Royal Portrush Golf Club A History 1888-1988
Northern Ireland: Privately printed, 2000. 100p, leatherette. Dust jacket. Reprint, first published in 1988. Open course, home of Max Faulkner's victory in 1952, home of the 2019 Open. D&J B4150. More
New Arrivals
Harry Vardon; The revealing story of a Champion Golfer
London: Stanley Paul, 1991. 184p. cloth. A different and "must read" look at Vardon's life from his own autobiography published in 1933, shedding more light on his brilliance and misfortune in health and personal life, than he would ever write about himself. D&J H25300. More
Golf Scotlands Game.
Scotland: Partick Press, 1998. 269p. illustrated wrappers. a must have title, great early research on the greatest game. Inscribed to Tom Tew, thanking him for help with the book. D&J H4060. More
Fifty Years of Golf: My Memories.
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1921. 224p. Cloth. Fine autobiography of the long time St. Andrews pro. First printed in June 1921. This the second edition published just a month after the first. Fair only, spine damaged, pages complete, priced accordingly. D&J K7060. More
Chorleywood Golf Club, a History 1890-1990
England: Privately Printed, 1990. 99p, dec. cloth. Centenary History of a very pleasant 9 hole course. Chorleywood, now 125+ years old is the first club to be constructed in Hertfordshire. D&J W137800. More
Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1919. 252p. pictorial cloth. 1st impression. First edition. Impressive title of this multiple major champion. Went into many printings, this the first is the hardest to find. D&J B5980. More
East Lake Country Club History
Marirtta, GA: Cherokee Publishing Co., 1984. 79p. cloth. Now the last leg of the Fed ex cup and Tour Championship. East Lakes eternal claim to fame will be the home of Bobby Jones. More
The Amateur.
Droitwich, Worcestershire: Grant Books, 1995. 255p, cloth. statistics by John Littlewood, and appreciation of Bobby Jones by Charlie Yates. 758/900 limited edition. D&J B11320. More
The Golf Swing of the Future
London: Souvenir Press, 1972. 124p Cloth. Modern classic, hard to find first edition hardback. 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). Nicely signed on the authors picture. Ex library of Sam Sharp the well known Yorkshire book collector, with his attractive bookplate attached to inside board. No mention of the Shrewsbury edition in D&J. D&J W11770 mentions a Bournemouth edition... More
Trouble Shots.
United States of America: Arnold Palmer Creations Inc., 1964. Part of a series of 6 small instructional booklets by Arnie. More
Golf.
London: Methuen, 1914. 160p. cloth. Massy won the 1907 Open and remained the only man until Ballesteros in 1979 to win from continental Europe. This title is becoming hard to find in good condition and virtually impossible in its original 1914 very chipped but original dust Jacket, fine addition to..... More
A History of Golf
Japan: 2001. 360p. cloth. 16 Chapters, including one "Golf Book Collectors" Written in Japanese. More
Musselburgh Links The Old Golf Course; The Story of Musselburgh Links - The Worlds Oldest Course
Musselburgh: East Lothian Council, ND. 20p. illustrated wrappers. Brief biographyof Musselburghs greats, very underrated group of golfers and tow. More
Lake Karrinyup Country Club 1928-1988
Sydney: Lester-Townsend publishing, 1988. 256p. Leather. Collectors edition No. 144/150 Large attractive publication. More
Banchory Golf Club. A Centenary Round
Banchory: Privately printed, 2005. 192. cloth. On the banks of the river Dee, very picturesque course. More
Berkhamsted Golf Club 1890-1990
Berkhamsted: Privately printed, 1990. 48p. Green wrappers. Low key publication, a fully blown Centenary history would follow in 1992, making this version quite hard to find. More
The Northumberland Golf Club Story 1898-1978
Privately Printed, 1978. 108p. More
Reminiscences of Golf.
Scotland: Fife Council, 1985. 68p cloth. Only an ISBN number, no other publication details are printed on the book. Reprint of the very rare 1887 classic, becoming quite hard to find in the edition. More
The Par Golf Swing.
England: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1936. 134p. cloth. third reprinting only one month after the first. some pencil notes and underlinning from Percy. More
Personal Memories of Royal Dornoch Golf Club 1900 - 1925.
Scotland, 1985. 48p, wrappers. More common second edition of this classic title, preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Foreword by Tom Watson. D&J G34840. More
Donald Ross of Pinehurst and Royal Dornoch.
Scotland: The Sutherland Press, Golspie, 1973. 40p 1st edition wrappers. Hard to find (and preferred) first edition of Donald Grants Royal Dornoch titles. D&J G34780. More
The Anatomy of a Golf Course.
Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.A. Lyons & Burford Books, 1992. 242p, cloth. Insightful title, early in the fine career of Tom Doak. First edition, ninth printing. D&J D15460. More
Antique Golf Ball Reference & Price Guide.
United States of America: Old Chicago Golf Shop, 1993. 124p. Illustrated wrappers. Hard to find first and only printing, still about the best golf ball reference book. As is often the case, this book shows it has been a working copy, but still very readable. More