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Monday, 21 October, 2019

Old Sports Auctions Ltd is the Company which has evolved as the primary internet auction site for handling the sale and purchase of sporting memorabilia especially golf memorabilia. The success of internet trading has created the demand for a high quality, knowledgeable supplier to satisfy the needs of the discerning collector, and the Company created by Graham Rowley is perfectly designed to satisfy that need.

Graham Rowley is a member of the Golf Collectors Society in both Britain and America, and is a regular attendee at meetings and fairs designed to promote the collecting of sporting artefacts and literature. So successful has this been that he is now acknowledged as one of the few who has expertise extending to virtually all areas of golf collecting, a skill that has extended into the general sports arena. His reputation for helping and encouraging new collectors is well founded, matching the desires of new devotees with advice on how to acquire the best from their individual collections, at the most advantageous cost, and without wasting time on futile expeditions with little reward.

His knowledge of the auction scene throughout Great Britain and the USA has enabled him to unearth some unique items of memorabilia for release to the collecting world. In addition he has acted on commission to acquire single items and collections for the most serious collectors around the world. He has dealt with collectors from over thirty five countries, enjoying their confidence because of the extensive knowledge and contacts that he has developed within the collecting fraternity, where trust is a vital element in the dealing.

Old Sports Auctions Ltd will continue to offer this very individual and rewarding facet of the business, and will be happy to receive enquiries from individuals seeking to enhance their collections in a selective manner. In an environment where the value of individual items can vary from a few pounds to hundreds of thousands for the rarest pieces, particularly where there is provenance available to endorse them, expert knowledge is critical in assessing true value, a skill and an art that has been exhibited by Graham Rowley on numerous occasions. Graham's thirty five years in the collecting arena have given him a unique knowledge and awareness of the marketplace, a knowledge that will benefit all the clients using either the web auctions or the personal acquisition commissioning. He has created the ideal supply and demand vehicle in a very selective environment, one that will serve clients on each and every transaction.

Lot 101 Rare Signed Bobby Jones Presentation Copy 'Golf Is My Game' 1st edition in Dust Jacket. Signed to a noted Golf Course Architect signed 'FOR FRANK PENNINK - WITH BEST REGARDS BOB JONES' comes with a letter of provenance signed by Pennink's Son

Time Left

-37 days -6 hours -33 mins -27 secs

Starting Price

Ł200.00

Some paper loss to jacket else the book is in good condition

Lot 101 Rare Signed Bobby Jones Presentation Copy 'Golf Is My Game' 1st edition in Dust Jacket. Signed to a noted Golf Course Architect signed 'FOR FRANK PENNINK - WITH BEST REGARDS BOB JONES' comes with a letter of provenance signed by Pennink's Son

Lot 102 Rare Limited Edition In Mint in its Slipcase. Jeff Ellis. The Clubmakers Art 1997 Signed Copy 321 of 400. A cornerstone book on antique golf clubs - The Golf Club Collectors Bible. 576 pages. Mint unused copy

Lot 103 Philip Young. Golf's Finest Hour: The US Open at Bethpage Black. Signed Presentation Copy in its Slipcase. 2004 Limited Edition

Lot 104 Very Rare 1951 Open Championship Programme played at Royal Portrush Golf Club won by Max Faulkner - Rare programme in exceptional - In Excellent Condition perfect to display

Lot 105 Unique 1951 Open Championship Entrance Ticket from Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland - Still has its whoolen string attached to it - Plus 3a dated 30th June 1951. Players Qualifying Sheet. Played over Royal Portrush & Portstewert golf clubs (maybe the only drawsheet that still exists)

Lot 106 Very Rare 1951 Open Championship Programme played at Royal Portrush Golf Club won by Max Faulkner - Rare programme in exceptional display condition.

Lot 107 Very Rare 1951 Open Championship Entrance Ticket from Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland - Still has its whoolen string attached to it - Rarer than the program

Lot 108 Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Golf Services First Edition circa 1980s Fine. Large format 8 page brochure. Fitted in is a Hale Irwin business card

Lot 109 Doug Ford Golf Basics First Edition 1972 Good. Scarce instructional published by Sears, Roebuck Co.

Lot 110 J. T. Mason Build Yourself a Golf Swing First Edition 1974 Fine Large format 32 page instructional

Lot 111 PGA and NGF Advertising the Pro, His Shop and Services. First Edition 1950 Very Good Condition. Large format 32 pages.

Lot 112 Corinne Crogen Golf Fundamentals First Edition 1960 Fine Large format instructional 79 pages

Lot 113 Brian Benson The Duffers Golf Manual WITH 6 page illustrations. First Edition 1972 Very Good AUTOGRAPHED LETTER from Benson to Nevin Gibson laid in.

Lot 114 Anonymous The Game of Golf First edition circa 1980s Very Good Uncommon 5 Page brochure on the history of the game.

Lot 115 Edward S. Dunn Mechanics of Golf First Edition 1952 Good Condition. Uncommon large format 52 page instructional.

Lot 116 W. J. B. Miller The Personal Golf Record of W. J. B. Miller First Edition circa 1950 FineCondition. Player record of July 1 to July 4 1953 State Amateur Championship of West Virginia at C.B. Macdonald designed The Old White at Homestead White Sulphur Springs.

Lot 117 The Weldon Recreation First edition 1915. A 15 page hotel brochure listing local activities including clock golf at the hotel and 18 holes at Greenfield Country Club

Lot 118 Two 8 x 10 inch photographs stamped by ALEX MORRISON of golf pros Middlecoff, Burke Jr., Mangrum, Demaret assisting Bob Hope in San Diego and pros Mangrum and Middellcoff circa 1960s Fine original photographs.

