The Federal Golf Club Story 1933-1983
Canberra: Privately published, 1983. 112p. Cloth. More
Canberra: Privately published, 1983. 112p. Cloth. More
New York: Dodd. Mead & Company, 1936. 423p. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with numerous plates from photos and facsimiles, a few maps, frontispiece facsimile of David R. Forgan's tribute to golf. (Large 8vo) original Green cloth. First Edition. This is one of the outstanding American golf books, a comprehensive..... More
London: Club, 1929. 27p. Rare and elusive club History of the third oldest Golf Club in England, the oldest being Royal Blackheath, second being The Manchester Club 1818. C.B. Clapcott was a member and is thought to have some input into this title? H.R.H. The Prince of Wales was captain..... More
London: Blades, East and Blades, ca 1905. 93p. red wrappers. Second edition. Scarce. Not listed in Donovan and Jerris bibliography. More
London: Bodley Head Press, 1923. 46p. cloth. Dust jacket The UK edition is not listed in Donovan and Jerris. D&J W16570. More
Amherst, Mass: Privately published, 1933. 152p. Cloth. Dedicated to Willie Ogg and Alex. Lindsay two loyal Scots! Scarce early treatment of greenkeeping with much golf content. Signed to rear end paper by Markuson. More
South Burlington, Vermont: Thistle Books, 1984. 99p. wrappers. Very scarce and important reference work. D&J k4510. More
NP: Privately published, 1993. 140p. Cloth. Centenary history, detailed decade by decade. More
Dublin: Linden Publishing, 2009. 202p. Cloth. Inscribed and signed "Gavin" from the co author Gavin Caldwell. Some fascinating stories of this historic Irish society. More
East Kilbride, Scotland: CMR Graphics, 2000. 168p. illustrated boards. D&J N14920. More
Droitwich, England: Grant Books, 2001. 182p Cloth Limited edition 750 unnumbered. D&J R7990. More
Western Gailes: Privately printed, 1997. 136p. Foreword by Club President J.L. I'Anson. Illustrated throughout from photographs, facsimiles, course maps, etc. First Edition. Underrated west coast course, once played never forgotten, home of the 1972 Curtis Cup. D&J H6010. More
Worcestershire: Grants, 1993. 87p. Cloth. Limited edition of 500 copies only. More
London: Privately published, 1983. 90p. simulated green leather and gilt. Many illustrious characters have walked the links. Horace Hutchinson was the first Captain, J.H. Taylor, Walter Hagen played early matches. Fascinating series of postcards are reproduced, the course was literally created in a forest using dynamite! More
County Louth, Ireland: Privately published, 1992. 112p. simulated leather. Sleeper, great links an within an hour from Dublin. Fine Tom Simpson design. More
Richmond, England: Privately Printed, 1991. 140p, decorative leather limited edition 161/1100. Five-time Open Champion J. H. Taylor was professional there for 47 years. Taylor co-designed two revisions of Royal Mid-Surrey, first with Peter Lees and the second time with Hawtree. D&J R23020. More
London & New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. 228p cloth 1st edition. Turn of the century golfing fiction. But significantly the first book of American golf fiction, this edition being published in the United Kingdom though, illustrated with plates from paintings by various artists. Original green cloth-backed boards, gilt-lettered spine..... More
London: Rich and Cowan, 1933. 95p. illustrated wrappers. Unique title, the authors have devised a new way to play indoor golf. D&J R3640. More
New York: Scribners, 1922. 87p. Boards. More
London: Heath Cranton, 1920. 89p. cloth. Entertaining essays. Part of the Percy Boomer golf library. More
New York: Bridge World, 1932. 64p. cloth. "A book which did not attempt to tell how to play golf better but suggested a new and novel way to play a match. The idea did not exactly sweep golfers off their feet." Possibly a new catergory, "Gambling"! D&J M8800. More
London: Ernest Benn, 1933. 127p, cloth. Humorous golf and other Scottish stories evoking the old days of "canty" on the Eastern Coast of Scotland. John Ressich was for some years the golf correspondent for the Badminton Magazine. Also issued in paper covers. Delightful illustrated dust jacket depicting an old Scotch..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1932. 336p. Green cloth, blue flag pole vignette on front cover, spine lettered in blue, Another superb collection of Darwin's columns and articles that had previously appeared elsewhere. D&J D6040; Good, slight cloth fade. More
London: Country Life, 1946. 72p, cloth. Entertaining small title. Scarce jacket in excellent condition. D&J H4810. More
New York: Harper & Bros, 1916. 120p, cloth. Dunn originally from North Berwick, 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 school's and became one of the foremost teachers of his..... More