“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
Green Memories.
Darwin, Bernard.
$1,250.00Item Number: 14025
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.
Green Memories is one of three autobiographies by Darwin, considered the greatest golf writer of all time. This book is widely considered one of Darwin’s finest works. “Thanks to Bernard, golf has acquired the sturdiest literature of any game. The best is Darwin’s… because he showed the writers who came after him how golf should be written” (H.W. Wind).
Other Books by this Author
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's British Clubs
Darwin, Bernard.
British Clubs.
London: William Collins, 1943.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with eight plates in colour and 20 illustrations in black and white. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $95.00
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"It is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing": First Edition of Playing the Like; Signed by Bernard Darwin
Darwin, Bernard.
Playing the Like.
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1934.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Bernard Darwin Jan 1935.” An excellent copy with some information regarding the book pasted to the inside gutter in the very rare dust jacket with a few closed tears. Rare in the original dust jacket and signed.
Price: $4,750.00
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Fifty Years of Country Life
Darwin, Bernard.
Fifty Years of ‘Country Life’.
London: Country Life, 1947.
First edition. Octavo, original yellow and green cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front cover, gilt topstain, illustrated. In near fine condition.
Price: $50.00
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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
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"A classic in the literature of golf": First Edition of A History of Golf in Britain; Signed by Bernard Darwin
Darwin, Bernard, et al; Foreword by Sir George Cunningham.
A History of Golf In Britain.
London: Cassell & Company, 1952.
First edition. Quarto, original green cloth. Signed by Bernard Darwin on the front free endpaper. Frontispiece of John Taylor, illustrations throughout. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips to the front panel and one to the foot of the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Books signed by Bernard Darwin are rare.
Price: $3,800.00
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Darwin on the Green
Darwin, Bernard .
Darwin on the Green.
London: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1986.
First edition of this collection of writings by Bernard Darwin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket designed by Des Jordan.
Price: $35.00
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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. 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 rare and this is easily the nicest example we have seen or handled.
Price: $1,800.00
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First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Golfing By-Paths
Darwin, Bernard.
Golfing By-Paths.
London: Country Life Limited, 1946.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Name to the front free endpaper, very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear.
Price: $60.00
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"It is a law of nature that everybody plays a hole badly when playing through": FIRST EDITION OF BERNARD DARWIN'S THE GOLFER'S MANUAL: 1857
Darwin, Bernard.
The Golfer’s Manual. Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the National Game of Scotland by ‘A Keen Hand’ and originally Published in 1857 and now Reprinted with an Introduction by Bernard Darwin. Copy
London: The Dropmore Press, 1947.
First edition. Limited to 750 numbered copies, this is number 324. Small octavo, original cloth. Text printed on hand made paper with wood engraved frontispiece. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $350.00
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"It is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing": First Edition of Bernard Darwin's Golf: Pleasures of Life Series
Darwin, Bernard.
Golf: Pleasures of Life Series.
London: Burke, 1954.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Bookplate, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $50.00
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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. In good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $900.00
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"It is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing": First Edition of Bernard Darwin's A Round With Darwin
Darwin, Bernard.
A Round With Darwin.
London: Souvenir Press, 1984.
First edition of this collection of essays by Bernard Darwin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $30.00
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