Wednesbury golf club OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
1927. 32p, illus. wrapps. very early handbook of this short lived black country course, the club was founded in 1939 and closed in 1939 a housing estate now stands on the grounds of the course. More
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The Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society 100 Years of Serious Fun.
Droitwich, Worcs., United Kingdom: Grant, 1997. 195p. half leather, slipcase 6/150 ltd. ed. Excellent tribute to this famous Society, many notable names homed ther golfing skills in these meeting. Essays by Bernard Darwin, Henry Longhurst, Herbert warren Wind, Pat Ward-Thomas, Laddie Lucas, Peter Bathurst, John Behrend to name but a...... More
The Golfing Annual I Vol. 1 1888
London: Horace Cox, 1888. 228p, dec. cloth. Classic series full of topical information around the turn of the century. The series ran to 23 editions/annuals the later editions being harder to find. As is the rare important 1st annual. This was produced in the traditional green cloth and also in..... More
The Amateur.
England: Grant, 1995. 255p, cloth. statistics by John Littlewood, and appreciation of Bobby Jones by Charlie Yates. 230/975 ltd. ed. Signed and dedicated to Peter Crabtree from the Author, Charlie Yates, Michael Bonallack, Bob Grant. Nice association copy of a fine Championship. D&J B11320. More
Golf: Book of a thousand Chuckles.
Chicago: P.F. Volland, 1916. 200pp enclosed is a original sketch by Briggs, see the previous owners comments "Claire Briggs, the author and artist of this book, was a cousin of my late father in law. The cartoon, which is tucked inside the front cover, along with a photograph of Mr..... More
Drives and Puts.
Boston: L. C. Page and Company, 1899. 243pp. Frontispiece of a woman golfer by H.C. Ireland, with tissue-guard; woodcut vignette on title page. original pictorial green cloth in an arts and crafts trade binding, depicting a man and woman strolling on a green, holding golf clubs, top edge gilt. D&J..... 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. 127.p 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
Ben Hogan : The Yardstick of Golfing Greatness
Glen Waverley: Full Swing Golf Publishing, 2017. 235p. simulated leather Ltd ed. 1 of 500 copies only. Extra photo laid in for framing exclusive for fine golf book. More
Eton v Harrow at Lords.
London: Williams and Norgate LTD., 1926. The Story of the matches by Bernard Darwin and reminiscences of every match since 1861 by an actual player in the game. Limited edition 35/325. More
Tee Shots and Others.
London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1911. 271 pp. 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 Magazine..... More
The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses.
Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 1996. 361p. cloth DW Rare First edition, first printing of this classic. All numbers present 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 True 1st edition. D&J D15550. More
The Golfing Annual VII Vol. 7 1894-95
London: Horace Cox, 1894. 452p, dec. cloth. Classic series full of topical information around the turn of the century. The series ran to 23 editions/annuals the later editions being harder to find. Very good reference. D&J G28990. More
The Royal Aberdeen Golfers 225 Years on the Links
Droitwich: Grant Books, 2005. 218p. leather, slipcase. ltd. ed. 6/100. Magnificent Links, Signed by Edward and Peter Dawson. 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 American Annual Golf Guide 1929
New York: Angus, 1929. 625p. cloth. illustrated Jone photo. More
Golf Scotlands Game.
Scotland: Partick Press, 1998. 269p. 1/4 leather slipcased. ltd. ed. 107/350 In Fine Golf Books opinion, a must have title, great early research on the greatest game. D&J H4030. More
The Records of the Panmure Golf Club
Dundee, Scotland: J. Lindsay Henderson, 1926. 52 pp. Frontispiece photo of the clubhouse, with tissue-guard. 7¼x5½, original blue cloth lettered in white. First Edition. A scarce history of this important and early Scottish golf club. Contains vital historical background, members and winners, statistics, various trophy cups and awards, etc. D&J..... 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
Collecting Golf Books 1743-1938. Aspects of Book Collecting series.
London: Constable, 1938. 56p. red wrappers. The first attempt to collate the early golfing literature. Very good condition, the best copy we have seen by along way. Very clean copy of a hard to find book. D&J H21910. More
Chronicles of Blackheath Golfers, with illustrations and portraits.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1897. xii, 245 pp. Illustrated with numerous plates, including frontispiece portrait of Edmund Hegan Kennard; tissue guards. 25x19 cm. (9¾x7¼"), original gilt-decorated blue cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt-vignette on front cover, top edge gilt. First Edition. This copy was previously part of the famous Valderamma collection..... More
The Links.
New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. 163p dec. cloth. 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. Scarce Jacket. D&J H27280. More
British Golf Links, a short account of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 2], viii, 331 + v ad pp. Illustrated from numerous photographs and engravings throughout. 39.6x28.5 cm. (15½x11"), original cream coloured japon wrappers, titled in gilt, custom cream drop-back box. No. 169 of 250 copies. First Edition. The rare limited large paper edition with..... More
A.L.S.
Sunningdale: 1924. Scarce example of Amateur Champion Johnny Laidlay, Champion 1889 and 91, Runner-Up 1888, 1890 & 1893. Along with his golfing success, Laidlay was the founder of the overlapping grip, Vardon is credited for this technique, but Laidlay was the first to successfully implement it. Letter was found in..... More
Great Golfers In The Making
Philadelphia: Methuen,George W. Jacob, 1907. 299p. decorative cloth. Very scarce USA edition. Illustrated with plates from 24 photographs, including a frontispiece portrait of Herd, Taylor, Braid and Vardon, together, with tissue-guard. original red cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt golfer vignette on spine. Very interesting title, autobiographical accounts of 34 golfers..... More
Golf at Its Best on the LMS.
England: London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company, 1925. 117p. green wrappers. Magical descriptions of 31 Links throughout the British Isles all connected by the LMS railway network, if ever a book wishes one was travelling to play these courses 100 years ago, this is the book, quite superb. D&J L8560..... More