Synonym Golf.
U.S.A. The Mohawk Press, 1931. 90p, cloth. New golf game idea, we do not think it took off. D&J S23440. More
New Arrivals
The Life of Tom Morris, with glimpses of St Andrews and its golfing celebrities.
London: Werner Laurie, 1907. 334p. Dec. cloth. Illustrated with plates from photographs, including frontispiece. 21.8x14 cm. (8½x5½"), original pictorial green cloth stamped in white, light blue, black and red-orange, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. First Edition. Very Fine condition, almost no loss of paint to the..... More
Golfing Memories and Methods.
London: Hutchinson, 1933. 255p, cloth. The greatest lady golfer. Quote Bobby Jones. Wethered had a fine style the envy of every golfer male or female. Autobiography of a great lady and great career, doing enormous things for ladies golf. D&J W10540. More
The Golfer´s Almanac for the Year 1910.
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. 90p. decorative boards. Unusual but fascinating title, informative calendar, rules, anecdotage! etc.. Old Tom, Harry Vardon, a whos who of short stories. More
The Lost Golfer
London: John Murray, 1930. 335p. Green cloth. Rare golf detective novel by "one of the foundation writers of golf literature...Of his nearly twenty mysteries, the author wrote only one known to contain anything regarding golf" -Taylor. Murdoch writes "Mr. Hutchinson deserves more than just a few words for himself because..... More
United States Golf Association Year Book 1929
New York: U.S.G.A, 1929. 200p. cloth. founded in 1894, tournament results, club membership lists and rules, very useful source. More
Golfing Reminiscences: The Growth of the Game.
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, 1925. 140 pp. Illustrated with 4 plates from paintings and facsimiles. 7¼x4¾, gilt-lettered blue cloth. First Edition. " According to Murdoch, "Mr. Reid was one of the very first writers who specialized in golf reporting and his recollections are interesting and informative." Very hard to..... More
Académie Universelle Des Jeux, Contenant Les Regles de Tous Les Jeux
Paris: Amsterdam, 1758. 384p. Leather. First of two volume set.' This is a similar volume to Hoyle's Sports and Pastimes. Contains "The rules of the mediator collected and explained for the usefulness of the fair sex and people who have no notion of this game" (card game). TInterior in good..... More
Académie Universelle Des Jeux, Contenant Les Regles de Tous Les Jeux
Paris: Amsterdam, 1760. 384p + 294p two volumes in one. Leather. This is a similar volume to Hoyle's Sports and Pastimes. 2 parts bound in a single strong volume In-12 full calfskin, very ornate ribbed spine. 384 + 294 pages. Figures in the text. The 1st part also contains "The..... More
Académie Universelle Des Jeux, Contenant Les Regles de Tous Les Jeux
Paris: Theodore Le Gras, Parigi, 1739. 588p. Leather. Magnificent rare manual on the ancient board games and on the new ones, for the eighteenth century, mainly treated are the game of Chess and that of Backgammon or Trictrac, to which almost the entire second, more consistent part of the work..... More
Hoyle´s Games.
London: 1814. 302p, leather boards. Important early reference work, this being the preferred edition. More
Practical Instruction in Golf
Boston: Privately Printed, 1905. 92p. Cloth. Servos was the first golf professional at Bellevue Golf Club, Melrose, Massachusetts and later achieved some relative success as the author of several operatic works, a feat few (if any) other golfers have matched. Murdoch 687; D&M 34210; D&J S14020. D&J S14020. More
The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf
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
Le Golf
Paris, France: Pierre Lafitte & Co., 1911. 351p. Illustrated wrappers. Original scarce French version, contemporary leather. Massy won the 1907 Open and remained the only man until Ballesteros in 1979 to win from continental Europe. This is the very popular original version written in French, it would become the first..... More
Whats Wrong with your Game
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1930. 240p, Decorative cloth. D&J M11500. More
Golf Guide and How to Play Golf
London: British Sports Publishing, 1910. 148p. + advertisements. Photograph of Braid stating his Open wins 1901,5,6,8 and 10, illustrated wrappers. More
Golf Rules and Decisions.
London: Methuen, 1935. 128p, cloth. 4th edition revised. More
The Modern Golfer
London: W. Collins Sons and Co., 1924. 213p. cloth. Second printing August 1924, first June. Great British Amateur golfer, French Open Champion, 2 Amateur Championships, 6 Walker Cup appearances, Captain of the Walker Cup. D&J T11290. More
The Australian Golfer
Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1906. 259p. cloth, illustrated. The first Australian golf book of any substance. Daniel Gordon (Dan) Soutar was born in Carmyllie, Scotland in 1882. 'In 1888, his family moved to the nearby seaside resort town of Carnoustie where - over the next 15 or so years..... More
The Golfers Companion.
England: Dent, 1937. 498p cloth edited by Lawless. chapters by Bernard Darwin, Henry Cotton, Robert Browning, A.H. Padgham, Eleanor Helme, O.B. Keeler. More
Letters of a Modern Golfer to His Grandfather.
London: Mills and Boon, 1910. 309p. cloth. Very nice copy, some foxing. More
So This is Golf!.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1923. 46p. cloth. American edition. D&J W16570. More
Decisions By the Rules of Golf Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club 1909-1928.
St. Andrews: W.C. Henderson, 1928. 152p, dec. cloth. 5th edition of this title now in publication with revisions for over 100 years. Quiet hard to find. More
The World´s Champion Golfers: Their Art Disclosed By The Ultra-Rapid Camera. Key book.
London: The Photochrom Co. Ltd., 1924. 40p. card covers. Key Book Pencil inscription by Boomer. More