The Parks of Musselburgh
Droitwich, Worcestershire: Grant Books, 1991. 154p, Leather, slipcase. limited edition No. 84/125 Important history of this influential family, Willie Park Senior winner of the first Open of 1860. D&J A2525. More
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John Ball of Hoylake.
Droitwich: Grant, 1989. 108p, leather slipcase ltd. ed. 6/100 Special 'Author's Presentation Copy'. Foreword by William C. Campbell. Illustrated from photographs and facsimiles from old sources. original full red morocco, gilt-decorated and lettered, slipcase. Signed and dedicated to Peter Crabtree, by J.E. Behrend, W.C. Campbell, the binder L.P. Stallard, and..... More
International Golf Matches at Prestwick 1936; 3 programme complete set
Prestwick, Scotland: British Golf Unions, 1936. 16pp. wrappers. Full Set of three programmes for the 5th staging of the International Golf Matches, contested between, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England. Teams of ten players per country, morning foursomes and afternoon singles. Scotland beat England on the final day to win the..... More
Half Hours with an Old Golfer.
London: George Bell & Sons, 1895. 178p, Illustrations throughout by G. A. Laundy, plus 4 chromolithograph plates with tissue-guards, including frontispiece. D&J C30160. More
The Rules of the Ten Oldest Golf Clubs from 1754-1848: together with the rules of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews for the years 1858, 1877, 1888.
Edinburgh, Scotland. Golf Monthly, 1935. 127p cloth. limited edition 500 copies only. Tracing the development of the Rules of Golf, beginning with the earliest identified code issued by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers in 1744, including a reprint of the original texts. Clapcott was one of the game first..... More
Golfing in Ireland.
Dublin: Harpers, 1953. 195pp. Second Revised Edition. Long article by Kevin Collins of Irish Golf and Golfers 1952 A Golfing annual, but was only ever two years published this being the second, the first was 1952 by Murray. Both volumes are hard to find and give much information on Irish..... More
5 Open Champions and the Musselburgh Story.
Musselburgh, East Lothian: Colville Books, 1980. 115 pp. Limited edition of an unspecified number ca 100. Very useful and informative reference of these early Champions and their famous links. this is the first book of its type on Musselburgh Golf includes profiles on the first Open Champions Old Willie Park,his..... More
Mr Tootleoo and Co.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. 42p. 22 coloured illustrations, paper boards. Very Good condition, we have rerely seen a better copy, pages immaculate. This the third and final of the series written and illustrated by the Darwins. In 1906 he married Irish born artist, Elinor Mary Monsell (1879-1954) and..... More
Out of the Rough.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1932. 336 pp. Green cloth, blue flag pole vignette on front cover, spine lettered in blue, color illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. In the rare original dust jacket. Another superb collection of Darwin's columns and articles that had previously appeared elsewhere, one of Darwins harder Jackets..... More
Tee Shots and Others.
London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1911. 271p. decorative cloth. Illustrated with golfer silhouettes throughout by E.W. Mitchell, original pictorial mustard cloth, lettered in maroon. Classic collection of columns Mr. Darwin had written for the London Evening Standard under the name "Tee Shots," plus articles contributed to Fry's..... More
Finchley Golf Club: A Short History 1929-1950.
Finchley: Privately Printed, 1950. 32pp. unrecorded club history. More
The Clubmaker´s Art.
United States of America: Zephyr Productions, 1997. 576p. Cloth. Dust jacket. Foreword by Karen Bednarski. Illustrations from 800 full-colour photographs depicting more than 640 antique clubs. First Edition. Signed by author. Reveals the evolution of the game as well as combining historical information with entertaining anecdotes and quotations. Also, describes..... More
A.L.S.
