Golf Courses of the Empire 1928.
London: .Clougher, 1928. 468p. decorative cloth. Scarce edition (2nd), the final edition was 1932, first 1927 only 6 annuals where published. Full of facts. Contents complete. D&J C14260. More
Annuals and yearbooks contain much detailed information, tournaments, players, advertisments etc.. not found anywhere else. They can provide invaulable reference, the longest running yearbook is the golfers handbook, early edition's are very scarce.
We suspect handbooks would in general not be kept for long periods as they became out of date making aquiring any pre 1940 books hard to find and thus more rewarding when one does.
London: .Clougher, 1928. 468p. decorative cloth. Scarce edition (2nd), the final edition was 1932, first 1927 only 6 annuals where published. Full of facts. Contents complete. D&J C14260. More
London: .Clougher, 1931. 528p. decorative cloth. Scarce later edition (fifth), the final edition was 1932, first 1927 only 6 annuals where published. Full of facts. Nice chapter "Mr Bobby" who else complete record of all his scores in all four major championships he competed in from the beginning, nice, commemorating..... More
South Africa: South African Golf (Pty) Ltd., 1958. 324p, decorative cloth. D&J F2200. More
England: Grant, 1996. 195 p ltd ed. 169/425 Contributions by Fred Hawtree, Alastair J. Johnston, Robert Macdonald, Richard Durran, Joseph P. Garrity, Wayne D. McGinnis, H. B. McNally, Robert C. Swanson, P. A. Truett, and Elizabeth M. Pook. Introduction by Joseph S. F. Murdoch. Red cloth, lettered in gilt. No..... More
England: Grant, 1996. 195 p ltd ed. 73/95 Contributions by Fred Hawtree, Alastair J. Johnston, Robert Macdonald, Richard Durran, Joseph P. Garrity, Wayne D. McGinnis, H. B. McNally, Robert C. Swanson, P. A. Truett, and Elizabeth M. Pook. Introduction by Joseph S. F. Murdoch. One of the most important reference..... More
Nairobi: W. Boyd and Company, 1953. 288 pp. Illustrated from photographs and advertisements. Red cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. First Edition. A rare (and likely the only) title of golf history in Kenya and expatriate in the colonies, with detailed records and biographies. According to Murdoch, the author apparently..... More