
TWO BOBBY JONES BOOKS, INCL. ONE SIGNED BY JONES
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Group of two Bobby Jones hardcover golf books, inscribed to Robert Winship Woodruff, comprising: Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones, "Golf Is My Game", Doubleday, Garden City, New York, first edition copyright 1960, with ink inscription by Bobby Jones, "For Bob and Nell/With many cherished/memories./Affectionately/Bob"; and Grantland Rice, "The Bobby Jones Story: From The Writings of O. B. Keeler", Tupper & Love, Atlanta, Georgia, copyright 1953, with ink inscription, "For/Bob Woodruff/Hoping you will/enjoy reliving those/fabulous days with/OB and Bobby/Eleanor Keeler". Note: Eleanor Keeler was the wife of Oscar Bane "Pop" Keeler (1882-1950), veteran sports staffer of the Atlanta Journal, inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall Of Fame in 1996. Approx. of the largest, 9.5" x 6.25" ("Golf Is My Game").
Condition
Tears to dust jackets; some foxing; toning; ink inscriptions; dog eared corners and acid burns from newsprint page.
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TWO BOBBY JONES BOOKS, INCL. ONE SIGNED BY JONES
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
Feb 26, 2022
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0911: TWO BOBBY JONES BOOKS, INCL. ONE SIGNED BY JONES
Sold for $4,750
•20 BidsEst. $1,000 - $1,500•Starting Price $500
From the Estate of Nell & Robert WoodruffFeb 26, 2022 10:00 AM ESTBuyer's Premium 25%
Lot 0911 Details
Description
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Group of two Bobby Jones hardcover golf books, inscribed to Robert Winship Woodruff, comprising: Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones, "Golf Is My Game", Doubleday, Garden City, New York, first edition copyright 1960, with ink inscription by Bobby Jones, "For Bob and Nell/With many cherished/memories./Affectionately/Bob"; and Grantland Rice, "The Bobby Jones Story: From The Writings of O. B. Keeler", Tupper & Love, Atlanta, Georgia, copyright 1953, with ink inscription, "For/Bob Woodruff/Hoping you will/enjoy reliving those/fabulous days with/OB and Bobby/Eleanor Keeler". Note: Eleanor Keeler was the wife of Oscar Bane "Pop" Keeler (1882-1950), veteran sports staffer of the Atlanta Journal, inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall Of Fame in 1996. Approx. of the largest, 9.5" x 6.25" ("Golf Is My Game").
Condition
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Tears to dust jackets; some foxing; toning; ink inscriptions; dog eared corners and acid burns from newsprint page.
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