A Friendly Round.
First Edition of Bernard Darwin's A Friendly Round; Inscribed by Him
A Friendly Round.
DARWIN, Bernard.
$2,800.00
Item Number: 68590
London: Mills & Boon, 1922.
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.
