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Alisa Inc, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Minton, Balch & Co., 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean and Solid. Slight lean to spine. Boards and interior are very clean..

Alisa Inc. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (golf, golfing) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

NY: Minton, Balch & Company. Fine with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 439 pages .

New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927. Signed Limited edition, preceding the first trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the 20th century. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by both Robert T. Jones and O.B. Keeler, and again by Jones beneath his frontispiece, this is number 29. Octavo, original half vellum over green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable. "Jones left an enduring legacy of athletic prowess and exemplary personal characteristics. No one is likely to break his records of 13 U.S. and British national championships, and four in one year (he won the U.S. Open a total of four times, the U.S. Amateur five times, the British Open three times, and the British Amateur one time) The Masters seems to have a secure place in the pantheon of golf; and the name Bobby Jones will… Read More

Minton, Balch & Company: New York, 1927. First trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jones on the front free endpaper, "with best wishes, Robert T. Jones, Jr." Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, rare and desirable in the original dust jacket and signed. "Jones left an enduring legacy of athletic prowess and exemplary personal characteristics. No one is likely to break his records of 13 U.S. and British national championships, and four in one year (he won the U.S. Open a total of four times, the U.S. Amateur five times, the British Open three times, and the British Amateur one time) The Masters seems to have a secure place in the pantheon of golf; and the name Bobby Jones will continue to represent the highest standards of amateurism, sportsmanship and… Read More

New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good. Arguably the Holy Grail of 20th century golf literature. The very uncommon 1927 signed/limited --and true 1st edition-- of Bobby Jones's inspiring and deeply-influential autobiography, "Down the Fairway". LIMITED TO ONLY 300 COPIES (this being #65) AND SIGNED TWICE BY BOBBY JONES (at the limitation page and at the foot of the frontispiece photo) AND ALSO SIGNED BY THE CO-AUTHOR O.B. KEELER. Bound in the publisher's 1/4 vellum over light-green cloth, with bright gilt-insignia to the front panel and still-bright gilt-titling along the spine. Mild darkening and just a touch of light scuffing at the spine, light spotting to the panels on and around the vellum. Tasteful former owner bookplate as well at the front pastedown. A very presentable, solidly VG copy. Tight and firm. Octavo, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges. Dozens of crisp black-and-white photos complementing Jones's and Keeler's text as well. ALSO INCLUDES THE… Read More

New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927. Signed Limited edition, preceding the first trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the 20th century. One of 300 numbered copies, signed by both Robert T. Jones and O.B. Keeler, and again by Jones beneath his frontispiece, this is number 264. Octavo, original half vellum over green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, illustrated. Foreword by Grantland Rice. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable. "Jones left an enduring legacy of athletic prowess and exemplary personal characteristics. No one is likely to break his records of 13 U.S. and British national championships, and four in one year (he won the U.S. Open a total of four times, the U.S. Amateur five times, the British Open three times, and the British Amateur one time) The Masters seems to have a secure place in the pantheon of golf; and the name Bobby Jones will… Read More