BERNARD DARWIN ON GOLF
DARWIN, Bernard. Present-Day Golf. New York: George H. Doran, (1921). Octavo, original green cloth, uncut.
First American edition, with numerous photographic plates by G.W. Beldam depicting different golfers and their techniques.
Darwin, the grandson of Charles Darwin and for almost 50 years the golf correspondent of "The Times" is one of the most well-regarded of all golf writers. "Thanks to Bernard, golf has acquired the sturdiest literature of any game. The best is Darwin's… because he showed the writers who came after him how golf should be written" (H. W. Wind). Here Darwin teams up with golf instructor George Duncan to discuss, in different chapters, "The Methods of Champions," "Practice: Its Pains and Pleasures," and "The Golfer and His Temperament," among many other topics. Preceded by the English edition of the same year. Donovan & Murdoch 15390. Small bookstore label.
Text block expertly repaired.