobiographical trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his handwritten inventory card laid in. Murdoch 184; D&M 14090; D&J D5290.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 108739
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“IT IS THE CONSTANT AND UNDYING HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT MAKES GOLF SO EXQUISITELYWORTH PLAYING”: First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Green Memories; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DARWIN, BERNARD.
Green Memories.
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1928.
First edition of the first volume of the author’s autobiographical trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. An excellent example in the rare dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. Examples in the original dust jacket are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14025
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First Deluxe Edition of The Game of Golf; Inscribed by Roger Wethered
WETHERED, JOYCE AND ROGER; BERNARD DARWIN; HORACE HUTCHINSON; & T.C. SIMPSON.
The Game of Golf….Lonsdale Library, Vol. IX.
London: Seeley, Service & Company 1931.
First edition, deluxe issue of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half green morocco over cloth. Inscribed by Roger Wethered in the year of publication, “Hope this will help you to beat Harry! Roger Wethered 1931.” Illustrated with plates, which some folding from 100 photographs. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14008
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First edition of Bernard Darwin's Dickens; the 11th book in the Duckworth Great Lives Series
DARWIN, BERNARD.
Dickens.
London: Duckworth 1933.
First edition of Bernard Darwin’s concise biography of literary master Charles Dickens. Small octavo, original cloth. Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 117034
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Rubs of the Green In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DARWIN, BERNARD.
Rubs of the Green.
London: Chapman & Hall 1936.
First edition of this work by Darwin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears and light rubbing. First editions in the original dust jackets are uncommon and this is easily the nicest example we have seen or handled.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 14004
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Large Collection of Britain in Pictures; In the Rare Original Dust Jackets
EDITED BY TURNER, W.J. [BERNARD DARWIN PETER F. ANSON C.V. WEDGWOOD].
Britain in Pictures.
London: Collins 1940s.
First and early editions of these works on Britain. Octavo, original cloth, approximately 125 volumes, color and monochrome illustrations. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 133214
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"The pleasures of golf are not measured by successes but by the love of the player for the game": First Edition of Golfing Legend J.H. Taylor's Golf: My Life's Work
TAYLOR, J.H. (JOHN HENRY); INTRODUCTION BY BERNARD DARWIN.
Golf: My Life’s Work.
London: Jonathan Cape 1943.
First edition of Taylor’s classic autobiography, who is considered to be one of the best golfers of all time and a pioneer of modern golf. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 48095
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Golf Between Two Wars; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
DARWIN, BERNARD.
Golf Between Two Wars.
London: Chatto & Windus 1944.
First edition of this golf classic. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt-ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145701