National Golf Links Book

[Adam_Jessie]

There has been a lot of discussion about books lately on this site and I want to know if anybody know anything about the book "1927 National Golf Links of America"?

It just sold on Ebay for an outragous amount of money, I was just wondering if anybody knew anything about this book.

Thanks,
Adam

[Mike_Sweeney]

Via a member:

"From the looks of it, it is simply the annual directory that is sent to the membership each year (albeit in a fancier binding than the current incarnation).  The present day one also lists founders, members, rules, etc.  While an interesting piece of ephemera in its own right, I have a feeling the "articles" it refers to are either articles of incorporation or other rules of the club -- not the sort of historical writing that would be of interest to this crowd."

[George_Bahto]

Adam: how much did it finally go for?

[Scott_Burroughs]

The book went for $627.00 to "stripedcabana", sold by "ibuybullwinkle" from Berkeley Springs, WV.

Bidding started at $8.00.  At least 2 GCAers bid on the book several times each, but the last one stopped at $255.

[Scott_Burroughs]

And here's the picture:



and seller's description:

"1927 National Golf Links of America Shinnecock Hills, Long
Island, New York book. 6 1/2"x5", 60 pages, nice condition,
printed on high quality paper with raised image of eagle in the
logo on front cover. Book is on the golf course, its' officers,
certificate of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, rules and
list of original founders and members."

The seller seems to generally sell "old stuff".  Not everything is an antique.

[TEPaul]

All I can say about gca bidders is Pat Mucci is as tight-waddish as he is incorrect on architecture. He absolutely promised me he was going to buy it at any price and give it to me. And don't for a single New York second think I didn't deserve it either. That book is a very small price to pay for all I've taught him about the architecture of NGLA!

[Bill Gayne]

The NGLA book wasn't the only expensive book that sold Sunday night.

THE BOOK OF THE LINKS, A SYMPOSIUM ON GOLF
BY MARTIN H.F. SUTTON,F.L.S.. FIRST EDITION, 1912

$418.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29223&item=6945255229&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Scotland's Gift

$500.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=4524033476&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[Patrick_Mucci]

TEPaul,

I did bid on the book and was prepared to continue to do so until I was advised that the book didn't contain what I had hoped, which was primarily architectural in nature.

It's true, you have come a long way in a few years.

I remember when you thought "Stymie" was the name of a kid in "Our Gang".

When you thought that Charles Blair MacDonald wrote the song about barnyard animals and noises.

When you thought Merion was a character in Robin Hood.

When you thought a line of charm was small talk from a lounge lizard.

And, when you thought the USGA was the federal department that approved meats in grocery stores.