Title: The Boys' Life of Bobby Jones Author: Keeler, O.B. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Bros. Date: 1931 Description: xv, [3], 308 pp. Illustrated with plates from photographs. (12mo) 18.5x12 cm (7¼x5"), original gilt-lettered green cloth, dust jacket; housed in custom made clamshell box, green quarter morocco and cloth, spine tooled in gilt, raised bands. First Edition. Inscribed by Bobby Jones and Charlie Yates on front free endpaper: "Best Wishes for George Large Robt. Jones Jr."; "Merry Christmas and very best wishes to Mr. George Large Charlie Yates". Charles 'Charlie' Yates, a noted amateur, was mentored by Jones. Copy also signed by author and sports journalist O. B. Keeler, who closely followed Jones' career and watched him win all 13 of his major championships. Quite rare in the dust jacket. Murdoch 414; D&M 23010; D&J K3130. Lot Amendments Condition: Tears and chips missing to edges of jacket, soling; bit of browing, stain on half-title, sticker from Millers Book Store, Atlanta on paste-down endpaper; near fine in very good jacket, fine box. Item number: 252780
Title: The Boys' Life of Bobby Jones Author: Keeler, O.B. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Bros. Date: 1931 Description: xv, [3], 308 pp. Illustrated with plates from photographs. (12mo) 18.5x12 cm (7¼x5"), original gilt-lettered green cloth, dust jacket; housed in custom made clamshell box, green quarter morocco and cloth, spine tooled in gilt, raised bands. First Edition. Inscribed by Bobby Jones and Charlie Yates on front free endpaper: "Best Wishes for George Large Robt. Jones Jr."; "Merry Christmas and very best wishes to Mr. George Large Charlie Yates". Charles 'Charlie' Yates, a noted amateur, was mentored by Jones. Copy also signed by author and sports journalist O. B. Keeler, who closely followed Jones' career and watched him win all 13 of his major championships. Quite rare in the dust jacket. Murdoch 414; D&M 23010; D&J K3130. Lot Amendments Condition: Tears and chips missing to edges of jacket, soling; bit of browing, stain on half-title, sticker from Millers Book Store, Atlanta on paste-down endpaper; near fine in very good jacket, fine box. Item number: 252780
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