DOWN THE FAIRWAY
by Jones, Robert T Jr and O.B. Keeler
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A very good plus copy sans jacket, a very bright copy
- ISBN 10
- 0940889005
- ISBN 13
- 9780940889002
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927. Reprint. Green cloth with cream backstrip front panel with gilt lettering. oxblood lettering on spine. A very good plus copy sans jacket, a very bright copy. The Classics of Golf. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind. Afterword by Francis M Bird. Originally published in 1927, Bobby Jones's Down the Fairway has become what Sports Illustrated calls "an incontestable classic." Part memoir, part golf instructional, part golf historyâand including wonderful vintage photographsâDown the Fairway is a must read for all who care about this most fascinating sport. Amazingly, Bobby Jonesâalong with sports journalist O.B. Keelerâwrote this book when he was only 24 years old. His thinking was that, having just become the first golfer ever to win both U.S. and British Open titles in one year (1926), he would never perform at such a high level again. It seemed a good time, then, to tell his story. In an age of big money, lucrative endorsements, TV contracts, and pouting millionaires, this ernest volume comes as a breath of fresh air. Infused with Jones's deep knowledge of and pure passion for the game, it evokes a long-ago time when an amateur could be the best in the world. Illustrated from photographs. 240+ pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15403
- Title
- DOWN THE FAIRWAY
- Author
- Jones, Robert T Jr and O.B. Keeler
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth with cream backstrip front panel with gilt lettering. oxblood lettering on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good plus copy sans jacket, a very bright copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0940889005
- ISBN 13
- 9780940889002
- Publisher
- Minton, Balch & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- reprint, Bobby Jones, golf instructional, golf history, U.S. Open, British Open
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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