Golf My Way
London, England: Heinemann, 1951. 88p. cloth. More
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The Brain and Golf.
London: Mills and Boon, 1923. 96p, cloth. illustrated, with a chapter on Theory and Practice by the dean of English golf writers, Bernard Darwin. The preface states "This little book does not profess to teach beginners how to play Golf, but it aims at interesting Golfers in a branch of..... More
The Right Touch
Weston, Mass. Hunter Publishing, 1978. 142p. cloth. Dust jacket. Introduction by Bob Hope. Quite unique book, the autobiography of Lazaro a completely blind golfer, 7 times National Champion, the first blind golfer to shoot in the 70's. Reflecting back on his achievments the incredible people he has met. Inspiring book. More
A Round of Golf Courses.
London: Evans, 1951. 159p, cloth. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Selection of the authors favourite 18 courses. D&J D14350. More
The World That Fred Made.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1955. 256p. Cloth. Dust Jacket. Darwin's final autobiography. We can consider ourselves fortunate to have such a record of golf's premier journalist. D&J D7510. More
Golfers at Law
London: Stanley Paul, 1958. 144p. cloth. Dust Jacket. Investigation into the rules of golf. How were the rules developed? And why have they been modified? Not a substitute for either the Rules of Golf or the R & A's Decisions on the Rules of Golf, but an excellent companion to..... More
The Greatest Game Ever Played; Vardon, Ouimet and the Birth of the Modern Game
London: Little Brown, 2002. 259p. cloth. Scarce 1st impression United Kingdom. Golf's first superstar went up against a green 20-year-old amateur. It was the birth of modern golf. Harry Vardon and Francis Ouimet came from different worlds and different generations, but their passion for golf set them on parallel paths..... More
Homes of Sport: Golf
London: Peter Garnett, 1952. 209p, cloth. Course descriptions the finest in the United Kingdom. Famous golf courses: St. Andrew, Alwoody, Formby, Little Aston, Prestwick, Royal Birkdale, Rye, Troon and many more. D&J P8710. More
Golf
London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. 58p. decorative cloth. Third edition. First 1889, second 1892. illustrated with four photographs of "Old Tom" Morris, and an image of Tom to the front board. Author was the founder and Captain of the Cambridge University Golf Club and a personal friend of Old..... More
The Story of Augusta National Golf Club.
Garden City, New York. Doubleday and Company Inc., 1976. 255p, decorative cloth. Augusta and The Masters, the brain child of Bobby Jones and Clifford Robert's. Designed by Alister J. MacKenzie, ranked today as one of the best all time golf architects. D&J R11140. More
Golf: Pleasures of Life Series
London: Burke, 1954. 222p, cloth. Published for the Pleasures of Life Series. D&J D5170. More
The Golf I Teach. A Book of Instruction in Two Parts for Beginners and Others
Shrewsbury: Livesey Limited, 1947. 134p. Illustrated By D.C.W. Sabine (illustrator). D&J W11770 mentions a Bournemouth edition. More
The Complete Golfer.
London: Heinemann, 1955. 398p, cloth 1st UK edition. Superb anthology, a who's who of the greatest golf writers to date (1955). D&J W18190. More
The Game with a Hole in It.
England: Faber and Faber, 1970. 140p, cloth 1st edition. reprinted 1970. Leo Newman illustrated dust wrapper. Book looks like it has just come from the printers. Peter Dobereiner studied law at Oxford before following a career in golf writer. His reputation was formed principally as golf correspondent for the Guardian..... More
James Braid.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1952. 196p, cloth. Biography of Braid, a year after his passing. Darwin quickly put right the missing life story of the 3rd Triumvirate, Vardon, wrote his autobiography in 1933 and Taylor in 1943. This completes the set of the defining 3 golfers of the late 19th..... More
Golf From Two Sides.
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1929. 214p cloth New edition. Expanded by 17 pages from the previous 2nd edition published 4 years earlier. Includingtwo new chapters 13, A postscript on Wooden Play clubs and chapter 14 A postscript on Advanced approach play. More
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. More
The U.S. Open 1895 / 1965
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1966. 224p. cloth. Accurate and detailed history of the first 70 years of this great Championship. Well worth reading. More
Golf: a complete History of the game, together with directions for selection of implements, the rules, and a glossary of terms.
Philadelphia, PA. Penn. 1920. 179p. cloth illustrated boards. Illustrated. stated revised but we feel this is referring to the UK edition. U.S. title of "Golfing, The Oval Series of Games". This title, was revised in 1901 and again in 1908 & 1920 this being the latter. D&J H28480. More
Playing the Like
London: Chapman & Hall, 1934. 246p, cloth edition. Second instalment of a trio of classic essays, published between 1932 and 1936 Out of the Rough and Rubs of the Green, being the others. D&J D6100. More
The Perfect Golfer.
London: Methuen & Co., 1931. 246p cloth. Following his co-authorship (text) with T Simpson on The Architectual Side of Golf (1929), Wethered issued this volume of essays to expand his views on the ideal relationships between player, club, style, shot, tempeament, course and architect as a basis for examining the..... More
Rubs of the Green.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1936. 260p, cloth. Fine Essays, Final instalment of a trio of classic essays, published between 1932 and 1936 Out of the Rough and Playing the Like being the others. D&J D6730. More
The Royal Game; Stories Around a Little White Ball
London: P.R.M. publishers Limited, 1962. 101p. cloth. Surprisingly hard to find title.A mixture of golfing essays. More
Wentworth A Host of Happy Memories.
England: Wentworth Club Limited, 1993. 166p cloth DW foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Host of the European tours premier event the PGA Championship. D&J L3100. More