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| Subject: | Re: Old Decisions books |
| From: | Firstname MI Lastname |
| Posting date: | 09-07-2008 |
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"M L Wadsworth" writes:
> "John van der Pflum" wrote in message
> news:o21874149e677j196bilullvpqgnes0a9u@4ax.com...
> > On 08 Jul 2008 17:03:32 -0400, Firstname MI Lastname
> > wrote:
> >
> >>"M L Wadsworth" writes:
> >>
> >>> "Firstname MI Lastname" wrote in
> >>> message
> >>> news:bazk5fwrzc5.fsf@alpha.luckytrout.com...
> >>> > Paul Schmitz-Josten writes:
> >>>
>
> >>I only have those two early 20th Century R&A Decisions books, an early
> >>USGA "post & binder" Decisions book, and most of the USGA
> >>editions from the late 1980s to present day.
> >
> > What is the market like for those books? I might keep my eye out if I
> > see anything like that at an estate sale or such.
> > --
> > jvdp
> > Annika Fears Free Golf
> > http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> John,
>
> I do not know but I would think any book of reference, like old telephone
> directories, tend to get thrown out when the new edition is published.
> Therefore, past editions of the Rules and of the Decisions are fairly rare.
> The other side of the coin is that there are not that many anoraks like me
> out there interested in old and out of date copies of the Rules and
> Decisions.
>
> The most I think I have paid is about £100, but that was for the 1898 first
> USGA rules with decisions incorporated.
>
> Should you come across any Decisions books, particularly pre -1990, please
> remember me!
>
> Below is a list of ones I have heard about.
> If anyone can correct the list or improve on it for me, I would be grateful:
>
> 1898 First USGA rules with decisions
> 1899 First issue of decisions
Oh my, I've just turned several shades of green.
> 1909-1925 (or is it 1909-1928?) An omnibus bound edition covering these
> dates
> 1934 R&A Decisions. Coded by club who raised them
> 1936 Book by Richard Francis containing Decisions
> 1939 A pamphlet of updates
> 1976
> 1984 First combined R&A and USGA book based mainly on USGA version
What about those unified books from 1952 - 1983 (with a few
'Experimental' side-trips by the USGA in the 1960s) ?
> 1985 through to 1997 Published annually
> 1998/9 to date Published every two years
>
> Malcolm
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