North Berwick, Scotland: Privately Printed, 1980. 92p, cloth. Illustrated from photographs, facsimiles and paintings, some in color. 8vo. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial jacket. Former property of a long standing 50+ years member, book has been used, see pictures. Scarce 1st and only edition. D&J A3040. More
Hawick, Scotland: James Edgar, 1898. 183p, decorative cloth. Very early club history, superbly designed, best copy we have seen. D&J B7180. More
Droitwich: Grant, 1989. 108p, leather slipcase ltd. ed. 75/100 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. D&J B11110. More
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
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
London: Macmillian and Co., 1899. 305p. red boards, top edges gilt. Third Edition, preceded by the Scotland Edition of 1875. "Widely regarded as one of the most significant, as well as best produced, early books on the history of golf, Clark's work is a compilation of the earliest literature of..... More
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
London: Duckworth, ca. 1910. 254p, dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates (mostly in color) from paintings by Harry Rountree; printed tissue-guards, original green cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, First Edition. Darwin's famous book covering the courses of Scotland, England and Ireland. The illustrations, from original water..... More
England: Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., ca 1924. 127p. Illustrated wrappers green, black text. first edition in this series, 2nd ca 1927 and 3rd 1937. D&J 4120. More
Malden, MA: Renlux Publishing, 1999. 174p, dec. cloth ltd. ed. 134/200 copies. Hard to find title. Signed by author. D&M D11470. More
Malden, MA: Renlux Publishing, 1999. 174p, dec. cloth ltd. ed. 53/200 copies. Hard to find title. Signed and inscribed to Archie Baird by author. D&M D11470. More
New York: Harper & Bros, 1916. 120p, cloth. Scarce Jacket. Dunn originally from North Berwick, trained as a professional greenskeeper and course builder, emigrated to the USA in 1894, after various jobs on the East coast he eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he set up a series of golf..... More
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
London: Gay and Hancock Limited, 1925. 70pp Unusual very small title, not just instructional tips, but what not to do in the clubhouse, on the course, to wear makes this book quiet fascinating. Contents are in excellent condition boards a little rubbed. More
Scotland: Partick Press, 1987. 21p, quarter leather. limited edition 32/70 The scarce 1791 poem is reproduced. Published for friends of the press. Hardest of David Hamilton's titles to find, but essential to complete the collection. Inscribed from the author. D&J H4000. More
London: Fine Art Society, 1899. [8] + plates. Introduction by Horace Hutchinson. With 7 loose color lithograph plates of a golfer at various stages of his life, wrapped with original tissue-guard. Folio, 16¾x10¾, contents loose in cloth-backed boards portfolio (as issued), pictorial color lithographed cover label. First Edition. The golfer..... More
Forth Worth, Texas: 1990. Typed note and fully signed in Hogan's hand on Hogan company 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
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
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. The first published history of any golf club; appropriately, Blackheath..... More
London: Country Life, 1906. 219p. red cloth. edited by Hutchinson, contributors include Harry Colt, Herbert Fowler, Harold hilton, Peter Lees, James Braid... One of the golfing classics. Must for any golf architecture library. D&J H28360. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1912. 361p. decorative boards contributors; May Hezlet, Bernard Darwin, James Sherlock, A.C.M. Croombe, C.K. Hutchinson. More
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
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. D&J L7840. More
Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Park District, 1937. 48p, illustrated wrappers. Very comprehensive guide for any would be caddies, includes the 'Ten Commandments' for caddies. Scarce and very desirable book. D&J M9520. More
Paris, France: Pierre Lafitte & Co., 1911. 351p. cloth. Original scarce French version, decorative cloth. Massy won the 1907 Open and remained the only man until Ballesteros in 1979 to win from continental Europe. This is the very popular original version written in French, it would become the first French..... More
