PBA Galleries: Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 94,086.00 |
Auction Date | October 01, 2020 - October 01, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 110,110.00 |
Sale Number | #711 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 179,500.00 |
Total Lots | 421 | ||
Sold Lots | 322 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 154,020.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 76.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 247,600.00 |
Unsold Lots | 99 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 38.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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133 | Jones, Robert T[yre] (''Bobby''), Jr. & O. B. Keeler | Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr. |
1927 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
89 | Hilton, Harold H. and Garden G. Smith | The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf |
1912 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
193 | Peter, H. Thomas | Reminiscences of Golf and Golfers |
[1890] | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
152 | Macdonald, Charles Blair | Scotland's Gift: Golf |
1928 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
206 | [Robb, George] A Golfer | Historical Gossip About Golf and Golfers, by a Golfer |
1863 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
191 | Park, Willie | The Art of Putting |
1920 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
46 | Dulout, Jean E. | Souvenirs de Morfontaine |
1998 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
59 | [Farnie, Henry Brougham] A Keen Hand | The Golfer's Manual; Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the National Game of Scotland; with an Appendix. By A Keen Hand |
1857 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
111 | Hutchinson, Horace G. | Hints on the Game of Golf |
1886 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
90 | Hilton, Harold H. and Garden G. Smith | The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf |
1912 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
269 | Wethered, H. N. and T. Simpson | The Architectural Side of Golf |
1929 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
126 | Maiden, Stewart | Ten Lessons in Golf |
[c. 1930] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
136 | Kerr, John | The Golf-Book of East Lothian |
1896 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
87 | Grimsley, Will | Golf: Its History, People & Events - serving as an unique autograph and scrap book by golf historian, Bert Heizmann |
[1966] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 960.00 |
5 | Balfour, James | Reminiscences of Golf on St. Andrews Links |
1887 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 |
132 | Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby), Jr. | Golf is My Game |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 |
224 | Skene, John | [The Lawes and Actes of Parliament, Maid Be King James the First, and His Successours Kinges of Scotland [with] The Lawes and Acts of Parliament Made be the Most Excellent and Mightie King and Monarch James [and] The XXIII Parliament of Our Most High and |
[1597]; [1611-1621] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 |
110 | Hutchinson, Horace G. | Hints on the Game of Golf |
1886 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 840.00 |
29 | Dalrymple, W., editor | Golfer's Guide to the Game and Greens of Scotland |
1894 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 720.00 |
2 | United Golf Association 25th Annual National Open Tournament August 27' thru 31' Souvenir Program |
[1951] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 660.00 | |
21 | Clark, Robert, editor | Golf: A Royal & Ancient Game |
1875 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 660.00 |
55 | Evans, Charles (Chick), Jr. | Chick Evans' Golf Book: The Story of the Sporting Battles of the Greatest of all Amateur Golfers |
[1921] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 660.00 |
62 | Forgan, Robert | The Golfer's Handbook, including History of the Game; Special Uses of the Different Clubs; Hints to Beginners; History of Golf Balls; The Feats of Champion Golfers; Golfiana; Glossary of Technical Terms; Rules for the Game; List of Clubs and Their Secreta |
[c. 1891] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 660.00 |
129 | Jones, Robert Tyre "Bobby", Jr. | My Twelve Most Difficult Shots |
[c.1929] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 660.00 |
140 | [Knight, William Angus] A Novice | On the Links, Being Golfing Stories by Various Hands with Shakespeare on Golf by a Novice. Also Two Rhymes on Golf by Andrew Lang |
1889 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 660.00 |