The Back Nine
Salford: Riley. More
New Arrivals
The Game of Golf.
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1896. 277p. 2nd edition 1896 Illustrated with numerous plates from photographs and wood engravings; plus wood-engraved figures within the text. 7½x5½, original decorative green cloth, front cover illustration stamped in black, white and terra-cotta, spine lettered in gilt, original black end papers, edges untrimmed..... More
5 Open Champions and the Musselburgh Story.
Musselburgh, East Lothian: Colville Books, 1980. 115p, cloth. Dust jacket. Very useful and informative reference of these early Champions and their famous links. Signed by Colville. D&J C17020. More
My Partner, Ben Hogan
London, Peter Davies, 1954. 214p, cloth. Biography. Demaret, great player and close friend of Hogan. career spanning over 20 years, with 37 titles including 3 Masters. D&J D11920. More
The Story of American Golf.
United States of America: Simon & Schuster, 1956. 564p. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Cloth backed boards, spine lettered in gilt; Second Edition, revised. More
Following Through.
London: Macmillian Publishing, 1985. 414p, cloth What Darwin is to British golf literature, Wind is to the USA. and how lucky they wrote golf. This book puts together the cream of Wind, courses players and tournaments, nice biography on Darwin. D&J W17830. More
Dooks 100 years of Golf
Ireland: Privately published, 1989. 110p, wrappers. Very early Irish golf course and a spectacular setting. More
Bobby Locke
Salford: Privately Printed, 2007. 71p. decorative boards. Published in 2007, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bobby Lockes 1957 Open Championship win, by an exhibition in Leopards Creek golf club, South Africa. Classic Riley illustrated all the way through. foxing to covers otherwise very good. More
Golf: a Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Macmillian and Co., 1899. 305p. red boards, top edges gilt. Revised third Edition, preceded by the 1893 and 1875 editions. "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..... More
Golf in Theory and Practice.
London: George Bell & Sons, 1896. 194p. cloth. Early and popular instruction from the St. Andrews golfer and historian. D&J E8920. More
1998 The Royal Birkdale Golf Club in the year of its eighth Open Championship
Southport: Privately published, 1998. 32p. decorative wrappers. Well produced, looking back at the previous 7 Champions... Mark O'Meara became the eight Champion golfer over the links of Birkdale after a playoff wit Brian Watts. Unusual. More
The Royal Birkdale Golf Club Year book 2008
Southport: 2008. 66p. decorative card. Well produced, including Birkdale's history, Champions. More
In the Wind's Eye.
North Berwick, Scotland: Privately Printed, 1980. 92p, cloth. Illustrated from photographs, facsimiles and paintings, some in colour. Green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial jacket. Must play links, founded in 1832 Scarce 1st and only edition, of the only history of this world top 100 club. D&J A3040. More
Old Course at St. Andrews.; Henry Longhurst tells you How To Play It
London: Spalding, 1961. 37p. wrappers. Henry Longhursts dry humour comes through as only Henry could! Of note are two photographs of Forgan's museum. Surprisingly hard to find. D&J L16540. More
The Halford Hewitt "A Festival of Foursomes".
Winderton, England: Public Schools Golfing Society, 1984. 192p, gilt stamped leather. foreword by Gerald Micklem. D&J R23050. More
Golf at the Back of Beyond; Brora Golf Club 1891-2000
Brora: Privately printed, 2008. 150p. cloth. Must play course, north of Royal Dornoch. Baillie has expanded on his 1991 centenary history. Golf World UK Top 100 course. More
After the Ball, Merry Memoirs of a Golfer.
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1931. 320p. decorative cloth. Enlightening insight to early ladies golf from one of the most active players of the 1920's. Chipped but scarce Jacket. D&J H12670. More
Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1919. 252p. pictorial cloth. 5th impression. Impressive title of this multiple major champion, his less impressive follow up book in 1925 "Guide to Good Golf" gave much more detail of his methods. D&J B5980. More
The Carnoustie Golf Club 1842-2017
Carnoustie: Privately published, 2017. 159p. oblong decorative cloth. First Edition. Signed by Author. 175th Anniversary History, beautifully designed book, comprehensive history of the first Carnoustie club. Carnoustie golfers are world wide famed, Stewart Maiden, legendary teacher of Bobby Jones was a Carnoustie pro. More
Tom Morris of St Andrews "The Colossus of Golf 1821-1908"
Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland: Glengarden Press, 2008. 384p 1st edition. St Andrews edition, limited edition, unspecified number published in green cloth. Colour plates, illustrated end papers. The Full leather subscribers edition of 87 copies and the quarter leather Keeper of the Green edition of 395 copies sold out along time..... More
Golfing Curios and "The Like".
London, England: Sherratt and Hughes, 1911. 151p. cloth Tough to find in the regular trade edition, in such condition. Wood was ahead of his time, preserving golfs early history, the collection has now been dispersed. D&J W22480. More
British Golf Links, a short account of the leading golf links of the United Kingdom
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 331p. Cloth. Decorative cloth. Hutchinson, Horace G. (editor). Illustrated with numerous photographs and engravings throughout. (4to), original decorative green cloth with spine and front cover stamped in brown and black, lettered in gilt, dark brown end papers. The first thorough study of the..... More
The Parks, Tom Morris, Allan Robertson and The Straths
Scotland: Privately published, 2025. Submerge into the most historic figures of the 19th century, responsible for the growth of golf through Scotland and world wide. Regular Price £309 special Christmas offer £269 plus p&p. Multiple award winning titles. Mungo Park : The Cradle of Golf Roger McStravick : In the..... More
Life and Times of Bobby Jones
Florida: Impregnable Quadrilateral, 1995. 599p. decorative leather Limited edition # 59/650. D&J M13630. More
The Golf Course, Planning Design, Construction and Maintenance.
England: E & F.N. SPON, 1983. 212p Illustrated cloth. Foreword by Henry Cotton. Illustrated boards. Hard to find and important architecture title. Originally published in 1983 going into many further printings. D&J H10270. More