The dean of British golf writers, Darwin (1876-1961) is also regarded as one of the greatest sportswriters of all time. No less an authority than Herbert Warren Wind wrote:
[He] never tried to bowl his readers over with exhibitions of his brilliance or power, but his writing, modest and restrained as it is, has a quiet magic and a terrific staying power. Though never intended to be literaure, it is.
Classics of Golf is proud to offer the finest collection of Bernard Darwin golf books ever assembled.
Bernard Darwin
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The Darwin Collection
An extensive 15-volume series of Darwin's brilliant and incisive prose and commentary on the game he loved. Historic facts, biographic profiles and Darwin's theoretical musings will be appreciated by the serious student or collector. (SAVE $54) Free Shipping - Continental United States [996 in stock]
PRICE: $433.00
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The Golf Courses of the British Isles (1910)
by Bernard Darwin
Darwin lavishes his descriptive prose on the great venues of Wales, Ireland, England and Scotland. The watercolors painted by H. Rountree are the finest works in any golf book. Afterword by Ben Crenshaw. Book 49 [33 in stock]
PRICE: $49.00
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Golfing By-Paths (1946)
by Bernard Darwin
Golfing By-Paths, long out of print and little known in the U.S., is a collection of 58 essays written by the great British golf writer between 1939 and 1945.
In these essays you can see Darwin endeavoring to keep the flame of golf alive amidst the privations of war, says Classics of Golf Publisher Mike Beckerich. He falls back on his memories of golf as a pillar of English social life, the club as a haven, and allows himself some hope that these pleasures will not be totally lost. [86 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Golf Between Two Wars (1944)
by Bernard Darwin
This is one of Darwin's most important historical works, covering amateur and professional golf in the 1920s and 1930s. Afterword by Ben Crenshaw. Book 51 [77 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Green Memories (1928)
by Bernard Darwin.
The first of Darwin's autobiographical trilogy and one of his finest books. Foreword by John Hopkins, golf correspondent for the London Times. Book 50 [588 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Mostly Golf - A Bernard Darwin Anthology (1976)
by Bernard Darwin, edited by Peter Ryde
Golf's greatest writer. A wide-ranging selection of 48 essays from 1912 to 1959, published on the 100th anniversary of Darwin's birth. Afterword by Donald Steel. Book 56 [649 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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Playing the Like (1934)
by Bernard Darwin
A collection of essays on history, courses, matches and the game's evolution, highlighted by superb biographical pieces on Braid, Taylor, Vardon, Tait, Hilton, Ball and Herd. Darwin at his best. Book 54 [2083 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Darwin Sketchbook (1991)
edited by Robert S. Macdonald
A selection of Darwin's incomparable portraits of the early champion golfers, including a brief autobiography. Afterword by William Campbell, the exemplary amateur Champion. Book 55 [147 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Game's Afoot! An Anthology of Sports Games & the Open Air (1926)
edited by Bernard Darwin
A collection of the finest sportswriting from the prior 150 years, including a section on golf. These are the pioneers of modern sportswriting and reporting. Book 57 [864 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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The Happy Golfer (1997)
by Bernard Darwin, edited by Robert S. Macdonald
A collection of Bernard Darwin's best articles from The American Golfer magazine, 1922-1936. Book 58 [373 in stock]
PRICE: $33.00
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A History of Golf in Britain (1952)
edited by Bernard Darwin
The finest British writers produced this definitive history of the game of golf, with Darwin, Henry Longhurst, Henry Cotton, Lord Brabazon, and others. Afterword by Robert Green Book 52 [196 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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Golf (1954)
by Bernard Darwin
Darwin explains the multiple and enduring pleasures of golf in his own words and through writings culled from his favorite books on the game. You cannot possibly have a better guide. Book 53 [929 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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James Braid (1952)
by Bernard Darwin
The story of one of the Triumvirate who, at the turn of the century, along with Taylor and Vardon, elevated the game from a Scottish curiousity to a level of unimaginable popularity. Book 59 [140 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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Out of the Rough - Darwin (1932) 
by Bernard Darwin
Originally published in 1932 by the great journalist Bernard Darwin. A must have edition for the Darwin fan. Forward by Henry Longhurst.
Here's an excerpt from the review on Cybergolf.com:
"Out of the Rough is a superb collection of Bernard Darwin's columns from the early 1930s. The columns include some of Darwin's all-time classics, including Old Pawky, where he talks about Willie Park's wooden putter; Hail and Farewell, in which Darwin discusses Bobby Jones' retirement, and The Best Ever, where Darwin describes the best golfer in history.
Darwin's observations on golf are unfailing, which help make him a great read today, some 70 years after these columns were written.
This book is a faithful reproduction of the original, beautifully captured in a traditional Smyth-sewn, hardcover binding. Early editions of the book sell for $700 and more. The new version is priced at $29."
[75 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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The World that Fred Made (1955)
by Bernard Darwin
Autobiographical information about Bernard Darwin. Originally published in 1955, this book celebrates the life and accomplishments of one golf's greatest personalities. [78 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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Three by Darwin (1902)
By Bernard Darwin [56 in stock]
PRICE: $29.00
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