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DARWIN, Bernard; The Rye Golf Club 1931 | Association copy | Linksland History

  • Summary
  • 1931 first edition of the Rye Golf Club history, written by the legendary Bernard Darwin and preserved in its original green paper covers. This privately circulated work captures the 'Golden Age' of the links through the prose of the game's most celebrated writer.
  • Linksland History, Club Annals, Private Circulation, Golf.

DETAILS

  • Title
  • THE RYE GOLF CLUB
  • Author
  • Bernard DARWIN
  • Published
  • 1931
  • The Golf Club Association (G.W. May, Ltd.)
  • Edition
  • Format
  • Softcover | Paperback
  • Condition
  • Book: Very Good | DJ: No DJ
  • Signed
  • Not Signed By Author
  • Association copy
  • Darwin’s connection to Rye was deeply personal; he lived in the town at the Old Dormy House, and this booklet represents his formal literary contribution to the club he championed throughout his fifty-year career.
  • Provenance
  • Additional Items

DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION

  • Description
  • Softcover | Paperback. Privately circulated booklet runs approximately 24 pages and covers the early history of the club, including the construction of the links. The book is bound in the original green paper covers as issued. Language: English. Size: 19 cm by 12.5 cm. Pages: 24.
  • Book Condition
  • Very Good
  • Light wear and creasing to corners. Light wear to edges and spine. Rubbed and lightly soiled covers. Tightly bound. Mild rusting to staples to centrefold with no bleeding to pages. Clean middle page gutter. Clean unmarked pages. Very small rust bleed to inside of rear cover.
  • Dust Jacket Condition
  • No DJ

NOTES

  • Association
  • Darwin’s connection to Rye was deeply personal; he lived in the town at the Old Dormy House, and this booklet represents his formal literary contribution to the club he championed throughout his fifty-year career.
  • Resume
  • The Rye Golf Club is a privately circulated 1931 booklet that meticulously documents the early history and architectural construction of one of England’s most prestigious links courses. Written with Darwin’s signature literary flair, the narrative captures the 'spirit of the place' and the technical challenges of the Rye dunes during the club's formative years. It serves as a definitive historical record, preserving the social atmosphere and topographical evolution of the club for a select contemporary membership.
  • Author
  • Bernard Darwin (1876–1961) was the pre-eminent British essayist and grandson of naturalist Charles Darwin who effectively invented modern daily golf writing. Trained as a lawyer at Trinity College, Cambridge, he abandoned the bar to become the long-standing correspondent for The Times and Country Life, bridging the gap between sport reportage and high literature. A world-class amateur golfer and inaugural Walker Cup captain, Darwin’s 'quiet magic' and erudite wit elevated the game’s history, leading to his status as a legendary figure in Rye and his eventual induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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