Sale 760: Golf - Books, Clubs & Memorabilia

Author
Cox, Charles S. [and later] Rice, Grantland, editor
Headline
Spalding's Official Golf Guide 32 editions starting 1897 w/no duplications
Publisher
American Sports Publishing
Date Published
1897-1932

Estimate$3,000 - $5,000

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The Rules of Golf

Author
Crombie, Charles
Headline
The Rules of Golf, Charles Crombie 1905
Publisher
"Perrier" Water
Date Published
[c.1905]

Estimate$500 - $800

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Alister MacKenzie's Cypress Point Club

Heading
(Cypress Point Club - CA)
Author
Shackelford, Geoff
Headline
Alister MacKenzie's Cypress Point Club
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Date Published
[2000]

Estimate$200 - $300

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29

A Golfer's Gallery by Old Masters

Heading
(Darwin, Bernard)
Headline
A Golfer's Gallery by Old Masters, intro by B. Darwin
Publisher
Country Life
Date Published
[c.1920]

Estimate$500 - $800

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30

Four titles by Bernard Darwin and P.G. Wodehouse

Author
Darwin, Bernard; Wodehouse, P.G.
Headline
Four titles by Darwin and Wodehouse
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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A Friendly Round

Author
Darwin, Bernard
Headline
First edition of Darwin's A Friendly Round
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Date Published
[1922]

Estimate$200 - $300

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32

Green Memories

Author
Darwin, Bernard
Headline
Green Memories finely bound
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
[1928]

Estimate$300 - $500

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33

Playing the Like

Author
Darwin, Bernard
Headline
In scarce jacket, Darwin's Playing the Like
Publisher
Chapman & Hall
Date Published
[1934]

Estimate$500 - $800

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34

The Story of Golf at The Country Club

Author
de St. Jorre, John
Headline
The Story of Golf at The Country Club Limited Edition
Publisher
[Privately Printed]
Date Published
[2009]

Estimate$300 - $500

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35

The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses

Author
Doak, Tom
Headline
Doak's Confidential Guide to Golf Courses
Publisher
[Sleeping Bear Press]
Date Published
[1996]

Estimate$200 - $300

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The Story of Seminole

Author
Dodson, James
Headline
The Story of Seminole Golf Club
Publisher
Privately Printed
Date Published
[2007]

Estimate$300 - $500

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The Game of Golf and the Printed Word, 1566-1985: A Bibliography of Golf Literature in the English Language - Deluxe Edition

Author
Donovan, Richard E. and Joseph S.F. Murdoch
Headline
Game of Golf and the Printed Word, deluxe
Publisher
Castalio Press
Date Published
1988

Estimate$200 - $300

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The Game of Golf and the Printed Word 1566-2005. A Bibliography of Golf Literature in the English Language

Author
Donovan, Richard E. and Rand Jerris
Headline
Game of Golf and the Printed Word 2006 Donovan & Jerris, Low No. 18 of 225
Publisher
Castalio Press
Date Published
2006

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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The Crail Golfing Society, 1786-1936 and 1936-1986

Author
Dow, James Gordon and John MacDonald
Headline
The Crail Golfing Society, 1786-1936 and 1936-1986
Publisher
Typeset and Printed by St. Andrews University Printing Dept.
Date Published
[1986]

Estimate$200 - $300

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The History of Panmure Golf Club, 1845-1995

Author
Dryden, W.A.S.
Headline
Panmure Golf Club 150 year history one of 1500
Publisher
[Privately Printed]
Date Published
[1996]

Estimate$200 - $300

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42

The Gate to Golf

Author
Edgar, J. Douglas
Headline
The Gate to Golf facsimile lmtd 100 copies 1983
Publisher
Ellesborough Press Ltd.
Date Published
[1983]

Estimate$200 - $300

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History of the Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society

Heading
(Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society)
Headline
History of Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society 1906
Publisher
Printed by David MacDonald
Date Published
1906

Estimate$5,000 - $8,000

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44

Lot of two Ekwanok Country Club books

Heading
(Ekwanok Country Club)
Author
Stokes, Sydney N.
Headline
Two anniversary volumes on historic Ekwanok Country Club
Publisher
[Privately printed]
Date Published
1974; 2000

Estimate$200 - $300

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45

The Golf Club: 400 Years of the Good, the Beautiful & the Creative - Special Limited Edition

Author
Ellis, Jeffery B.
Headline
The Golf Club - one of 400 copies signed by Jeff Ellis
Publisher
Zephyr Productions, Inc.
Date Published
[2003]

Estimate$200 - $300

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46

The Spirit of Golf

Author
Ellis, Ray and Ben Wright
Headline
Spirit of Golf 1/2000 signed by Ray Ellis and Ben Wright
Publisher
Longstreet Press, Inc.
Date Published
[1992]

Estimate$200 - $300

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47

Chick Evans' Golf Book: The Story of the Sporting Battles of the Greatest of all Amateur Golfers