U.S.A. 2001. A.L.S. written by U.S. Open champion Jack Fleck on his Golf architect stationary, long letter to Bob Blyth. ; Provenance; Part of a collection of letters and photographs to Bob Blyth of Dundee, Scotland who corresponded with various American and international Golfers over a long period of time..... More
The Key to Better Golf; A Mental Plan
Madison, Wisconsin: Privately Published, 1929. 183p. simulated leather. Majority of the book psychology, much of which can be applied to today. Scarce title, and desirable. More
The South-Sea Britherhood: a poem from the Fort Baskerville Golf Club
Glasgow, Scotland: Patrick Press, 1989. 12p. card stiff wrappers 19 of 40 copies only. David Hamilton's highly specific books are superb reference source to many little known, very early publications. This title is without question the KEY volume to a Davidd Hamilton collection, never for sale and seemingly only given..... More
"Golf Week", advertising flyer. Vardon, Braid, Taylor, Herd, Ray, Duncan, White all Open Champion's !!
London: Harrods, 1922. Very attractive advertisment brochure, for a five day week of Golf, Harrods have held nothing back attracting the best golfers, to promote and advise customers of the worlds most famous department store. Provenance included, to confirm the date of this flyer. Special item, we doubt many of..... More
A.L.S.
Forth Worth, Texas: 1995. Typed note and fully signed in Hogan's hand on Hogan private stationary, nicely signed. ; Provenance; Part of a collection of letters and photographs to Bob Blyth of Dundee, Scotland who corresponded with various American and international Golfers over a long period of time. Blyth was..... More
Photograph signed
Fort Worth Texas: Colonial, ca 1980. Photograph of all Colonial winners along with winner and tournament host Ben Hogan, nicely signed. Quite Unique. ; Provenance; Part of a collection of letters and photographs to Bob Blyth of Dundee, Scotland who corresponded with various American and international Golfers over a long..... More
The Links.
New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. 163pp. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus golf course drawings; decorative end papers with Dr. MacKenzie's St. Andrews golf course illustration present. D&J H27280. More
The Masters Tournament; Augusta National home of The Masters Golf Tournament
Augusta, GA: Augusta, 1952. Foreword by Bobby Jones, Jr. and Clifford Roberts. Illustrated from photographs; map of the Augusta National Golf Course and a plan for a gallery guard technique for crowd control. (Oblong folio) 9¾x14¼, original gilt-lettered green calf, internally bound with thin metal spirals (as issued), all edges..... More
Photograph autographed
NP: ca 1930. Original gelatin silver print photograph of Bobby Jones. 8¼x6¼ Wonderful image of Jones, inscribed and signed: "For William W. Smith, Sincerely, Robt. T. Jones." Jones posing in a fine finish period late 1920's, dedicated autographed photograph's in Jone's prime, high grade 10 autograph are very scarce and..... More
Golfing in Ulster
Belfast, Norther Ireland: Ulster Tourist Development Association, 1949. 96pp. illustrated wrappers. Colourful cover, brave publication at no doubt a difficult time's. Hard to find Nash title. This pre-dates Nash's more common Golfing in Northern Ireland. D&J N1720. More
Whelks Postbag "Still Even More Letters to the Secretary of a Golf Club".
London: Chatto & Windus, 1937. 187p. cloth Dust jacket. Third and hardest to find of this series. Illustrated with drawings by Christopher Millett and the author. 7½x4¾, green cloth, spine lettered in gilt D&J does not list a jacket. The scarce final volume in the author's humorous trilogy. Published in..... More
Hastings Downs Golf Club. Official Handbook
England: Golf Clubs Association, ca 1935. 27p, beige wrappers, black text. Philpot was joint editor of "The British Golfer". Unlisted and scarce handbook. Philpot is accredited with very few handbooks. More
Decisions by the Rules Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club 1909-1913
St. Andrews: Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, 1914. 129pp Extremely early and important title, only the 2nd edition of the decisions. An important work on the rules of golf. Contributions from 309 clubs, sending questions to the R&A rule committee, published with relevant decision. Fascinating reading. D&J..... More