Lot 119 JACK NICKLAUS Four 1970 original 8 x 10 inch photographs by ALEX MORRISON circa 1970, one is creased else Very Good.

Lot 120 HOLLYWOOD FILM STARS Five original photographs Circa 1956-1983, four 8 x 10 inch and one 3 x 5 inch. Fine Condition. Desi Arnez, Andy Devine, Randolph Scott and Bob Hope, the latter the actual photograph used in one of Morrison?s famous syndicated columns MORRISON GOLF.

Lot 121 HECTOR THOMPSON, JACK MCLEAN AND PAM BARTON original 5 x 7 photograph by the on board ship photographer on the RMS Queen Mary circa 1938 Good. THOMPSON WAS THE REIGNING AMATEUR CHAMPION HAVING DEFEATED MCLEAN IN THE FINAL AT ST ANDREWS.

Lot 122 Original 1930s GENE SARAZEN photograph 7 by 5 inches

Lot 123 MARY SMITH. Original 8 x 10 inch photograph circa 1930s Fine Condition. Taken by Alex Morrison although unstamped.

Lot 124 BOBBY LOCKE. Three Original 8 x 10 inch photographs circa 1930s by ALEX MORRISON, stamped on reverse. Very Good Condition.

Lot 125 Arnold Palmer. Two Original 8 x 10 inch photographs circa 1960s by ALEX MORRISON, stamped on reverse. Fine condition

Lot 126 JACK NICKLAUS. Three Original photographs circa 1960s, two 8 x 10 inches by ALEX MORRISON, stamped, and one 5 x 7 on heavy stock by famous photographed Bud Grossmann (stamped signature) of Jack Nicklaus and Alex Morrison.

Lot 127 MIKE BRADY Original 6 x 8 inch photograph. Circa 1915. A Boston area golfer with eleven tournament wins, who came in second in the US Open twice after losing playoffs for the title (1911 to McDermott and 1919 to Hagen). Fine Condition A Scarce Photo

Lot 128 PALM BEACH over 100 years ago. Seven postcards circa early 1900s All Very Good. Including two from the Foster and Reynolds series circa 1899.

Lot 130 ?COLONEL? JOHN HAMILTON GILLESPIE. Postcard circa 1900 Very Good. HISTORIC, RARE POSTCARD of a pioneer in establishing golf in America over 100 years ago, specifically around Sarasota Florida.

Lot 131 SIX REAL PHOTO MINNESOTA POSTCARDS circa 1930s to 1950s Very Good, four unused, one a rare aerial photograph of the Alexandria Golf Course.

Lot 132 CORAL GABLES FLORIDA TWELVE POSTCARDS circa 1920s to 1940s Very Good, all but one unused. Includes six unusual gold toned cards of the Coral Gables Golf and Country Club.

Lot 133 RARE POSTCARD OF CHARLES BLAIR MACDONALD & CHICK EVANS at the famed municipal course at Jackson Park, Chicago. Circa 1910 Very Good unused

Lot 134 TWENTY PENNSYLVANIA POSTCARDS Circa 1910 to 1940s. Good, thirteen unused.

Lot 135 SIXTEEN OHIO POST CARDS Circa 1910 to 1950s. Very Good, including nine unused

Lot 136 TWENTY NORTH CAROLINA POST CARDS Circa 1910 to 1950s. Very Good, seventeen unused.

Lot 137 TWENTY VIRGINIA POST CARDS Circa 1910 to 1950s. Very Good, twelve unused.

Lot 138 Unique unlisted book on Golf Course Construction & Maintainance. B. Levy. Construction, Renovation & Care of the Golf Course. Undated c1940s - Signed Presentation copy from the Author. 100 pages published in New Zealand, in VG Condition

Lot 139 Contains chapter on Golf. P Phillips & W Hardiman. Glimpses of Groundsmanship. Undated c1950, 150 pages

Lot 140 Rare Booklet. Reginal Beale. Supplement issued with Lawns For Sports 1924 - 67 pages in VG Condition - Always missing from Beals book

Lot 141 Stunning Copy! T. W. Sanders. Lawns and Greens 1911 edition 142 pages plus advertisements - good chapter on 'Golf Greens' on pages 98 to 109

Lot 142 Autumn 1933 Edition of 'The Journal: The Board of Greenkeeping Research' 111 pages

Lot 143 Rare unlisted French Golf Book. T.A. Ball L'Enseignement du Golf 1938 1st edition. 152 pages on golf (in French)

Lot 144 Scarce booklet 'Golf In Italy' Undated c1970 in VG Condition

Lot 145 Rare tourist booklet. Golf in Deutschland undated c1930. 12 panal fold out booklet

Lot 146 Scarce handbook. Robert Walker Ham Manor Golf Club undated c1955

Lot 147 Rare unlisted version. Robert H.K. Browning Official Golf Club Handbook for The Thorndon Park Golf Club. Undated circa 1952.

Lot 148 History of Lancaster Golf Club Ashton Hall. Undated c1933 (Souvenir Book) rare history. 39 pages plus adverts

Lot 149 Rare hand produced golf club centenary history Tobermory Golf Club, Isle of Mull. 1896 to 1996. Small booklet produced for the clubs membership

Lot 150 1963 British Amateur Championship Program + Drawsheets booklet