PBA Galleries: Fine Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia - Open for Consignments
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia - Open for Consignments | Total Sales (USD) | 55,590.00 |
| Auction Date | September 29, 2021 - September 29, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 58,410.00 |
| Sale Number | #741 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 96,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 317 | ||
| Sold Lots | 204 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 120,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.35% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 190,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 113 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | Celebrated Golf Links (cover title) |
[c. 1920] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,900.00 | |
| 198 | Mackenzie, Dr. Alister J. | Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping |
[1920] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 65 | [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 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 278 | Tillinghast, A.W. | The Mutt and Other Golf Yarns (A New Cobble Valley Series) |
1925 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 14 | The Belleview, Belleair, Florida. Golfers' Southern Paradise |
No date | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,680.00 | |
| 31 | Colt, Harry S. & C.H. Alison | Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture |
1920 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 118 | Four brochures or railroad travel directories featuring golf |
Various dates | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,020.00 | |
| 115 | Collection of over 330 golf postcards from New York |
Various dates | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 183 | Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby), Jr. | Golf is My Game |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 231 | Harding, Warren G. | Typed Letter Signed by Warren G. Harding on White House stationery, to O.S. Rapp of The Prendergast Company |
1921 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 288 | Vaile, P.A. | The New Golf |
1916 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 24 | Chattell, C. C., comp. | The Golfers' Guide 1908: a complete handbook of useful information for golf clubs and their members |
1908 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 48 | Darwin, Bernard | Rubs of the Green |
[1936] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 12 | Barton, Pam | A Stroke A Hole (Ted Ray Personal Copy) |
1937 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 158 | Hutchinson, Horace G. | Hints on the Game of Golf |
1886 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 210 | Millard, Chris and Anthony Edgeworth | National Golf Links of America |
2016 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 252 | Simpson, Sir Walter G. | The Art of Golf |
1887 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 317 | Wood, Harry B. | Golfing Curios and ''The Like.'' With an Appendix comprising a ''Bibliography of Golf,'' etc. |
1910 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 76 | Geoghegan, J. Bud, compiler | Fifty Interesting Questions Answered on Golf (cover title) |
[c. 1930's-1940's] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 197 | Mackenzie, Alister and Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. | Alister Mackenzie's Augusta Greens in Collaboration with Mr. Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. |
2013 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 302 | Wendehack, Clifford Charles | Golf & Country Clubs: A Survey of the Requirement of Planning, Construction and Equipment of the Modern Club House |
1929 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 510.00 |
| 23 | Chambers, Charles E. S. | Golfing: A Handbook to the Royal and Ancient Game, with List of Clubs, Rules, &c. Also Golfing Sketches and Poems |
1887 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 117 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Tropical Trips: Golf Courses and Hotel Directory, Atlantic Coast Line to Florida & Cuba. Season 1922-1923 |
October 1922 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 120 | Gorham Manufacturing Co. | The Gorham Golf Book |
1903 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 188 | Kerr, John | The Golf-Book of East Lothian |
1896 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
