signed photograph 1926
1926. Scarce Tillinghast inscribed dedication, dated 1926, the photo is more than likley of one of his construction team. Tillinghast designed some of America's most well known courses, holding the test of time over the years.
New Arrivals
Golf Plays and Recitations
London: R.A. Everett, 1904. 127p. Red cloth with black text. Scarce tale, this title rarely comes up and less so in this very good condition. Andre was a member of West Herts. golf club.
Golf and Golfers Past and Present
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. Custom leather slipcase. First Edition. An important book of reminiscences of golf of the day, particularly in Perth, from where McPherson hailed. McPherson was well...
Scots Acts
Edinburgh, Scotland: 1682 -1685. Three volumes; The Laws and Acts of Parliament made by King James the First and his Royal Successors. Edinburgh, 1682; The Acts made in the First Parliament of our most High and Dread Soveraign Charles the First. Edinburgh, 1683; The Laws and Acts made in the...
Picturesque Musselburgh and its Golf Links
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent. 1906. 108p decorative cloth. illustrated by Gemmell Hutchinson. Hard to find cloth edition and very rare dust jacket, only one other record of a dust jacket known, this was more brown in colour and sold for $7800 at auction. Possible gift inscription from the author...
Eltham Lodge and Eltham Golf Club House. A short account of its varied fortunes past and present
Blackheath: H. Burnside bookseller, Blackheath, 1894. Presented to Blackheath Golf Club from the author, great association piece. ; Previous property of Royal Blackheath Golf Club.
The Golfer's Manual, Previously The Golfer's Handbook.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton Kent and Co., 1907. 100 + [4] ad pp. Illustrated with plates from photos, including a frontispiece portrait of Old Tom Morris. 7¼x4¾, gilt-lettered green cloth. Seventh Edition. The author founded a famous club-making firm in St Andrews and his old shop is still open as...
Practical Golf Greenkeeping.
London: Golf Printing and Publishing Co., ca. 1913. 100 + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with plates from photographs including frontispiece portrait of Gault and ads. 8½x5½, original gilt-lettered green cloth. First Edition. Gault was the greenkeeper at the Bruntsfield Links in Scotland. He begins his preface, "In this little book...
Bobby Locke's South African Golf Annual 1949.
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.
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club: a personal record of these ancient links in their centenary year
Droitwich, England: Grant Books, 1992. 25p. cloth. Signed by Dobby ltd. ed. of 340/375 copies. D&J D15670.
The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf
London: Golf Illustrated Ltd, by London & Counties Press, 1912. 276 pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 color plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Number...
Hazards, Those Essential Elements in a Golf Course Without Which the Game Would be Tame and Uninteresting
Chicago: 1913. 61 pp. Illustrated from photographs; 12 golf course map drawings (1 folding of St. Andrews); cartoon frontispiece drawing from Golf Illustrated. (8vo) 20.5x14 cm (8x5½"), original red cloth-backed light green boards, front cover lettered in dark green. First Edition. A rare and charming book devoted to golf hazards...
Dean's Champion Handbooks: Golf
USA: Dean & Son, ca 1899. [2 (ads - front endpapers)], 63, [1] + [2] ad pp. and ad on paste-down endpaper. Illustrated with 7 plates from photographs, including frontispiece. (12mo) original decorative green cloth over thin boards, front cover stamped in red-orange, blue, white and black, spine lettered in...
A.L.S.
St. Andrews: Union Club, 1875. Unusual letter written on St. Andrews Union Club note paper. The members of the Union Club were also predominantly members of the Society of St Andrews Golfers, but the Union Club was not a golf club; it was an institution offering clubhouse facilities and was...
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.
The Mental Side of Golf: a study of the Game as practicesed by champions
London: Frederick Muller, 1955. 157p, cloth. Scarce and important Psychology title, in a very good Jacket. D&J T7900.
Always Fit and Well
London: George Newnes, ca 1940. 64p. illustrated wrappers. Rare book Dedicated to Bernard Darwin, Foreword written to Bernard Darwin.
Early Aberdeen Golf, golfing small talk in 1636
Scotland: Patrick Press, 1985. 32p. decorative cloth. ltd. ed. of 450 copies only. D&J H3850.
Pure Strike Golf Balls
England: ca 1970. Classic Putting aid in Mint unused condition. Three balls systematically smaller rings to roll the ball, very challenging and timeless aid. Hard to find complete in original box and unused.
Golf Guide and How to Play Golf.
London: British Sports Publishing, ca 1906. 155p, wrappers. 155 pages plus ads. Part of the Spalding Athletic Library No. 10. D&J B.
Only on Sundays.
London: Cassel & Company Ltd., 1964. 260p, brown wrappers. Classic Longhurst. Scarce proof copy, publication date 9th November 1964.
Links Lore; Dramatic Moments and Neglected Milestones from Golf's History
London: Brassey's, 1998. 219p. cloth. Interesting content, signed and inscribed by yje author.
Autograph card
1970.
Curtis Cup
UK: LGU, 1968. 1968 Curtis Cup programme held at the Royal County Down Golf Club.
On Learning Golf.
England: The Bodley Head, 1946. 258p, cloth Classic instruction which can still be found in many of today's instruction methods. First 1942 reprinted 1946 in scarce war time dust jacket, the inside of the jacket is printed on coming from another book less popular than this title. D&J B19120.