A Friendly Round.
London: Mills and Boon, 1922. 142p, + 16 ads.cloth. Excellent early essays culled from "The Times" D&J D4000. More
New Arrivals
14 various Darwin titles, great start up library
Various: Various, ca 1920. 14 Bernard Darwin Golf titles. Golf Between Two Wars 1947 Rubs of the Green 1936 Playing the Like 1934 Out of the Rough 1932 The Games Afoot 1926 Tee Shots 1911 James Braid 1952 Green Memories 1928 British Golf Golfing By-Paths A Round with Darwin Every Idle Dream 1948 Golf 1954 Golfers Companion by Lawless. Darwin content. Greatest golf author to..... More
The Murdoch Golf Library.
Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 1991. 233p. cloth limited edition, slipcase. Subscribers edition, 41/215 a book we recommend any golf book collector purchase, Murdoch's passion, enjoyment and wit shine through, educational comments throughout. One of the most enjoyable books you will ever buy. Bookplate to Archie Baird from the GCS for winning..... More
Champions & Guardians, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club 1884-1939
Cutnall Green: Grant Books, 2001. 286p, leather. slipcase. Volume 2 Champions & Guardians 1884-1939 256/275 One of the most important golf history publications ever produced, years in the making, The definitive history of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews a must for anyone interested in golf's roots. Letter..... More
Golfing Times Past to Present in Gullane and Dirleton
Gullane: Gullane and Dirleton History Society, 1996. 48p, wrappers. More
Golf Antiques and Other Treasures of the Game
Cincinnati, Ohio: Market Street, 1991. 267p. Decorative Cloth. Excellent tomb of golf collectables, covering virtually all subjects in a comprehensive way. D&J O3970. More
A Swing Through Time Golf in Scotland 1457-1743.
Scotland: HMSO, 1992. 58p, illustrated. wrappers. Very well researched title from the curator of the National Library of Scotland, examining ten early texts with reference's to golf up to the first 100% golf dedicated book the Goff in 1743. Some interesting texts. D&J G4450. More
Battlefield of the Best:the historic golfing glories of Musselburgh, a Musselburgh manuscript.
Malden, MA: Renlux Publishing, 1999. 174p, dec. cloth ltd. ed. 53/200 copies. Hard to find title. Signed and inscribed to Archie Baird by author. D&M D11470. More
Lochend Golf Club 125 Years; From Leith Links to The Tinny
Edinburgh: Privately printed, 2016. 128p. wrappers. Important history, the club played on Leith Links along with The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. More
Colonel Bogey's Sketch Book
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1897. 44p. Illustrated boards. Early golfing humour. Andre was a member of West Herts. Golf Club. More
Golfing Art.
United Kingdom: Stanley Paul, 1988. 128p. cloth. Large format, detailed reviews of many well known golfing art. Good reference. Dedicated to Archie from the author in year of publication. More
Quaker Ridge Golf Club The first 100 Years
Scarsdale, New York: Privately printed, 2016. 219p. cloth. Quaker Ridge is a highly rated course in New York designed by A.W. Tillinghast. This is their first club history and it is well done. Organized into 12 chapters including one on the Walker Cup held at Quaker Ridge, one on Met..... More
The Worst Golf Course EVER; Coldham Common, a History of Cambridge Golf Club 1869-1919
Morrison, 2016. 168p. cloth 6th oldest club in England. Bernard Darwin famously described it as the "The worst course I have ever seen!" it was featureless and frequently waterlogged; the hazards included an active rifle range; and golf was only permitted there in the harsh winter months. Inscribed to Archie..... More
The Story of the Golf Ball; from the feather ball to...
London, England: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd., 2003. 278p. cloth. Dust Jacket. The Bible of golf ball's. Never before or since has such a work been produced, all known ball makers through the ages are listed, from the feather ball, gutta percha, rubber cored balls thru to 1970. With an appendix..... More
The Murdoch Golf Library.
Worcestershire, England: Grant Books, 1991. 233p. cloth limited edition 676/950 a book we recommend any golf book collector purchase, Murdoch's passion, enjoyment and wit shine through, educational comments throughout. One of the most enjoyable books you will ever buy. 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, re-cased with original spine intact, lettered in black and white, gilt-stamped vignette and additional gilt lettering on spine. First Edition, trade issue. D&M 2990; D&J H28600. More
Concerning Golf.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. 217p. cloth. chapter on driving by H.H. Hilton. Early architecture chapter "The links". This is a scarce first edition, later editions where published. Becoming a scarce and sought after title. Important book in the golf library. D&J L17620. More
C.B. Clapcott and His Golf Library.
Worcestershire: Grant, 1989. 79 pp. Illustrated from facsimile documents, frontispiece from the first, second and third edition title pages of "The Goff." Red cloth, lettered in gilt. No. 141 of 300 hand-numbered copies. First Edition, "Subscribers' Limited Edition." Signed by Alastair Johnston and Joseph Murdoch on the limitation page. D&J J7720..... More
The Library of Golf 1743 - 1966 Revised: 1967 - 1977.
Privatley Printed, 1977. 56p. wrappers. 104/150 limited edition, updating Murdoch's seminal 1968 publication. D&J M38410. More
Messrs. Kamdeme, Barnesburie & Alstons's Tour in the North
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent, ca 1894. 25p, illus. wrappers. illustrated. Early Fiction travellers friends through Scotland, a nice story. D&J R1420. More
North Again, Golfing This Time
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent, ca 1894. 25p, illus. wrappers. illustrated. Early Golfing Fiction using the Badminton library Golf edition as a guide recording the travels of golfing friends through Scotland, a nice story. D&J R1420. More
Golf Implements and Memorabilia
Ramsbury: 2008. 160p. cloth. Inscribed to Archie Baird from the Author. Great reference. More
The Scrapbook of Old Tom Morris.
Chelsea, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press, 2001. 229p. decorative simulated leather. Inspired by the original scrapbook discovered by Peter Crabtree, this is a treasure of images of Old Tom and very collectable. Signed by author to Archie Baird. D&J J13210. More
The Game of Golf and the Printed Word 1566-1985.
United States of America: Castalio, 1988. 658p, leather, slipcase. Limited edition 110/350 Great reference. Long inscription from the author to Archie Baird. Includes an introductory essay by Herbert Warren Wind. Superb golf reference book. Illustrated with some pictures. This is one of only twenty special copies produced in full leather and..... More
Antique Golf Club Price Guide
Endicott, NY: Castillio Press, 1991. 220p. Wrappers. 1st edition. Groundbreaking title. D&J G. More