Bidspirit auction | Bailey, Charles W. The Professor

Bailey, Charles W. The Professor on the Golf Links. Silas Birch, Limited, 1925. First Edition. - This bibliographic entry describes a single hardcover first edition volume titled The Professor on the Golf Links, subtitled Some Sidelights on Golf from Modern Science. The work is authored by Charles W. Bailey, M.A., who is also noted on the title page as the author of The Brain and Golf. The volume was published by Silas Birch, Limited, located at 23 Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C.1. While the title page is undated, handwritten inscriptions and bibliographic record confirm a 1925 publication date. The book is a small octavo (8vo) bound in the publisher original two-tone cloth-backed boards, consisting of blue paper-covered boards with a tan cloth spine. The title and author name are printed in black on the front cover within a rectangular border and vertically on the spine. The front endpaper contains several handwritten markings: an ink signature reading J. Sutherland 1925, a pencil note stating 1925 1ST EDITION V.V. SCARCE., an inventory number C810/0523, and a price mark of £248-00. The signature is likely that of James Sutherland, a prominent figure in early 20th-century Scottish golf administration. The title page features the Silas Birch publisher device with the initials SB. A Tunnock Chocolate Mallow appears in the reference photograph for scale and is not included in the lot.