Wdinburgh: Privately Printed, 1902. 126p. decorative cloth. Important essays on early golf in Bruntsfield and St. Andrews, the 1858 match being described in detail, the author was present. Published in an edition of just 400 copies, hard to find. D&J A3610. More
ca 1895. Lawrence "Laurie" Auchterlonie (8 December 1867 – 20 January 1948) was a Scottish professional golfer, a native of St Andrews. In 1902, representing the Glen View Club, he won the eighth U.S. Open at Garden City Golf Club in Garden City, New York. Rare original photograph of the 1902..... More
Atlanta, Georgia: Privately Printed, 2004. 96p, obolong decorative leatherette. Famed creation of the two Jones's, Tobert T. (Bobby) Jones Jr. and Robert Trent Jones. created close to Atlanta in a similar vein as Augusta, almost became home of the Masters. Founded by Bobby Jones, and designed by Robert Trent Jones..... More
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
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
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
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
New York: Putnam's, G.P. & Sons, 1931. 199p, cloth. Scarce title, surprisingly seldom offered. D&J D21280. More
Cupar, Scotland: John Innes, 1881. 83, [1] + [6] ad pp. Illustrated with 4 engraved plates; plus figure drawings within text. 7x4¾, publisher's green cloth-backed pictorial printed gray paper over boards. First Edition. The first golf book to be successful in sales. Forgan founded a famous club-making firm in St..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1897. Title page missing, library binding, 84p 6th rev. none the less a very unusual title. Preface dated 1897 Donovan and Jerris mention a 6th edition but not dated. Contents good, D&J F11950. More
Worcestershire: Grant Books, 1994. 129p. leather, slipcase. 8/70 ltd. edition specially bound copies, "Professional Golfers Association, Presentation Copy." Illustrated from photographs, etc. (Large 8vo) original full maroon morocco stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, publisher's gilt-stamped maroon cloth slipcase. Bound by Cedric Chivers Ltd. Signed by Peter Fry and..... More
England: The Golf Clubs Association. 1926. 24p, brown wrappers, black text. More
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
. ca 1950. A 14" x 11" black and white head shot of Ben Hogan, the 9 time Major winner. Bantam Ben considered this his favorite off course image. It comes from his personal collection. ; THE BOB COFFIN COLLECTION SOURCED FROM BEN HOGAN'S PERSONAL SECRETARY SHARON RAE Bob Coffin is..... More
London, England: H. Henry & Co Ltd, 1897. 194p, Hard Cover cloth George Hutchinson (illustrator). Grey cover has a decorated front and spine. Non Golf but a rare find for the Hutchinson collector scarce title, with the added bonus of being signed by the author, a very clear surname signature..... 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. D&J H28360. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1886. 69p. cloth Very Scarce first edition of this, the first instructional to gain any popularity. Also Hutchinson's first golf title. Many later editions, but we are offering the seldom seen first edition. This is possibily the best conditioned copy of this book, we have never seen a...... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1970. 60pp. Intro by Herbert Warren Wind. More
New York: Greenberg, 1925. 247 pp. 7½x5, light green cloth, spine lettered in black, pictorial jacket. First Edition. Keeler was described by Murdoch as "Bobby Jones' Boswell"; Keeler saw Jones win all 13 of his major championships and travelled more than 120,000 miles of golfing trails with his cohort. Murdoch..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. 308p. cloth. D&J K3130. More
London: James Nisbet, 1911. 654p, cloth. 7th edition. This fine comprehensive Year Book was published for 10 consecutive years and demised at the onset of the First World War. Spine has usual loss of white text boards good, contents very good. A treasure trove of information covering a period of..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 1st ed. 135p cloth illustrated. Introduction by H.S. Colt. "Four short essays" on course design by one of the first great course architects and one of the first to recognise that a course could be created by taking advantage of natural features and terrain..... More
London: Methuen, 1914. 160p. cloth. Massy won the 1907 Open and remained the only man until Ballesteros in 1979 to win from continental Europe. This title is becoming hard to find in good condition and virtually impossible in its original 1914 Dust Jacket, fine addition to any library. D&J M12610. More
Glasgow: Mitchell Publishing Company, 1910. 133p, gilt stamped leather, aeg. Illustrated with 26 B&W photos. Cruden Bay based pro McAndrew, as "the result of numerous suggestions made to me by ladies and gentlemen who have profited by my teaching during the past decade". Lovely dedication to The Auchterlonies D. & W...... More
London, England: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 2003. 278p. quarter leather maroon edition for the UK and rest of the world market, slipcase Ltd. ed. No. 1/125. This is the authors own copy. The Bible of golf ball's. Never before or since has such a work been produced, all known ball..... More
