Byron Nelson’s Winning Golf.

NELSON, Byron.

Item Number: 926

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1946.

First edition of Nelson’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my best Marshall good luck always to Henry Jansen Golfingly Byron Nelson.” Inside the front panel contains the picture of Nelson and the recipient Henry Jansen together holding this copy of the book. Some offsetting to the front endpaper, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the crown of the spine.

Byron Nelson won the 1939 U.S. Open, the 1940 and 1945 PGA Championship, and the 1937 and 1942 Masters Tournament, landing him a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974, a culmination of his many previous awards. Byron Nelson's Winning Golf is an insight into the legendary player's career and talents.