friendly round von darwin bernard (7 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp 142, [2], 16 catalogue. Original dark green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board; blind ruled border to upper board. Spine tips and corners rubbed and spine a little toned. Scattered foxing, mainly to page edges; no annotation or inscriptions. A prolific writer of golf and a very capable player in his own right Darwin was Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and was President of the Golf Club Managers' Association. This collection is of 24 papers printed in Darwin's regular golf columns in The Times over the previous few years and is one of his earliest books. Scarce.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 142p hardback, grass-green cloth with gilt lettering, very good condition, minimal wear to cover corners and spine, binding firm, pages clean and bright, an excellent copy of this exceptionally rare title; this copy has the author's handwritten initials on the front endpaper Language: English.

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. "It has been said that Darwin's writings established the standards for golf reporting against which all others are measured" (D&J). Murdoch 178; D&M 13880; D&J D4000.

Zustand: Fair. London: Mills & Boon, Limited, 1922. 1st edition. Sm 8vo. 142pp. Good book. Ex-library. Spine slanted, crown bumped. Bookplates inside. Gifter's inscription on front free endpage. Page edges slightly dampstained. (golf, newspaper columns, The London Times) Inquire if you need further information.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. 142p, + 16 advertisements, 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. Facsimile dust jacket, of the extremely rare original jacket. Good copy of a rare book. D&J D4000.

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. Former owners name, Henry Longhurst! Good copy of a rare book. D&J D4000.

An early collection of Darwin's weekly golf columns for The Times. First edition. 8vo. 142pp + 16pp of adverts. Original green cloth with gilt titles. Very good/near fine condition.