British sport and games
1940. 42p, illus. wrapps. Various sports are covered including golf. One of the "British Life and Though" series. Hard to find war time publication. More
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The English Public School
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1929. 175p, cloth Another one of Darwins various subjects of knowledge. More
Oboli, Boboli & Little Joboli
London: Country Life, 1938. 79pp. cloth. In conjunction as issustrater with Elinor Darwin, the last of their small series of delightful children's books. The scarce Jacket is still present, More
Playing the Like
London: Chapman & Hall, 1934. 246p, dec. cloth edition no spine fade, contents very good. D&J D6100. More
Playing the Like
London: Chapman & Hall, 1934. 246p, dec. cloth edition no spine fade, contents very good. Additionaly to essays published in The Times and Country Life, Playing the Like "contains a number of rather longer essays, which are new, and, in particular, a series called "Heroes of Old" These consist of sketches..... More
The Riviera Golf Courses
Washington, Texas: Dormy House Press, 2015. 59p. illus. cloth. 1st ed. ltd to 200 copies only signed and numbered by the publisher Dick Verinder and Editor Neil Crafter. In 1913 The Times of London planned to publish six small books on a diverse range of topics in what was called The..... More
War on the Line
London: The Southern Railway Company, 1946. 213p, cloth 1st ed. More
Mr Tootleoo and Co.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. 42p. 22 coloured illustrations, paper boards. Very Good condition, we have rerely seen a better copy, pages immaculate. This the third and final of the series written and illustrated by the Darwins. In 1906 he married Irish born artist, Elinor Mary Monsell (1879-1954) and found..... More
The Tale of Mr Tootleoo
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1925. 44p. paper boards. Fine condition, we have never seen a better copy, pages immaculate. This the first of the series written and illustrated by the Darwins. FIRST EDITION. Oblong 4to. 10.5 x 7.5 inches. Unpaginated, [2] + [44] pp. (2 pp.letterpress captions and verse to each..... More
Tootleoo Two
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. 42p. 22 coloured illustrations, paper boards. Very Good condition, we have rerely seen a better copy, pages immaculate. This the second of the series written and illustrated by the Darwins. In 1906 he married Irish born artist, Elinor Mary Monsell (1879-1954) and found time to write..... More
Present Day Golf.
USA: Doran, 1921. 309p, cloth Illustrated by G.W. Beldham first half is by Duncan second by Darwin, mainly instructional. D&J D20230. More
The Dickens Advertiser
London: Elkin, Mathews and Marriot, 1930. 208p. illustrated cloth 1st edition. Dickens, Darwin's favourite author. More
Hayling Golf Club.
London: The Golf Clubs Association, ca 1949. 24p, green wrappers with Green text. More
A History of Golf in Britain.
London: Cassel & Company Ltd., 1952. 312 pp. Foreword by Sir George Cunningham (Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, 1950-51). Illustrated from photographs and reproductions, some in colour, including frontispiece; 5 golf course maps in back, one of which is folding. 10¾x8, green cloth, gilt-lettered..... More
Eton v Harrow at Lords.
London: Williams and Norgate LTD., 1926. The Story of the matches by Bernard Darwin and reminiscences of every match since 1861 by an actual player in the game. Limited edition 35/325. More
British Clubs.
London: Collins, 1943. 48p, cloth. While not strickly a golf book, golf content is contained, Blackheath and St Andrews are noted along with many mainly London non golf clubs. More
A Century of Medical Service.
England: GWR, 1947. A Century of Medical Service the story of the Great Western Railway Medical Fund Society 1847 - 1947. Hard to find Darwin Title. More
Come to Britain for Golf.
London: The Travel Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1946. 8pp (folder). Illustrated by Rowland Hill. Excellent condition. D&J D4660. More
Every Idle Dream.
London: Collins, 1948. 254p, cloth, illustrated by Elinor Darwin. First attempt by Darwin at long essays, and not a bad attempt at that! D&J D4930. More
A Friendly Round.
London: Mills and Boon, 1922. 142p, + 16 ads.cloth. Excellent early essays culled from "The Times". Good condition for this title, all Gilt on spine and front cover intact, no fading to spine, no foxing, corners a little bumped. Good copy of a rare book. D&J D4000. More
A Friendly Round.
London: Mills and Boon, 1922. 142p, + 16 ads.cloth. Excellent early essays culled from "The Times" D&J D4000. More
Games Afoot, The.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1926. 329p, cloth edited by Bernard Darwin, many sports are covered, plus one chapter by Darwin. More
Games Afoot, The.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1926. Contributions from Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Horace Hutchinson, Sir Walter Simpson, John L. Low, Robert Louis Stevenson to name but a few in this classic title edited by Darwin. slight water damage to spine. More
Games Afoot, The.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1926. 331 pp. green cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket. First Edition. Contributions by the game's best, including Hutchinson, Simpson, Low, and Darwin First edition, cheap issue with a very good dust Jacket. More