It Stance to Reason. The Intelligent Rabbit’s Guide to Golf. Illustrated by Warner. Dublin: Talbot Press, 1947. First Edition. Quarter cloth over paper boards, in pictorial dust jacket. A nice bright copy.

Presentation copy inscribed by the Author in the year of publication.

A collection of humours essays on the game of golf, by the author who described himself as ‘the world’s worst golfer.’

John Desmond Sheridan (1903-1980) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and humourist. He was a frequent contributor to the Irish Independent newspaper. In addition to his novels and essays, he also published several books of poetry, and authored a biography of poet James Clarence Mangan.