New York: Charles Scribner´s and Sons, 1926. 163p dec. cloth. Illustrated with several plates from photographs, including frontispiece with tissue-guard; plus golf course drawings; decorative end papers with Dr. MacKenzie's St. Andrews golf course illustration present. Scarce Jacket, small chip and loss of the to top of spine, otherwise front..... More
London: W. H. Smith & Son, 1912. 212p. cloth Contributors include Sir George Riddell, Bernard Darwin, Martin Sutton, Harry S. Colt, and A.D. Hall. Harry Colt's first major contributions to golf architecture literature, Darwin writes on how course influence style of play. D&J S42550. More
Wick: Privately Published, 1977. 20 plates, Folder. Photographs taken 1884 and 94. Limited edition number 56/1000 Useful historical photographs of some well known greats of the day, More
London: Geo. Newnes Limited, 1896. 140p. decorative cloth. Beautifully produced book, amongst other sports there are 18 entries of golf, mainly player biographies, but some courses, including Horace Hutchinson, J.H. Taylor, Harold H. Hilton, North Berwick Links. A worthy addition to a golf library. ; Ex-Murdoch library. More
London: The Ellesbourgh Press, 1984. 320p. Leather, slipcase. limited edition of 200 copies only. Early chapters cover the history of Golf Course design, then onto a biographical profile of all known architects, this has been updated and is now The Architects of Golf, a pioneering book and cornerstone to any golf..... More
Augusta, Georgia: Augusta National Golf Club, 1964. 40p, Gilt Leather. Published after Palmer's 4th Masters title as a gift to the press, each recipient had his name embossed to the front cover in gilt, this copy belonging to Peter C. Allen. Signed card included. Not a common title. D&J A13000. More
London, England: Longmans, Green. 1929. 211p.+ plates. Cloth cream boards. Preface by J.C. Squire. Illustrated by the authors: 43 numbered plates, mostly course plans (22 of which are in colour); plus other illustrations including engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard, wood engravings and drawings within text, head and tail-pieces. 1 Classic book of..... More
London: J. S. Virtue and Co., 1897. 331p. decorative cloth. Illustrated from numerous photographs and engravings throughout. First Edition. This is one of the most elaborate books of the period, lavishly illustrated with remarkable photographs, etc. It also serves as an interesting commentary on the styles of clubhouses built at..... More
London: Golf Illustrated Ltd, by London & Counties Press, 1912. 276p. Full Red Leather. Profusely illustrated from photographs, drawings, paintings, etc.; 3 color plates and 2 photogravures. (4to) 12¼x9¾", original full red pebbled calf, gilt-tooled pictorial lion emblem lettered "Far & Sure" on front cover, lettered in gilt, all edges..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1904. 336p dec. cloth. Three Time British Ladies Champion Hezlet (later MRS A.E. Ross) wrote this primarily instruction book. The first to be published in Britain for women. The book focuses on proper instruction, but also has sections on rules, etiquette and dress. Companion volume to Taylor's work..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1887. 68p. red wrappers, black text. Cornerstone title. Rare title, providing firsthand accounts of the Old course and St. Andrews, thus important to historians of early golf.. Balfour would become a cabinet minister. Book is renowed for its fragile construction, this copy having just one crease to..... More
Edinburgh: W.H. White and Co., 1897. 99p. decorative cloth. Early treatment of the rules. D&J D2440. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1886. 69p. cloth Very Scarce first edition of this, the first instructional to gain any popularity. Also Hutchinson's first golf title. Many later editions, but we are offering the seldom seen first edition. This is possibily the best conditioned copy of this book, we have never seen a...... More
London: Country Life, 1920. 64p. Cloth. Contributions by Dr. A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, and others. Published in the same year as MacKenzies Golf Architecture, these two books have become standard cornerstone books to and golf course architects library. Some Essays is seen less than the MacKenzie, this..... More
London: Methuen, 1898. 287p,+40 adp. (8vo) original gilt-decorated and lettered green cloth, untrimmed edges, many pages never read. First Edition. "A fictional account of a match played between two protagonists over many of the famous links in Britain. This book represents another of Mr. H[utchinson]'s important contributions to golf literature in..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1933. 255p, plus ads. cloth. Scarce dust Jacket. 1st edition, and very scarce 1st impression. Maybe the greatest lady golfer, retiring early only to come back to a famous St. Andrews victory. As Darwin says, "she is wise to give us memories as well as methods". Additional cut signature..... More
[Hastings-on-Hudson, NY;: Roger, Kellogg, Stillson. 1963. 146pp. & 114pp. Cloth. Foreword by Alexander B. Halliday. Illustrated with plates from photographs and other reproductions; colour frontispiece from a painting of John Reid; illustrated endpapers. This the updated 1963 edition, being a reprint of the scarce 1938 edition with a update 25..... More
Leeds: Apsley Press, 1935. 132p, Illustrated cloth. Scarce dust Jacket, first time we have seen this in almost 30 years. Nicely autographed and signed by the author. From photographs and with small course maps. More than forty illustrations, the majority full page photographs, some drawn illustrations and course maps, with one fold-out..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1920. 135p. cloth illustrated 1st ed. Introduction by Harry S. Colt. Scarce original dust Jacket in superb condition! "Four short essays on course design by one of the first great course architects and one of the first to recognize that a course could be created by..... More
Droitwich, Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 2000. 280p, cloth. Limited edition of 1950 copies only, the first 200 leather bound, this being No. 1847/1950. Foreword by Michael Bonallack, afterword by William C. Campbell. D&J S19600. More
London: Evans, 1951. 159p, cloth. Foreword by Darwin. Selection of the authors best 18 courses. D&J D14350. More
England, Privately Printed, 2001. 52p. wrappers. Printed for the Ryder Cup that never was. Beautifully drawn plans of the Belfry by the famous artist. More
England: Golf Clubs Association, ca 1950. 22p.handbook. Scarce. More
Georgia: Doubleday, 1976. 255p, decorative cloth. Augusta and The Masters, the brain child of Bobby Jones and Clifford Robert's. Designed by Alister J. MacKenzie, still ranked today as one of the best all time golf architects. D&J R11080. More
Augusta: Augusta National Golf Club, 2015. 92p, dec. leatherette. 39th edition of this annual. Edited by Robin McMillan. The winner was Jordan Speith. More
