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. D&J K7060. More
New Arrivals
Fore!; The Isle of Wight Goler's magazine.
Tayport: J. Howard Burgess, 1913. Pp. (47)-96. Plates from photographs. (4to) 24.6x18 cm. (9¾x7"), original illustrated green wrappers. Articles include biographical sketches of Reginald Fox of the Shanklin and Sundown Golf Club. R. Kent, Greenkeeper of the same, various letters and other brief articles. July 1913 second ever issue of..... More
Golf Fundamentals.
Lake Placid: Seymour Dunn, 1922. 283p. cloth. Illustrated with photographs throughout; folding chart in the rear. 31x23 cm. (12x9¼"), gilt-lettered dark blue cloth. Inscribed "To Miss Adela Kelley My most advanced lady pupil. Sincerely Seymour Dunn". on the author's portrait. Contains a folding golf specification chart in rear which shows..... More
Golf Courses of the Empire 1931
London: .Clougher, 1931. 528p. decorative cloth. Scarce later edition (fifth), the final edition was 1932, first 1927 only 6 annuals where published. Full of facts. Nice chapter "Mr Bobby" who else complete record of all his scores in all four major championships he competed in from the beginning, nice, commemorating..... More
The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses.
Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 1996. 361p. cloth DW Rare First edition, first printing of this classic. All numbers present 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 True 1st edition. D&J D15550. More
Five Lessons: the modern Fundamentals of Golf.
United States of America: A.S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1957. Anthony Ravielli. 127 pp. Foreword by Sidney L. James. Co-written and with a Preface by Herbert Warren Wind. Illustrated with instructional drawings by Anthony Ravielli. (4to) original leatherette-backed black paper over boards, top page edge stained orange, black slipcase with..... More
Thirty Years of Championship Golf.
New York: Prentice Hall, 1950. 276p, cloth. second printing. Introduction by Robert T. Jones. Jr. inscribed by Sarazen. D&J S3550. More
The Golf House Club Elie.
Scotland: Club, 1975. 158p. cloth. One of the most interesting opening tee shots in golf, players use a telescope about 40 feet high to see if the fairway is clear! Important history of one of the truly natural Links courses of Fife. D&J D19270. More
Life at Happy Knoll
Toronto: Little Brown and Company, 1957. 167p. cloth. Very good in very good jacket. Signed by the author. D&J M10090. More
The Haunted Major
Edinburgh: Grant and Murray Ltd., 1935. 192p, dec.cloth. Illustrated by Harry Furniss. Third printing of this tale from St. Andrews. Fine condition. D&J M10780. More
The Golfing Machine: The Star System of Golf.
Washington: Star System Press, 1980. 149p. Very hard to find fifth edition of this classic. D&J K3550. More
Locker Room Ballards.
New York: D. Appelton and Company, 1923. 76pp. Illustrated with drawings by James Montgomery Flagg, decorative green cloth, stamped and lettered in gilt. D&J B9190. More
Locker Room Ballards
New York: .Brentano's, 1925. 95p. pictorial cloth.Illustrated by C.R. Snelgrove. Scarce in a Jacket, ex Joe Murdoch collection, nice provenance. D&J W7600. More
The Royal Liverpool Golf 1869-1969: a short history of the club and of championships played over the Hoylake Links.
Liverpool, England: Privately printed, 1969. 24p dec. cloth very interesting small booklet, full of facts. Poor boards, priced accordingly, contents very good. D&J E3700. More
Collecting Golf Books 1743-1938. Aspects of Book Collecting series.
London: Constable, 1938. 56p. red wrappers. The first attempt to collate the early golfing literature. Very good condition, the best copy we have seen by along way. Very clean copy of a hard to find book. D&J H21910. More
Social New York under the Georges
New York: Appleton, 1902. 407pp. cloth D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1902.Good condition. Early golf reference page 265. Front cover is bumped. Webbing slightly exposed in front. NEW YORK. Social conditions of the prosperous class in New York during the "Golden Age". Contains numerous quality photographs, many full paged..... More
Aspects of Collecting Golf Books.
England: Grant, 1996. 195 p ltd ed. 73/95 Contributions by Fred Hawtree, Alastair J. Johnston, Robert Macdonald, Richard Durran, Joseph P. Garrity, Wayne D. McGinnis, H. B. McNally, Robert C. Swanson, P. A. Truett, and Elizabeth M. Pook. Introduction by Joseph S. F. Murdoch. Red cloth, lettered in gilt. No..... More
Golf in 1939
Manchester: Manchester Guardian, 1939. 32p. illustrated wrappers. 2nd edition of a very short lived annual, this being the final year. D&J M8530. More
This Golf from Tee to Green
London: Silvertown, 1936. 14p. illustrated wrappers. Silvertown the premier ball maker of the 30's scarce advertising pamphlet. D&J S19300. More
Golf Hints.
England: Lotus, 1955. 36p, illustrated wrappers. photographs through out, adv. lotus foot wear. from cover slightly rubbed. D&J L14530. More
Super Golf.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1919. 143p. cloth Quite hard to find. D&J 41200. More
Hints on Play with Steel Shafts
Liverpool, England: British Steel Golf Shafts, ca 1933. 40p, wrappers. photos of the 1933 St. Andrews Open. Hard to find in good condition,this being a good clean copy. D&J C22660. More
The Golfers Catechism: a vade mecum to the rules of golf
London: H.O. Quinn Ltd.. 1935. 88p, cloth. 117 questions on the Rules, with the answers later in the book. We doubt that a better condition example of this book exists! D&J B41470. More
My Golfing Reminiscenes
London: James Nisbet, 1907. 247p. cloth. Autobiography of possibly the greatest amateur to play the game, winning two Open titles, four Amateur and a U.S. Amatuer title. A small but very strong player who took great detail in addressing the ball. The book was written in the towards the end..... More
The History of the Royal Perth Golfing Society - A Century of Golf in Scotland, with a selection of Golfing Verses (hitherto unpublished) by the late Neil Fergusson Blair, Esq., of Balthayock (1842).
Perth: Munro Press, 1935. viii, 80 p. cloth Illustrated from photographs and facsimiles, including frontispiece portrait of King William IV. (Large 8vo) 24.8x15.5 cm. (9¾x6"), original gilt-lettered and stamped blue cloth. First Edition. A short but interesting history of an old Scottish golfing society, with much information on the early..... More