236 pp. Introduction by Bernard Darwin. Illustrated with plates from photographs. (8vo) 20x13.5 cm (8x5"), red cloth. First Edition. Autobiography of one of England's greatest golfers whose contributions to the game were far more than an ability to play championship golf. John Taylor (1871–1963) won the British Open an astounding five times and was a co-founder and first chairman of the British PGA. Bernard Darwin wrote that Taylor "had turned a feckless company into a self-respecting and respected body of men." Murdoch 762; D&M 36410; D&J T2980. Rubber stamps in red ink reading "property of 19th Hole Seaford" on free endpapers. Gift inscription from year of publication on front free endpaper, bookseller stamp on verso of rear free endpaper.
236 pp. Introduction by Bernard Darwin. Illustrated with plates from photographs. (8vo) 20x13.5 cm (8x5"), red cloth. First Edition. Autobiography of one of England's greatest golfers whose contributions to the game were far more than an ability to play championship golf. John Taylor (1871–1963) won the British Open an astounding five times and was a co-founder and first chairman of the British PGA. Bernard Darwin wrote that Taylor "had turned a feckless company into a self-respecting and respected body of men." Murdoch 762; D&M 36410; D&J T2980. Rubber stamps in red ink reading "property of 19th Hole Seaford" on free endpapers. Gift inscription from year of publication on front free endpaper, bookseller stamp on verso of rear free endpaper.
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