Nine Days Of Christmas: Buy A Book From Peter Yagi For 20% Off

To recap, so far we've had deals on between Seamus, Johnnie-O, St Andrews, Lululemon pants, Wybranski major art, Photobucket printing to canvas for your golf pics, Mack Daddy wedges and Sun Mountain's travel cover glider.

Our year-end nine hole round concludes with no specific gift you can buy yourself, but instead, an introduction to one of the few trusted golf booksellers left: Peter Yagi Golf Books. His catalog must be requested by email (pete@moneytolend.com) or via his mailing list for those who enjoy receiving Peter's twice-a-year printed catalog by mail.

As a courtesy to GeoffShackelford.com readers, Peter is extending his After-Christmas 20% off sale a little early, so email him now for the catalog and buy yourself a classy addition to the shelves in the form of a great golf book. Oh sure you're relatives might have spotted one of these...but I doubt it.

Just a few that caught my eye on Peter's current list, which includes a strong collection of Darwins. Merry Christmas!

13)AITCHISON, THOMAS S., LORIMER, GEORGE.  Reminiscences of the Old Bruntsfield Links Golf Club.   1866-1874.  1902, printed for private circulation.  Contains some of their Lays (poems) and early golf history.  $995

61)BAHTO, GEORGE.  The Evangelist of Golf.  The Story of Charles Blair MacDonald.  2002.  Fine, DJ.  Bahto inscribed.  MacDonald article laid in.  A spectacular book, quickly has become extremely collectible and scarce.  $495

167)BOLT, TOMMY.  How to Keep Your Temper on the Golf Course.  1969.  VG, DJ.  By ‘Tempestuous Tommy’.  $20

335)COREN, ALAN.  Golfing for Cats.  1975.  VG, DJ.  Has the notorious swastika jacket.  $45

414)DARWIN, BERNARD.  Every Idle Dream.  1948.  VG, owner plate.  $15  And 1948.  VG, DJ edge wear.  $25

490)DOBEREINER, PETER.  Dobereiner on Golf…and more.  Foreword Seve Ballesteros. 1998.  Fine, DJ. Posthumous print.  $20

528)DYE, PETE.  Bury Me in a Pot Bunker.  Foreword Greg Norman.  1995.  Fine, DJ.  Inscribed by Dye.  $45

608)FINEGAN, JAMES W.  Blasted Heaths and Blessed Greens. Pilgrimage Courses of Scotland.  1996.  VG, DJ. JF signed. $30

834)HARRIS, ROBERT.  Sixty Years of Golf.  1953.  VG, DJ.  Top Scottish amateur reflections. Ross Goodner signed. $65

957)HUTCHINSON, HORACE G.  Fifty Years of Golf.  Intro Peter Ryde. 1919, 1985, USGA.  Fine, slipcase.  $45

1007)JOHNSTON, ALASTAIR J, JOHNSTON, JAMES F.  The Chronicles of Golf: 1457 to 1857.  1993.  Fine, DJ, pictorial label slipcase.  Numbered limited edition of 900, signed by authors.  An instant classic, important reference of the early history. $795

1208)LOW, JOHN L.  F.G. Tait a Record.  Being his Life, Letters, and Golfing Diary.  1901.  VG, gilt dec cover, stunning!  $245

1232)MACKENZIE, ALISTER J.  The Spirit of St. Andrews.  The Lost Manuscript.  Foreword Bobby Jones.  1995.  VG, DJ.  $20  And 1995.  Fine, leather, padded clamshell case.  Numbered limited edition of 1500.  Has additional photos, text, gorgeous.  $295

1400)MURDOCH, JOSEPH S.F.  The Library of Golf.  1743-1966 revised, 1967-1977 added.  1978.  VG, PB, lots of pen and brio marks as owner noted books he owned, still very scarce.  Numbered limited edition 13 of only 150. With clean photocopy.  $95

1634)PRICE, CHARLES.  The World of Golf.  A Panorama of Six Centuries of the Game’s History.  Foreword by Bobby Jones.  One of the game’s premier reading histories. 1962.  VG, DJ.  $25

1965)STOWERS, CARLTON.  The Unsinkable Titanic Thompson.  A Gold Ole Boy Who Became a World Super Star Gambler and Hustler.  1982.  Fine, DJ.   $145

2011)THOMAS, GEORGE C.  Golf Architecture in America.  Its Strategy and Construction.  1927.  VG, dec cover.  $495  And 1927, 1997.  Fine, DJ.  Faithful reprint, excellent!  $145

2061)TUFTS, RICHARD S.  The Principles Behind the Rules of Golf.  1960, 2000.  Fine.  $25  And1960.  VG, DJ.  $245  Also 1960, 1989 USGA.  Intro by P.J. Boatwright, Jr.  Fine, slipcase, owner label.  Limited edition of 1500.  $125

2194)WETHERED, H.N. SIMPSON, T.  Design for Golf.  Preface J.C. Squire.  1929, 1952.  VG.  ‘Architectural Side’ reprint.  $65

2235)WIND, HERBERT WARREN.  An Introduction to the Literature of Golf.  1996.  Fine.  37 forewords to CG.  $25

2260)WODEHOUSE, P.G.  The Heart of a Goof.  1926, 4th.  VG, dec cover, some fade, facsimile DJ.  $45