Down the Fairway by Jones Jr., Robert T. and Keeler, O. B - 1931

London: A & C Black. Fine copy. 1990. reprint. softcover. 8vo, 239 pp. .

Classics of Golf, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 232+pp. Photo plates. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind. Afterword by Bird. Originally published 1927. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Classics of Golf, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 232+pp. Photo plates. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind. Afterword by Bird. Originally published 1927. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Ailsa, Inc. ,. VG/NONE. 1985. Hardcover. 0940889005 . Hardback with clean covers; touch of internal foxing (minor) ; pinpoint abrasion on rear free endpaper (minor) ; covers/contents clean, bright. No DJ. Not a library discard. ; .

Ann Arbor, MI: Sports Media Group. VG+/VG+. 2004. 1st THUS. hardcover. 12mo . 240pp . Very slight bow to covers, tad of rubbing to DJ. Facsimile reprint of the 1927 original. .

Stamford, CT: Classics of Golf/ Robert MacDonald, 1985. 1st Edition thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 32787 shelf. Black-stamped beige cloth spine w/ gold-stamped green bds. Hint of mustiness. No names, clean text. No dust jacket issued. Editor & foreword: Herbert Warren Wind. Afterword: Francis M. Bird. With a few b/w photos. Looks unread. Laid in: Pub's bulletin

Ann Arbor: Sports Media Group, 2002. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 240pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

n. p.: Ailsa, Inc., 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter beige cloth, green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles & dec. on front board, black titles & dec. on spine, [vii], 239, [6] pp, 11 ff b & w photo plates. A few small spots to fore-edge, else fine. Attractive and well-produced facsimile of the original 1927 edition, with a new forward by Herbert Warren Wind and a new afterword by Francis M. Bird. Bobby Jones wrote this book just after he had become the first golfer to win the U. S. and British Open Championships in the same year. Part One is a golfing autobiography, while Part Two describes Jones's method of play. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Reprint. . Near Fine/No dj. 22½ X 15 cm.

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 history—and including wonderful vintage photographs—Down the Fairway is a must read for all who care about this most fascinating sport. Amazingly, Bobby Jones—along with sports journalist O.B. Keeler—wrote 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,… 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