After Dinner Golf.
England: Ellesborough Press, 1986. 125p. leather. slipcase 25/400 Hand numbered and signed by Mrs. Cicely Sparling, great-niece to Horace Hutchinson.Originally published in Country Life 1897. D&J H28060. More
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On Many Greens
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. 167p. decorative cloth. Introduction by Findlay S. Douglas. Frontispiece photograph of the Shinnecock Hills clubhouse, and five additional full-page photographic illustrations. Article "Some writers who golf" is a very important essays providing biographical information about some of the games earliest writers. D&J B4450. More
Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and GreenKeeping
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
Golf (from the Badminton Library series); (from the Badminton Library series).
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1890. 463p, illus. cloth. With plates from paintings, photographs; frontispiece, etc. 7¼x5¼, original decorative brown cloth, lettered in black and white, gilt-stamped vignette and additional gilt lettering on spine. Classic title, later printings. Must have for any golf library and good value for such..... More
Success at Golf.
London: Fry Magazine Limited. 1914. 143p, illustrated boards. I Nice chapters on all aspects of the game by the masters of the time. D&J V3490. More
Down The Fairway.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1927. 239p, cloth. Foreword by Grantland Rice. Illustrated with plates from photographs. tan and green cloth lettered in gilt. First UK Trade Edition. A classic golf biography, one of the best ever written, by the best ever to play the game? Often rated the best book..... More
Bobby Locke on Golf.
London: Country Life, 1953. 196p, cloth foreword by Bernard Darwin. Locke was renowned as one of the greatest putters of all time. "You drive for show, but you putt for dough", was Locke famous line. Remembered as the four time winner of the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and..... More
A Golfer's Gallery by Old Masters
London: Country Life, ca 1920. 19pp, text, 19 mounted plates, plus 1 extra. Limited edition No. 21/500 signed by Darwin. The plates, designed to be framed, and very impressive art work they would become, to find this in its original state, in the rare limited edition and in good condition..... More
St. Andrews To The Play.
England: Classic Golf Covers, 1994. 8p, wrappers ltd. ed. 300 numbered copies. Virtually the only possibility to see this title less than 5 known copies exist of the original! D&J A1020. More
The New Book of Golf.
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1912. 361p. decorative boards contributors; May Hezlet, Bernard Darwin, James Sherlock, A.C.M. Croombe, C.K. Hutchinson. D&J H29800. More
Golf "The Suffolk Sporting Series"
London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897. 104p. cloth. First Edition. Smith was editor of "Golf Illustrated," the British weekly, for many years and an important contributor to the literature of the game. He wrote three titles solo, this being the first, plus the monumental The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf..... More
Golf: Greening's useful handbook series.
London: Greening, 1907. 128p. illustrated linen wrappers. Hard to find, but satisfying when found title, insightful chapters. More
Golf for Girls.
London: George Newnes, ca 1911. 91p. illustrated wrappers. Cecil Leitch born in Silloth in 1891 widely thought of as the country leading female golfer of the 20th century, the book was originally written and published in the UK in 1911 when she was just 20 years old, she was Holder..... More
Bert Edward, the Golf Caddie.
London: John Murray, 1903. 257p. First edition printed in February 1903, this we know as a second edition was printed a month later. Very nice copy of this title, yap edged. D&J H28150. More
On the Links:; being golfing stories bt various hands, with Shakespeare on golf, by a Novice; also with two rhymeson golf by Andrew Lang
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1889. 63p. illustrated boards. D&L K8320. More
Lyrics of the Links; Poetry Sentiment and Humour of Golf
London: Cecil Palmer, 1923. 125p. decorative cloth. Scarce in excellent dust jacket. Very attractive title. D&J K3310. More
Golfer's Treasures
London: St. Catherine Press, 1925. 313p. 1/4 cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. An anthology of golfing tips, Vardon, Braid, Barnes, Darwin, Taylor... all the great names are quoted, thus adding up to a very interesting title. Reportedly by Murdoch a print run of just 880 makes this book very hard..... More
The 6-Handicap Golfers Companion; Chapters by H.S. Colt and H.H. Hilton
London: Mills and Boon, 1909. 120p. cloth. Scarce First printing. Hard to find in cloth, more common is the pbk edition. Book deserves a place on any serious library's shelf's. D&J T17680. More
Concerning Golf.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. 217p. cloth. chapter on driving by H.H. Hilton. This is a first edition, later editions where published. Becoming a scarce and sought after title. Important book in the golf library. D&J L17620. More
Progressive Golf
London: Hutchinson, 1920. 160p. cloth. hard to find first edition. Went into many printings, another popular instructional from the boggest name of the period. Book very good. D&J V3130. More
The Golf Lunatic; and his cycling wife.
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1902. 341p, decorative cloth. The second golf title from Mrs Kennard. D&J K4260. More
Fixture list Spring and Autumn meeting
St. Andrews: R & A, 1925. Nice small fixture book, 2 sides, announcing the dates and schedule of the Spring and Autumn meetings of 1925. Unusual. More
St Andrews The Road War Papers (U.S.G.A. Herbert Warren Wind Award 2020, WINNER!)
St. Andrews: St. Andrews Golf Press, 2020. 322p. illustrated, Limited edition signed and numbered 9 copies only. Very special publication, slipcase bound, simulated leather, embossed with the U.S.G.A. winner award 2020 This is the second book hot of the heels of In the Footsteps of Ols Tom Morris, McStravick has..... More
Merion 1950 18th hole! Hogan
Merion, PA: 1950. 18th hole iconic Peskin image of Hogans 1 iron to the 18th, good enough to make a 3 way play off he would famously go on to win, after his horrendous car accident less than a year earlier. More