Golf: Pleasures of Life Series
London: Burke, 1954. 222p, cloth. Published for the Pleasures of Life Series. D&J D5170. More
Books by Bernard 'Bernardo' Darwin are some of the most readable and entertaining in the whole golf library, some are very rare and expensive but a great collection of his work can be put together on a limited budget. At fine golf books we always try to find any book by Bernardo, even if the subject is not golf related as we beleive that he was one of the great writers of the 20th century.
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London: Burke, 1954. 222p, cloth. Published for the Pleasures of Life Series. D&J D5170. More
London: Collins, 1948. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1934. 246p, dec. cloth edition no spine fade, slight foxing on first few pages and a little rubbing on corners and spine, contents very good. D&J D6100. More
England: Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., ca 1924. 127p. Illustrated wrappers green, black text. first edition (and most scarce) in this lovely course description series, 2nd ca. 1927 and 3rd 1937. D&J 4120. More
London: Arthur Barker, 1939. 246p. Cloth. Decorative cloth. Foreword by John Beck. Contributions from the world of golf, including Bernard Darwin, Lady Heathcoat-Amory (Joyce Wethered), Henry Longhurst, Guy C. Campbell, C.J.H. Tolley.... great book, very often underrated. Scarce and very good Dust jacket slight chips only. D&J M36160. More
Texas: Dormy House Press, 2016. 430p. Half Leather. Limited subscribers edition about 120 copies only. Compiled by Dick Verinder. Foreword David Normoyle. Delightful anthology of no particular theme (as in Dick's other anthology's), but non the less worse for it, hours ofplease are ahead of the nextfortunate owner of this..... More
USA: Country Golf, 1991. 408p, cloth. All the great players, described only as Darwin can. Great reading. More
Birkenhead: Willmer, 1933. 310p, cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Important club history, Royal Liverpool is the second oldest club in England. Significance is the report on Bobby Jones winning the 1930 Open Championship and shoting the lowest 4 round total to date 291. Short Biographies of famous Hoylake golfers, John..... More
London: Country Life, ca 1920. 19p, text, 19 mounted plates, plus 1 extra. Limited edition No. 64/500 signed by Darwin. The plates, designed to be framed, and very impressive art work they would become, So to find this in its original state, in the rare limited edition and in very..... More
London: Newnes, 1930. 178p. Decorative cloth. Frontispiece portrait from a photograph of the author. Gifted to Percy from a pupil. D&J D6820. More
London: Country Life, 1921. 32p. wrappers. Second edition. Unusual Darwin instruction, both editions are very hard to find. More
London: The Citadel Press, 1935. 120p illustrated boards. Introduction by Bernard Darwin. D&J G35350. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928. 332p. Green cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the author. Spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Darwin's first autobiography three more would follow. D&J D5320. More
London: The Times, 1912. 141p. Cloth. Early Darwin title, essays culled from the Times. Very good condition, no spine fade, gilt on front rear and spine all present and clan, no foxing, slight warping of front board. Interestingly their is a TIMES book sticker attached. More
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
London: Dormeuil Freres, 1927. 40p. Blue wrappers. The six famous players are Abe Mitchell, J.H.Taylor, James Braid, George Duncan, Arnaud Massey and Jim Barnes. Attractive gift inscription from ? More
London: Dormeuil Freres, 1927. 40p. Blue wrappers. The six famous players are Abe Mitchell, J.H.Taylor, James Braid, George Duncan, Arnaud Massey and Jim Barnes. More
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More
London: Collins, 1946. 47p, dec. cloth. Excellent Darwin treatise on golf, ancient and modern. D&J D4540. More
London: St. Catherine Press, 1925. 313p. 1/4 cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. An anthology of golfing tips, Vardon, Braid, Barnes, Darwin, Taylor... all the great names are quoted, thus adding up to a very interesting title. Reportedly by Murdoch a print run of just 880 makes this book very hard..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1925. 287p. cloth gilt text. Darwin casts his eye over Britain's leading courses fifteen years on from his original survey, published in 1910 as "The Golf Courses of the British Isles". This edition omits the courses of Ireland. Second edition. 31 colour plates (from watercolours by Harry..... More
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More
England: Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., ca 1924. 127p. Illustrated wrappers green, black text. first edition (and most scarce) in this lovely course description series, 2nd ca. 1927 and 3rd 1937. D&J 4120. More
London: The Travel Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1946. 8pp (folder). Illustrated by Rowland Hill. Excellent condition. D&J D4660. More
Birkenhead: Willmer, 1933. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Significance is the report on Bobby Jones winning the 1930 Open Championship and shoting the lowest 4 round total to date 291. Short Biographies of famous Hoylake golfers, John Ball, Harold Hilton. Good contents, boards and spine darkened, and worn, hence. More