PBA Galleries: Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 155,652.00 |
| Auction Date | May 16, 2019 - May 16, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 149,030.00 |
| Sale Number | #673 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 235,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 472 | ||
| Sold Lots | 279 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 321,640.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.11% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 496,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 193 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 31.32% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | The Golfers' Magazine: The Organ of the Game |
1906-08 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 16,800.00 | |
| 193 | Macdonald, Charles Blair | Scotland's Gift: Golf |
1928 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 210 | Minikahda 40 Anniversary: Minikahda Club Minneapolis 1898-1938 |
1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 9,600.00 | |
| 111 | Golf magazine - eight bound volumes with issues from 1897-1908 |
1902-08 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 7,200.00 | |
| 177 | Jones, Robert T[yre] (''Bobby''), Jr. & O. B. Keeler | Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr. |
1927 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 75 | History of the Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society |
1906 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 | |
| 89 | Flannery, Michael and Richard Leech | Golf Through the Ages: Six Hundred Years of Golfing Art |
[2004] | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 110 | Behr, Max H. editor et al. | Golf Illustrated & Outdoor America - complete run from April 1914-September 1935 |
1914-1935 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,200.00 |
| 227 | Peter, H. Thomas | Reminiscences of Golf and Golfers |
[1890] | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 4,200.00 |
| 317 | Vardon, Harry | My Golfing Life |
1933 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 149 | Hughes, W.E., editor | Chronicles of Blackheath Golfers with Illustrations and Portraits - Special Captain's bound copy |
1897 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 297 | Travis, Walter J. | Practical Golf |
1902 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 298 | Travis, Walter J. | Practical Golf |
1901 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 97 | [Hubbell, George L. and George F. Martin] | Chronology of the Garden City Golf Club 1899-1915 |
[1915] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,280.00 |
| 172 | Rice, Grantland, editor | The Bobby Jones Story, from the writings of O.B. Keeler |
[1953] | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,280.00 |
| 223 | Ouimet, Francis | A Game of Golf: A Book of Reminiscence |
1932 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 288 | Thomas, George C., Jr. | Golf Architecture in America: Its Strategy and Construction |
1927 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 33 | Clark, Robert, editor | Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game |
1899 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 45 | Curtiss, Frederic H. and John Heard | The Country Club, 1882-1932 |
1932 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 296 | Travers, Jerome D. | Travers' Golf Book |
1913 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 60 | Darwin, Bernard | The Royal Blackheath Golf Club |
1933 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 61 | Darwin, Bernard | The Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal |
1934 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 182 | Lang, Andrew | St Andrews |
1893 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 17 | Bonar, John and Charles Stuart, editors | Miscellaneous Pieces of Poetry |
1765 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 67 | Dixie, P.Q. | The Royal Montreal Golf Club |
[1923] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
