PBA Galleries: Fine Golf Books, Hickory Clubs & Golf Memorabilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Golf Books, Hickory Clubs & Golf Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 116,820.00 |
| Auction Date | November 12, 2017 - November 12, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 149,380.00 |
| Sale Number | #629 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 227,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 400 | ||
| Sold Lots | 247 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 435,980.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 661,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 153 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 17.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Rare Sandy Pirie Feather ball |
c.1840 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 | |
| 235 | Nisbet, Robert Buchan | Original watercolor of the 14th hole on the Old Course, St. Andrews |
c.1900 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 115 | Feather ball, circa 1830 |
c.1830 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 | |
| 50 | Clapcott, C. B. | The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers on Leith Links (1764 to 1796), C.B.C., January 1939 |
1939 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 144 | Hilton, Harold H. and Garden G. Smith | The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf |
1912 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 349 | Official Souvenir Book Thirty-Fourth National Open Championship, United States Golf Association, Interlachen Country Club, Minneapolis, July 10, 11 and 12, 1930 |
1930 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 | |
| 184 | Jones, Robert Trent | Golf Course Architecture |
[c.1938] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 9 | Bauer, Aleck | Hazards, Those Essential Elements in a Golf Course Without Which the Game Would be Tame and Uninteresting |
1913 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 41 | Chambers, Robert, the younger | Gymnastics, Golf, Curling |
[c.1866] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 329 | Thomas, George C., Jr. | Golf Architecture in America: Its Strategy and Construction |
1927 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 39 | Camp, Walter and Lilian Brooks | Drives and Puts |
1899 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 107 | Sarazen, Gene | How to Drive |
1933 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 143 | Hilton, Harold H. & Garden G. Smith, editors | The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf |
1912 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 275 | Royal Doulton | Three piece porcelain tea set with golfing decorations |
c.1900 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 3 | American Park Builders | On the Planning and Building of a Golf Course. A Brochure |
1923 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
| 294 | Simpson, Sir W[alter] G. | The Art of Golf |
1887 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
| 52 | Clark, Robert, editor | Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game |
[1893] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 142 | Hillinthorn, Gerald | Your First Game of Golf |
[c.1891] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 183 | Jones, Robert T. and Clifford Roberts | The Masters Tournament |
[1952] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 190 | Kerr, John | The Golf-Book of East Lothian |
1896 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 244 | Ouimet, Francis | A Game of Golf: A Book of Reminiscence |
1932 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 327 | Taylor, J[ohn] H[enry] | Golf: My Life's Work |
[1943] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 334 | Tillinghast, A[lbert] W[arren] | The Golf Course of the Shawnee Country Club Briefly Described |
[c.1911] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 104 | Flannery, Michael and Richard Leech | Golf Through the Ages: Six Hundred Years of Golfing Art |
[2004] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 305 | Spalding, A.G. | Spalding Gold Medal “Lard Whistler� Mashie |
1918-19 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 840.00 |