Author
Evans, Chick
Headline
Chick Evans' Golf Book
Publisher
Thomas E. Wilson / Reilly & Lee
Date Published
[1921]

Estimate$200 - $300

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48

Links to St Andrews: Love Letters to the Home of Golf

Author
Evenson, Joshua C.
Headline
Links to St Andrews: Love Letters to the Home of Golf
Publisher
Pinwheel Press
Date Published
2015

Estimate$200 - $300

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49

Golf in Theory and Practice: Some Hints to Beginners

Author
Everard, H.S.C.
Headline
Golf in Theory and Practice
Publisher
George Bell
Date Published
1896

Estimate$200 - $300

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A History of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club St. Andrews 1754-1900

Author
Everard, H.S.C.
Headline
Everard's History of Royal & Ancient 1907 1st ed
Publisher
William Blackwood
Date Published
1907

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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51

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

Author
[Farnie, H. B.], A Keen Hand
Headline
Farnie Keen Hand Bernard Darwin Golfer's Manual
Publisher
Dropmore Press
Date Published
1947

Estimate$200 - $300

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52

The Fishers Island Club and its Golf Links: The First Seventy-Five Years, 1926-2001

Author
Ferguson, Charles B. & Pierce Rafferty
Headline
Fishers Island Club Golf Links First 75 Years
Publisher
Fishers Island Club, Inc.
Date Published
2002

Estimate$200 - $300

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Pine Valley Golf Club: A Unique Haven of the Game

Author
Finegan, James W.
Headline
Pine Valley Golf Club A Unique Haven of the Game
Publisher
[Pine Valley Golf Club]
Date Published
[2000]

Estimate$200 - $300

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Sixty-Seven Years of the Fishers Island Club Golf Links, 1926-1993

Heading
(Fishers Island Club - New York)
Author
Ferguson, Charles B.
Headline
Scarce Fishers Island club history signed special ed.
Publisher
[Privately printed]
Date Published
[1993]

Estimate$300 - $500

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Groove Your Golf [with] three additional golf flicker books

Heading
(Flicker Books)
Author
Guldahl, Ralph; various authors
Headline
Lot of four flicker books
Publisher
International Sports; various publishers
Date Published
1939; various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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How to Drive

Heading
(Flicker Books)
Author
Sarazen, Gene
Headline
Rare Gene Sarazen Flip Book How to Drive
Publisher
Moviescope Corporation
Date Published
1933

Estimate$800 - $1,200

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57

Four issues of Time Magazine featuring Nicklaus, Palmer, Snead, Goodman covers

Headline
Four TIME magazines featuring major golf champions
Publisher
TIME Inc.
Date Published
1938-1962

Estimate$200 - $300

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The Six Handicap Golfer's Companion

Author
[Fox, G. D.] ''Two of His Kind''
Headline
Six Handicap Golfer's Companion by Fox, 1909
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Date Published
[1909]

Estimate$200 - $300

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59

Pair of Georgia golf club histories

Heading
(Georgia Golf Club Histories)
Headline
Pair of histories on Augusta National and Atlanta Athletic Club
Date Published
Various dates

Estimate$200 - $300

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The Maidstone Links

Author
Goddard, David
Headline
The Maidstone Links club history by Goddard
Publisher
[Privately Printed]
Date Published
[1997]

Estimate$200 - $300

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61

U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club 1981 Commemorative Pewter Plate

Heading
(Golf - Collectibles)
Headline
U.S. Open Merion commemorative plate
Date Published
1981

Estimate$200 - $300

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The Peterson Catalog and Turf Manual

Heading
(Golf Agronomy)
Author
Peterson, Arthur D.
Headline
The Peterson Catalog and Turf Manual 1936
Publisher
[Arline Press]
Date Published
[1936]

Estimate$200 - $300

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63

Take a Tip from Me

Heading
(Golf Collectors Society - Bob Kuntz)
Author
Nicklaus, Jack
Headline
Inscribed to Bob Kuntz, signed by Nicklaus
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Date Published
[1968]

Estimate$300 - $500

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Autograph letter signed by Joseph S.F. Murdoch congratulating his friend Bob Kuntz and Golf Collectors Society co-founder on the occasion of the publication of his book Antique Golf Clubs: Their Restoration and Preservation

Heading
(Golf Collectors Society)
Author
Murdoch, Joseph S.F.
Headline
Murdoch ALS, congratulates Bob Kuntz on book
Date Published
May 2, 1990

Estimate$200 - $300

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Joe Murdoch’s Golf Collectors Society personally kept handwritten membership book [with] “Hi-Finances—Golf Collectors Society” account ledger

Heading
(Golf Collectors Society)
Author
Murdoch, Joseph S.F.
Headline
Original manuscript GCS Membership book
Date Published
1970-1985

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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Four volumes on British and Scottish historical golf clubs

Heading
(Golf Courses - England and Scotland)
Headline
Three Scottish and British club histories plus '01 Open Championship Yearbook
Date Published
Various dates