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Classics of Golf Library

Under the guidance of Herbert Warren Wind, Dean of American Sportswriters, the Classics of Golf Library was created to preserve and make available the works of the leading authors of early and modern golf literature. The collection of sixty-nine books is available for those who cherish the history of golf.

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$2,200.00

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  1. American Golfer, The (1964)
    Edited by Charles Price, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Robert Cromie
  2. Architectural Side of Golf, The (1929)
    By H.N. Wethered and T. Simpson, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind
  3. Art of Golf, The (1887)
    By Sir W.G. Simpson, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Bobby Burnet
  4. Autobiography of an Average Golfer (1925)
    By O.B. Keller, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  5. Badminton Library, The (1890)
    By Horace G. Hutchinson
  6. Basic Golf Swing, The (1968)
    By Bobby Jones, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Charles R. Yates
  7. Bogey Man, The (1968)
    By George Plimpton, Foreword by George Plimpton
  8. Breaking 90 with Johnny Miller (2000)
    By Johnny Miller
  9. Clicking of Cuthbert, The (1922)
    By P.G. Wodehouse, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Sir Peter Allen
  10. Complete Golfer, The (1954)
    Edited by Herbert Warren Wind, Foreword by Robert T. Jones, Jr., Afterword by F. Hannigan
  11. Darwin Sketchbook, The (1991)
    Edited by Robert S. Macdonald, Afterword by William C. Campbell
  12. Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate, The (1970)
    By Dan Jenkins, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Dave Marr
  13. Down the Fairway (1927)
    By Robert T. Jones, Jr. and O.B. Keeler, Afterword by Francis M. Bird
  14. Duffer’s Handbook, The (1926)
    By Grantland Rice, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Jim Murray
  15. F. G. Tait - A Record (1900)
    By J.L. Low, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Ross Goodner
  16. Following the Leaders (1991)
    By Al Laney, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Carol McCue
  17. Game of Golf, The (1896)
    By Willie Park, Jr., Forewords by Archie Baird and Robert S. Macdonald
  18. Game’s Afoot, The (1926)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Sidney Kahn
  19. Goldfinger (1959)
    By Ian Fleming, Foreword by Robert Green
  20. Golf (1954)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Ian Dunlop
  21. Golf Architecture (1920)
    By Dr. A. MacKenzie, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Lewis A. Lapham
  22. Golf Between Two Wars (1944)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword Ben Crenshaw
  23. Golf in America (1870)
    By James P. Lee, Intro by Wally Armstrong, Foreword by George Bush
  24. Golf Is My Game (1960)
    By Bobby Jones, Foreword by Bernard Darwin
  25. Golf: A Royal and Ancient Game (1875)
    Edited by Robert Clark, Foreword by William Gifford
  26. Golfers’ Gold (1964)
    By Tony Lema, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Dave Anderson
  27. Golfing By-Paths (1946)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Michael P. Beckerich
  28. Golfing Memories & Methods (1933)
    By Joyce Wethered, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  29. Great Golfers in the Making (1907)
    Edited by Henry Leach, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  30. Great Women Golfers, The (1994)
    Edited by Robert S. Macdonald and Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Peggy Kirk Bell
  31. Greatest Game of All, The (1969)
    By Jack Nicklaus and Herbert Warren Wind, Foreword by Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
  32. Green Memories (1928)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Bill Scheft, Afterword by John Hopkins
  33. Happy Golfer, The (1997)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind
  34. Heart of a Goof, The (1926)
    By P.G. Wodehouse, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Michael Thomas
  35. Herbert Warren Wind’s Golf Book (1948)
    By Herbert Warren Wind, Foreword by Bing Crosby
  36. Hints on the Game of Golf (1886)
    By Horace G. Hutchinson, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Jack Nicklaus
  37. History of Golf, A (1955)
    By Robert Browning
  38. History of Golf in Britain, A (1952)
    By Bernard Darwin, et al, Foreword by Sir George Cunningham, Afterword by Robert Green
  39. How to Become a Scratch Golfer (1963)
    By Patrick Campbell, Foreword by Desmond Briggs
  40. How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time (1953)
    By Tommy Armour, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind
  41. Introduction to the Literature of Golf, An (1996)
    By Herbert Warren Wind
  42. James Braid (1952)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Bernard Darwin
  43. Lay of the Land, The (1990)
    By Pat Ward-Thomas, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Arnold Palmer
  44. Letters to the Secretary of a Golf Club (1935)
    By George C. Nash, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  45. Life of Tom Morris, The (1908)
    By W.W. Tulloch, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  46. Links, The (1926)
    By Robert Hunter, Foreword by Bill Coore
  47. Methods of Golf’s Masters, The (1975)
    By Dick Aultman and Ken Bowden, Afterword by Peter Tompson
  48. Mostly Golf (1976)
    Edited by Peter Ryde, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Donald Steele
  49. My Golfing Reminiscences (1907)
    By Harold H. Hilton, Foreword by John E. Behrend
  50. Mystery of Golf, The (1908)
    By Arnold Haultain, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by John Updike
  51. On Learning Golf (1942)
    By Percy Boomer, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Robert Cahill, Jr.
  52. On the Tour with Harry Sprague (1960)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Gitty Wind Scheft
  53. Out of the Rough (1934)
    By Joseph T. Shaw
  54. Out of the Rough (1932)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Henry Longhurst
  55. Perfect Golfer, The (1931)
    By H.N. Wethered, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  56. Playing the Like (1934)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  57. Reminiscences of Golf on St. Andrew’s (1887)
    By James Balfour, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Jack Nicklaus
  58. Scotland’s Gift - Golf (1928)
    By Charles Blair Macdonald, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Alistair Clarke
  59. Scottish Golf & Golfers (1992)
    By S.L. McKinlay, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by K.M Cameron
  60. Shape Your Swing the Modern Way (1976)
    By Byron Nelson, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Tom Watson
  61. Swinging Into Golf (1941)
    By Ernest Jones and Innis Brown, Afterword by George H. Bostwick, Jr.
  62. Story of American Golf, The (1975)
    By Herbert Warren Wind, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind
  63. Thirty Years of Championship Golf (1950)
    By Gene Sarazen, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Peter Ryde
  64. Three by Darwin (1902)
    Edited by Robert S. Macdonald, Foreword by Robert S. Macdonald
  65. US Open: Golf’s Ultimate Challenge, The (1987)
    By Robert Sommers, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Richard Taylor
  66. Vardon on Golf (1989)
    By Harry Vardon, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by S.L. MacKinlay
  67. Venturi Analysis, The (1981)
    By Ken Venturi, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind, Afterword by Ed Sneed
  68. Walter Hagen Story, The (1956)
    By Walter Hagen, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind
  69. World That Fred Made, The (1955)
    By Bernard Darwin, Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind