Grant Books, 1998. 4 Volume set produced for the Royal and Ancient Golf Clubs 250th celebration. Volume 1 Challenges & Champions 1764-1883 1714/1750 signed by authors Peter Lewis and John Behrend. Volume 2 Champions & Guardians 1884-1939 419/1775 Volume 3 Traditions & Change 1939-2004 Ltd ed. 652/1754 Volume 4 Art..... More
St. Andrews: W.C. Henderson and Son, 1943. 75p. illustrated wrappers. D&j B13240. More
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, ca 1924. 92p. Illustrated wrappers. History. Very scarce title in orginal wrappers, spine intact. small water stain to top of spine, not distracting from this lovely title. Chapters include, Early matches, Course Construction. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J B44980. More
Carnoustie, Scotland;: Carnoustie Golf Course Commitee, 1937. 16p. tied illustrated wrappers. Printed in the aftermath of Cotton's famous victory, very scarce and particularly in good condition. D&J C5560. More
Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1887. 134p. decorative red cloth. 7x4¾, first Edition. Unusual red edition. Priced accordingly due to board damage. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. D&J C8890. More
Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1887. 134p. decorative brown cloth. 7x4¾, first Edition. Unusual brown cloth edition. Inscribed from John Andrerson to George Colville, George became Registar of Musselburgh upon John Andrersons retirement in 1914. Both where deeply involved in the early days of Musselburgh golf and its players, Parks..... More
Edinburgh: R & R Clark, 1875. 284p. decorative cloth. Illustrated by Clark Stanton, C/A. Doyle and G. Aikman. Very significant and well produced early title. Compilation of the earliest literature of the game. Clark collected early press reports, biographical sketches, significant acts of Parliament, municipal records, diaries, a extracts of..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1920. 240p, illus. cloth. Originally from North Berwick, Dunn moved to the United States in 1894 and carried several prestigous jobs on the east coast before moving to California and became the pro at the Los Angeles Country Club, where he opened several golf schools, and..... More
Scotland, 1979. Hard to find first edition of this title, foreword by Herbert Warren Wind and a Recollection by Wethered. Grant notes his 1908 meeting with Tom Morris. More
England: The Golf Clubs Association. 1926. 24p, brown wrappers, black text. More
Belfast: Belfast News-Letter Limited, Belfast, 1958. 90p, wrappers. a very hard to find and significant club history. Royal Co. Down rated consistently in the top 3 courses in the United Kingdom. Stunning condition, near fine. D&J H13360. More
Texas: Bank One, 1991. Bank One cheque with Hogan's full signature, fine example. Added provenance of coming from Valerie Hogan's estate. ; THE BOB COFFIN COLLECTION SOURCED FROM BEN HOGAN'S PERSONAL SECRETARY SHARON RAE Bob Coffin is a man of action, as seen by a career of public service which..... More
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1985. 518p, cloth, slipcase. First Edition. Large 8vo. xviii + 518pp. Frontispiece. 301/400 copies of the only edition published. Major work, studying the published works of C.B. Clapcott's study of early golf in Lothian. Signed and dedicated to David by Alastair Johnston. D&J J7540. More
Dirleton, Privately printed, 1896. xix, 516, [2], xxxiv, [1] pp. + 9 full-page plates (added for this edition) from paintings and photographs (mostly photogravure and/or sepia-tone), including frontispiece portrait; numerous illustrations throughout chiefly from photographs, some from paintings and facsimiles. 28.5x22 cm. (11x8¾"), original half dark green morocco and gilt..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1895. 194p. Decorative cloth. Lee's 'Golf in America' is celebrated as the first book about golf written by an American. The book covers all aspects, but of interest is the migration of golf to Canada and the United States. The first American golf publication was Spalding's..... More
United States: Hickory Golf, 2010. 345p. Cloth. Limited edition of 75 copies in haed cloth No. 7/75 There was also a edition of 500 published which is very scarce. Very comprehensive and detailed tribute to the great Tom Stewart, almost every page has superb photographs of immaculate examples of his..... More
Daily Mail in support of the Golf Foundation, 1952. Very scarce originally signed certificate signed by Bobby locke. The Daily Mail newspaper ran a challenge tournament and anyone beating Locke's final round of 68 at the 1952 Open won a signed certificate. This is the first time we have handled..... More
Johannasburg: Wisearef, 1949. 213p. Only the 1948 edtion is listed. Some damp staining to top front board and about first 20 pages, nothing stuck together. Book has a strengthened spine. Very scarce and thus unlisted in Donovan and Jerris. More
Scotland: Williams Blackwood, 1891. 100p. cloth. Introduction by Arthur James Balfour. Frontispiece from a photograph of author. Original red cloth, lettered and stamped in black. First Edition. An important book of reminiscences of golf of the day, particularly in Perth, from where McPherson hailed. McPherson was well known for holding..... More
St. Andrews: St. Andrews Golf Press, 2020. FOUR book set, Limited editions of 1821 ca 300, 300 and 300 copies only. Regular Price £50, £139, £99, £99 =£387 Set price = £339.00 In The Footsteps of Old Tom Morris 278p. illustrated cloth. limited edition 1821 copies only. Forewords, Peter Crabtree..... More
Oxford: Oxford University, 1929. October 25th 1929. Dinner menu, signed by Open Champion's J.H. Taylor, Henry Cotton, Arthur Havers, C.A. Whitcombe. Attractive dinner menus signed by Pros and members of the University Team. More
Spain: Privately Published, 1997. 219p. Leather. Limited commemorative volume copy No. 117 of maximum 500 copies, though we feel it was less as so few of these books come onto the open market. Superb photographic, fascinating story of Patino's dream of hosting the Ryder Cup, this along with Ballesteros as..... More
London: The Golf Agency, 1910. 824pp. plus 6pp advertisments. Cloth. The LGU was founded in 1893, largely through the efforts of Miss Issette Pearson. Very early and scarce ladies annual. This years annual grew by 130 pages from the 1909 version. These are very hard to locate annuals, packed with..... More
Manchester: Privately Published, ca 1888. Found inside of an early Golf annual, this near mint price list is quiet unique, Mitchell and Co. where the sole agents for Forgan golf clubs. The books listed where all published between 1881 and 1887 hence our estimate of the age of the list..... More
