If I Were in Your Shoes (first printing + original Johnny Farrell 1927 French, Shriner & Urner Golf Shoes ad) 1928 U.S. Open Champion at Olympia Fields, ILL (def. Bobby Jones in 36 hole playoff) & Club Pro at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY & Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ

Farrell, Johnny & Bobby Jones

Published by Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1951

About this Item

Henry Holt & Co. New York. 1951. 87 pages. First Edition stated; first printing. Book is near fine; tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Minimal light rubbing at tips. Laid-in is a rare, original, 1927 golf shoes advertisement of Johnny Farrell rocking a pair of French, Shriner & Unger Twin-Grip golf Oxford shoes. Johnny Farrell would win the U.S. open at Olympia Fields the following year; defeating the immortal Bobby Jones after a 36 hole playoff. Johnny Farrell would later become Club Pro at Quaker Ridge & later Baltusrol. Original DJ is VG-. DJ show rubbing along edges with one small open chip along base of front. Minuscule chipping elsewhere. Faint cloud on DJ. Overall, NF/VG- with rare 1927 advert laid-in.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: If I Were in Your Shoes (first printing + original Johnny Farrell 1927 French, Shriner & Urner Golf Shoes ad) 1928 U.S. Open Champion at Olympia Fields, ILL (def. Bobby Jones in 36 hole playoff) & Club Pro at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY & Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., New York
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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