Tam at Golf; or The Nineteenth Hole
NP: Privately printed, 1939. 10p. wrappers. Golfing stories, inscribed by the author 1941. Very unusual item, Fine Golf Books has never handled a copy in 25 plus years. War time publication. More
Essays/Anthologys
Ian Woosnam's Golf Masterpieces; Classic tales from the clubhouse
London: Sidwick and Jackson, 1988. 220p, cloth. Surprising, very positively Woosnam has choosen some classic essays, Darwin, Wind, Dobereiner, Cotton, Hagen, Longhurst... a very good read. More
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On Many Greens
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. 167p. decorative cloth. Introduction by Findlay S. Douglas. Frontispiece photograph of the Shinnecock Hills clubhouse, and five additional full-page photographic illustrations. Article "Some writers who golf" is a very important essays providing biographical information about some of the games earliest writers. D&J B4450. More
The Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society 100 Years of Serious Fun.
Droitwich, Worcs., United Kingdom: Grant, 1997. 195p. cloth Limited edition No. 523 of 750 Excellent tribute to this famous Society match, many notable names homed ther golfing skills in these meeting. Essays by Bernard Darwin, Henry Longhurst, Herbert warren Wind, Pat Ward-Thomas, Laddie lucas, Peter Bathurst, John Behrend to name..... More
St. Andrews Night and Other Golfing Stories.
Droitwich, England: Grant Books, 1992. 117p, cloth. 299/950 copies only. More
Keep your Eye on the Ball
London: Collins, 1936. 48p. cloth. Well illustrated title. More
Spitfire on the Fairway; and the other unexpected Hazards of golf in Wartime
London: Aurum, 2003. 138p, cloth. Golf continue even in the hardest of circumstances. More
Tommy's Honour; The extraordinary story of Golf's Founding Father and Son.
London: Harper Sport, 2007. 356p. cloth. Worth reading biography. More
The Picture Story of the Game of Golf
London: World Distributors, 1965. 157p. illustrated boards. Many photographs mainly taken by Cotton himself. D&J C22990. More
14 various Darwin titles, great start up library
Various: Various, ca 1920. 14 Bernard Darwin Golf titles. Golf Between Two Wars 1947 Rubs of the Green 1936 Playing the Like 1934 Out of the Rough 1932 The Games Afoot 1926 Tee Shots 1911 James Braid 1952 Green Memories 1928 British Golf Golfing By-Paths A Round with Darwin Every..... More
Bound for St Andrews
Texas: Dormy House Press, 2014. 421p. Half Leather. Limited subscribers edition about 120 copies only. Compiled by Dick Verinder. Foreword Donald Steel. Delightful anthology of 1920's Times essays, hours of please are ahead of the next fortunate owner of this tomb of Darwiniana. A very limited edition, subscriber only volumes..... 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..... More
Wind on The Heath
Texas: Dormy House Press, 2013. 391p. Half Leather. Limited subscribers edition about 200 copies only. Compiled by Dick Verinder. Foreword Jeff Silverman. Dedicated to David Normoyle. 1930's Times articles, all never otherwise published, this period in Darwins career saw a shift from just reporting about golf tournaments to writing essays..... More
Mostly Golf.
England: Black, 1977. 198p, cloth. Classic essays as only Darwin can write. More
Mostly Golf.
England: Black, 1977. 198p, cloth. Classic essays as only Darwin can write. 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
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
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. More
Rubs of the Green.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1936. 260p, dec. cloth. Fine Essays, last of a set publish from 1932 to 1936 Out of the Rough and Playing the like the other. D&J D6730. More
Rubs of the Green.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1936. 260p, dec. cloth. Fine Essays, last of a set publish from 1932 to 1936 Out of the Rough and Playing the like the other. D&J D6730. More
Second Shots.
London: Newnes, 1930. 178p. Decorative cloth. Frontispiece portrait from a photograph of the author. Publisher's colour pictorial jacket, plain to see the book has spent its life inside of the jacket. D&J D6820. More
Tee Shots and Others.
London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1911. 271p. decorative cloth. Illustrated with golfer silhouettes throughout by E.W. Mitchell, original pictorial mustard cloth, lettered in maroon. Classic collection of columns Mr. Darwin had written for the London Evening Standard under the name "Tee Shots," plus articles contributed to Fry's..... More
Tee Shots and Others.
London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1911. 271p. decorative cloth. Illustrated with golfer silhouettes throughout by E.W. Mitchell, original pictorial mustard cloth, lettered in maroon. Classic collection of columns Mr. Darwin had written for the London Evening Standard under the name "Tee Shots," plus articles contributed to Fry's..... More
Down the Nineteenth Fairway.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1982. 205p, cloth. Illustrated by Tim Havers. Fine collection of essays from the likes of Darwin et la. D&J D15760. More
For the Love of Golf
London: Stanley Paul, 1981. 256p, cloth 1st edition. Dust wrapper. Illustrated by John Hassall. Peter Dobereiner studied law at Oxford before following a career in golf writer. His reputation was formed principally as golf correspondent for the Guardian and Observer, but he also contributed regularly to Golf World (UK) and..... More